Senate rejects surtax amendment but passes H 9 33 after multiple floor fights

May 1, 2026

The Vermont Senate debated and rejected two high-profile floor amendments to H 9 33 — including a proposed surtax package aimed at the top 6% of earners — before passing the underlying bill as amended. Roll-call votes defeated the surcharge and an under‑30 tax‑exemption amendment; H 9 33 passed on third reading.

The full story

A proposed surtax package to recapture federal tax-cut windfalls for the state failed on the Senate floor Tuesday, and the chamber then passed H 9 33 as amended.

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in