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H 790

Vermont House•Passed

Summary

H 790, an act relating to fiscal year 2026 budget adjustments, was introduced in the House on Jan 27, 2026 by Rep. Appropriations. It last saw action on Mar 25, 2026: House message: Governor approved bill on March 5, 2026.

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H 790 has 1 roll call.

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2026
No. 74. An act relating to fiscal year 2026 budget adjustments.
                                   (H.790)
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. 1. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.125 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.125 Legislative counsel
   Personal services  4,589,480       5,309,541
   Operating expenses  286,936  286,936
         Total  4,876,416       5,596,477
Source of funds
   General fund  4,876,416       5,596,477
         Total  4,876,416       5,596,477
Sec. 2. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.126 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.126 Legislature
   Personal services  8,457,653       7,620,986
   Operating expenses  5,329,448       5,329,448
         Total  13,787,101      12,950,434
Source of funds
   General fund  13,787,101      12,950,434
         Total  13,787,101      12,950,434
Sec. 3. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.127 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.127 Joint fiscal committee
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   Personal services  2,959,862  3,076,468
   Operating expenses  197,907  197,907
         Total  3,157,769  3,274,375
Source of funds
   General fund  3,157,769  3,274,375
         Total  3,157,769  3,274,375
Sec. 4. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.137 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.137 Homeowner rebate
   Grants  19,000,000        17,500,000
         Total  19,000,000        17,500,000
Source of funds
   General fund  19,000,000        17,500,000
         Total  19,000,000        17,500,000
Sec. 5. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.138 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.138 Renter rebate
   Grants  9,500,000        11,000,000
         Total  9,500,000        11,000,000
Source of funds
   General fund  9,500,000        11,000,000
         Total  9,500,000        11,000,000
Sec. 6. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.139 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.139 Tax department - reappraisal and listing payments
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   Grants  3,410,000        3,410,000
         Total  3,410,000        3,410,000
Source of funds
   General fund  3,410,000  0
   Special funds  0       3,410,000
         Total  3,410,000        3,410,000
Sec. 7. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.145 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.145 Total general government
Source of funds
   General fund  140,473,564     137,063,564
   Transportation fund  4,542,959        4,542,959
   Special funds  34,043,313       37,453,313
   Federal funds  1,273,020        1,273,020
   Internal service funds  209,117,870     209,117,870
   Interdepartmental transfers  9,219,740        9,219,740
   Enterprise funds  4,427  4,427
   Pension trust funds  5,260,363        5,260,363
   Private purpose trust funds  1,382,916        1,382,916
         Total  405,318,172     405,318,172
Sec. 8. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.204 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.204 Judiciary
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   Personal services  64,512,754      65,071,320
   Operating expenses  13,865,672      13,865,672
   Grants  121,030  121,030
         Total  78,499,456      79,058,022
Source of funds
   General fund  72,601,728      73,160,294
   Special funds  1,997,094       1,997,094
   Federal funds  1,560,412       1,560,412
   Interdepartmental transfers  2,340,222       2,340,222
         Total  78,499,456      79,058,022
Sec. 9. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.207 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.207 Sheriffs
   Personal services  6,092,392       6,240,913
   Operating expenses  446,237  481,237
         Total  6,538,629       6,722,150
Source of funds
   General fund  6,538,629       6,722,150
         Total  6,538,629       6,722,150
Sec. 10. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.208 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.208 Public safety - administration
   Personal services  6,289,651       6,289,651
   Operating expenses  6,380,415       6,380,415
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   Grants  278,285  278,285
         Total  12,948,351        12,948,351
Source of funds
   General fund  7,630,863  8,390,863
   Special funds  4,105  4,105
   Federal funds  1,089,155  1,089,155
   Interdepartmental transfers  4,224,228  3,464,228
         Total  12,948,351        12,948,351
Sec. 11. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.209 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.209 Public safety - state police
   Personal services  83,279,417        84,145,179
   Operating expenses  16,733,452        16,733,452
   Grants  1,813,523  1,813,523
         Total  101,826,392      102,692,154
Source of funds
   General fund  87,421,532        88,287,294
   Special funds  3,223,793  3,223,793
   Federal funds  9,734,790  9,734,790
   Interdepartmental transfers  1,446,277  1,446,277
         Total  101,826,392      102,692,154
Sec. 12. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.210 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.210 Public safety - criminal justice services
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   Personal services  5,116,729       5,686,729
   Operating expenses  2,098,944       2,098,944
         Total  7,215,673       7,785,673
Source of funds
   General fund  1,929,676       2,499,676
   Special funds  4,483,740       4,483,740
   Federal funds  802,257  802,257
         Total  7,215,673       7,785,673
Sec. 13. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.215 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.215 Military - administration
   Personal services  1,142,600       1,142,600
   Operating expenses  810,661  810,661
   Grants  1,219,834  933,121
         Total  3,173,095       2,886,382
Source of funds
   General fund  3,173,095       2,886,382
         Total  3,173,095       2,886,382
Sec. 14. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.221 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.221 Criminal justice council
   Personal services  2,508,514       2,808,514
   Operating expenses  2,142,603       2,142,603
         Total  4,651,117       4,951,117
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Source of funds
   General fund  4,260,265       4,560,265
   Interdepartmental transfers  390,852  390,852
         Total  4,651,117       4,951,117
Sec. 15. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.236 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.236 Human rights commission
   Personal services  1,243,420       1,175,647
   Operating expenses  142,164  142,164
         Total  1,385,584       1,317,811
Source of funds
   General fund  1,292,811       1,317,811
   Federal funds  92,773  0
         Total  1,385,584       1,317,811
Sec. 16. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.240 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.240 Cannabis control board
   Personal services  4,466,288       4,466,288
   Operating expenses  2,053,382       2,683,532
   Grants  10,000  10,000
         Total  6,529,670       7,159,820
Source of funds
   Special funds  6,529,670       7,159,820
         Total  6,529,670       7,159,820
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Sec. 17. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.241 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.241 Total protection to persons and property
Source of funds
   General fund  279,384,152       282,360,288
   Special funds  121,247,670       121,877,820
   Tobacco fund  685,239  685,239
   Federal funds  239,445,060       239,352,287
   ARRA funds  6,627  6,627
   Interdepartmental transfers  17,289,829  16,529,829
   Enterprise funds  17,847,569  17,847,569
         Total  675,906,146       678,659,659
Sec. 18. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.300 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.300 Human services - agency of human services - secretary’s office
   Personal services  17,333,398  17,333,398
   Operating expenses  11,231,120  7,199,632
   Grants  3,795,202  3,795,202
         Total  32,359,720  28,328,232
Source of funds
   General fund  15,569,598  13,465,739
   Special funds  135,517  135,517
   Federal funds  14,023,964  12,096,335
   Global Commitment fund  2,510,857  2,510,857
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   Interdepartmental transfers  119,784  119,784
         Total  32,359,720       28,328,232
Sec. 19. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.301 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.301 Secretary’s office - global commitment
   Grants  2,207,280,248 2,267,099,358
         Total  2,207,280,248 2,267,099,358
Source of funds
   General fund  712,815,861     730,091,238
   Special funds  31,339,852       31,339,852
   Tobacco fund  21,049,373       21,049,373
   State health care resources fund  31,074,772       31,074,772
   Federal funds  1,406,003,180 1,448,546,913
   Interdepartmental transfers  4,997,210        4,997,210
