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Local Government & Preemption legislation, Vermont
State legislation that governs cities and counties -- home rule, state preemption of local ordinances, municipal finance, and local authority. Deliberately broad: a city affairs office cares about municipal bonds, utilities and courts as much as about preemption fights, so the hub errs toward including anything a municipality is subject to.
47 bills in Vermont. Membership is matched on bill titles and official subject tags; source coverage and update timing vary. See something missing? Tell us.
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Enacted (1)
Latest action 2026-05-29: House message: Governor approved bill on June 18, 2026
Died or failed (46)
Latest action 2026-03-17: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure
- HCR 225 — House concurrent resolution honoring East Haven Selectboard Chair Kirwin Flanders for his extraordinary municipal public service careerdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-13: Adopted pursuant to Joint Rule 16b
Latest action 2026-02-27: Read first time, treated as a bill, and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- HCR 210 — House concurrent resolution honoring Ripton Selectboard Chair Laureen Cox for her exemplary municipal public servicedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-20: Adopted pursuant to Joint Rule 16b
- H 906 — An act relating to reimbursing municipalities for services that address the impact of homelessnessdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-18: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services
- H 901 — An act relating to inclusion of disability expertise in State, regional, and municipal emergency managementdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-17: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- H 893 — An act relating to creating the municipal emergency shelter program and reimbursing municipal corporations for costs associated with emergency housing programsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-10: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services
Latest action 2026-02-04: Read first time and referred to the Committee on General and Housing
- H 843 — An act relating to monitoring of municipal wastewater dischargesdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-30: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Environment
- H 787 — An act relating to limitations on municipal bylaws for Agency of Human Services infrastructuredied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-27: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Environment
- S 276 — An act relating to requiring municipalities to hold a vote concerning the operation of cannabis establishmentsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-20: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations
- H 722 — An act relating to authorizing municipalities to regulate the surface water use of public waters used as drinking water suppliesdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-20: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Environment
- S 263 — An act relating to the use of automated traffic law enforcement (ATLE) systems by municipalitiesdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-16: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Transportation
- H 696 — An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Bennington concerning municipal liensdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-15: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- H 663 — An act relating to exempting municipalities from the Act 250 requirement to mitigate reduction of primary agricultural soilsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-14: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Environment
Latest action 2026-01-14: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- H 633 — An act relating to requiring municipalities to hold a vote concerning the operation of cannabis retail establishmentsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-09: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- HCR 156 — House concurrent resolution honoring Timothy McNamara for his outstanding public service in environmental and municipal law enforcementdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-09: Adopted pursuant to Joint Rule 16b
- S 192 — An act relating to municipal authority to compel the cleaning or repair of premisesdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-06: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations
- SCR 6 — Senate concurrent resolution honoring Montpelier City Manager William J. Fraser for three decades of distinguished municipal public servicedied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-05-31: As adopted by Senate and House
Latest action 2025-05-27: Ceremonial Reading
- S 155 — An act relating to the use of automated traffic law enforcement (ATLE) systems by municipalitiesdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-05-16: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Transportation
- HCR 143 — House concurrent resolution honoring former Pawlet First Constable David Ricard Sr. for his outstanding municipal public servicedied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-05-16: Adopted pursuant to Joint Rule 16b
- HCR 114 — House concurrent resolution honoring Deborah J. Aldrich for 42 years of extraordinary municipal public service in the Town of Chesterdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-04-25: Adopted pursuant to Joint Rule 16b
- H 498 — An act relating to prohibiting municipal regulation of homelessness and supporting municipal programs to address homelessnessdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-04-01: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- S 134 — An act relating to municipal regulation of private airstripsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-27: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- S 115 — An act relating to requiring prior approval by a municipality to operate an overdose prevention centerdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-13: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations
- H 465 — An act relating to flood response and financial assistance for municipalitiesdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-12: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- H 470 — An act relating to flood response and flood alert systems for municipalitiesdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-12: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- S 97 — An act relating to creating municipal and regional civilian oversight of law enforcementdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-28: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations
- H 446 — An act relating to requiring municipal corporations to set equalized water and sewer rates throughout the service areadied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-28: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- H 402 — An act relating to the Vermont Municipal Labor Relations Actdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-27: Read first time and referred to the Committee on General and Housing
- H 373 — An act relating to pilot projects expanding democratic practices in State and local governmentdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-26: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- H 395 — An act relating to creating the Municipal Law Enforcement Assistance Programdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-26: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- H 361 — An act relating to creating municipal and regional civilian oversight of law enforcementdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-26: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- H 330 — An act relating to authorizing the use of electronic and remote voting for annual meetings of municipal corporationsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-25: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- S 81 — An act relating to prohibiting municipal regulation of the use of hygienic face masksdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-25: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations
- H 265 — An act relating to prohibiting the imposition of convenience fees on online municipal utility paymentsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-19: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure
- H 232 — An act relating to creating the Vermont Municipal Response and Recovery Special Funddied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-18: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- HCR 32 — House concurrent resolution honoring former Killington Town Clerk and Treasurer Lucrecia Wonsor for her insightful municipal government leadershipdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-14: Adopted pursuant to Joint Rule 16b
- H 158 — An act relating to prohibiting municipal regulation of the use of hygienic face masksdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-06: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
Latest action 2025-02-04: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
- H 135 — An act relating to administrative and policy changes to Vermont tax laws and extending reimbursement to municipalities for tax abatement due to floodingdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-04: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
- H 140 — An act relating to the provision of grants for community nurses and community care coordinators working in collaboration with municipalitiesdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-04: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services
- H 109 — An act relating to municipal ordinances governing the maintenance of properties within downtown districtsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-01-28: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- H 72 — An act relating to municipal ordinances governing nuisance properties containing salvage and scrapdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-01-23: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs