Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted

H 491 — An act relating to setting the homestead property tax yields and the nonhomestead property tax rate

Last action — House message: Governor approved bill on May 19, 2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 25, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Phil Scott (Republican) on May 20, 2025.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

38 added · 31 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised version of Bill H.491 adds a clarification that helps define key terms within the legislation. This change is important because clear definitions can make the bill easier to understand and implement, ensuring that everyone affected knows what is being discussed and how it applies to them. By refining these definitions, the bill aims to enhance transparency and effectiveness in addressing the issues it covers.

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AS PASSED BY HOUSE H.491 Page 1 of 2 H.491 An act relating to setting the homestead property tax yields and the nonhomestead property tax rate It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
BILL AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE H.491 Page 1 of 2 H.491 Introduced by Committee on Ways and Means Date:
Subject:
Taxation;
education property tax;
homestead yields;
nonhomestead rate Statement of purpose of bill as introduced:
This bill proposes to set the property dollar and income dollar equivalent yields for the purpose of setting homestead property tax rates and proposes to set the nonhomestead property tax rate.
This bill also proposes a technical correction to the calculation of the equalized value of a housesite to account for the statewide adjustment.
An act relating to setting the homestead property tax yields and the nonhomestead property tax rate It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
(2) Pursuant to 32 V.S.A.
BILL AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE H.491 Page 2 of 2 (2) Pursuant to 32 V.S.A.
§ 6061 is amended to read:
§ 6061 is amended to read:
§ 6061.
§ 6061.
* * * (17) “Equalized value of the housesite in the taxable year” means the value of the housesite on the grand list for April 1 of the taxable year, divided VT LEG #382272 v.1 AS PASSED BY HOUSE H.491 Page 2 of 2 by the number resulting from dividing the municipality’s common level of appraisal determined by equalization of the grand list for April 1 of the year preceding the taxable year by the statewide adjustment of the taxable year as defined in subdivision 5401(17) of this title.
* * * (17) “Equalized value of the housesite in the taxable year” means the value of the housesite on the grand list for April 1 of the taxable year, divided by the number resulting from dividing the municipality’s common level of appraisal determined by equalization of the grand list for April 1 of the year preceding the taxable year by the statewide adjustment of the taxable year as defined in subdivision 5401(17) of this title.
VT LEG #382272 v.1
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Action History

  1. House message: Governor approved bill on May 19, 2025

  2. Signed by Governor on May 19, 2025

  3. Delivered to the Governor on May 13, 2025

  4. Senate Message: Passed in concurrence

  5. Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence on roll call, requested by Senator Baruth, Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 2

  6. Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Baruth

  7. Pending third reading, Senator Vyhovsky proposal of amendment, disagreed to

  8. New Business/Third Reading

  9. Reported favorably by Senator Beck for Committee on Finance, read 2nd time and 3rd reading ordered

  10. New Business/Second Reading

  11. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

  12. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

  13. Second Reading

  14. Entered on Notice Calendar

  15. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Finance

  16. Read third time and passed

  17. Action Calendar: Third Reading

  18. Third Reading ordered

  19. Rep. Kimbell of Woodstock spoke for the Committee on Ways and Means

  20. Read second time

  21. Action Calendar: Committee bill for second reading

  22. Notice Calendar: Committee bill for second reading

  23. Committee bill read the first time and placed on Notice Calendar of 3/26/2025

Sponsors

  • House Committee on Ways and Means · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 189 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • House Committee on Ways and Means

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (189)

189 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence on roll call, requested by Senator Baruth, Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 2

Passed 26 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat/Progressive 3000
Republican 14000
Democrat 7102
Unaffiliated 2000
Progressive/Democrat 0100
Total 26202
% of votes cast 87%7%0%7%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
White — Yea
Ram Hinsdale — Yea
Alison Clarkson Democrat Not Voting
Ann E Cummings Democrat Yea
Joseph "Joe" D Major Democrat Yea
Martine Larocque L Gulick Democrat Yea
Nader A Hashim Democrat Yea
Robert Plunkett Democrat Yea
Ruth E Hardy Democrat Nay
Seth Bongartz Democrat Yea
Thomas I Chittenden Democrat Yea
Virginia "Ginny" V Lyons Democrat Not Voting
Andrew J Perchlik Democrat/Progressive Yea
Anne E Watson Democrat/Progressive Yea
Philip E Baruth Democrat/Progressive Yea
Tanya C Vyhovsky Progressive/Democrat Nay
Brian P Collamore Republican Yea
Christopher P Mattos Republican Yea
David H Weeks Republican Yea
Jim F Harrison Republican Yea
Larry Hart Republican Yea
Patrick "Pat" M Brennan Republican Yea
Randy D Brock Republican Yea
Richard A Westman Republican Yea
Robert W Norris Republican Yea
Russ H Ingalls Republican Yea
Samuel A Douglass Republican Yea
Scott L Beck Republican Yea
Steven Heffernan Republican Yea
Terry K Williams Republican Yea

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Subjects

taxation housing
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Who sponsors H 491?
H 491 is sponsored by House Committee on Ways and Means.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 25, 2025. Enacted.
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