An act relating to fiscal year 2025 budget adjustments
H.489 adjusts the Vermont state budget for fiscal year 2025 by modifying funding allocations across multiple agencies. It increases total funding for the Judiciary by $2.56 million (primarily through General Fund) and shifts $786,000 from Operating Expenses to Personal Services for the Agency of Digital Services. The bill also raises Human Services funding by $841,000, including a $4.3 million increase in the Global Commitment fund, while reducing Public Safety Criminal Justice Services funding by $681,000. These changes directly affect state agencies managing digital infrastructure, courts, public safety, and human services programs. The bill was vetoed by the Governor on April 4, 2025, and did not become law.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Vetoed
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 19, 2025
Vetoed Apr 9, 2025
Floor votes · House Mar 21, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
14
Committee
12
Amendments
2
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rep. Scheu of Middlebury moved that the bill be committed to the Committee on Appropriations, which was agreed to
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Vetoed
Action Calendar: Governor’s Veto
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Vetoed
House message: Governor vetoed bill on April 4, 2025
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Vetoed
Notice Calendar: Governor’s Veto
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed by the Governor on April 4, 2025
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Delivered to the Governor on April 3, 2025
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate Message: Passed in concurrence
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Pending third reading, Senator Beck proposal of amendment, disagreed to
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Beck
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably by Senator Hardy for Committee on Finance
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably by Senator Perchlik for Committee on Appropriations
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Finance
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Finance
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Temporary Senate Rule 44A
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Read 1st time
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 73 of 146 to Pass -- Yeas = 91, Nays = 55
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rep. Scheu of Middlebury spoke for the Committee on Appropriations
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Introduced
Committee bill read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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