Bill Commons

VT S 127

enacted

An act relating to housing and housing development

Vermont · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Introduced
2025-03-18
Status date
Latest action
2025-06-13 — Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 12, 2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-18

    Committee bill read first time & placed on Notice Calendar per Senate Rule 48

    introduction

  2. 2025-03-18

    Rules suspended on motion of Senator Baruth

  3. 2025-03-18

    Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31

  4. 2025-03-21

    Rules suspended on motion of Senator Baruth

  5. 2025-03-21

    Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31

  6. 2025-03-25

    Entered on Notice Calendar

  7. 2025-03-25

    Committee Bill for Second Reading

    reading-2

  8. 2025-03-25

    Favorable report by Committee on Finance

    committee-passage

  9. 2025-03-25

    Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

    committee-passage

  10. 2025-03-26

    Committee Bill for Second Reading

    reading-2

  11. 2025-03-26

    Favorable report by Committee on Finance

    committee-passage

  12. 2025-03-26

    Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

    committee-passage

  13. 2025-03-26

    Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Ram Hinsdale, Brock, Chittenden, and Clarkson

  14. 2025-03-27

    Unfinished Business/Second Reading

    reading-2

  15. 2025-03-27

    Committee Bill for Second Reading

    reading-2

  16. 2025-03-27

    Favorable report by Committee on Finance

    committee-passage

  17. 2025-03-27

    Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

    committee-passage

  18. 2025-03-27

    Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Ram Hinsdale, Clarkson, Brock, and Chittenden

  19. 2025-03-27

    Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Cummings, Beck, Brock, Chittenden, Gulick, Hardy, and Mattos

  20. 2025-03-27

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  21. 2025-03-27

    Reported favorably by Senator Cummings for Committee on Finance

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2025-03-27

    Reported favorably by Senator Watson for Committee on Appropriations with recommendation of amendment

    committee-passage-favorable

  23. 2025-03-27

    Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations agreed to

  24. 2025-03-27

    Senator(s) Ram Hinsdale, Clarkson, Brock, and Chittenden moved to amend

  25. 2025-03-27

    Motion agreed to

  26. 2025-03-27

    3rd reading ordered

  27. 2025-03-28

    New Business/Third Reading

    reading-3

  28. 2025-03-28

    Pending third reading, bill amended as moved by Senator(s) Cummings, Beck, Brock, Chittenden, Gulick, Hardy, and Mattos

    reading-3

  29. 2025-03-28

    Read 3rd time & passed

    reading-3

  30. 2025-04-02

    Read first time and referred to the Committee on General and Housing

    introduction

  31. 2025-05-06

    Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  32. 2025-05-06

    Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)

  33. 2025-05-14

    Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)

  34. 2025-05-21

    Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  35. 2025-05-22

    Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  36. 2025-05-22

    Rep. Mihaly of Calais moved to postpone action until 5/23/2025, which was agreed to

  37. 2025-05-23

    Action Calendar: Action postponed until 5/23/2025

  38. 2025-05-23

    Read second time

    reading-2

  39. 2025-05-23

    Rep. Mihaly of Calais reported for the Committee on General and Housing

  40. 2025-05-23

    Rep. Kimbell of Woodstock recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means

  41. 2025-05-23

    Rep. Scheu of Middlebury recommended for the Committee on Appropriations

  42. 2025-05-23

    Rep. North of Ferrisburgh moved to amend the report of the Committee on Ways and Means

  43. 2025-05-23

    Rep. Bartholomew of Hartland raised a Point of Order

  44. 2025-05-23

    Point of order ruled well taken

  45. 2025-05-23

    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

  46. 2025-05-23

    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, Kleppner of Burlington, Lipsky of Stowe, Morris of Springfield, O'Brien of Tunbridge, Parsons of Newbury, and Sweeney of Shelburne moved to amend the amendment

  47. 2025-05-23

    Rep. Harrison of Chittenden demanded yeas and nays

  48. 2025-05-23

    Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 53, Nays = 86

  49. 2025-05-23

    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

  50. 2025-05-23

    Report of the Committee on General and Housing amended as recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means, as amended

  51. 2025-05-23

    Rep. McCoy of Poultney demanded yeas and nays

  52. 2025-05-23

    Report of Committee on General and Housing, as amended, agreed to

  53. 2025-05-23

    Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 68 of 136 to Pass -- Yeas = 100, Nays = 36

