# Vermont H.10: An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of Barre Vermont H.10, An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of Barre, is a 2025-2026 Session House bill sponsored by Michael Boutin (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-02 (House message: Governor approved bill on May 1, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H10-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Vermont H.10 - State: Vermont - Session: 2025-2026 Session - Title: An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of Barre - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-09 - Last action: 2025-05-02, House message: Governor approved bill on May 1, 2025 - Sponsor: Michael Boutin (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Barre voting moves to May: benefit, low. Beginning May 1, 2025, Barre’s annual City meeting moves from the first Tuesday in March to the second Tuesday in May. Voters elect officers, consider budgets, and vote on City Manager requests at the annual meeting. The Council may legally schedule the annual City meeting for another date. Special… - Barre spending stays within voter budgets: cost, low. Beginning May 1, 2025, Barre’s fiscal year runs from July 1 through June 30. After voters approve an annual City budget, the Council and City Manager cannot authorize spending above that amount. City deficit spending is prohibited; these charter limits do not cover the School District or its Board.… - Barre appoints treasurers and pays bonds: mixed, low. Beginning May 1, 2025, Barre voters elect a Mayor and City Clerk every two years, rather than electing a combined Clerk-Treasurer. The elected Council may appoint and remove a Treasurer and appoint needed Assistant Treasurers; the Treasurer follows State-law duties. The Council fills elected munici… - Barre removes charter school governance rules: mixed, low. Beginning May 1, 2025, the law removes Barre charter rules for electing City school commissioners and Spaulding school board members. It also removes rules for filling school commissioner vacancies. The repeals cover School District rules, school commissioner powers and duties, and appointment of a… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Michael Boutin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Edward "Teddy" Waszazak (Democratic), House ## Actions (31) - 2025-05-02: House message: Governor approved bill on May 1, 2025 (House) - 2025-05-01: Signed by Governor on May 1, 2025 (House) - 2025-04-25: Delivered to Governor on April 25, 2025 (House) - 2025-04-24: House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment (House) - 2025-04-23: Senate proposal of amendment concurred in (House) - 2025-04-23: Action Calendar: Action postponed until 4/23/2025 (House) - 2025-04-22: Rep. Coffin of Cavendish moved to postpone action until 4/23/2025, which was agreed to (House) - 2025-04-22: Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment (House) - 2025-04-18: Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment (House) - 2025-04-17: Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment (Senate) - 2025-04-16: New Business/Third Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-15: 3rd reading ordered (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations agreed to (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Vyhovsky for Committee on Government Operations (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations (Senate) - 2025-04-15: New Business/Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Entered on Notice Calendar (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Referred to Committee on Government Operations per Temporary Senate Rule 44A (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Read 1st time (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Read third time and passed (House) - 2025-03-25: Action Calendar: Third Reading (House) - 2025-03-21: Third Reading ordered (House) - 2025-03-21: Report of Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs agreed to (House) - 2025-03-21: Rep. Coffin of Cavendish reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs (House) - 2025-03-21: Read second time (House) - 2025-03-21: Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment (House) - 2025-03-20: Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment (House) - 2025-01-09: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs (House) ## Bill text - As Enacted (ACT M001)Opens in a new window, 2025-05-07: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACTM001/ACTM001%20As%20Enacted.pdf) - As Passed by Both Chambers, 2025-04-24: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0010/H-0010 As Passed by Both House and Senate Official.pdf) - As Passed by Both Chambers (Unofficial), 2025-04-24: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0010/H-0010 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf) - Senate Proposal of Amendment, 2025-04-18: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0010/H-0010 Senate proposal of amendment Official.pdf) - Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial), 2025-04-18: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0010/H-0010 Senate Proposal of Amendment Unofficial.pdf) - As Passed by the House, 2025-03-27: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0010/H-0010 As passed by the House Official.pdf) - As Passed by the House (Unofficial), 2025-03-27: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0010/H-0010 As Passed by the House Unofficial.pdf) - As Introduced, 2024-12-30: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0010/H-0010 As Introduced.pdf) ## Related bills - S.328: An act relating to housing and common interest communities (signed) - S.327: An act relating to economic development (signed) - S.313: An act relating to transforming Vermont’s career technical education system (signed) - S.323: An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects (signed) - S.326: An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to motor vehicles (signed) - S.298: An act relating to voter protections (signed) ## Sources - [As Enacted (ACT M001)Opens in a new window (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACTM001/ACTM001%20As%20Enacted.pdf) - [As Passed by Both Chambers (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0010/H-0010 As Passed by Both House and Senate Official.pdf) - [As Passed by Both Chambers (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0010/H-0010 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf) - [Senate Proposal of Amendment (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0010/H-0010 Senate proposal of amendment Official.pdf) - [Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0010/H-0010 Senate Proposal of Amendment Unofficial.pdf) - [As Passed by the House (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0010/H-0010 As passed by the House Official.pdf) - [As Passed by the House (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0010/H-0010 As Passed by the House Unofficial.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0010/H-0010 As Introduced.pdf) ## Related - [S.328: An act relating to housing and common interest communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S328-2026) - [S.327: An act relating to economic development](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S327-2026) - [S.313: An act relating to transforming Vermont’s career technical education system](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S313-2026) - [S.323: An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S323-2026) - [S.326: An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to motor vehicles](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S326-2026) - [S.298: An act relating to voter protections](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S298-2026) - [Vermont bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/vermont/bills) - [Vermont state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/vermont) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H10-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).