House Committee on General and Housing

 

AGENDA

 

Room 31 and Zoom

February 3, 2026 - February 6, 2026

Last Updated 2/6/2026 2:21 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 - Zoom

Laura Gorsky, Attorney, Laura E Gorsky, PLLC - Zoom

 

2:20 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

 

3:20 PM                   Housing Initiatives

Village Trust Initiative Update

Ben Doyle, President, Preservation Trust of Vermont

Nicole Gratton, Administrator, Village Trust Initiative

 

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

Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust

 

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 - Zoom

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

 

10:45 AM                   Break

 

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

 

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

9:05 AM                   Landlord-Tenant Initiatives

Walk-through

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:15 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

Moving forward, testimony listed under H.772 may include discussion of other landlord-tenant bills H.399, H.440, H.688, and H.756

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 - Zoom

 

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 vote

Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

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

Kathleen Berk, Executive Director, Vermont State Housing Authority

 

2:50 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

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, February 6, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:30 AM                   H. 772 - An act relating to residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program

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

Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust

 

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

Committee discussion

Cameron Wood, 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

Mark-up discussion

 

1:35 PM                   H. 772 - An act relating to residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program

Maria Sussman, Tenant, St. Johnsbury

 

1:50 PM                   H. 757 - An act relating to manufactured homes and limited equity cooperatives

Mark-up discussion

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:20 PM                   Committee Discussion

"Build America, Buy America" letter to federal delegation

 

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