Vermont S 31: An act relating to a temporary suspension of the ambulance agency provider tax

Bill Text

BILL AS INTRODUCED S.31
2025 Page 1 of 2

VT LEG #380174 v.1
S.31 1
Introduced by Senators Chittenden and Ingalls 2
Referred to Committee on 3
Date: 4
Subject: Health; Medicaid; provider tax; ambulance agency assessment; 5
PILOT Special Fund 6
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to suspend the 7
ambulance agency provider tax for fiscal years 2026 through 2028 and to 8
transfer an equivalent amount of revenue from the PILOT Special Fund to the 9
General Fund in those fiscal years. 10
An act relating to a temporary suspension of the ambulance agency provider 11
tax 12
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 13
Sec. 1. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF AMBULANCE AGENCY 14
PROVIDER TAX; TRANSFERS FROM PILOT SPECIAL FUND 15
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of 33 V.S.A. § 1959 to the contrary, for 16
fiscal years 2026, 2027, and 2028, the Department of Vermont Health Access 17
shall not assess, and no ambulance agency shall be required to pay, the 18
ambulance agency assessment established by 33 V.S.A. § 1959. 19

BILL AS INTRODUCED S.31
2025 Page 2 of 2

VT LEG #380174 v.1
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of 32 V.S.A. § 3709 to the contrary, in 1
fiscal years 2026, 2027, and 2028, the Commissioner of Finance and 2
Management shall transfer from the PILOT Special Fund to the General Fund 3
an amount equal to the amount of revenue generated by the ambulance agency 4
assessment in fiscal year 2025 in order to replace approximately the amounts 5
that would otherwise have been available in the General Fund as a result of the 6
revenue generated by the ambulance agency assessment in each of those years. 7
Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE 8
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2025. 9