An act relating to housing and housing development
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2025-2026 biennium
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Committee bill read first time & placed on Notice Calendar per Senate Rule 48 · Mar 18, 2025
Rules suspended on motion of Senator Baruth · Mar 18, 2025
Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31 · Mar 18, 2025
Rules suspended on motion of Senator Baruth · Mar 21, 2025
Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31 · Mar 21, 2025
Entered on Notice Calendar · Mar 25, 2025
Committee Bill for Second Reading · Mar 25, 2025
Favorable report by Committee on Finance · Mar 25, 2025
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations · Mar 25, 2025
Committee Bill for Second Reading · Mar 26, 2025
Favorable report by Committee on Finance · Mar 26, 2025
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations · Mar 26, 2025
Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Ram Hinsdale, Brock, Chittenden, and Clarkson · Mar 26, 2025
Unfinished Business/Second Reading · Mar 27, 2025
Committee Bill for Second Reading · Mar 27, 2025
Favorable report by Committee on Finance · Mar 27, 2025
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations · Mar 27, 2025
Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Ram Hinsdale, Clarkson, Brock, and Chittenden · Mar 27, 2025
Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Cummings, Beck, Brock, Chittenden, Gulick, Hardy, and Mattos · Mar 27, 2025
Read 2nd time · Mar 27, 2025
Reported favorably by Senator Cummings for Committee on Finance · Mar 27, 2025
Reported favorably by Senator Watson for Committee on Appropriations with recommendation of amendment · Mar 27, 2025
Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations agreed to · Mar 27, 2025
Senator(s) Ram Hinsdale, Clarkson, Brock, and Chittenden moved to amend · Mar 27, 2025
Motion agreed to · Mar 27, 2025
3rd reading ordered · Mar 27, 2025
New Business/Third Reading · Mar 28, 2025
Pending third reading, bill amended as moved by Senator(s) Cummings, Beck, Brock, Chittenden, Gulick, Hardy, and Mattos · Mar 28, 2025
Read 3rd time & passed · Mar 28, 2025
Read first time and referred to the Committee on General and Housing · Apr 2, 2025
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment · May 6, 2025
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a) · May 6, 2025
Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a) · May 14, 2025
Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment · May 21, 2025
Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment · May 22, 2025
Rep. Mihaly of Calais moved to postpone action until 5/23/2025 , which was agreed to · May 22, 2025
Action Calendar: Action postponed until 5/23/2025 · May 23, 2025
Read second time · May 23, 2025
Rep. Mihaly of Calais reported for the Committee on General and Housing · May 23, 2025
Rep. Kimbell of Woodstock recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means · May 23, 2025
Rep. Scheu of Middlebury recommended for the Committee on Appropriations · May 23, 2025
Rep. North of Ferrisburgh moved to amend the report of the Committee on Ways and Means · May 23, 2025
Rep. Bartholomew of Hartland raised a Point of Order · May 23, 2025
Point of order ruled well taken · May 23, 2025
Rep. Kimbell of Woodstock, Graning of Jericho, Kornheiser of Brattleboro, Marcotte of Coventry, and Mihaly of Calais moved to amend the report of the Committee on Ways and Means · May 23, 2025
Rep. Sibilia of Dover, Hango of Berkshire, Priestley of Bradford, Boyden of Cambridge, Bartley of Fairfax, Greer of Bennington, Gregoire of Fairfield, Harrison of Chittenden, Higley of Lowell, Kleppne · May 23, 2025
Rep. Harrison of Chittenden demanded yeas and nays · May 23, 2025
Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 53, Nays = 86 · May 23, 2025
Report of the Committee on Ways and Means amended as offered by Rep. Kimbell of Woodstock, Graning of Jericho, Kornheiser of Brattleboro, Marcotte of Coventry, and Mihaly of Calais · May 23, 2025
Report of the Committee on General and Housing amended as recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means , as amended · May 23, 2025
Rep. McCoy of Poultney demanded yeas and nays · May 23, 2025
Report of Committee on General and Housing , as amended, agreed to · May 23, 2025
Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 68 of 136 to Pass -- Yeas = 100, Nays = 36 · May 23, 2025
Third Reading ordered · May 23, 2025
Action Calendar: Third Reading · May 27, 2025
Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment · May 27, 2025
Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney · May 27, 2025
House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment · May 27, 2025
Entered on Notice Calendar · May 28, 2025
House proposal of amendment · May 28, 2025
Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth · May 28, 2025
House proposal of amendment; text · May 28, 2025
House proposal of amendment not concurred in; Committee of Conference requested, on motion of Senator Clarkson · May 28, 2025
Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Clarkson, Ram Hinsdale, and Mattos · May 28, 2025
Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth · May 28, 2025
Senate Message: House proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference appointed · May 28, 2025
Speaker appointed Reps. Mihaly of Calais , Kimbell of Woodstock , and Marcotte of Coventry as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House · May 28, 2025
House message: House appointed Conference Committee members · May 28, 2025
Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney · May 30, 2025
Rep. Mihaly of Calais demanded yeas and nays · May 30, 2025
Committee of Conference report adopted (Senate bill) · May 30, 2025
Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 137, Nays = 2 · May 30, 2025
Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney · May 30, 2025
House message: House adopted Conference Committee report · May 30, 2025
Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth · May 30, 2025
Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Ram Hinsdale for Committee, text · May 30, 2025
Committee of Conference report adopted · May 30, 2025
As passed by Senate and House · May 30, 2025
Rules suspended & ordered delivered to Governor forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth · May 30, 2025
Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted · May 30, 2025
Delivered to Governor on June 6, 2025 · Jun 6, 2025
Signed by Governor on June 12, 2025 · Jun 13, 2025
Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 12, 2025 · Jun 13, 2025
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sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
Recorded votes
Which was agreed to on a Roll Call [Passed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 137, Nays = 2]House · 2025-05-30 · Yea 137, Absent 10, Nay 2, Not Voting 1
Which was agreed to on a Roll Call [Passed -- Needed 68 of 136 to Pass -- Yeas = 100, Nays = 36]House · 2025-05-23 · Yea 100, Nay 36, Absent 13, Not Voting 1
Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call [Failed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 53, Nays = 86]House · 2025-05-23 · Nay 86, Yea 53, Absent 10, Not Voting 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Vermont legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 12, 2025 (Jun 13, 2025).