House Committee on General and Housing

 

AGENDA

 

Room 31 and Zoom

January 20, 2026 - January 23, 2026

Last Updated 1/16/2026 3:50 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

 

2:15 PM                   Budget Process

Committee Discussion

James Duffy, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office - Invited

 

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

9:15 AM                   Committee Discussion of Priorities

Committee Agenda and Housing Bills

 

10:15 AM                   Break

 

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

Housing Overview

Rep. Patricia McCoy, Sponsor, Rutland-1 - Invited

Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development

 

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

Rowan Hawthorne, Policy and Legislative Affairs Director, Vermont Department of Labor

David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Vermont Association for Justice

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, January 22, 2026

9:00 AM                   NEK Day

Housing Initiatives Discussion

Witnesses TBD, NEK Collaborative

Patrick Shattuck, Executive Director, RuralEdge

Loralee Tester, Executive Director, Northeast Kingdom Chamber of Commerce

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Committee Discussion

Review of automatic sunsets for legislative reports

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

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

Rep. Chloe Tomlinson, Sponsor

 

1:50 PM                   H. 678 - An act relating to the creation of a housing pilot program in Washington and Lamoille Counties

Introduction

Rep. Michael Boutin, Sponsor - Invited

 

2:00 PM                   H. 704 - An act relating to the Tenant Representation Pilot Program

Introduction

Rep. Thomas Stevens, Sponsor

 

2:05 PM                   H. 688 - An act relating to timelines and process for residential evictions

Introduction

Rep. Deborah "Debbie" Dolgin, Sponsor - Invited

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, January 23, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10 Minutes After Floor                   H. 532 - An act relating to mandatory retirement of college professors

Vote

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   TBD

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Miriam Eligberg at Miriam.Eligberg@vtleg.gov