S.127
An act relating to housing and housing development
Sponsors:
Location: House Committee on General and Housing
Last Recorded Action: 4/2/2025 - Read first time and referred to the Committee on General and Housing
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Charlie Baker, Secretary/Treasurer, Vermont Association of Planning and Development Agencies
- Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Ellie Beckett, Grant Programs Manager, Vermont Economic Progress Council
- Andrew Brewer, Government Relations Specialist, VT Builders and Remodelers
- Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
- Bob Flint, Executive Director, Springfield Regional Development Corporation
- Andrew Foley, Jonathan Rose Companies
- Michael Gaughan, Executive Director, Vermont Bond Bank
- Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Josh Hanford, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Jessica Hartleben, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council
- Doug Hoffer, State Auditor, State Auditor's Office
- Lindsay Kurrle, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
- Adam Necrason, Necrason Group, Hula, Ride Your Bike, LLC
- Russ Scully, Hula, Ride Your Bike, LLC
- Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
- Miro Weinberger, Executive Chairperson, Let's Build Homes
- David White, President, White & Burke Real Estate Investment Advisors, Inc.
House Committee on Environment
- Matt Chapman, Director of Waste Management & Prevention Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Abbey Duke
- Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
House Committee on General and Housing
- Susan Aranoff, Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
- Charlie Baker, Secretary/Treasurer, Vermont Association of Planning and Development Agencies
- Kathy Beyer, Senior Vice President, Real Estate Development, Evernorth
- Matt Chapman, Director of Waste Management & Prevention Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Trish Coppolino, Senior Environmental Program Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation, Agency of Natural Resources
- Liz Curry, Principle, Commonland Solutions
- Doug Farnham, Chief Recovery Officer, Agency of Administration
- Michael Gaughan, Executive Director, Vermont Bond Bank
- Shaun Gilpin, Housing Division Director, Department of Housing and Community Development
- Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Sponsor
- Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
- Jeremiah Ward, Cooperative Development Specialist, Cooperative Development Institute
- Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Sen. Alison Clarkson, Sponsor, Committee Representative
- Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
- Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- James Duffy, Joint Fiscal Office
- Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs Committee
- Chad Simmons, Housing Policy and Engagement Specialist, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
- Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Matt Chapman, Director of Waste Management & Prevention Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
- Olga Cruz, Immigrant Worker, Migrant Justice/Justicia Migrante
- Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Zeke Davisson, Chief Operating Officer, Summit Properties
- Chris Delia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
- Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust
- Ben Doyle, President, Preservation Trust of Vermont
- Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
- Michael Gaughan, Executive Director, Vermont Bond Bank
- Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Josh Hanford, Director, Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Jessica Hartleben, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council
- Alex Horowitz, Project Director, The Pew Charitable Trusts
- Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Tom Kennedy, Director of Community Development, Mount Ascutney Regional Commission
- Brett Long, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Economic Development
- Abel Luna, Migrant Justice/Justicia Migrante
- Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Corey Parent, Owner, Parent Property Management
- Michael Pieciak, Vermont State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
- Jonah Richard, Founder and Builder, Village Ventures
- Samantha Sheehan, Municipal Policy and Advocacy Specialist, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Chad Simmons, Housing Policy and Engagement Specialist, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
- Laura Trieschmann, State Historic Preservation Officer, Department of Housing and Community Development
- Rebecca Wasserman, Director of Economic Empowerment, Office of the State Treasurer
- David White, President, White & Burke Real Estate Investment Advisors, Inc.
- Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Finance
- Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Andrew Brewer, Government Relations Specialist, VT Builders and Remodelers
- Sen. Alison Clarkson, Sponsor
- Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
- Zeke Davisson, Chief Operating Officer, Summit Properties
- Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust
- Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
- Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Josh Hanford, Director, Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Jessica Hartleben, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council
- Doug Hoffer, State Auditor, State Auditor's Office
- Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale
- John Russell, Vermont Economic Progress Council
- Samantha Sheehan, Municipal Policy and Advocacy Specialist, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Miro Weinberger, Executive Chairperson, Let's Build Homes
- David White, President, White & Burke Real Estate Investment Advisors, Inc.
- Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel