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Vermont 2025-2026

H 955

An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 02:11:02 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Vermont
Session
2025-2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Not supplied
Introduced / first action
2026-04-02 00:00:00

Sponsors

  • House Committee on Education (primary), primary

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. House message: Governor approved bill on June 18, 2026

  2. Signed by Governor on June 18, 2026

    executive-signature

  3. Delivered to the Governor on June 12, 2026

    passage

  4. House message: House adopted Conference Committee report

  5. Rep. McCoy of Poultney moved to deliver the bill to the Governor forthwith, which was agreed to

  6. Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 68 of 135 to Pass -- Yeas = 125, Nays = 10

  7. Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill)

    passage

  8. Rep. Burkhardt of South Burlington demanded yeas and nays

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

  10. Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted

  11. Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Lyons

    passage

  12. Committee of Conference report adopted

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

  14. Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Lyons

  15. Committee of Conference report

  16. Entered on Notice Calendar

  17. Senate Message: Committee of Conference members appointed

  18. Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Bongartz, Hardy, and Mattos

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

    amendment-introduction

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

    passage

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

  22. Speaker appointed Reps. Conlon of Cornwall, Kornheiser of Brattleboro, and Quimby of Lyndon as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House

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

    amendment-introduction

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

  25. Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

    amendment-introduction

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

    amendment-introduction, reading-3

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

  28. 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2

  29. Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Hardy

  30. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance, as amended, agreed to

    amendment-introduction

  31. Proposal of amendment agreed to

    amendment-introduction

  32. Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Hardy, Beck, Bongartz, and Cummings; text

    amendment-introduction

  33. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations

    amendment-introduction

  34. Reported favorably by Senator Perchlik for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendment

    amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable

  35. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Cummings for Committee on Finance

    amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2

  36. Rules suspended, and Sen. Bongartz permitted to speak on report of the bill

  37. Rules suspended on motion of Senator Baruth

  38. Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Hardy, Beck, Bongartz, and Cummings

    amendment-introduction

  39. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

    amendment-introduction

  40. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance

    amendment-introduction

  41. Unfinished Business/Second Reading

    reading-2

  42. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

    amendment-introduction

  43. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance

    amendment-introduction

  44. Unfinished Business/Second Reading

    reading-2

  45. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

    amendment-introduction

  46. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance

    amendment-introduction

  47. Unfinished Business/Second Reading

    reading-2

  48. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

    amendment-introduction

  49. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance

    amendment-introduction

  50. Unfinished Business/Second Reading

    reading-2

  51. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

    amendment-introduction

  52. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance

    amendment-introduction

  53. New Business/Second Reading

    reading-2

  54. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

    amendment-introduction

  55. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance

    amendment-introduction

  56. Second Reading

    reading-2

  57. Entered on Notice Calendar

  58. Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31

  59. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance

    amendment-introduction

  60. Second Reading

    reading-2

  61. Entered on Notice Calendar

  62. Committee on Education relieved; bill committed to Committee on Finance on motion of Senator Bongartz

  63. Referred to Committee on Education per Temporary Senate Rule 44A

  64. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Rules

    introduction

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

  66. Read third time and passed

    reading-3

  67. Rep. Logan of Burlington asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment

  68. Rep. Logan of Burlington and Burrows of West Windsor moved to amend the bill

  69. Action Calendar: Third Reading

    reading-3

  70. Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 79, Nays = 62

  71. Third Reading ordered

    reading-3

  72. Rep. Conlon of Cornwall demanded yeas and nays

  73. Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 71 of 142 to Pass -- Yeas = 34, Nays = 108

  74. Rep. Sibilia of Dover demanded yeas and nays

  75. Rep. McCann of Montpelier, Arsenault of Williston, Burrows of West Windsor, Casey of Montpelier, Cina of Burlington, Cole of Hartford, Graning of Jericho, Harple of Glover, Headrick of Burlington, Holcombe of Norwich, Logan of Burlington, Masland of Thetford, McGill of Bridport, Minier of South Burlington, Priestley of Bradford, Rachelson of Burlington, Sibilia of Dover, Stone of Burlington, Tomlinson of Winooski, and White of Bethel moved to amend the bill

  76. Rep. Holcombe of Norwich, Burrows of West Windsor, Cole of Hartford, Masland of Thetford, and Priestley of Bradford moved to amend the bill, which was disagreed to

  77. Which was disagreed to

  78. Division results Yes 22, No 106

  79. Division demanded

  80. Rep. Olson of Starksboro, Yacovone of Morristown, Burke of Brattleboro, LaMont of Morristown, Priestley of Bradford, and White of Bethel moved to amend the bill

  81. Which was disagreed to

  82. Division results Yes 27, No 113

  83. Division demanded

  84. Rep. Olson of Starksboro, Yacovone of Morristown, Bos-Lun of Westminster, Burke of Brattleboro, Burrows of West Windsor, LaMont of Morristown, Lueders of Lincoln, O'Brien of Tunbridge, Priestley of Bradford, and White of Bethel moved to amend the bill

  85. Report of Committee on Ways and Means, as amended, agreed to

  86. Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro and Kimbell of Woodstock moved to amend the report of the Committee on Ways and Means, which was agreed to

  87. Rep. Nigro of Bennington recommended for the Committee on Appropriations

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

  89. Rep. Conlon of Cornwall spoke for the Committee on Education

  90. Read second time

    reading-2

  91. Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  92. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  93. Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)

  94. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  95. Committee bill read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)

    introduction

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