History

Special Sessions of the Vermont General Assembly

Year	Commencement	Adjournment	Duration	Principle Purpose
1857	February 18	February 27	10	Replace the State House destroyed by fire
1861	April 23	April 27	5	Respond to the call for troops at the outset of the Civil War
1865	March 9	March 10	2	Ratification of the 13th amendment to the Constitution prohibiting slavery
1867	March 27	March 29	3	Railroad route interruptions
1875	January 13	January 16	4	Replace the Vermont Reform School destroyed by fire
1891	August 25	August 27	3	Accepting of direct tax refund; cede land to the United States for a U.S. custom house and post office in St. Albans; make appropriations for the Columbian Exposition in Chicago
1898	May 5	May 7	3	Respond to the Spanish-American War
1916	August 24	August 25	2	Military excursions along the Mexican border
1927	November 30	November 30	1	Emergency and recovery action in response to the 1927 floods
1933	July 19	July 19	1	Construction of public works with New Deal funding
1934	April 18	April 19	2	Liquor control legislation in response to the repeal of the 18th amendment to the Constitution
1935	December 10	January 24	9*	Taxation and social security
1936	December 21	December 22	2	Unemployment insurance and compensation
1940	July 24	July 24	1	Special election for U.S. Senator after the death of Senator Ernest Gibson Sr.
1941	September 10	September 16	7	Financial problems at the University of Vermont and Agricultural College; existence of a "state of armed conflict" with Germany
1944	March 15	March 18	4	Enabling Vermont military personnel serving abroad to vote and other issues
1946	September 26	September 28	3	Construction of student housing at University of Vermont for returning veterans and funds for construction of state institution buildings
1962	July 25	August 9	16	Reapportionment of the Senate
1964	January 27	March 13	47	Various matters
1966	January 5	March 12	67	Consideration of governor's program of progress and other matters
1975	September 29	October 16	3	State budget deficit
1981	July 15	July 16	2	Juvenile crime bill after a brutal murder committed by a juvenile offender
1983	July 19	July 27	9	State budget deficit
1993	July 20	July 21	2	State budget deficit
2005	June 16	June 16	1	Threat of a veto of the state budget
2009	June 2	June 10	9	Veto of the state budget; making appropriations for government for fiscal year 2010 and taking actions to strengthen the economy
2018	May 23	June 29	38	Property tax relief through level statewide property tax rates; stabilizing Vermont's system of education finance and making appropriations for government for fiscal year 2019