H 954 Vermont House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the Town of Stowe

This bill approves a charter amendment for the Town of Stowe that authorizes the town to impose a two percent local option tax on sales, rooms, meals, and alcoholic beverages. The legislation confirms that voters approved this proposal on March 3, 2026, and directs the Department of Taxes to collect and administer the new tax. Additionally, the bill states that this new tax replaces any previous local option taxes the town may have had in place.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 1, 2026 Last action May 26, 2026

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As Passed By the House (UnofficialOpens in a new window) → As Passed By the House (OfficialOpens in a new window) · 2 edits · May 22, 2026

MINOR

The official version of H.954 removes a requirement that 50 percent of any local option tax revenue collected in excess of one percent be paid to the state's Local Option Municipal Transportation Special Fund. Under the unofficial version, the Town of Stowe would have had to share half of its above-1% tax revenue with the state; the official version allows the town to retain all of it. The remaining changes are standard formatting updates between unofficial and official legislative versions.

FISCAL

Removed the provision requiring that 50 percent of local option tax collected in excess of one percent be paid to the Local Option Municipal Transportation Special Fund (19 V.S.A. section 306b), with the other 50 percent going to the Town. The official version gives the Town of Stowe full retention of all tax revenue.

TECHNICAL

Standard formatting changes between unofficial and official versions: added page headers, introduced-by line, committee referral block, statement of purpose, and renumbered subsections (former subsection c became subsection b).

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Committee

May 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Government Operations per Temporary Senate Rule 44A

upper

May 26, 2026

Introduced

Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Rules

upper

May 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

Report of Committee on Ways and Means agreed to

lower

May 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

Rep. Waszazak of Barre City recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means

lower

May 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

Rep. Waters Evans of Charlotte reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

lower

May 22, 2026

Committee

Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)

lower

Apr 1, 2026

Introduced

Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors