VT H 489

vetoed

An act relating to fiscal year 2025 budget adjustments

Vermont · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did VT H 489 pass?

No. VT H 489 passed the legislature but was vetoed on 2025-04-09. Latest recorded action (2025-04-09): Rep. Scheu of Middlebury moved that the bill be committed to the Committee on Appropriations, which was agreed to

What is VT H 489 about?

VT H 489 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “An act relating to fiscal year 2025 budget adjustments”.

Who sponsors VT H 489?

House Committee on Appropriations is the primary sponsor of VT H 489.

Introduced: 2025-03-19
Latest action: 2025-04-09 — Rep. Scheu of Middlebury moved that the bill be committed to the Committee on Appropriations, which was agreed to
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-03-19
Committee bill read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
introduction
2025-03-20
Notice Calendar: Favorable
2025-03-21
Action Calendar: Favorable
2025-03-21
Read second time
reading-2
2025-03-21
Rep. Scheu of Middlebury spoke for the Committee on Appropriations
2025-03-21
Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
2025-03-21
Rep. Houghton of Essex Junction demanded yeas and nays
2025-03-21
Third Reading ordered
reading-3
2025-03-21
Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 73 of 146 to Pass -- Yeas = 91, Nays = 55
2025-03-25
Action Calendar: Third Reading
reading-3
2025-03-25
Read third time and passed
reading-3
2025-03-27
Read 1st time
introduction
2025-03-27
Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Temporary Senate Rule 44A
2025-03-28
Entered on Notice Calendar
2025-03-28
Second Reading
reading-2
2025-03-28
Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
committee-passage
2025-03-28
Sen. Baruth moved to suspend rules to take up for immediate consideration
2025-03-28
Roll Call, requested by Senator White, Failed -- Needed 22 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 16, Nays = 13
2025-03-28
Roll Call, Requested by Sen. White
2025-03-28
Motion by Senator Baruth to suspend rules disagreed to
2025-03-28
Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
2025-04-01
Entered on Notice Calendar
2025-04-01
Second Reading
reading-2
2025-04-01
Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
committee-passage
2025-04-01
Favorable report by Committee on Finance
committee-passage
2025-04-02
New Business/Second Reading
reading-2
2025-04-02
Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
committee-passage
2025-04-02
Favorable report by Committee on Finance
committee-passage
2025-04-02
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-04-02
Reported favorably by Senator Perchlik for Committee on Appropriations
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-02
Reported favorably by Senator Hardy for Committee on Finance
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-02
3rd reading ordered
2025-04-03
New Business/Third Reading
reading-3
2025-04-03
Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Beck
amendment-introduction
2025-04-03
Pending third reading, Senator Beck proposal of amendment, disagreed to
amendment-introduction,reading-3
2025-04-03
Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Hardy
2025-04-03
Roll Call, requested by Senator Hardy, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 14, Nays = 16
2025-04-03
Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence on roll call, requested by Senator Beck, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13
reading-3
2025-04-03
Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Beck
2025-04-03
Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
passage
2025-04-03
Bill ordered delivered to Governor per Joint Rule 15 on motion of Senator Baruth
executive-receipt
2025-04-03
Senate Message: Passed in concurrence
passage
2025-04-03
Delivered to the Governor on April 3, 2025
passage
2025-04-04
Vetoed by the Governor on April 4, 2025
executive-veto,executive-veto
2025-04-08
Notice Calendar: Governor’s Veto
2025-04-08
House message: Governor vetoed bill on April 4, 2025
executive-veto
2025-04-09
Action Calendar: Governor’s Veto
2025-04-09
Rep. Scheu of Middlebury moved that the bill be committed to the Committee on Appropriations, which was agreed to

