S 286·VT·senate
An act relating to a meals and rooms tax surcharge for school construction aid
FailedFiled Jan 21, 2026
Sponsor: Martine Gulick (D)
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Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Finance
Jan 21, 2026
Summary
The bill creates a new 2% surcharge on the sale of taxable meals, hotel room rentals, and alcoholic beverages. Businesses that already collect the state’s meals and rooms tax would add the surcharge to customers’ bills, and the money would go to the School Construction Aid Special Fund. The surcharge would begin on August 1, 2026.
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