         Total  2,207,280,248 2,267,099,358
Sec. 20. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.306 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.306 Department of Vermont health access - administration
   Personal services  142,860,018     148,653,725
   Operating expenses  36,310,876       37,434,661
   Grants  3,112,301        3,112,301
         Total  182,283,195     189,200,687
Source of funds
   General fund  43,820,359       46,204,011
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   Special funds  4,760,237       4,760,237
   Federal funds  126,141,154    130,644,944
   Global Commitment fund  4,382,601       4,412,651
   Interdepartmental transfers  3,178,844       3,178,844
         Total  182,283,195    189,200,687
Sec. 21. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.307 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.307 Department of Vermont health access - Medicaid program -
global commitment
   Grants  979,554,012 1,009,246,202
         Total  979,554,012 1,009,246,202
Source of funds
   Global Commitment fund  979,554,012 1,009,246,202
         Total  979,554,012 1,009,246,202
Sec. 22. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.309 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.309 Department of Vermont health access - Medicaid program -
state only
   Grants  67,605,443      69,664,468
         Total  67,605,443      69,664,468
Source of funds
   General fund  62,133,605      64,539,070
   Global Commitment fund  5,471,838       5,125,398
         Total  67,605,443      69,664,468
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Sec. 23. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.310 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.310 Department of Vermont health access - Medicaid non-waiver
matched
   Grants  44,034,870      44,593,047
         Total  44,034,870      44,593,047
Source of funds
   General fund  13,467,770      13,636,779
   Federal funds  30,567,100      30,956,268
         Total  44,034,870      44,593,047
Sec. 24. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.311 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.311 Health - administration and support
   Personal services  9,163,996       9,163,996
   Operating expenses  8,043,463       9,006,777
   Grants  7,985,727       7,985,727
         Total  25,193,186      26,156,500
Source of funds
   General fund  4,298,710       4,780,367
   Special funds  2,423,587       2,423,587
   Federal funds  10,954,085      11,435,742
   Global Commitment fund  7,361,523       7,361,523
   Interdepartmental transfers  155,281  155,281
         Total  25,193,186      26,156,500
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Sec. 25. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.312 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.312 Health - public health
   Personal services  71,272,453      71,272,453
   Operating expenses  10,371,654      10,371,654
   Grants  48,496,832      48,541,832
         Total  130,140,939    130,185,939
Source of funds
   General fund  15,160,817      15,505,817
   Special funds  25,398,124      25,398,124
   Tobacco fund  1,088,918       1,088,918
   Federal funds  64,355,699      64,355,699
   Global Commitment fund  18,457,507      18,157,507
   Interdepartmental transfers  5,654,874       5,654,874
   Permanent trust funds  25,000  25,000
         Total  130,140,939    130,185,939
Sec. 26. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.314 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.314 Mental health - mental health
   Personal services  12,456,526      13,271,526
   Operating expenses  2,420,029       2,522,590
   Grants  279,691,678    282,916,053
         Total  294,568,233    298,710,169
Source of funds
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   General fund  13,127,716       15,280,378
   Special funds  6,836  6,836
   Federal funds  13,158,032       12,800,308
   Global Commitment fund  266,967,840     269,314,838
   Interdepartmental transfers  1,307,809  1,307,809
         Total  294,568,233     298,710,169
Sec. 27. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.315 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.315 Department of mental health - mental health facilities
   Personal services  40,937,117       41,323,934
   Operating expenses  3,393,946  3,393,946
         Total  44,331,063       44,717,880
Source of funds
   General fund  18,868,124       18,698,157
   Special funds  1,711,256  1,711,256
   Global Commitment fund  23,751,683       24,308,467
         Total  44,331,063       44,717,880
Sec. 28. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.316 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.316 Department for children and families - administration & support
services
   Personal services  50,609,972       50,609,972
   Operating expenses  17,876,453       20,719,611
   Grants  5,914,175  5,914,175
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         Total  74,400,600       77,243,758
Source of funds
   General fund  43,680,871       46,217,414
   Special funds  2,954,500       2,954,500
   Federal funds  24,518,288       24,824,903
   Global Commitment fund  2,780,636       2,780,636
   Interdepartmental transfers  466,305  466,305
         Total  74,400,600       77,243,758
Sec. 29. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.317 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.317 Department for children and families - family services
   Personal services  49,175,153       49,175,153
   Operating expenses  5,497,038       5,497,038
   Grants  100,541,760     101,623,888
         Total  155,213,951     156,296,079
Source of funds
   General fund  63,680,993       63,041,558
   Special funds  729,150  729,150
   Federal funds  37,407,542       38,588,277
   Global Commitment fund  53,381,266       53,922,094
   Interdepartmental transfers  15,000  15,000
         Total  155,213,951     156,296,079
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Sec. 30. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.318 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.318 Department for children and families - child development
   Personal services  6,563,807       6,563,807
   Operating expenses  783,604  783,604
   Grants  227,780,727    227,344,739
         Total  235,128,138    234,692,150
Source of funds
   General fund  61,267,870      61,267,870
   Special funds  115,409,671    115,409,671
   Federal funds  42,924,133      42,924,133
   Global Commitment fund  15,526,464      15,090,476
         Total  235,128,138    234,692,150
Sec. 31. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.320 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.320 Department for children and families - aid to aged, blind and
disabled
   Personal services  2,558,460       2,514,961
   Grants  10,418,567      10,225,103
         Total  12,977,027      12,740,064
Source of funds
   General fund  7,470,372       7,352,839
   Global Commitment fund  5,506,655       5,387,225
         Total  12,977,027      12,740,064
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Sec. 32. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.321 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.321 Department for children and families - general assistance
   Personal services  15,000  15,000
   Grants  10,415,779      10,674,625
         Total  10,430,779      10,689,625
Source of funds
   General fund  10,189,157      10,492,643
   Federal funds  11,098  11,098
   Global Commitment fund  230,524  185,884
         Total  10,430,779      10,689,625
Sec. 33. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.323 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.323 Department for children and families - reach up
   Operating expenses  23,821  23,821
   Grants  36,532,863      34,302,585
         Total  36,556,684      34,326,406
Source of funds
   General fund  24,035,417      21,805,139
   Special funds  5,970,229       6,106,068
   Federal funds  2,806,330       2,670,491
   Global Commitment fund  3,744,708       3,744,708
         Total  36,556,684      34,326,406
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Sec. 34. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.325 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.325 Department for children and families - office of economic
opportunity
   Personal services  1,376,425       1,646,237
   Operating expenses  159,458  159,458
   Grants  39,165,356      41,022,744
         Total  40,701,239      42,828,439
Source of funds
   General fund  32,312,474      34,312,474
   Special funds  83,135  83,135
   Federal funds  5,118,329       5,118,329
   Global Commitment fund  3,187,301       3,314,501
         Total  40,701,239      42,828,439
Sec. 35. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.327 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.327 Department for children and families - secure residential
treatment
   Personal services  258,100  258,100
   Operating expenses  38,775  38,775
   Grants  3,476,862       5,376,862
         Total  3,773,737       5,673,737
Source of funds
   General fund  3,743,737       5,643,737
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   Global Commitment fund  30,000  30,000
         Total  3,773,737       5,673,737
Sec. 36. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.329 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.329 Disabilities, aging, and independent living - administration &
support
   Personal services  48,973,454      48,973,454
   Operating expenses  6,544,338       6,856,716
