House Committee on General and Housing

 

AGENDA

 

Room 31 and Zoom

January 27, 2026 - January 30, 2026

Last Updated 1/26/2026 9:15 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

9:00 AM                   H. 757 - An act relating to manufactured homes and limited equity cooperatives

Walk-through

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   House Floor

Followed by Caucuses and lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 757 - An act relating to manufactured homes and limited equity cooperatives

Rachel Siegel, Senior Officer, Pew Charitable Trusts - Zoom

 

2:15 PM                   H. 757 - An act relating to manufactured homes and limited equity cooperatives

Jeremiah Ward, Cooperative Development Specialist, Cooperative Development Institute

Rachel MCleod, Regulatory Program Coordinator, EastRise Credit Union

Ed Fitzpatrick, Bergeron, Paradis, & Fitzpatrick Legal

Alexander Shriver, Partner, Philips, Dunn, Shriver, & Carroll, P.C. - Zoom

 

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

9:30 AM                   Field Trip

Fecteau Homes site visit of manufactured housing

This meeting will not be livestreamed

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 757 - An act relating to manufactured homes and limited equity cooperatives

Dan Fecteau, Fecteau Homes

Jim Fecteau, Fecteau Homes - Zoom

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

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, January 29, 2026

9:00 AM                   Mental Health Advocacy Day

Lindsey St.Amour, Exective Director, Disability Rights Vermont

Kahlia Livingston, Fair Housing Project Education & Outreach Coordinator, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)

Gloria Quinn, Executive Director, Upper Valley Services - Zoom

 

10:00 AM                   Committee Discussion

House Appropriations Committee policy liaison assignment

 

11:00 AM                   H. 725 - An act relating to the State Labor Relations Act

Introduction

Rep. Kate Logan, Sponsor, Chittenden-16

 

11:15 AM                   H. 757 - An act relating to manufactured homes and limited equity cooperatives

Fiscal note discussion and possible vote

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:10 PM                   H. 726 - An act relating to flexible working arrangements

Introduction

Rep. Robert Hooper, Sponsor - Invited

 

1:15 PM                   H. 548 - An act relating to adding a mediator position to the office of the Vermont Labor Relations Board

Judith Dillon, Executive Director, Labor Relations Board

Thomas Abdelnour, Legislative Coordinator, VSEA - Invited

Patricia Turley, General Counsel, Vermont State Colleges System

 

2:45 PM                   H. 772 - An act relating to residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program

Introduction

Rep. Marc Mihaly, Sponsor

 

2:50 PM                   H. 775 - An act relating to creating tools for housing production

Introduction

Rep. Marc Mihaly, Sponsor, House Committee on General and Housing

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, January 30, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10 Minutes After Floor                   H. 548 - An act relating to adding a mediator position to the office of the Vermont Labor Relations Board

Committee Discussion and Potential Vote

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 775 - An act relating to creating tools for housing production

Joint Hearing with the House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development from 1:00-3:00pm in Room 10 of the State House. This will be livestreamed from the House Committee on General and Housing YouTube.

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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

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

Michael Gaughan, Executive Director, Vermont Bond Bank - Zoom

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

David Kapplan, Housing Developer - Invited

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Miriam Eligberg at Miriam.Eligberg@vtleg.gov