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VT H0949

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/26/2026

Primary Sponsor

Ways and Means

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Session

AI Summary

  • Sets fiscal year 2027 property dollar equivalent yield at $9,170.00 and income dollar equivalent yield at $12,576.00 for calculating homestead property tax rates
  • Establishes nonhomestead property tax rate at $1.698 per $100.00 of equalized education property value for fiscal year 2027
  • Reserves $52,450,000.00 in the Education Fund to offset education property tax rate increases in fiscal year 2028
  • Appropriates $150,576.00 from the Education Fund to refund the City of Barre for education property tax overpayments from fiscal years 2021-2024 caused by tax increment financing district miscalculations
  • Sets special education census grant uniform base amount at $2,350.00 per student, adjusted annually for inflation beginning in fiscal year 2028 using the NIPA implicit price deflator

Legislative Description

An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance

Last Action

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

4/30/2026

Committee Referrals

Appropriations4/21/2026
Finance4/8/2026
Education3/31/2026
Appropriations3/20/2026

Full Bill Text

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