Vermont H 790: An act relating to exempting social security income from Vermont’s personal income tax

Status: Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means (as of 2020-01-21)

State: Vermont · Session: 2019-2020 · Bill: H 790

Sponsors: James Gregoire, Anne Donahue, Brian Savage, Carl Rosenquist, Casey Toof, Charen Fegard, Christopher Mattos, Daniel Noyes, Francis McFaun, John Palasik, Leland Morgan, Less…, Lisa Hango, Logan Nicoll, Marcia Martel, Mark Higley, Mary Morrissey, Patrick Seymour, Paul Lefebvre, Rodney Graham, Terry Norris, Vicki Strong, Woodman Page

Bill Text

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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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