H 454

  • Vermont House Bill
  • 2025-2026 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Apr 16, 2025
  • Passed House Apr 11, 2025
  • Passed Senate May 23, 2025
  • Signed by Governor Jun 16, 2025

An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Votes


Actions


Jun 16, 2025

House

Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill)

House

Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted

Senate

Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth

Senate

Senator Williams explained vote

Senate

Senator Mattos explained vote

Senate

Senator Ingalls explained vote

Senate

Senator Heffernan explained vote

Senate

Senator Douglass explained vote

Senate

Committee of Conference report adopted on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 12

Senate

Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Gulick

Senate

Senator Chittenden explained vote

Senate

Rules suspended to permit consideration of an objectionable report of Committee of Conference, on Roll Call 26-3.

Senate

Roll Call, requested by Senator Gulick, Passed -- Needed 22 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 3

Senate

Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Gulick

Senate

Rules suspended on motion of Senator Baruth

Senate

Point of order sustained by the President

Senate

Point of order raised by Senator Vyhovsky on ground Conference Committee breached Sec. 771.2 of Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure

Senate

Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Bongartz for Committee, text

Senate

Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth

Senate

Entered on Notice Calendar

Senate

House message: Governor approved bill on July 1, 2025

Office of the Governor

Signed by Governor on July 1, 2025

House

Delivered to the Governor on June 25, 2025

Senate

House message: House adopted Conference Committee report

House

Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 96, Nays = 45

House

Rep. Headrick of Burlington demanded yeas and nays

House

Rep. McCoy of Poultney moved to deliver the bill to the Governor forthwith

House

Which was agreed to

House

Division results Yes, 113; No, 26

House

Division demanded

House

Rep. Houghton of Essex Junction moved to suspend rules to permit consideration of an objectionable committee of conference report

House

Committee of Conference report ruled out of order on point of order raised by Rep. McCann of Montpelier

House

Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

May 28, 2025

House

Senate Message: Committee of Conference members appointed

May 27, 2025

House

Senate proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference requested upon motion of Rep. Conlon of Cornwall

House

Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

House

Speaker appointed Reps. Conlon of Cornwall, Kornheiser of Brattleboro, and Taylor of Milton as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House

Senate

Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Bongartz, Cummings, and Beck

Senate

House message: House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed

House

Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

May 23, 2025

Senate

Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Vyhovsky; text

Senate

3rd reading ordered

Senate

Proposal of amendment not agreed to

Senate

Roll Call, requested by Senator Ingalls, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 13, Nays = 17

Senate

Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Ingalls

Senate

Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Beck; text

Senate

Senator Beck requested & granted leave to withdraw proposal of amendment

Senate

Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Beck; text

House

Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

Senate

Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth

Senate

Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

Senate

Proposal of amendment not agreed to

Senate

Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Baruth

Senate

Unfinished Business/Second Reading

Senate

Read 2nd time

Senate

Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Hardy, Bongartz, Baruth, and Ram Hinsdale; text

Senate

Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Hardy, Bongartz, Baruth, and Ram Hinsdale agreed to

Senate

Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Vyhovsky; text

Senate

Proposal of amendment not agreed to

May 22, 2025

Senate

Consideration postponed

Senate

Unfinished Business/Second Reading

Senate

Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education

Senate

Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance

Senate

Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

Senate

Committed to Committee on Education on motion of Senator Baruth

Senate

Committee on Education relieved of further consideration of the bill on motion of Senator Baruth

Senate

Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth

Senate

Consideration postponed on motion of Senator Baruth

May 21, 2025

Senate

Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

Senate

Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance

Senate

Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education

Senate

New Business/Second Reading

May 20, 2025

Senate

Entered on Notice Calendar

Senate

Second Reading

Senate

Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

Senate

Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance

Senate

Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education

May 16, 2025

Senate

Second Reading

Senate

Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31

Senate

Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance

Senate

Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education

Senate

Entered on Notice Calendar

May 06, 2025

Senate

Second Reading

Senate

Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31

Senate

Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education

Senate

Entered on Notice Calendar

Apr 16, 2025

Senate

Referred to Committee on Education per Temporary Senate Rule 44A

Senate

Read 1st time

Apr 11, 2025

House

Rep. Greer of Bennington asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment

House

Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 71 of 142 to Pass -- Yeas = 87, Nays = 55

House

Passed

House

Rep. Cina of Burlington demanded yeas and nays

House

Read third time

House

Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 72 of 143 to Pass -- Yeas = 60, Nays = 83

House

Rep. McCoy of Poultney demanded yeas and nays

House

Rep. Donahue of Northfield moved to amend the bill

House

Rep. Wood of Waterbury, Kornheiser of Brattleboro, Bishop of Colchester, Cole of Hartford, Donahue of Northfield, Eastes of Guilford, Garofano of Essex, Maguire of Rutland City, McGill of Bridport, and Noyes of Wolcott moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to

House

Rep. Galfetti of Barre Town asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment

House

Rep. Galfetti of Barre Town moved to amend the bill

House

Rep. Toof of St. Albans Town and Houghton of Essex Junction moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to

House

Rep. Greer of Bennington moved to amend the bill

House

Action Calendar: Third Reading

Apr 10, 2025

House

Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

House

Third Reading ordered

House

Report of Committee on Education, as amended, agreed to

House

Report of the Committee on Education amended as recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means, as amended

House

Rep. Olson of Starksboro asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment

House

Rep. Olson of Starksboro and Yacovone of Morristown moved to amend the report of the Committee on Ways and Means, as amended

House

Rep. Yacovone of Morristown asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment

House

Rep. Yacovone of Morristown and Olson of Starksboro moved to amend the report of the Committee on Ways and Means, as amended

House

Rep. Conlon of Cornwall, Brady of Williston, Brown of Richmond, Harple of Glover, Hunter of Manchester, Long of Newfane, and McCann of Montpelier moved to amend the report of the Committee on Ways and Means, which was agreed to

House

Rep. Mrowicki of Putney recommended for the Committee on Appropriations

House

Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means

House

Rep. Conlon of Cornwall reported for the Committee on Education

House

Read second time

Apr 09, 2025

House

Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

Apr 08, 2025

House

Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)

Apr 01, 2025

House

Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)

House

Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

Feb 28, 2025

House

Read first time and referred to the Committee on Education

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
As Introduced PDF
As Passed By the House (Official) PDF
As Passed By the House (Unofficial) PDF
Senate Proposal of Amendment (Official) PDF
Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial) PDF
As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official) PDF
As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial) PDF
As Enacted PDF
Act Summary PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Committee Meetings HTML
Conference Committee Members HTML
Witness List HTML

Sources

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