  54. 2025-05-23

    Third Reading ordered

    reading-3

  55. 2025-05-27

    Action Calendar: Third Reading

    reading-3

  56. 2025-05-27

    Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

    amendment-introduction,reading-3

  57. 2025-05-27

    Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

  58. 2025-05-27

    House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment

  59. 2025-05-28

    Entered on Notice Calendar

  60. 2025-05-28

    House proposal of amendment

    amendment-introduction

  61. 2025-05-28

    Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth

  62. 2025-05-28

    House proposal of amendment; text

    amendment-introduction

  63. 2025-05-28

    House proposal of amendment not concurred in; Committee of Conference requested, on motion of Senator Clarkson

    amendment-introduction

  64. 2025-05-28

    Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Clarkson, Ram Hinsdale, and Mattos

  65. 2025-05-28

    Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth

    passage

  66. 2025-05-28

    Senate Message: House proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference appointed

    amendment-introduction

  67. 2025-05-28

    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

  68. 2025-05-28

    House message: House appointed Conference Committee members

  69. 2025-05-30

    Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

  70. 2025-05-30

    Rep. Mihaly of Calais demanded yeas and nays

  71. 2025-05-30

    Committee of Conference report adopted (Senate bill)

    passage

  72. 2025-05-30

    Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 137, Nays = 2

  73. 2025-05-30

    Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

  74. 2025-05-30

    House message: House adopted Conference Committee report

  75. 2025-05-30

    Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth

  76. 2025-05-30

    Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Ram Hinsdale for Committee, text

  77. 2025-05-30

    Committee of Conference report adopted

  78. 2025-05-30

    As passed by Senate and House

    passage

  79. 2025-05-30

    Rules suspended & ordered delivered to Governor forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth

    executive-receipt

  80. 2025-05-30

    Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted

  81. 2025-06-06

    Delivered to Governor on June 6, 2025

    executive-receipt

  82. 2025-06-13

    Signed by Governor on June 12, 2025

    executive-signature

  83. 2025-06-13

    Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 12, 2025

    executive-signature

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Documents

Votes

  • Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 68 of 136 to Pass -- Yeas = 100, Nays = 36

    2025-05-23 · pass · 100-36

    Member-level votes (147)
    • Arsenault: yes
    • Austin: yes
    • Bartholomew: yes
    • Bartley: yes
    • Berbeco: yes
    • Birong: yes
    • Bishop: yes
    • Black: yes
    • Bluemle: yes
    • Bos-Lun: yes
    • Bosch: yes
    • Boutin: yes
    • Boyden: yes
    • Brady: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • Burke: yes
    • Burkhardt: yes
    • Burrows: yes
    • Burtt: yes
    • Canfield: yes
    • Carris Duncan: yes
    • Casey: yes
    • Chapin: yes
    • Charlton: yes
    • Christie: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Conlon: yes
    • Cooper: yes
    • Corcoran: yes
    • Cordes: yes
    • Critchlow: yes
    • Demar: yes
    • Dodge: yes
    • Dolan: yes
    • Dolgin: yes
    • Duke: yes
    • Durfee: yes
    • Eastes: yes
    • Emmons: yes
    • Feltus: yes
    • Galfetti: yes
    • Garofano: yes
    • Goldman: yes
    • Goodnow: yes
    • Graning: yes
    • Greer: yes
    • Harple: yes
    • Headrick: yes
    • Holcombe: yes
    • Hooper: yes
    • Houghton: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • James: yes
    • Keyser: yes
    • Kimbell: yes
    • Kleppner: yes
    • Kornheiser: yes
    • Krasnow: yes
    • Lalley: yes
    • LaLonde: yes
    • LaMont: yes
    • Logan: yes
    • Long: yes
    • Maguire: yes
    • Marcotte: yes
    • Masland: yes
    • McFaun: yes
    • McGill: yes
    • Micklus: yes
    • Mihaly: yes
    • Minier: yes
    • Morris: yes
    • Morrow: yes
    • Mrowicki: yes
    • Nelson: yes
    • Noyes: yes
    • Nugent: yes
    • O'Brien: yes
    • Ode: yes
    • Olson: yes
    • Pezzo: yes
    • Pouech: yes
    • Priestley: yes
    • Quimby: yes
    • Rachelson: yes
    • Satcowitz: yes
    • Scheu: yes
    • Sheldon: yes
    • Squirrell: yes
    • Stevens: yes
    • Stone: yes
    • Surprenant: yes
    • Sweeney: yes
    • Tomlinson: yes
    • Torre: yes
    • Waszazak: yes
    • Waters Evans: yes
    • Wells: yes
    • Wood: yes
    • Yacovone: yes
    • Bailey: no
    • Branagan: no
    • Burditt: no
    • Coffin: no
    • Dickinson: no
    • Goslant: no
    • Gregoire: no
    • Hango: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Harvey: no
    • Howland: no
    • Kascenska: no
    • Labor: no
    • Laroche: no
    • Lipsky: no
    • Luneau: no
    • Malay: no
    • McCoy: no
    • Morgan, L.: no
    • Morgan, M.: no
    • Morrissey: no
    • Nielsen: no
    • North: no
    • Oliver: no
    • Page: no
    • Pinsonault: no
    • Powers: no
    • Pritchard: no
    • Sibilia: no
    • Southworth: no
    • Steady: no
    • Tagliavia: no
    • Taylor: no
    • Toof: no
    • Walker: no
    • Campbell: not voting
    • Cina: not voting
    • Dobrovich: not voting
    • Donahue: not voting
    • Higley: not voting
    • Hunter: not voting
    • Krowinski: not voting
    • McCann: not voting
    • Nigro: not voting
    • Parsons: not voting
    • White: not voting
    • Winter: not voting
  • Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 53, Nays = 86