         Total  55,517,792      55,830,170
Source of funds
   General fund  25,692,412      25,848,601
   Special funds  1,390,457       1,390,457
   Federal funds  27,258,639      27,414,828
   Global Commitment fund  110,000  110,000
   Interdepartmental transfers  1,066,284       1,066,284
         Total  55,517,792      55,830,170
Sec. 37. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.330 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.330 Disabilities, aging, and independent living - advocacy and
independent living grants
   Grants  24,909,492      25,125,975
         Total  24,909,492      25,125,975
Source of funds
   General fund  8,585,909       8,804,020
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   Federal funds  7,321,114       7,191,114
   Global Commitment fund  9,002,469       9,130,841
         Total  24,909,492      25,125,975
Sec. 38. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.333 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.333 Disabilities, aging, and independent living - developmental
services
   Grants  349,987,467     351,175,948
         Total  349,987,467     351,175,948
Source of funds
   General fund  132,732  132,732
   Special funds  15,463  15,463
   Federal funds  403,573  403,573
   Global Commitment fund  349,385,699     350,574,180
   Interdepartmental transfers  50,000  50,000
         Total  349,987,467     351,175,948
Sec. 39. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.334 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.334 Disabilities, aging, and independent living - TBI home and
community based waiver
   Grants  7,540,256       7,544,967
         Total  7,540,256       7,544,967
Source of funds
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   Global Commitment fund  7,540,256       7,544,967
         Total  7,540,256       7,544,967
Sec. 40. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.334.1 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.334.1 Disabilities, aging and independent living - long term care
   Grants  346,858,094    375,504,889
         Total  346,858,094    375,504,889
Source of funds
   General fund  498,579  498,579
   Federal funds  2,450,000       2,450,000
   Global Commitment fund  343,909,515    372,556,310
         Total  346,858,094    375,504,889
Sec. 41. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.338 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.338 Corrections - correctional services
   Personal services  177,107,933    184,910,113
   Operating expenses  25,571,966      26,227,109
   Grants  801,823  801,823
         Total  203,481,722    211,939,045
Source of funds
   General fund  198,084,766    203,987,089
   Special funds  935,963  990,963
   Federal funds  516,600  516,600
   Global Commitment fund  3,548,078       6,048,078
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   Interdepartmental transfers  396,315  396,315
         Total  203,481,722     211,939,045
Sec. 42. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.339 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.339 Corrections - correctional services - out of state beds
   Personal services  4,130,378  4,520,333
         Total  4,130,378  4,520,333
Source of funds
   General fund  4,130,378  4,520,333
         Total  4,130,378  4,520,333
Sec. 43. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.342 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.342 Vermont veterans’ home - care and support services
   Personal services  24,048,875  24,048,875
   Operating expenses  6,913,887  6,913,887
         Total  30,962,762  30,962,762
Source of funds
   General fund  10,033,214  8,998,647
   Special funds  12,799,530  13,834,097
   Federal funds  8,130,018  8,130,018
         Total  30,962,762  30,962,762
Sec. 44. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.347 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.347 Total human services
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Source of funds
   General fund  1,428,803,059 1,461,126,849
   Special funds  231,430,533    232,655,939
   Tobacco fund  23,088,208      23,088,208
   State health care resources fund  31,074,772      31,074,772
   Federal funds  1,946,078,413 1,993,089,108
   Global Commitment fund  2,148,606,890 2,213,122,801
   Internal service funds  403,853  403,853
   Interdepartmental transfers  32,694,090      32,694,090
   Permanent trust funds  25,000  25,000
         Total  5,842,204,818 5,987,280,620
Sec. 45. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.508 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.508 Education - nutrition
   Grants  18,500,000      17,500,000
         Total  18,500,000      17,500,000
Source of funds
   Education fund  18,500,000      17,500,000
         Total  18,500,000      17,500,000
Sec. 46. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.516 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.516 Total general education
Source of funds
   General fund  244,496,788    244,496,788
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   Special funds  32,699,554      32,699,554
   Tobacco fund  750,388  750,388
   Education fund  2,430,399,971 2,429,399,971
   Federal funds  206,397,296     206,397,296
   Global Commitment fund  260,000  260,000
   Interdepartmental transfers  2,376,046       2,376,046
   Pension trust funds  3,864,405       3,864,405
         Total  2,921,244,448 2,920,244,448
Sec. 47. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.702 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.702 Fish and wildlife - support and field services
   Personal services  23,876,543      24,086,543
   Operating expenses  6,738,504       6,738,504
   Grants  833,630  833,630
         Total  31,448,677      31,658,677
Source of funds
   General fund  9,532,865       9,742,865
   Special funds  364,696  364,696
   Fish and wildlife fund  10,097,060      10,097,060
   Federal funds  9,927,754       9,927,754
   Interdepartmental transfers  1,526,302       1,526,302
         Total  31,448,677      31,658,677
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Sec. 48. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.704 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.704 Forests, parks and recreation - forestry
   Personal services  11,026,473  11,098,456
   Operating expenses  1,122,371       1,155,605
   Grants  1,408,910       1,408,910
         Total  13,557,754  13,662,971
Source of funds
   General fund  6,839,753       6,944,970
   Special funds  1,204,005       1,204,005
   Federal funds  4,326,877       4,326,877
   Interdepartmental transfers  1,187,119       1,187,119
         Total  13,557,754  13,662,971
Sec. 49. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.713 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.713 Land use review board
   Personal services  5,001,041       5,001,041
   Operating expenses  537,905  579,155
         Total  5,538,946       5,580,196
Source of funds
   General fund  4,169,020       4,210,270
   Special funds  1,369,926       1,369,926
         Total  5,538,946       5,580,196
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Sec. 50. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.714 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.714 Total natural resources
Source of funds
   General fund  50,665,734      51,022,201
   Special funds  86,811,225      86,811,225
   Fish and wildlife fund  10,097,060      10,097,060
   Federal funds  184,885,710    184,885,710
   Interdepartmental transfers  14,976,689      14,976,689
         Total  347,436,418    347,792,885
Sec. 51. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.1100 is amended to read:
  Sec. B.1100 MISCELLANEOUS FISCAL YEAR 2026 ONE-TIME
                   APPROPRIATIONS
   (a) Agency of Administration Secretary’s Office. In fiscal year 2026,
funds are appropriated for the following:
      (1) $1,100,000 General Fund for the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission; and
      (2) $110,000 General Fund for the Office of Racial Equity to continue
the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Action, Leadership Vermont program an
additional year;
      (3) $500,000 General Fund for the reimbursement of Community
Accountability Court Project expenses requested by other State entities; and
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      (4) $3,000,000 General Fund to ensure the appropriation made in Sec.
B.514 of this act is sufficient to meet 100 percent of the Vermont State
Teachers’ Retirement System Actuarially Determined Employer Contribution.
The appropriation made in Sec. B.513 of this act pursuant to 16 V.S.A.
§ 1944(c)(13) shall not be considered for the purposes of determining whether
the appropriation made in Sec. B.514 of this act is sufficient to ensure that the
Actuarially Determined Employer Contribution requirement is funded at 100
percent in fiscal year 2026. These funds shall carry forward each fiscal year
until fully expended or reverted by an act of the General Assembly.
                                      ***
   (c) Department of Taxes. In fiscal year 2026, funds are appropriated for
the following:
      (1) $1,000,000 PILOT Special Fund for the Municipal Grand List
Stabilization Program as established per Sec. E.142.2 of this act. These funds
shall carry forward each fiscal year until fully expended or reverted; and
      (2) $500,000 PILOT Special Fund, notwithstanding 32 V.S.A. § 3709(a)
or any other provision of law to the contrary, for the purpose of inventorying
and creating a property valuation model for communications properties. These
funds shall carry forward each fiscal year until fully expended or reverted by
an act of the General Assembly.
                                      ***
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   (e) Agency of Human Services Secretary’s Office. In fiscal year 2026,
funds are appropriated for the following:
                                     ***
      (2) $6,200 General Fund for per diems and expense reimbursement for
members of the Office of New Americans Study Committee; and
      (3) $514,875 General Fund and $735,125 federal funds for the
Department of Vermont Health Access’ Global Commitment appropriation for
the first year of implementation of the Maple Mountain Family Medicine
Residency Program if the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
approves the Agency’s request for federal matching funds pursuant to Sec.
E.306.5(a) of this act;
      (4) $385,000 General Fund for office fit-up costs at the Waterbury State
Office Complex and Pilgrim Place; and
      (5) $329,520 General Fund and $470,480 federal funds for the
Department of Vermont Health Access’ Global Commitment appropriation for
a one-time payment increase for nonemergency medical transportation
funding.
                                     ***
   (g) Department of Health. In fiscal year 2026, funds are appropriated for
the following:
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      (5) $200,000 Substance Misuse Prevention Special Fund for a grant to
Mentor Vermont; and
      (6) $250,000 General Fund for a grant to the Vermont Parent Child
Center Network for smoking cessation initiatives;
      (7) $163,627 General Fund to continue the activities related to
addressing health disparities and promoting health equity originally initiated by
the Agency of Administration Office of Racial Equity per 2021 Acts and
Resolves No. 74, Sec. B.1106(a)(10);
      (8) $167,000 General Fund for the Bridges to Health program; and
      (9) notwithstanding 18 V.S.A. § 4812, $228,000 Substance Misuse
Prevention Special Fund and $192,000 General Fund for distribution to
recovery centers that were negatively impacted by receiving equal distributions
from the Department earlier in the year. The funds shall be allocated as
follows:
           (A) $45,000 to the Turning Point Recovery Center of Springfield;
           (B) $50,000 to Journey to Recovery Community Center;
           (C) $70,000 to the Turning Point Center of Chittenden County;
           (D) $75,000 to the Turning Point Center of Addison County;
           (E) $105,000 to the Turning Point Recovery Center of Bennington;
and
           (F) $75,000 to the Turning Point Center of Windham County.
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   (h) Department for Children and Families. In fiscal year 2026, funds are
appropriated for the following:
                                      ***
        (3) $1,000,000 General Fund for direct aid to the Vermont Foodbank’s
network partner food shelves and pantries through an equitable statewide
distribution of food or subgrants, or both; and
        (4) $156,000 General Fund for the Child Care Apprenticeship Program;
and
        (5) $150,000 General Fund to make the current Child Abuse Hotline
compatible with updated Agency of Digital Services server requirements.
                                      ***
   (o) Department of Economic Development. In fiscal year 2026, funds are
appropriated for the following:
                                      ***
        (6) $250,000 General Fund for a competitive grant to establish a new
women’s recovery residence, per the criteria of the Vermont Recovery
Housing Program Action Plan, that shall be awarded on or before September
30, 2025. Up to $50,000 may be used for activities otherwise designated non-
eligible per the criteria of the Vermont Recovery Housing Program Action
Plan.
   (p) Vermont Housing and Conservation Board. In fiscal year 2026, funds
are appropriated for the following:
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      (1) $5,000,000 General Fund to provide support and enhance capacity
for the production and preservation of affordable mixed-income rental housing
and homeownership units, including improvements to manufactured homes
and communities; permanent homes and emergency shelter for those
experiencing homelessness; recovery residences; and housing available to farm
workers, refugees, and individuals who are eligible to receive Medicaid-funded
home and community-based services; and
      (2) $1,000,000 General Fund for the Land Access and Opportunity
Board’s Homes for All Initiative and for Community Resilience grants.
                                      ***
   (r) Department of Vermont Health Access. In fiscal year 2026, funds are
appropriated for the following:
                                      ***
      (3) $10,800,000 Global Commitment for the Support and Services at
Home program, the Primary Care Medical Home, and Community Health
Team services under the Blueprint for Health; and
      (4) $1,250,000 Global Commitment for the first year of implementation
of the Maple Mountain Family Medicine Residency Program if the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services approves the Agency of Human Services’
request for federal matching funds pursuant to Sec. E.306.5(a) of this act;
      (5) $2,727,046 General Fund for the Vermont Health Connect cloud
migration;
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      (6) $5,300,000 General Fund and $160,000 federal funds for an
alternative payment model reconciliation payment to Brattleboro Retreat. All
or a portion of these funds may also be used as matching funds to the Agency
of Human Services Global Commitment Program to provide State match. If
funds are used as matching funds to the Agency of Human Services Global
Commitment Program to provide State match, the commensurate amount of
Global Commitment Fund spending authority may be requested during the
Global Commitment Transfer process pursuant to Sec. E.301.1 of this act; and
      (7) $800,000 Global Commitment for a one-time payment increase for
nonemergency medical transportation funding.
                                      ***
   (t) Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets. In fiscal year 2026, funds
are appropriated for the following:
                                      ***
      (2) $500,000 $885,000 General Fund for a grant to Vermont Foodbank
for the Vermonters Feeding Vermonters Program;
                                      ***
   (ff) Judiciary. In fiscal year 2026, funds are appropriated for the following:
      (1) $139,443 General Fund for the establishment and operations of the
Chittenden County Community Accountability Court Project.
   (gg) Department of State’s Attorneys and Sheriffs. In fiscal year 2026,
funds are appropriated for the following:
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      (1) $36,848 General Fund for the Chittenden County Community
Accountability Court Project.
Sec. 52. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. D.100 is amended to read:
   Sec. D.100 PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX ALLOCATIONS
   (a) This act contains the following amounts allocated to special funds that
receive revenue from the property transfer tax. These allocations shall not
exceed available revenues.
                                      ***
      (2) Notwithstanding 10 V.S.A. § 312, amounts in excess of $36,964,250
$36,471,750 from the property transfer tax and the surcharge established by
32 V.SA. § 9602a deposited into the Vermont Housing and Conservation Trust
Fund shall be transferred to the General Fund.
         (A) The dedication of $2,500,000 in revenue from the property
transfer tax pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 9610(d) for the debt payments on the
affordable housing bond pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 314 shall be offset by the
reduction of $1,500,000 in the appropriation to the Vermont Housing and
Conservation Board and $1,000,000 from the surcharge established by
32 V.S.A. § 9602a. The fiscal year 2026 appropriation of $36,964,250
$36,471,750 to the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board reflects the
$1,500,000 reduction. The affordable housing bond and related property
transfer tax and surcharge provisions are repealed after the life of the bond on
July 1, 2039. Once the bond is retired, the $1,500,000 reduction in the
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appropriation to the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board shall be
restored.
      (3) Notwithstanding 24 V.S.A. § 4306(a)(2), amounts in excess of
$10,000,705 $9,872,655 from the property transfer tax deposited into the
Municipal and Regional Planning and Resilience Fund shall be transferred into
the General Fund. Notwithstanding 24 V.S.A. § 4306(a)(3), the $10,000,705
$9,872,655 shall be allocated as follows:
            (A) $7,740,546 $7,641,435 for disbursement to regional planning
commissions in a manner consistent with 24 V.S.A. § 4306(b);
            (B) $1,260,089 $1,243,955 for disbursement to municipalities in a
manner consistent with 24 V.S.A. § 4306(b); and
            (C) $1,000,070 $987,265 to the Agency of Digital Services for the
Vermont Center for Geographic Information.
Sec. 53. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. D.101 is amended to read:
 Sec. D.101 FUND TRANSFERS
   (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following amounts
shall be transferred from the funds indicated:
      (1) From the General Fund (#10000) to the:
                                       ***
