House Committee on General and Housing

 

AGENDA

 

Room 31 and Zoom

January 6, 2026 - January 9, 2026

Last Updated 1/8/2026 11:21 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-general-and-housing.

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

Followed by Caucuses and lunch

 

1:00 PM                   The Home Act, Act 181 of 2024, and Act 69 of 2025

Overview

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - Invited

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:30 PM                   Housing Update

Michael Pieciak, Vermont State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer

 

3:10 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

9:00 AM                   Housing Update

Josh Hanford, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

Samantha Sheehan, Municipal Policy and Advocacy Specialist, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

 

10:10 AM                   Housing Update

Joan Goldstein, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Economic Development Authority

Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Housing Update

Miro Weinberger, Executive Chairperson, Let's Build Homes

 

1:40 PM                   Adjourn

 

2:00 PM                   Governor's State of the State Address

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, January 8, 2026

9:00 AM                   Housing Update

Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board

Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board

Kathleen Berk, Executive Director, Vermont State Housing Authority

Loralee Tester, Executive Director, Northeast Kingdom Chamber of Commerce

 

11:10 AM                   Housing Update

Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Housing Update

Charlie Baker, Executive Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission

Chad Simmons, Director, Housing and Homeless Alliance of Vermont

 

2:15 PM                   Housing Update

Michael Monte, Chief Executive Officer, Champlain Housing Trust

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, January 9, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Committee Discussion

 

11:30 AM                   Housing Update

Esq. Susan Aranoff, J.D., Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Community Housing Infrastructure Program

Joint Hearing with the House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development and House Committee on Ways and Means from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. in Room 11 of the State House. This will be livestreamed from the House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development's YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzrAG4uj66EMBP8C2mwQPA/featured

Jessica Hartleben, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development - Invited

 Witness TBA, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

Bob Flint, Executive Director, Springfield Regional Development Corporation

Miro Weinberger, Executive Chairperson, Let's Build Homes

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Miriam Eligberg at Miriam.Eligberg@vtleg.gov