    2025-05-23 · fail · 53-86

    Member-level votes (147)
    • Bailey: yes
    • Bartley: yes
    • Bosch: yes
    • Boutin: yes
    • Boyden: yes
    • Burditt: yes
    • Burtt: yes
    • Canfield: yes
    • Casey: yes
    • Charlton: yes
    • Coffin: yes
    • Demar: yes
    • Dickinson: yes
    • Dolgin: yes
    • Galfetti: yes
    • Goslant: yes
    • Gregoire: yes
    • Hango: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hooper: yes
    • Howland: yes
    • Kascenska: yes
    • Labor: yes
    • Laroche: yes
    • Lipsky: yes
    • Luneau: yes
    • Maguire: yes
    • Malay: yes
    • McCoy: yes
    • McFaun: yes
    • Micklus: yes
    • Morgan, L.: yes
    • Morgan, M.: yes
    • Morrissey: yes
    • Nelson: yes
    • Nielsen: yes
    • North: yes
    • O'Brien: yes
    • Oliver: yes
    • Page: yes
    • Parsons: yes
    • Pinsonault: yes
    • Powers: yes
    • Priestley: yes
    • Pritchard: yes
    • Quimby: yes
    • Sibilia: yes
    • Southworth: yes
    • Steady: yes
    • Tagliavia: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Toof: yes
    • Walker: yes
    • Arsenault: no
    • Austin: no
    • Bartholomew: no
    • Berbeco: no
    • Birong: no
    • Bishop: no
    • Black: no
    • Bluemle: no
    • Bos-Lun: no
    • Brady: no
    • Branagan: no
    • Brown: no
    • Burke: no
    • Burkhardt: no
    • Burrows: no
    • Carris Duncan: no
    • Chapin: no
    • Christie: no
    • Cina: no
    • Cole: no
    • Conlon: no
    • Cooper: no
    • Corcoran: no
    • Cordes: no
    • Critchlow: no
    • Dodge: no
    • Dolan: no
    • Duke: no
    • Durfee: no
    • Eastes: no
    • Emmons: no
    • Feltus: no
    • Garofano: no
    • Goldman: no
    • Goodnow: no
    • Graning: no
    • Greer: no
    • Harple: no
    • Harvey: no
    • Headrick: no
    • Holcombe: no
    • Houghton: no
    • Howard: no
    • James: no
    • Keyser: no
    • Kimbell: no
    • Kleppner: no
    • Kornheiser: no
    • Krasnow: no
    • Lalley: no
    • LaLonde: no
    • LaMont: no
    • Logan: no
    • Long: no
    • Marcotte: no
    • Masland: no
    • McGill: no
    • Mihaly: no
    • Minier: no
    • Morris: no
    • Morrow: no
    • Mrowicki: no
    • Noyes: no
    • Nugent: no
    • Ode: no
    • Olson: no
    • Pezzo: no
    • Pouech: no
    • Rachelson: no
    • Satcowitz: no
    • Scheu: no
    • Sheldon: no
    • Squirrell: no
    • Stevens: no
    • Stone: no
    • Surprenant: no
    • Sweeney: no
    • Tomlinson: no
    • Torre: no
    • Waszazak: no
    • Waters Evans: no
    • Wells: no
    • Wood: no
    • Yacovone: no
    • Campbell: not voting
    • Dobrovich: not voting
    • Donahue: not voting
    • Higley: not voting
    • Hunter: not voting
    • Krowinski: not voting
    • McCann: not voting
    • Nigro: not voting
    • White: not voting
    • Winter: not voting
  • Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 137, Nays = 2