             (I) Criminal History Records Check Fund (#21130): $1,059,324
 needed by the Department of Public Safety for deficit mitigation.
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              (i) It is the intent of the General Assembly that this be a one-
 time transfer to prevent the Criminal History Records Check Fund from
 incurring a deficit due to salary and benefit costs at the Department of Public
 Safety’s Vermont Crime Information Center. As part of its fiscal year 2027
 budget adjustment presentation, the Department of Public Safety shall submit
 a sustainability plan for the Criminal History Records Check Fund or any
 proposals for alternative fund sources for associated salary and benefit costs,
 or both.
                                      ***
      (8) From the Cannabis Regulation Fund (#21998) to the:
         (A) General Fund (#10000): 70 percent of the unencumbered and
unexpended balance of the fund in excess of $4,035,000 $4,665,150 following
the close of fiscal year 2025. The Commissioner of Finance and Management
shall report the amount of this transfer to the Joint Fiscal Committee at its July
2025 meeting. For purposes of developing the fiscal year 2026 budget, this
amount is estimated to be $8,900,000 $9,182,689.
         (B) Substance Misuse Prevention Special Fund (#21995): 30 percent
of the unencumbered and unexpended balance of the fund in excess of
$4,035,000 $4,665,150 following the close of fiscal year 2025. The
Commissioner of Finance and Management shall report the amount of this
transfer to the Joint Fiscal Committee at its July 2025 meeting. For purposes
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of developing the fiscal year 2026 budget, this amount is estimated to be
$3,800,000 $3,935,438.
   (b) The following transfers shall be in accordance with the citations
provided. Transfer estimates are for purposes of developing the fiscal year
2026 budget and do not supersede the actual year-end transfer amounts.
      (1) To the General Fund (#10000) from the:
         (A) 8 V.S.A. § 80(d). Insurance Regulatory and Supervision Fund
(#21075): $46,204,523 $45,192,728.
         (B) 9 V.S.A. § 5613(c). Securities Regulatory and Supervision Fund
(#21085) (#21080): $21,745,635 $23,892,303.
         (C) 27 V.S.A. § 1543. Unclaimed Property Fund (#62100):
$7,389,063 $8,994,314.
      (2) To the Captive Insurance Regulatory and Supervision Fund (#21085)
from the:
         (A) General Fund (#10000): $1,053,073 $187,946.
                                      ***
   (c) Transfers from the following enterprise funds to the General Fund
(#10000) shall not exceed the actual fiscal year end year-end profits earned by
the enterprise net of any amount necessary to absolve the fund of a deficit.
The following estimated transfers are for purposes of developing the fiscal year
2026 budget only.
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     (1) From the Sports Wagering Enterprise Fund (#50250): $7,600,000
$6,678,828.
     (2) From the Liquor Control Fund (#50300): $14,849,754 $16,802,502.
Sec. 54. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. D.102 is amended to read:
  Sec. D.102 REVERSIONS
  (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in fiscal year
2026, the following amounts shall revert to the General Fund from the
accounts indicated:
                                    ***
1260892201 TRE – Bond Redemption  $6,000,000.00
1210892401 LEG-Basic Needs Budget Members  $7,000.00
1220892402 JFO-Renewable Energy Standard  $65.00
1220892403 JFO-Basic Needs Budget Assist  $10,000.00
5100892211 AOE-License Data Management  $700,000.00
                                      ***
  (c) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in fiscal year
2026, the following amount shall revert to the Tobacco Litigation Settlement
Fund from the account indicated:
3400891802 Invest Substance Use Treat  $1,500.38
Sec. 55. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. D.103 is amended to read:
 Sec. D.103 RESERVES
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   (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in fiscal year
2026, the following reserve transactions shall be implemented for the funds
provided:
        (1) General Fund.
                                      ***
          (D) The first $74,908,097 of any fiscal year-end balance otherwise
subject to the requirements of 32 V.S.A. § 308c(a) shall, instead, be reserved
for addressing federal funding shortfalls, property tax relief, or any other uses
determined to be in the best interests of the public in the subsequent fiscal year.
Any proceeds reserved in accordance with the requirements of this subdivision
(D) shall automatically be unreserved for use on July 1 of the subsequent fiscal
year.
                                      ***
        (4) Education Fund.
          (A) The $13,000,000 reserved pursuant to 2023 Acts and Resolves
No. 52, Sec. 2 is unreserved.
Sec. 56. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. E.100 is amended to read:
 Sec. E.100 POSITIONS
                                      ***
   (e) The conversion of nine 10 limited service exempt positions to
permanent exempt status is authorized in fiscal year 2026 as follows:
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      (2) Land Use Review Board:
           (A) one Executive Director.
Sec. 57. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. E.301 is amended to read:
   Sec. E.301 SECRETARY’S OFFICE; GLOBAL COMMITMENT
                                      ***
   (b) In addition to the State funds appropriated in Sec. B.301 of this act, a
total estimated sum of $27,887,533 $27,868,051 is anticipated to be certified as
State matching funds as follows:
      (1) $24,714,000 certified State match available from local education
agencies for eligible special education school-based Medicaid services under
Global Commitment. This amount, combined with $35,286,000 of federal
funds appropriated in Sec. B.301 of this act, equals a total estimated
expenditure of $60,000,000. An amount equal to the amount of the federal
matching funds for eligible special education school-based Medicaid services
under Global Commitment shall be transferred from the Global Commitment
Fund to the Medicaid Reimbursement Special Fund established by 16 V.S.A.
§ 2959a.
      (2) $3,173,533 $3,154,051 certified State match available from local
designated mental health and developmental services agencies for eligible
mental health services provided under Global Commitment.
                                      ***
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Sec. 58. 32 V.S.A. § 308f is added to read:
§ 308f. CHILD CARE CONTRIBUTION RESERVE
   (a) Annually, not later than the close of the first week of the new fiscal
year, the Department of Taxes and the Joint Fiscal Office shall provide the
Department of Finance and Management a consensus estimate of the
anticipated fourth quarter receipts from the Child Care Contribution, pursuant
to chapter 246 of this title, for the fiscal year being closed.
   (b) As part of the annual fiscal year General Fund closeout process, the
Commissioner of Finance and Management shall reserve an amount of General
Fund dollars equal to the consensus estimate provided in subsection (a) of this
section prior to executing the requirements of section 308c of this title.
   (c) Upon completion of the annual fiscal year General Fund closeout
process, the Commissioner of Finance and Management shall immediately
unreserve the amount reserved pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
   (d) If the amount unreserved pursuant to subsection (c) of this section is
determined to be greater than the actual receipts due to the Child Care
Contribution Special Fund, then the excess shall immediately be reserved in
accordance with section 308c of this title.
   (e) If the amount unreserved pursuant to subsection (c) of this section is
determined to be less than the actual receipts due to the Child Care
Contribution Special Fund, then the amount of the deficiency shall
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immediately be unreserved from the General Fund Balance Reserve
established pursuant to section 308c of this title.
Sec. 59. 32 V.S.A. § 10554 is amended to read:
§ 10554. CHILD CARE CONTRIBUTION SPECIAL FUND
   (a) The Child Care Contribution Special Fund is created pursuant to
chapter 7, subchapter 5 of this title and shall be administered by the
Department for Children and Families and the Department of Taxes. Monies
in the Fund may be expended by the Department of Taxes for the
administration of the Child Care and Parental Leave Contribution created
under this chapter; by the Department for Children and Families for benefits
provided by the Child Care Financial Assistance Program established in 33
V.S.A. §§ 3512 and 3513, including the provision of incentive payments
pursuant to 33 V.S.A. § 3515; and by the Departments for necessary costs
incurred in administering the Fund. All interest earned on Fund balances shall
be credited to the Fund.
   (b) The Fund shall consist of:
       (1) contributions collected or recovered pursuant to section 10553 of
this title;
       (2) any amounts transferred or appropriated to the Fund by the General
Assembly; and
       (3) any interest earned by the Fund.
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   (c) The Departments may seek and accept grants from any source, public or
private, to be dedicated for deposit into the Fund.
Sec. 60. 2 V.S.A. § 41 is amended to read:
§ 41. CREATION OF COMMITTEE; PURPOSE
   (a) Creation. There is created the Joint Legislative Management
