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Vermont H 955 — An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system
Vermont, 2025-2026. H 955: An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system
Latest action
May 29, 2026 — House message: Governor approved bill on June 18, 2026
Summary
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Sponsors
- House Committee on Education — primary sponsor
Bill text
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Recorded votes
Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 68 of 135 to Pass -- Yeas = 125, Nays = 10
May 29, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 125 · no: 10 · not voting: 15
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (150)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Arsenault | yes |
| Austin | yes |
| Bailey | yes |
| Bartley | yes |
| Berbeco | yes |
| Birong | yes |
| Bishop | yes |
| Black | yes |
| Bluemle | yes |
| Bosch | yes |
| Boutin | yes |
| Boyden | yes |
| Brady | yes |
| Branagan | yes |
| Brigham | yes |
| Brown | yes |
| Burditt | yes |
| Burke | yes |
| Burkhardt | yes |
| Burtt | yes |
| Campbell | yes |
| Canfield | yes |
| Casey | yes |
| Casey | yes |
| Chapin | yes |
| Charlton | yes |
| Cina | yes |
| Coffin | yes |
| Cole | yes |
| Conlon | yes |
| Cooper | yes |
| Corcoran | yes |
| Critchlow | yes |
| Demar | yes |
| Dickinson | yes |
| Dodge | yes |
| Dolan | yes |
| Dolgin | yes |
| Duke | yes |
| Durfee | yes |
| Eastes | yes |
| Emmons | yes |
| Feltus | yes |
| Galfetti | yes |
| Garofano | yes |
| Goldman | yes |
| Goodnow | yes |
| Goslant | yes |
| Graning | yes |
| Greer | yes |
| Hango | yes |
| Harple | yes |
| Harvey | yes |
| Headrick | yes |
| Higley | yes |
| Houghton | yes |
| Howland | yes |
| Hoyt | yes |
| Hunter | yes |
| James | yes |
| Kascenska | yes |
| Keyser | yes |
| Kimbell | yes |
| Kleppner | yes |
| Kornheiser | yes |
| Krasnow | yes |
| Labor | yes |
| Lalley | yes |
| LaLonde | yes |
| Laroche | yes |
| Logan | yes |
| Long | yes |
| Long | yes |
| Lueders | yes |
| Malay | yes |
| Marcotte | yes |
| McCann | yes |
| McCoy | yes |
| McGill | yes |
| Micklus | yes |
| Mihaly | yes |
| Minier | yes |
| Morgan, L. | yes |
| Morgan, M. | yes |
| Morris | yes |
| Morrissey | yes |
| Morrow | yes |
| Mrowicki | yes |
| Nelson | yes |
| Nielsen | yes |
| North | yes |
| Noyes | yes |
| Nugent | yes |
| Ode | yes |
| Oliver | yes |
| Page | yes |
| Pezzo | yes |
| Pinsonault | yes |
| Pouech | yes |
| Powers | yes |
| Priestley | yes |
| Pritchard | yes |
| Quimby | yes |
| Rachelson | yes |
| Satcowitz | yes |
| Scheu | yes |
| Sheldon | yes |
| Sibilia | yes |
| Soucy | yes |
| Southworth | yes |
| Squirrell | yes |
| Steady | yes |
| Stevens | yes |
| Stone | yes |
| Sweeney | yes |
| Tagliavia | yes |
| Taylor | yes |
| Walker | yes |
| Waszazak | yes |
| Waters Evans | yes |
| Wells | yes |
| White | yes |
| White | yes |
| Wood | yes |
| Yacovone | yes |
| Burrows | no |
| Carris Duncan | no |
| Donahue | no |
| Holcombe | no |
| LaMont | no |
| Lipsky | no |
| Luneau | no |
| Masland | no |
| Olson | no |
| Tomlinson | no |
| Bartholomew | not voting |
| Bos-Lun | not voting |
| Christie | not voting |
| Dobrovich | not voting |
| Gregoire | not voting |
| Hooper | not voting |
| Howard | not voting |
| Krowinski | not voting |
| Maguire | not voting |
| Nigro | not voting |
| O'Brien | not voting |
| Parsons | not voting |
| Scully | not voting |
| Torre | not voting |
| Winter | not voting |
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2
May 26, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 27 · no: 2 · not voting: 1
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (30)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Baruth | yes |
