House Committee on General and Housing

 

AGENDA

 

Room 31 and Zoom

February 10, 2026 - February 13, 2026

Last Updated 2/6/2026 3:45 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

Followed by Caucuses and lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 772 - An act relating to residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program

Chad Simmons, Director, Housing and Homeless Alliance of Vermont

 

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

Committee discussion and mark-up

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:30 PM                   Break

 

2:40 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

 

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

9:15 AM                   Recovery Day

Recovery Housing

Candace Gale, Director of Community Relations, Vermont Foundation of Recovery

Nicholas Faria, Ben's House

Justice Donald, Former Member, Jenna's Promise

 

9:45 AM                   H. 772 - An act relating to residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program

Brenda Siegel, Executive Director, End Homelessness Vermont

Nadine Scibek, Attorney - Invited

 

10:45 AM                   Break

 

11:00 AM                   FY2027 Budget

VHCB Budget and committee discussion

Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board - Invited

Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board - Invited

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Disability Advocacy Day

Joint Hearing with the House Committee on Human Services from 1:00-2:00pm in Room 11 of the State House. This will be livestreamed from the House Committee on General and Housing YouTube.

Gloria Quinn, Executive Director, Upper Valley Services

Beth Davis, Governor (appointment pending), Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council

Kirsten Murphy, Executive Director, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council, Act 69 of 2025 Study Committee

Max Barrows, Outreach Director, Green Mountain Self Advocates

 

2:00 PM                   Break

 

2:15 PM                   H. 861 - An act relating to establishing an Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator

Introduction

Rep. Elizabeth Burrows, Sponsor

 

2:25 PM                   H. 757 - An act relating to manufactured homes and limited equity cooperatives

Committee discussion and possible vote

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, February 12, 2026

9:00 AM                   FY2027 Budget

Housing funding landscape and Committee discussion

Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust

 

10:15 AM                   Break

 

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

Committee discussion and mark-up

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

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

Mark-up and discussion

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:20 PM                   Break

 

2:30 PM                   Housing Initiatives

AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust update

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

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

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, February 13, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

15 Minutes After the Floor                   Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition

Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition Legislative Day

Eric Fernandez, Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports

Ana Meijia, Shared Equity Homeowner, Brattleboro

Witnesses TBD, Preservation Trust of Vermont

Mike Foote, Co-founder, Dream Program

 

11:00 AM                   TBA

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Vermont Housing Improvement Program

Program updates

Shaun Gilpin, Housing Division Director, Department of Housing and Community Development

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Miriam Eligberg at Miriam.Eligberg@vtleg.gov