Committee. The Committee shall provide general oversight and management
across the offices of the General Assembly and shall coordinate the operations
of the Office of Legislative Operations in its delivery of shared administrative
services to the legislative offices and the General Assembly.
                                      ***
Sec. 61. 2 V.S.A. § 601 is amended to read:
§ 601. CREATION OF COMMITTEE
                                      ***
   (c) The Office of Legislative Counsel and the Office of Legislative
Operations shall provide legal, professional, and administrative assistance to
the Committee.
                                      ***
Sec. 62. 2 V.S.A. § 614 is amended to read:
§ 614. JOINT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OVERSIGHT
         COMMITTEE
                                      ***
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   (d) Assistance. The Committee shall have the administrative, technical,
and legal assistance of the Office of Legislative Counsel, the Office of
Legislative Operations, and the Joint Fiscal Office.
                                      ***
Sec. 63. 2 V.S.A. § 651 is amended to read:
§ 651. LEGISLATIVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE STATE
         HOUSE
                                      ***
   (e) The Committee shall have the assistance of the Office of Legislative
Counsel and the Office of Legislative Operations.
                                      ***
Sec. 64. 2 V.S.A. § 693 is amended to read:
§ 693. ASSISTANCE
   (a) The Committee shall have the administrative, technical, and legal
assistance of the Office of Legislative Counsel, the Office of Legislative
Operations, and the Joint Fiscal Office.
                                      ***
Sec. 65. 2 V.S.A. § 801 is amended to read:
§ 801. CREATION OF COMMITTEE
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   (f) The professional and clerical services of the Joint Fiscal Office, the
Office of Legislative Operations, and the Office of Legislative Counsel shall
be available to the Committee.
Sec. 66. 2 V.S.A. § 1001 is amended to read:
§ 1001. CREATION OF COMMITTEE
                                      ***
   (f) Assistance. The Committee shall have assistance from the Office of
Legislative Counsel, the Office of Legislative Operations, and the Joint Fiscal
Office.
                                      ***
Sec. 67. 3 V.S.A. § 23 is amended to read:
§ 23. THE COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE
                                      ***
   (e) Staff services. The Commission shall be entitled to staff services of the
Agency of Commerce and Community Development, the Office of Legislative
Counsel, the Office of Legislative Operations, and the Joint Fiscal Office.
                                      ***
Sec. 68. 3 V.S.A. § 817 is amended to read:
§ 817. LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
                                      ***
   (b) The Committee shall meet as necessary for the prompt discharge of its
duties and may use the staff and services of the Office of Legislative Counsel
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and the Office of Legislative Operations. The Committee shall adopt rules to
govern its operation and organization. A quorum of the Committee shall
consist of five members. For attendance at a meeting when the General
Assembly is not in session, members of the Legislative Committee on
Administrative Rules shall be entitled to the same per diem compensation and
reimbursement for necessary expenses as provided members of standing
committees under 2 V.S.A. § 23.
                                       ***
Sec. 69. 4 V.S.A. § 4 is amended to read:
§ 4. JUSTICES
                                       ***
   (d) The Court Administrator shall notify the Secretary of State whenever a
Justice is appointed and takes the oath of office after September 1 of the year
preceding the expiration of the term of office to which the Justice has
succeeded, thereby resulting in automatic notification of an intention to
continue in office. Whenever a Justice files a declaration under subsection (c)
of this section, or notification occurs automatically, the Secretary of State shall
notify the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and the Office of
Legislative Counsel, and the Office of Legislative Operations forthwith.
Sec. 70. 4 V.S.A. § 71 is amended to read:
§ 71. APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF SUPERIOR JUDGES
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   (c) The Court Administrator shall notify the Secretary of State whenever a
Superior judge is appointed and takes the oath of office after September 1 of
the year preceding the expiration of the term of office to which the judge has
succeeded, thereby resulting in automatic notification of an intention to
continue in office. Whenever a Superior judge files a declaration under
subsection (b) of this section or notification occurs automatically, the Secretary
of State shall notify the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and
the Office of Legislative Counsel, and the Office of Legislative Operations
forthwith.
                                      ***
Sec. 71. 4 V.S.A. § 461 is amended to read:
§ 461. OFFICE OF MAGISTRATE; JURISDICTION; SELECTION; TERM
                                      ***
   (c)(1) Terms of office of magistrates, except in the case of an appointment
to fill a vacancy or unexpired term, shall be for a term of six years from and
including April 1 in the year of the magistrate’s appointment or retention. A
magistrate shall remain in office until a successor is appointed and qualified,
unless sooner removed for cause or unless he or she resigns.
                                      ***
      (3) The Court Administrator shall notify the Secretary of State whenever
a magistrate is appointed and takes the oath of office after September 1 of the
year preceding the expiration of the term of office to which the magistrate has
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succeeded, thereby resulting in automatic notification of an intention to
continue in office. Whenever a magistrate files a declaration under subdivision
(2) of this subsection or when notification occurs automatically, the Secretary
of State shall notify the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and
the Office of Legislative Counsel, and the Office of Legislative Operations
forthwith.
                                      ***
Sec. 72. 4 V.S.A. § 607 is amended read:
§ 607. JOINT COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL RETENTION; CREATION
                                      ***
   (c) The Committee may use the staff and services of the Office of
Legislative Counsel and the Office of Legislative Operations to, in addition to
other duties, obtain information on the performance of a judge or Justice by
soliciting comments from members of the Vermont Bar and the public.
Sec. 73. 12 V.S.A. § 3 is amended to read:
§ 3. LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL RULES
                                      ***
   (b) The Committee shall meet as necessary for the prompt discharge of its
duties and may use the staff and services of the Office of Legislative Counsel
and the Office of Legislative Operations. The Committee shall adopt rules to
govern its operation and organization. A quorum of the Committee shall
consist of five members. For attendance at a meeting when the General
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Assembly is not in session, members of the Legislative Committee on Judicial
Rules shall be entitled to the same per diem compensation and reimbursement
for necessary expenses as provided members of standing committees under 2
V.S.A. § 23.
                                     ***
Sec. 74. 19 V.S.A. § 12b is amended to read:
§ 12b. JOINT TRANSPORTATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
                                     ***
   (b) The Committee shall meet during adjournment for official duties.
Meetings shall be convened by the Chair and, when practicable, shall be
coordinated with the regular meetings of the Joint Fiscal Committee. Members
shall be entitled to compensation and reimbursement pursuant to 2 V.S.A.
§ 23. The Committee shall have the assistance of the staff of the Office of
Legislative Counsel, the Office of Legislative Operations, and the Joint Fiscal
Office.
                                     ***
Sec. 75. 32 V.S.A. § 1052 is amended to read:
§ 1052. MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY; COMPENSATION
          AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT
                                     ***
   (b) During any session of the General Assembly, each member is entitled
to receive reimbursement of expenses as set forth in this subsection.
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                                      ***
      (2) Meals. Each member shall receive either a meals allowance or
reimbursement of actual meals expenses. A member shall be presumed to have
elected to receive the meals allowance unless the member informs the Joint
Fiscal Office of Legislative Operations by a date established by the Joint Fiscal
Office of Legislative Operations that the member wishes to receive
reimbursement of actual meals expenses. A member’s election to receive
reimbursement of actual meals expenses shall remain in effect through the
remainder of that session unless the member notifies the Office, in writing, that
the member needs to change to the meals allowance due to a change in
circumstances or for another compelling reason.
