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Vermont · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 85: An act relating to the taxation of vehicles used for forestry operations

Introduced Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 85 is a bill introduced in the Vermont House on January 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An act relating to the taxation of vehicles used for forestry operations. Primary sponsor: Jed Lipsky (Independent), Dave Bosch (Republican), Carolyn Branagan (Republican), Greg Burtt (Republican), Bill Canfield (Republican), Emily Carris-Duncan (Democratic), Tom Charlton (Republican), V.L. Coffin (Republican), Jonathan Cooper (Democratic), Penny Demar (Republican), Debbie Dolgin (Republican), Gina Galfetti (Republican), Ian Goodnow (Democratic), Will Greer (Democratic), James Gregoire (Republican), Lisa Hango (Republican), Zak Harvey (Republican), Mark Higley (Republican), Chris Keyser (Republican), Eric Maguire (Republican), Leland Morgan (Republican), Mike Morgan (Republican), Mary Morrissey (Republican), Richard Nelson (Republican), Todd Nielsen (Republican), Joseph Parsons (Republican), Sandy Pinsonault (Republican), Debbie Powers (Republican), Chris Pritchard (Republican), Mike Southworth (Republican), Shawn Sweeney (Democratic), Ken Wells (Republican), Kevin Winter (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 24, 2025): Read first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Independent 1 · Republican 27

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jed LipskyPrimary sponsorIndependentHouseLamoille-1
Dave BoschPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseRutland-2
Carolyn BranaganPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseFranklin-1
Greg BurttPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseCaledonia-Washington
Bill CanfieldPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseRutland-10
Emily Carris-DuncanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouseWindham-6
Tom CharltonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseWindsor-Windham
V.L. CoffinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseWindsor-2
Jonathan CooperPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouseBennington-1
Penny DemarPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseFranklin-7
Debbie DolginPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseCaledonia-Essex
Gina GalfettiPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseWashington-Orange
Ian GoodnowPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouseWindham-9
Will GreerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouseBennington-2
James GregoirePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseFranklin-6
Lisa HangoPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseFranklin-5
Zak HarveyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseRutland-3
Mark HigleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseOrleans-Lamoille
Chris KeyserPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseRutland-7
Eric MaguirePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseRutland-5
Leland MorganPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseGrand Isle-Chittenden
Mike MorganPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseGrand Isle-Chittenden
Mary MorrisseyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseBennington-5
Richard NelsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseOrleans-1
Todd NielsenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseRutland-9
Joseph ParsonsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseOrange-Caledonia
Sandy PinsonaultPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseBennington-Rutland
Debbie PowersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseCaledonia-1
Chris PritchardPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseRutland-Bennington
Mike SouthworthPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseCaledonia-2
Shawn SweeneyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouseChittenden-7
Ken WellsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseOrleans-3
Kevin WinterPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseRutland-Windsor

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Read first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source