| Beck | yes |
| Benson | yes |
| Bongartz | yes |
| Brennan | yes |
| Brock | yes |
| Chittenden | yes |
| Clarkson | yes |
| Collamore | yes |
| Cummings | yes |
| Gulick | yes |
| Hardy | yes |
| Harrison | yes |
| Hashim | yes |
| Lyons | yes |
| Major | yes |
| Mattos | yes |
| Morley | yes |
| Norris | yes |
| Perchlik | yes |
| Plunkett | yes |
| Ram Hinsdale | yes |
| Vyhovsky | yes |
| Watson | yes |
| Weeks | yes |
| Westman | yes |
| White | yes |
| Heffernan | no |
| Ingalls | no |
| Williams | not voting |
Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 71 of 142 to Pass -- Yeas = 34, Nays = 108
April 16, 2026 · House · fail
yes: 34 · no: 108 · not voting: 8
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (150)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Arsenault | yes |
| Boyden | yes |
| Brady | yes |
| Burke | yes |
| Burkhardt | yes |
| Burrows | yes |
| Carris Duncan | yes |
| Casey | yes |
| Chapin | yes |
| Cole | yes |
| Duke | yes |
| Graning | yes |
| Harple | yes |
| Headrick | yes |
| Holcombe | yes |
| Howard | yes |
| LaMont | yes |
| Logan | yes |
| McCann | yes |
| McGill | yes |
| Minier | yes |
| Nelson | yes |
| Ode | yes |
| Pouech | yes |
| Priestley | yes |
| Rachelson | yes |
| Sibilia | yes |
| Southworth | yes |
| Stone | yes |
| Sweeney | yes |
| Tomlinson | yes |
| Waszazak | yes |
| White | yes |
| Yacovone | yes |
| Austin | no |
| Bailey | no |
| Bartholomew | no |
| Bartley | no |
| Berbeco | no |
| Birong | no |
| Bishop | no |
| Black | no |
| Bluemle | no |
| Bos-Lun | no |
| Bosch | no |
| Boutin | no |
| Branagan | no |
| Brigham | no |
| Brown | no |
| Burditt | no |
| Burtt | no |
| Campbell | no |
| Canfield | no |
| Casey | no |
| Charlton | no |
| Coffin | no |
| Conlon | no |
| Cooper | no |
| Corcoran | no |
| Critchlow | no |
| Demar | no |
| Dickinson | no |
| Dodge | no |
| Dolan | no |
| Dolgin | no |
| Durfee | no |
| Eastes | no |
| Emmons | no |
| Feltus | no |
| Galfetti | no |
| Garofano | no |
| Goldman | no |
| Goodnow | no |
| Goslant | no |
| Greer | no |
| Gregoire | no |
| Hango | no |
| Harvey | no |
| Higley | no |
| Hooper | no |
| Houghton | no |
| Howland | no |
| Hoyt | no |
| Hunter | no |
| James | no |
| Kascenska | no |
| Keyser | no |
| Kimbell | no |
| Kleppner | no |
| Kornheiser | no |
| Krasnow | no |
| Labor | no |
| Lalley | no |
| LaLonde | no |
| Laroche | no |
| Lipsky | no |
| Long | no |
| Long | no |
| Lueders | no |
| Luneau | no |
| Maguire | no |
| Malay | no |
| Marcotte | no |
| McCoy | no |
| Micklus | no |
| Mihaly | no |
| Morgan, L. | no |
| Morgan, M. | no |
| Morris | no |
| Morrissey | no |
| Morrow | no |
| Mrowicki | no |
| Nigro | no |
| North | no |
| Noyes | no |
| Nugent | no |
| O'Brien | no |
| Oliver | no |
| Olson | no |
| Page | no |
| Pezzo | no |
| Pinsonault | no |
| Powers | no |
| Pritchard | no |
| Quimby | no |
| Satcowitz | no |
| Scheu | no |
| Scully | no |
| Sheldon | no |
| Soucy | no |
| Squirrell | no |
| Steady | no |
| Stevens | no |
| Tagliavia | no |
| Taylor | no |
| Torre | no |
| Walker | no |
| Waters Evans | no |
| Wells | no |
| White | no |
| Winter | no |
| Wood | no |
| Christie | not voting |
| Cina | not voting |
| Dobrovich | not voting |
| Donahue | not voting |
| Krowinski | not voting |
| Masland | not voting |
| Nielsen | not voting |
| Parsons | not voting |
Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 79, Nays = 62
April 16, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 79 · no: 62 · not voting: 9
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (150)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Arsenault | yes |
| Austin | yes |
| Bartholomew | yes |
| Berbeco | yes |
| Birong | yes |
| Bishop | yes |
| Black | yes |
| Bluemle | yes |
| Bos-Lun | yes |
| Brady | yes |
| Brown | yes |
| Burke | yes |
| Burkhardt | yes |
| Campbell | yes |
| Carris Duncan | yes |
| Casey | yes |
| Chapin | yes |
| Cole | yes |
| Conlon | yes |
| Cooper | yes |
| Corcoran | yes |
| Critchlow | yes |
| Dodge | yes |
| Dolan | yes |
| Duke | yes |
| Durfee | yes |
| Eastes | yes |
| Emmons | yes |
| Garofano | yes |
| Goldman | yes |
| Goodnow | yes |
| Graning | yes |
| Greer | yes |
| Harple | yes |
| Headrick | yes |
| Houghton | yes |
| Howard | yes |
| Hoyt | yes |
| Hunter | yes |
| James | yes |
| Kimbell | yes |
| Kleppner | yes |
| Kornheiser | yes |
| Krasnow | yes |
| Lalley | yes |
| LaLonde | yes |
| Logan | yes |
| Long | yes |
| Lueders | yes |
| Masland | yes |
| McCann | yes |
| McGill | yes |
| Mihaly | yes |
| Minier | yes |
| Morris | yes |
| Morrow | yes |
| Mrowicki | yes |
| Nigro | yes |
| Nugent | yes |
| Ode | yes |
| Olson | yes |
| Pezzo | yes |
| Pouech | yes |
| Rachelson | yes |
| Satcowitz | yes |
| Scheu | yes |
| Scully | yes |
| Sheldon | yes |
| Sibilia | yes |
| Squirrell | yes |
| Stevens | yes |
| Stone | yes |
| Sweeney | yes |
| Torre | yes |
| Waszazak | yes |
| Waters Evans | yes |
| White | yes |
| White | yes |
| Wood | yes |
| Bailey | no |
| Bartley | no |
| Bosch | no |
| Boutin | no |
| Boyden | no |
| Branagan | no |
| Brigham | no |
| Burditt | no |
| Burrows | no |
| Burtt | no |
| Canfield | no |
| Charlton | no |
| Coffin | no |
| Demar | no |
| Dickinson | no |
| Dolgin | no |
| Feltus | no |
| Galfetti | no |
| Goslant | no |
| Gregoire | no |
| Hango | no |
| Harvey | no |
| Higley | no |
| Holcombe | no |
| Hooper | no |
| Howland | no |
| Kascenska | no |
| Keyser | no |
| Labor | no |
| LaMont | no |
| Laroche | no |
| Lipsky | no |
| Long | no |
| Luneau | no |
| Maguire | no |
| Malay | no |
| Marcotte | no |
| McCoy | no |
| Micklus | no |
| Morgan, L. | no |
| Morgan, M. | no |
| Morrissey | no |
| Nelson | no |
| North | no |
| Noyes | no |
| O'Brien | no |
| Oliver | no |
| Page | no |
| Pinsonault | no |
| Powers | no |
| Priestley | no |
| Pritchard | no |
| Quimby | no |
| Soucy | no |
| Southworth | no |
| Tagliavia | no |
| Taylor | no |
| Tomlinson | no |
| Walker | no |
| Wells | no |
| Winter | no |
| Yacovone | no |
| Casey | not voting |
| Christie | not voting |
| Cina | not voting |
| Dobrovich | not voting |
| Donahue | not voting |
| Krowinski | not voting |
| Nielsen | not voting |
| Parsons | not voting |
| Steady | not voting |
Legislative history
- House message: Governor approved bill on June 18, 2026
- Signed by Governor on June 18, 2026
- Delivered to Governor on June 12, 2026
- House message: House adopted Conference Committee report
- Rep. McCoy of Poultney moved to deliver the bill to the Governor forthwith, which was agreed to
- Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 68 of 135 to Pass -- Yeas = 125, Nays = 10
- Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill)
- Rep. Burkhardt of South Burlington demanded yeas and nays
- Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted
- Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Lyons
- Committee of Conference report adopted
- Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Bongartz for Committee, text
- Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Lyons
- Committee of Conference report
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Senate Message: Committee of Conference members appointed
- Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Bongartz, Hardy, and Mattos
- House message: House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed
- Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- 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
