House Committee on General and Housing

 

AGENDA

 

Room 31 and Zoom

February 24, 2026 - February 27, 2026

Last Updated 2/27/2026 11:05 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 24, 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

Walk-through and Committee discussion

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust

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

 

3:00 PM                   Break

 

3:15 PM                   H. 887 - An act relating to crime victim status under the Fair Employment Practices Act

Introduction and walk-through

Rep. Emilie Krasnow, Sponsor, House Committee on General and Housing

Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

9:15 AM                   H. 459 - An act relating to the Parental and Family Leave Act

Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General

Dirk Anderson, Director of Workers' Compensation and Safety, Department of Labor

Cutis Clough, President, Teamsters Local 597

Tracey Whalen, Worker, Lived Experience

 

10:50 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

 

1:30 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

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, February 26, 2026

9:05 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

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust

Peter Tucker, Advocacy & Public Policy Director, