House Committee on General and Housing

 

AGENDA

 

Room 31 and Zoom

January 20, 2026 - January 23, 2026

Last Updated 1/23/2026 2:10 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor and Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Governor's 2027 Budget Address

Joint Assembly, House Chamber

 

2:00 PM                   H. 709 - An act relating to limiting overtime for medical interns, resident physicians, and physicians

Introduction

Rep. William "Will" Greer, Sponsor, House Corrections and Institutions

 

2:10 PM                   H. 713 - An act relating to raising the minimum wage for employees working for a national fast food chain

Introduction

Rep. William "Will" Greer, Sponsor, House Corrections and Institutions

 

2:20 PM                   H. 714 - An act relating to automated employment decision making and State employees

Introduction

Rep. Monique Priestley, Sponsor, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

 

2:30 PM                   Committee Discussion

 

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

9:15 AM                   Budget Process

Committee Discussion

James Duffy, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

10:00 AM                   Committee Discussion

Agenda planning, bill discussion

 

10:20 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   H. 602 - An act relating to housing and land use

Housing Overview

Rep. Patricia McCoy, Sponsor, Rutland-1

Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development

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

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Federal Impacts

Labor Impacts

Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Kendal Smith, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Labor

Chris Winters, Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Department of Labor

Robert Depper, General Counsel, Department of Labor

David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Working Vermont

J.P. Isabelle, Executive Director, Vermont State Labor Council AFL-CIO

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, January 22, 2026

9:00 AM                   NEK Day

Housing Initiatives Discussion

Carey Crozier, Board Member, Headwaters Community Trust

Mike Reddy, Founding Board Member, Headwaters Community Trust, Northeast Kingdom Organizing

Mike Morin, VT/ NH Program Director , Northern Forest Center

Paige Hartsell, Executive Director, KuRRve & NEK Organizing

Terri Lavely, Director of Community Engagement, NEK Human Services

Theodore Colbath, Floor Survivor, Lunenburg

 

10:10 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   NEK Day

Patrick Shattuck, Executive Director, RuralEdge

Loralee Tester, Executive Director, Northeast Kingdom Chamber of Commerce

 

11:40 AM                   H. 532 - An act relating to mandatory retirement of college professors

Vote

Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Committee Discussion

Review of automatic sunsets for legislative reports

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1:40 PM                   H. 688 - An act relating to timelines and process for residential evictions

Introduction

Rep. Deborah "Debbie" Dolgin, Sponsor

 

1:45 PM                   H. 667 - An act relating to collective homeownership resources

Introduction

Rep. Chloe Tomlinson, Sponsor

 

1:55 PM                   H. 678 - An act relating to the creation of a housing pilot program in Washington and Lamoille Counties

Introduction

Rep. Michael Boutin, Sponsor

 

2:10 PM                   H. 704 - An act relating to the Tenant Representation Pilot Program

Introduction

Rep. Thomas Stevens, Sponsor

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, January 23, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:45 AM                   Human Rights Commission

Big Hartman, Executive Director & General Counsel, Vermont Human Rights Commission

 

11:35 AM                   H. 548 - An act relating to adding a mediator position to the office of the Vermont Labor Relations Board

Walkthrough

Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:05 PM                   H. 757 - An act relating to manufactured homes and limited equity cooperatives

Introduction and Walkthrough

Rep. Gayle Pezzo, Sponsor

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Miriam Eligberg at Miriam.Eligberg@vtleg.gov