House Committee on General and Housing

 

AGENDA

 

Room 31 and Zoom

February 3, 2026 - February 6, 2026

Last Updated 1/30/2026 3:22 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

Followed by Caucuses and lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Housing Initiatives

HULA BTV project update

Russ Scully, Hula, Ride Your Bike, LLC

Andrew Foley, Jonathan Rose Companies

 

1:30 PM                   H. 757 - An act relating to manufactured homes and limited equity cooperatives

Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association

Laura Gorsky, Attorney, Laura E Gorsky, PLLC

 

2:25 PM                   Break

 

2:30 PM                   H. 757 - An act relating to manufactured homes and limited equity cooperatives

Committee discussion and mark-up

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:10 PM                   Housing Initiatives

Village Trust Initiative Update

Ben Doyle, President, Preservation Trust of Vermont

 

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

9:00 AM                   Department of Housing and Community Development and Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Program and Budget updates

Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development

 

9:30 AM                   H. 775 - An act relating to creating tools for housing production

Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development

Jeff Lubell, Housing Policy Consultant, ABT Associates

Jason Webster, Co-President, Owner, Huntington Homes, Inc.

 

11:00 AM                   H. 775 - An act relating to creating tools for housing production

Committee Discussion and mark-up

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:30 AM                   H. 757 - An act relating to manufactured homes and limited equity cooperatives

Committee discussion

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 440 - An act relating to providing protections against no-cause eviction

Rep. Saudia LaMont, Sponsor

 

1:10 PM                   H. 688 - An act relating to timelines and process for residential evictions

Rep. Deborah "Debbie" Dolgin, Sponsor

 

1:15 PM                   H. 756 - An act relating to termination of residential rental agreements based on criminal activity and increased penalties for crimes within a dwelling

Introduction

Rep. Joshua Dobrovich, Sponsor

 

1:20 PM                   Landlord-Tenant Initiatives

Multi-bill walk-through (H.399, H.440, H.688, H.756, H.772)

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, February 5, 2026

9:00 AM                   H. 772 - An act relating to residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program

Moving forward, testimony and discussion of H.772 may include references to H.399, H.440, H.688, and H.756

Michael Monte, Chief Executive Officer, Champlain Housing Trust - Zoom

Chad Simmons, Director, Housing and Homeless Alliance of Vermont

 

10:10 AM                   Break

 

10:20 AM                   H. 772 - An act relating to residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program

Jessica Hyman, Director, Fair Housing Program, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)

Karin Ames, Housing Advocacy Programs Education Coordinator, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)

Angela Zaikowski, Director, Vermont Landlord Association - Invited

 

11:30 AM                   H. 548 - An act relating to adding a mediator position to the office of the Vermont Labor Relations Board

Committee discussion and potential vote

Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - Invited

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 459 - An act relating to the Parental and Family Leave Act

Committee discussion

Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1:30 PM                   H. 772 - An act relating to residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program

Jean Murray, Senior Housing Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

Additional Witness, Tenant

Kathleen Berk, Executive Director, Vermont State Housing Authority - Invited

 

2:20 PM                   Break

 

2:30 PM                   H. 772 - An act relating to residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program

Brian Armstrong, Landlord

 

3:00 PM                   H. 772 - An act relating to residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program

Committee discussion and mark-up

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, February 6, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10 Minutes after Floor                   Housing Initiatives

AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust update

Erik Foreman, Director of Housing Policy, AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust - Invited

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

 

11:00 AM                   H. 757 - An act relating to manufactured homes and limited equity cooperatives

Possible vote

 

11:30 AM                   Budget Priorities Discussion

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   TBD

 

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 Miriam Eligberg at Miriam.Eligberg@vtleg.gov