    2025-05-30 · pass · 137-2

    Member-level votes (147)
    • Arsenault: yes
    • Austin: yes
    • Bailey: yes
    • Bartholomew: yes
    • Bartley: yes
    • Berbeco: yes
    • Birong: yes
    • Bishop: yes
    • Black: yes
    • Bluemle: yes
    • Bos-Lun: yes
    • Bosch: yes
    • Boutin: yes
    • Brady: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • Burditt: yes
    • Burke: yes
    • Burkhardt: yes
    • Burrows: yes
    • Burtt: yes
    • Canfield: yes
    • Carris Duncan: yes
    • Casey: yes
    • Chapin: yes
    • Charlton: yes
    • Christie: yes
    • Coffin: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Conlon: yes
    • Cooper: yes
    • Corcoran: yes
    • Cordes: yes
    • Critchlow: yes
    • Demar: yes
    • Dickinson: yes
    • Dobrovich: yes
    • Dodge: yes
    • Dolan: yes
    • Dolgin: yes
    • Duke: yes
    • Durfee: yes
    • Eastes: yes
    • Emmons: yes
    • Galfetti: yes
    • Garofano: yes
    • Goldman: yes
    • Goodnow: yes
    • Goslant: yes
    • Graning: yes
    • Greer: yes
    • Gregoire: yes
    • Hango: yes
    • Harple: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Harvey: yes
    • Headrick: yes
    • Holcombe: yes
    • Hooper: yes
    • Houghton: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Howland: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • James: yes
    • Kascenska: yes
    • Keyser: yes
    • Kimbell: yes
    • Kleppner: yes
    • Kornheiser: yes
    • Krasnow: yes
    • Labor: yes
    • Lalley: yes
    • LaLonde: yes
    • LaMont: yes
    • Laroche: yes
    • Lipsky: yes
    • Logan: yes
    • Long: yes
    • Luneau: yes
    • Maguire: yes
    • Malay: yes
    • Marcotte: yes
    • Masland: yes
    • McCann: yes
    • McCoy: yes
    • McFaun: yes
    • McGill: yes
    • Micklus: yes
    • Mihaly: yes
    • Minier: yes
    • Morgan, L.: yes
    • Morgan, M.: yes
    • Morris: yes
    • Morrissey: yes
    • Morrow: yes
    • Mrowicki: yes
    • Nelson: yes
    • Nielsen: yes
    • Nigro: yes
    • North: yes
    • Noyes: yes
    • Nugent: yes
    • Ode: yes
    • Oliver: yes
    • Olson: yes
    • Page: yes
    • Pezzo: yes
    • Pinsonault: yes
    • Pouech: yes
    • Powers: yes
    • Priestley: yes
    • Pritchard: yes
    • Quimby: yes
    • Rachelson: yes
    • Satcowitz: yes
    • Scheu: yes
    • Sheldon: yes
    • Sibilia: yes
    • Squirrell: yes
    • Steady: yes
    • Stevens: yes
    • Stone: yes
    • Surprenant: yes
    • Sweeney: yes
    • Tagliavia: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Tomlinson: yes
    • Toof: yes
    • Torre: yes
    • Walker: yes
    • Waszazak: yes
    • Wells: yes
    • White: yes
    • Winter: yes
    • Wood: yes
    • Yacovone: yes
    • Branagan: no
    • Southworth: no
    • Boyden: not voting
    • Campbell: not voting
    • Cina: not voting
    • Donahue: not voting
    • Feltus: not voting
    • Higley: not voting
    • Krowinski: not voting
    • O'Brien: not voting
    • Parsons: not voting
    • Waters Evans: not voting

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