         (A) Meals allowance. A member who elects to receive a meals
allowance shall receive an amount equal to the daily amount for meals
determined for Montpelier, Vermont, by the federal Office of Government-
wide Policy and published in the Federal Register for the year of the session
for each day the House in which the member serves shall sit.
         (B) Meals reimbursement. A member who elects to receive
reimbursement of expenses shall receive reimbursement equal to the actual
amounts expended by the member for meals for each day that the House in
which the member serves shall sit; provided, however, that the total amount of
the weekly reimbursement available pursuant to this subdivision (B) shall not
exceed the amount the member would have received for the same week if the
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member had elected the meals allowance pursuant to subdivision (A) of this
subdivision (2). The member shall provide meal receipts or otherwise
substantiate the amounts expended to the Joint Fiscal Office of Legislative
Operations in the form and manner prescribed by the Director of Legislative
Operations Chief Fiscal Officer.
      (3) Lodging. Each member shall receive either a lodging allowance or
reimbursement of actual lodging expenses. A member shall be presumed to
have elected to receive the lodging allowance unless the member informs the
Joint Fiscal Office of Legislative Operations by a date established by the Joint
Fiscal Office of Legislative Operations that the member wishes to receive
reimbursement of actual lodging expenses. A member’s election to receive
reimbursement of actual lodging expenses shall remain in effect through the
remainder of that session unless the member notifies the Office, in writing, that
the member needs to change to the lodging allowance due to a change in
circumstances or for another compelling reason.
         (A) Lodging allowance. A member who elects to receive a lodging
allowance shall receive an amount equal to the daily amount for lodging
determined for Montpelier, Vermont, by the federal Office of Government-
wide Policy and published in the Federal Register for the year of the session
for each day the House in which the member serves shall sit.
         (B) Lodging reimbursement. A member who elects to receive
reimbursement of expenses shall receive reimbursement equal to the actual
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amounts expended by the member for lodging for each day that the House in
which the member serves shall sit; provided, however, that the total amount of
the weekly reimbursement available pursuant to this subdivision (B) for each
week shall not exceed the amount the member would have received for the
same week if the member had elected the lodging allowance pursuant to
subdivision (A) of this subdivision (3). The member shall provide lodging
receipts or otherwise substantiate the amounts expended to the Joint Fiscal
Office of Legislative Operations in the form and manner prescribed by the
Director of Legislative Operations Chief Fiscal Officer.
                                     ***
Sec. 76. OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE OPERATIONS; REPEAL
   (a) 2 V.S.A. chapter 16 (Office of Legislative Operations) is repealed.
Sec. 77. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. E.312 is amended to read:
 Sec. E.312 HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH
   (a) HIV/AIDS funding:
                                     ***
      (2) In fiscal year 2026, and as provided by this section, the Department
of Health shall provide grants in the amount of $295,000 $340,000 from the
General Fund for HIV and Harm Reduction Services to the following
organizations:
         (A) Vermont CARES: $140,000 $165,000;
         (B) AIDS Project of Southern Vermont: $100,000 $115,000; and
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          (C) HIV/HCV Resource Center: $55,000 $60,000.
                                           ***
Sec. 78. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.1101(b)(2) is amended to
read:
        (2) $50,000,000 is appropriated to the Agency of Administration to be
transferred by the Emergency Board pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 133 while the
General Assembly is not in session in the event of a reduction in federal funds
to the State as set forth in Sec. E.127.2 of this act, or in the event the State or
its municipalities incur extraordinary public safety costs necessitated by
increased federal action in Vermont. The General Assembly may designate
these funds for other purposes related to federal funding changes. These funds
shall carry forward each fiscal year until fully expended or reverted by an act
of the General Assembly.
Sec. 79. HOUSING ASSISTANCE
   (a) In fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2027, while the General Assembly is
not in session the Emergency Board shall have the authority to transfer part of
the appropriation in 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. B.1101(b)(2) to the
Department for Children and Families for the purpose of assisting a housing
authority to avoid termination of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) Section 8 housing choice vouchers that would otherwise
be lost as the result of federal action.
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   (b) If funds are transferred for this purpose, they may be made available at
the request of a housing authority for one of the following purposes:
         (1) to maintain a current housing assistance payment in use or to prevent
the retirement of a housing assistance payment currently in use by the housing
authority; or
         (2) with prior written approval from HUD, to provide funding to a
housing authority in order to prevent the termination of assistance to current
housing choice voucher participants.
   (c) If funds are transferred for this purpose, an affirmative vote of the
majority of a housing authority’s commissioners shall be required prior to a
housing authority requesting funds.
   (d) A housing authority shall notify the Department for Children and
Families of its intent to request funds and submit a report on its financial need,
including evidence that the request conforms to applicable HUD requirements
and is a necessary and proper expense, to the Department on or before April
15, 2026.
   (e) On or before May 1, 2026, the Department for Children and Families, in
consultation with the Department of Housing and Community Development,
shall:
         (1) establish procedures for validating that such expenditures conform to
applicable HUD requirements and are a necessary and proper expense prior to
issuing funds; and
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        (2) establish guidelines to ensure that funds are distributed based upon
need.
   (f) If funds are transferred for this purpose, the Department for Children
and Families shall report to the Joint Fiscal Committee at its September 2026
meeting and submit a written report on or before January 15, 2027, to the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the status of the
appropriation.
   (g) As used in this section, “housing authority” has the same meaning as in
24 V.S.A. § 4002.
Sec. 80. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. E.139.1 is added to read:
 Sec. E.139.1 TAX DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATION; PILOT FUND
   (a) Notwithstanding 32 V.S.A. § 3709(a) or any other provision of law to
the contrary, the appropriation in Sec. B.139 of this act shall be made from the
PILOT Special Fund.
Sec. 81. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. E.325 is amended to read:
   Sec. E.325 DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES; OFFICE
                 OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
   (a) Of the General Fund appropriation in Sec. B.325 of this act,
$29,343,655 shall be used by the Department for Children and Families’ Office
of Economic Opportunity to issue grants to community agencies to assist
individuals experiencing homelessness by preserving existing services,
increasing services, or increasing resources available statewide. These funds
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may be granted alone or in conjunction with federal Emergency Solutions
Grants funds. Grant decisions and the administration of funds shall be done in
consultation with the two U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development-recognized continuum of care programs.
   (b) Of the General Fund appropriation in Sec. B.325 of this act, $1,322,141
General Fund shall be used by the Department for Children and Families’
Office of Economic Opportunity for distribution to community partners
providing services to prevent and address homelessness for the purpose of
restoring these community partners to their fiscal year 2025 appropriation
level. The $1,322,141 shall be allocated as follows:
      (1) $5,000 to the Charter House Coalition;
      (2) $46,360 to Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects (HOPE);
      (3) $5,000 to Groundworks Collaborative;
      (4) $90,000 to the Homeless Prevention Center;
      (5) $1,000 to the NewStory Center;
      (6) $60,000 to the Springfield Supported Housing Program;
      (7) $50,000 to Upper Valley Haven;
      (8) $20,000 to the Good Samaritan Haven;
      (9) $10,000 to the Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual
Violence;
      (10) $381,088 to BROC Community Action;
      (11) $184,783 to Southeastern Vermont Community Action;
