An act relating to passing a yield bill before Town Meeting Day
H 888 requires Vermont's General Assembly to pass legislation setting the statewide education tax revenue amounts (referred to as "yields") before school districts can vote on their budgets at annual town meetings. This bill directly affects all Vermont school districts and town meeting participants by establishing a new timing requirement for budget votes. The key provision mandates that the legislature must finalize and submit the education tax yield law to the Governor before Town Meeting Day each year. This procedural change ensures school districts have a fixed tax revenue amount to base their budgets on before voting occurs. The bill does not alter tax rates or funding levels, only the sequence of legislative actions.
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introduced
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Feb 2026
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Introduced Feb 5, 2026
Last action Feb 5, 2026
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Read first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
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Herb Olson
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