- Senate proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference requested upon motion of Rep. Conlon of Cornwall
- Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
- Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
- Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
- Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Baruth
- Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Hardy
- 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2
- Proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance, as amended, agreed to
- Proposal of amendment agreed to
- Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Hardy, Beck, Bongartz, and Cummings; text
- Proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
- Reported favorably by Senator Perchlik for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendment
- Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Cummings for Committee on Finance
- Rules suspended, and Sen. Bongartz permitted to speak on report of the bill
- Rules suspended on motion of Senator Baruth
- Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Hardy, Beck, Bongartz, and Cummings
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
- Unfinished Business/Second Reading
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
- Unfinished Business/Second Reading
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
- Unfinished Business/Second Reading
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
- Unfinished Business/Second Reading
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
- New Business/Second Reading
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
- Second Reading
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
- Second Reading
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Committee on Education relieved; bill committed to Committee on Finance on motion of Senator Bongartz
- Referred to Committee on Education per Temporary Senate Rule 44A
- Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Rules
- Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- Read third time and passed
- Rep. Logan of Burlington asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment
- Rep. Logan of Burlington and Burrows of West Windsor moved to amend the bill
- Action Calendar: Third Reading
- Third Reading ordered
- Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 79, Nays = 62
- Rep. Conlon of Cornwall demanded yeas and nays
- Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 71 of 142 to Pass -- Yeas = 34, Nays = 108
- Rep. Sibilia of Dover demanded yeas and nays
- 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
- 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
- Which was disagreed to on a division; division results Yes, 22; No, 106
- Pending the question, Shall the bill be amended as offered by Rep. Olson of Starksboro and others?, division demanded by Rep. Coffin of Cavendish
- 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
- Which was disagreed to on a division; division results Yes, 27; No, 113
- Pending the question, Shall the bill be amended as offered by Rep. Olson of Starksboro and others?, division demanded by Rep. Burrows of West Windsor
- 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
- Report of Committee on Ways and Means, as amended, agreed to
- Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro and Kimbell of Woodstock moved to amend the report of the Committee on Ways and Means, which was agreed to
- Rep. Nigro of Bennington recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- Rep. Conlon of Cornwall spoke for the Committee on Education
- Read second time
- Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Committee bill read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
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