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Documents

Votes

Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 73 of 146 to Pass -- Yeas = 91, Nays = 55
2025-03-21 · pass · 91-55
Member-level votes (147)
- Arsenault: yes
- Austin: yes
- Bartholomew: yes
- Berbeco: yes
- Birong: yes
- Bishop: yes
- Black: yes
- Bluemle: yes
- Bos-Lun: yes
- Boyden: yes
- Brady: yes
- Brown: yes
- Burke: yes
- Burkhardt: yes
- Burrows: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Carris Duncan: yes
- Casey: yes
- Chapin: yes
- Cina: yes
- Cole: yes
- Conlon: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Corcoran: yes
- Cordes: yes
- Critchlow: yes
- Dodge: yes
- Dolan: yes
- Donahue: yes
- Duke: yes
- Durfee: yes
- Eastes: yes
- Emmons: yes
- Garofano: yes
- Goldman: yes
- Goodnow: yes
- Graning: yes
- Greer: yes
- Harple: yes
- Headrick: yes
- Holcombe: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Houghton: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hunter: yes
- James: yes
- Kimbell: yes
- Kleppner: yes
- Kornheiser: yes
- Krasnow: yes
- Lalley: yes
- LaLonde: yes
- LaMont: yes
- Logan: yes
- Long: yes
- Masland: yes
- McFaun: yes
- McGill: yes
- Mihaly: yes
- Minier: yes
- Morris: yes
- Morrow: yes
- Mrowicki: yes
- Nigro: yes
- Noyes: yes
- Nugent: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Ode: yes
- Olson: yes
- Pezzo: yes
- Pouech: yes
- Priestley: yes
- Rachelson: yes
- Satcowitz: yes
- Scheu: yes
- Sheldon: yes
- Sibilia: yes
- Squirrell: yes
- Stevens: yes
- Stone: yes
- Surprenant: yes
- Sweeney: yes
- Tomlinson: yes
- Torre: yes
- Waszazak: yes
- Waters Evans: yes
- White: yes
- Wood: yes
- Yacovone: yes
- Bailey: no
- Bartley: no
- Bosch: no
- Boutin: no
- Branagan: no
- Burditt: no
- Burtt: no
- Canfield: no
- Charlton: no
- Coffin: no
- Demar: no
- Dickinson: no
- Dobrovich: no
- Dolgin: no
- Feltus: no
- Galfetti: no
- Goslant: no
- Gregoire: no
- Hango: no
- Harrison: no
- Harvey: no
- Higley: no
- Howland: no
- Kascenska: no
- Keyser: no
- Labor: no
- Laroche: no
- Lipsky: no
- Luneau: no
- Malay: no
- Marcotte: no
- McCoy: no
- Micklus: no
- Morgan, L.: no
- Morgan, M.: no
- Morrissey: no
- Nelson: no
- Nielsen: no
- North: no
- Oliver: no
- Page: no
- Parsons: no
- Pinsonault: no
- Powers: no
- Pritchard: no
- Quimby: no
- Southworth: no
- Steady: no
- Tagliavia: no
- Taylor: no
- Toof: no
- Walker: no
- Wells: no
- Winter: no
- Christie: not voting
- Krowinski: not voting
- Maguire: not voting
- McCann: not voting
Roll Call, requested by Senator White, Failed -- Needed 22 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 16, Nays = 13
2025-03-28 · fail · 16-13
Member-level votes (30)
- Baruth: yes
- Bongartz: yes
- Chittenden: yes
- Clarkson: yes
- Cummings: yes
- Gulick: yes
- Hardy: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Hashim: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Major: yes
- Perchlik: yes
- Plunkett: yes
- Ram Hinsdale: yes
- Watson: yes
- White: yes
- Beck: no
- Brennan: no
- Brock: no
- Collamore: no
- Douglass: no
- Hart: no
- Heffernan: no
- Ingalls: no
- Mattos: no
- Norris: no
- Weeks: no
- Westman: no
- Williams: no
- Vyhovsky: not voting
Roll Call, requested by Senator Hardy, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 14, Nays = 16
2025-04-03 · fail · 14-16
Member-level votes (30)
- Beck: yes
- Brennan: yes
- Brock: yes
- Chittenden: yes
- Collamore: yes
- Douglass: yes
- Hart: yes
- Heffernan: yes
- Ingalls: yes
- Mattos: yes
- Norris: yes
- Weeks: yes
- Westman: yes
- Williams: yes
- Baruth: no
- Bongartz: no
- Clarkson: no
- Cummings: no
- Gulick: no
- Hardy: no
- Harrison: no
- Hashim: no
- Lyons: no
- Major: no
- Perchlik: no
- Plunkett: no
- Ram Hinsdale: no
- Vyhovsky: no
- Watson: no
- White: no
Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence on roll call, requested by Senator Beck, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13
2025-04-03 · pass · 17-13
Member-level votes (30)
- Baruth: yes
- Bongartz: yes
- Chittenden: yes
- Clarkson: yes
- Cummings: yes
- Gulick: yes
- Hardy: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Hashim: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Major: yes
- Perchlik: yes
- Plunkett: yes
- Ram Hinsdale: yes
- Vyhovsky: yes
- Watson: yes
- White: yes
- Beck: no
- Brennan: no
- Brock: no
- Collamore: no
- Douglass: no
- Hart: no
- Heffernan: no
- Ingalls: no
- Mattos: no
- Norris: no
- Weeks: no
- Westman: no
- Williams: no

Related bills

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Official source

http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillRollCalls/2026/1135

Attribution

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