An act relating to setting the homestead property tax yields and the nonhomestead property tax rate
H 491 sets specific property tax yields and rates for fiscal year 2026 in Vermont. It establishes the property dollar equivalent yield at $8,596.00 and the income dollar equivalent yield at $12,172.00. The bill also determines the nonhomestead property tax rate to be $1.703 per $100.00 of equalized education property value. Additionally, it amends the definition of "equalized value of the housesite" for tax purposes. These provisions directly affect property owners by defining components of their education property taxes for the specified fiscal year.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Apr 2, 2025
Signed May 20, 2025
Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2025
How they voted
27–2
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 31
May 7, 2025
D
Democratic17
76% Yea
R
Republican14
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on May 19, 2025
executive
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Delivered to the Governor on May 13, 2025
lower
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate Message: Passed in concurrence
lower
May 7, 2025
Introduced
Pending third reading, Senator Vyhovsky proposal of amendment, disagreed to
upper
May 7, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (27-2-2)
senate
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably by Senator Beck for Committee on Finance, read 2nd time and 3rd reading ordered
upper
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Finance
upper
May 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Finance
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Introduced
Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rep. Kimbell of Woodstock spoke for the Committee on Ways and Means
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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