Bill Commons

VT S 127

enacted

An act relating to housing and housing development

Vermont · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did VT S 127 pass?

Yes. VT S 127 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-13): Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 12, 2025

What is VT S 127 about?

VT S 127 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “An act relating to housing and housing development”.

Who sponsors VT S 127?

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs is the primary sponsor of VT S 127.

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

  • Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-13

    Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 12, 2025

    executive-signature

  2. 2025-06-13

    Signed by Governor on June 12, 2025

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-06-06

    Delivered to Governor on June 6, 2025

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-05-30

    Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted

  5. 2025-05-30

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

    executive-receipt

  6. 2025-05-30

    As passed by Senate and House

    passage

  7. 2025-05-30

    Committee of Conference report adopted

  8. 2025-05-30

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

  9. 2025-05-30

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

  10. 2025-05-30

    House message: House adopted Conference Committee report

  11. 2025-05-30

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

  12. 2025-05-30

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

  13. 2025-05-30

    Committee of Conference report adopted (Senate bill)

    passage

  14. 2025-05-30

    Rep. Mihaly of Calais demanded yeas and nays

  15. 2025-05-30

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

  16. 2025-05-28

    House message: House appointed Conference Committee members

  17. 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

  18. 2025-05-28

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

    amendment-introduction

  19. 2025-05-28

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

    passage

  20. 2025-05-28

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

  21. 2025-05-28

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

    amendment-introduction

  22. 2025-05-28

    House proposal of amendment; text

    amendment-introduction

  23. 2025-05-28

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

  24. 2025-05-28

    House proposal of amendment

    amendment-introduction

  25. 2025-05-28

    Entered on Notice Calendar

  26. 2025-05-27

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

  27. 2025-05-27

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

  28. 2025-05-27

    Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

    amendment-introduction,reading-3

  29. 2025-05-27

    Action Calendar: Third Reading

    reading-3

  30. 2025-05-23

    Third Reading ordered

    reading-3

  31. 2025-05-23

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

  32. 2025-05-23

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

  33. 2025-05-23

    Rep. McCoy of Poultney demanded yeas and nays

  34. 2025-05-23

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

  35. 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

  36. 2025-05-23

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

  37. 2025-05-23

    Rep. Harrison of Chittenden demanded yeas and nays

  38. 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

  39. 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

  40. 2025-05-23

    Point of order ruled well taken

  41. 2025-05-23

    Rep. Bartholomew of Hartland raised a Point of Order

  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. Scheu of Middlebury recommended for the Committee on Appropriations

  44. 2025-05-23

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

  45. 2025-05-23

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

  46. 2025-05-23

    Read second time

    reading-2

  47. 2025-05-23

    Action Calendar: Action postponed until 5/23/2025

  48. 2025-05-22

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

  49. 2025-05-22

    Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  50. 2025-05-21

    Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  51. 2025-05-14

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

  52. 2025-05-06

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

  53. 2025-05-06

    Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  54. 2025-04-02

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

    introduction

  55. 2025-03-28

    Read 3rd time & passed

    reading-3

  56. 2025-03-28

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

    reading-3

  57. 2025-03-28

    New Business/Third Reading

    reading-3

  58. 2025-03-27

    3rd reading ordered

  59. 2025-03-27

    Motion agreed to

  60. 2025-03-27

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

  61. 2025-03-27

    Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations agreed to

  62. 2025-03-27

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  63. 2025-03-27

    Reported favorably by Senator Cummings for Committee on Finance

    committee-passage-favorable

  64. 2025-03-27

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  65. 2025-03-27

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

  66. 2025-03-27

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

  67. 2025-03-27

    Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

    committee-passage

  68. 2025-03-27

    Favorable report by Committee on Finance

    committee-passage

  69. 2025-03-27

    Committee Bill for Second Reading

    reading-2

  70. 2025-03-27

    Unfinished Business/Second Reading

    reading-2

  71. 2025-03-26

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

  72. 2025-03-26

    Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

    committee-passage

  73. 2025-03-26

    Favorable report by Committee on Finance

    committee-passage

  74. 2025-03-26

    Committee Bill for Second Reading

    reading-2

  75. 2025-03-25

    Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

    committee-passage

  76. 2025-03-25

    Favorable report by Committee on Finance

    committee-passage

  77. 2025-03-25

    Committee Bill for Second Reading

    reading-2

  78. 2025-03-25

    Entered on Notice Calendar

  79. 2025-03-21

    Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31

  80. 2025-03-21

    Rules suspended on motion of Senator Baruth

  81. 2025-03-18

    Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31

  82. 2025-03-18

    Rules suspended on motion of Senator Baruth

  83. 2025-03-18

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

    introduction

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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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