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      (12) $308,910 to Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity;
and
      (13) $160,000 to Northeast Kingdom Community Action.
Sec. 82. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. E.100.3 is amended to read:
 Sec. E.100.3 AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT; CORONAVIRUS
               STATE FISCAL RECOVERY FUND APPROPRIATIONS;
               REPORTING
                                      ***
   (b) In fiscal year 2026, the Secretary of Administration shall report to the
Joint Fiscal Committee on a quarterly basis, and upon the request of the
Committee, on the status of any spending authority established pursuant to
2023 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. E.106.
                                      ***
Sec. 83. DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES PAYMENT
         REFORM; IMPLEMENTATION
   (a)(1) In fiscal year 2026, the Department of Disabilities, Aging, and
Independent Living shall adjust the developmental disabilities home- and
community-based services payment model to reflect per-member, per-month
payments to designated and specialized service agencies that are calculated
based on a minimum-assumed utilization rate of 65 percent. Reconciliation
shall occur in compliance with the developmental disabilities home- and
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community-based services payment reform rules and the False Claims Act, 31
U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.
      (2) Each agency currently below the 65 percent threshold and requiring
financial stabilization shall prepare and submit a financial stabilization plan to
the Department on or before October 1, 2027. The Department shall review
the stabilization plan and work with the proposing agencies toward the goal of
stabilization and sustainability.
   (b) The designated and specialized service agencies shall submit to the
Department on or before April 1, 2026, all information deemed necessary by
the Department to enable it to perform a comprehensive fiscal analysis and to
implement resolutions to address barriers that inhibit an increase in service
delivery utilization.
   (c)(1) On or before April 15, 2026, the Agency of Human Services and the
Departments of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living and of Vermont
Health Access shall convene a meeting with the Chairs of the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations, the House Committee on Human
Services, and the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare, or their designees,
and with the designated and specialized service agencies and other key
members of the developmental disabilities services delivery system. At the
meeting, the parties shall discuss efforts that support the growth of a
sustainable developmental disabilities services delivery system in which:
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         (A) increased service utilization meets the needs and goals of
individuals and families and drives the designated and specialized service
agencies’ success;
         (B) Medicaid compliance is assured; and
         (C) all State and federal rules are adhered to.
      (2) At the meeting, the parties shall also develop and recommend
concrete solutions to mitigate short-term financial impacts and Medicaid
compliance risks associated with the implementation of developmental
disabilities services payment reform, to the extent permitted under federal
Medicaid rules.
   (d) On or before May 1, 2026, the Department shall submit a written
progress report to the House Committee on Human Services and to the Senate
Committee on Health and Welfare detailing recommended solutions,
anticipated fiscal impacts to the designated and specialized service agencies,
implementation timelines, and compliance safeguards, including how
measures, such as the transitional utilization methodology, shall ensure
continuity of care, prevent service disruption, and mitigate Medicaid
compliance risks for providers and the State during the first year of payment
reform implementation, to the extent permitted under federal Medicaid rules.
   (e) If funds previously appropriated to the Agency of Human Services are
insufficient to provide the State match needed to make the payment adjustment
in subsection (a) of this section, notwithstanding 32 V.S.A. § 308b, the
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Commissioner of Finance and Management shall unreserve an amount of funds
equal to the deficiency from the Human Services Caseload Reserve and,
notwithstanding 32 V.S.A. § 706, transfer an amount of funds equal to the
deficiency to the Agency of Human Services.
Sec. 84. 18 V.S.A. § 9407 is amended to read:
§ 9407. OUTPATIENT PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; LIMITATIONS ON
         HOSPITAL CHARGES
                                       ***
   (d) This section shall not apply to:
      (1) an independent hospital that is designated as a critical access hospital
and that is not affiliated with another hospital or hospital network based in or
outside of Vermont; and
      (2) a non-critical access hospital that is participating in the Rural
Community Hospital Demonstration program through the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Sec. 85. IMPLEMENTATION; ADJUSTMENT OF HOSPITAL BUDGETS
   (a) A non-critical access hospital participating in the Rural Community
Hospital Demonstration program through the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services may submit claims to a health insurer for reimbursement of
prescription drugs administered in an outpatient or office setting on and after
the effective date of this act in amounts that exceed the limits set forth in 18
V.S.A. § 9407(a).
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   (b) The Green Mountain Care Board may adjust the budget for a hospital
that is authorized to exceed the limits set forth in 18 V.S.A. § 9407(a) to reflect
the exemption enacted in Sec. 84 of this act.
Sec. 86. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. E.330 is added to read:
 Sec. E.330 DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITIES, AGING AND
              INDEPENDENT LIVING; VERMONT CENTER FOR
              INDEPENDENT LIVING; FUNDING
   (a) Of the General Fund appropriation in Sec. B.330 of this act, $55,000
shall be granted to the Vermont Center for Independent Living to provide
home-delivered meals to individuals with disabilities under 60 years of age.
Sec. 87. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. E.334.1 is added to read:
  Sec. E.334.1 DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITIES, AGING AND
                 INDEPENDENT LIVING; NURSING HOME
                 EMERGENCY FISCAL RELIEF; AREA AGENCIES ON
                 AGING; TIER 1 RESIDENTIAL CARE; FUNDING
   (a) Of the Global Commitment appropriation in Sec. B.334.1 of this act,
$35,226 shall be used to increase payments to Area Agencies on Aging
beginning on April 1, 2026; $267,888 shall be used to increase payments to
Tier 1 Enhanced Residential Care facilities beginning on April 1, 2026; and
$14,196,886 shall be used for nursing home Emergency Financial Relief.
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Sec. 88. 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 27, Sec. E.333.1 is added to read:
  Sec. E.333.1 DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES PAYMENT REFORM;
                 FUNDING
   (a) Of the Global Commitment appropriation in Sec. B.333 of this act,
$9,500,000 shall be for one-time transition funding for the first year of
developmental disabilities services home and community-based services
payment reform implementation.
Sec. 89. CARRYFORWARD
   (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law and subject to the approval
of the Secretary of Administration, General Fund (#10000), Transportation
Fund (#20105), Transportation Infrastructure Bond Fund (#20191), Education
Fund (#20205), Technology Modernization Special Fund (#21951), Clean
Water Fund (#21932), and Agricultural Water Quality Fund (#21933)
appropriations remaining unexpended on June 30, 2026, in the Executive
Branch shall be carried forward and shall be designated for expenditure.
   (b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, General Fund
appropriations remaining unexpended on June 30, 2026, in the Legislative and
Judicial Branches shall be carried forward and shall be designated for
expenditure.
Sec. 90. EFFECTIVE DATE
   (a) This act shall take effect on passage.
Date Governor signed bill: March 5, 2026
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An act relating to fiscal year 2026 budget adjustments

Sponsors

Rep. Appropriations sponsors H 790 alone.

Appropriations

Rep. · Sponsor

Committees

H 790 went before 1 committee: Appropriations.

Appropriations
Appropriations
Referred to · Jan 30, 2026

History

H 790 has taken 50 actions since Jan 27, 2026, the latest on Mar 25, 2026.

ChamberAction
Mar 25, 2026
Senate
House message: Governor approved bill on March 5, 2026
Mar 10, 2026
House
Signed by Governor on March 5, 2026
Feb 27, 2026
House
Delivered to the Governor on February 27, 2027
Feb 27, 2026
Senate
House message: House adopted Conference Committee report
Feb 26, 2026
House
Action Calendar: Report of Committee of Conference

Votes

H 790 went to 1 roll call in the House, the latest on Jan 30, 2026 at 133–0.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Jan 30, 2026
House
Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 67 of 133 to Pass -- Yeas = 133, Nays = 0
133
0

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