# Vermont H.43: An act relating to exempting military retirement and survivor benefit income from Vermont income tax Vermont H.43, An act relating to exempting military retirement and survivor benefit income from Vermont income tax, is a 2025-2026 Session House bill sponsored by William P Canfield (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-17 (Read first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H43-2026 - 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.43 - State: Vermont - Session: 2025-2026 Session - Title: An act relating to exempting military retirement and survivor benefit income from Vermont income tax - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-17 - Last action: 2025-01-17, Read first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means - Sponsor: William P Canfield (Republican) - Cosponsors: 74 - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: William P Canfield (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Alicia Malay (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Allen "Penny" R Demar (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Anne B. B Donahue (Independent), House - Cosponsor: Anthony "Tony" Micklus (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ashley R Bartley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Beth M Quimby (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brian J Cina (Democrat/Progressive), House - Cosponsor: Brian Minier (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Candice White (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carol Ode (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carolyn W Branagan (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rep. Casey Toof - Cosponsor: Chris Keyser (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Christopher Howland (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Christopher "Chris" A Pritchard (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rep. Christopher Taylor - Cosponsor: Conor Casey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Daniel A Noyes (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David "Dave" Bosch (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Deborah "Debbie" C Dolgin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Debra L Powers (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Eileen G Dickinson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Emilie Krasnow (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eric Maguire (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rep. Francis McFaun - Cosponsor: Gina M Galfetti (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Gregory "Greg" Burtt (Republican), House - Cosponsor: James A Gregoire (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rep. James Harrison - Cosponsor: Jed Lipsky (Independent), House - Cosponsor: John Kascenska (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Joseph "Joe" Luneau (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Joseph Parsons (Independent), House - Cosponsor: Joshua Dobrovich (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kenneth W Goslant (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kenneth "Ken" L Wells (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kevin "Coach" B Christie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kevin C Winter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kristi C Morris (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Larry Labor (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Laura H Sibilia (Independent), House - Cosponsor: Leland J Morgan (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lisa A Hango (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lucy Boyden (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mark A Higley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mary E. E Howard (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mary A. A Morrissey (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mary-Katherine A Stone (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matthew J Birong (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matt E Walker (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael Boutin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael J Marcotte (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael R Morgan (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael "Mike" Southworth (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael "Mike" Tagliavia (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Monique Priestley (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Philip Jay J Hooper (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Richard J Bailey (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Richard M Nelson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rob North (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rep. Robert Hooper - Cosponsor: Robert Hunter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sandra "Sandy" H Pinsonault (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sarah "Sarita" C Austin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Shawn Sweeney (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Thomas B Burditt (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Thomas Oliver (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Timothy R. R Corcoran II (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Todd Nielsen (Republican), House - Cosponsor: VL L Coffin IV (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Wayne A Laroche (Republican), House - Cosponsor: William "Will" Greer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Woodman H Page (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Zachary J Harvey (Republican), House ## Actions (1) - 2025-01-17: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced, 2025-01-16: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0043/H-0043 As Introduced.pdf) ## Related bills - S.327: An act relating to economic development (signed) - S.328: An act relating to housing and common interest communities (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.313: An act relating to transforming Vermont’s career technical education system (signed) - S.298: An act relating to voter protections (signed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0043/H-0043 As Introduced.pdf) ## Related - [S.327: An act relating to economic development](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S327-2026) - [S.328: An act relating to housing and common interest communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S328-2026) - [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.313: An act relating to transforming Vermont’s career technical education system](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S313-2026) - [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-H43-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).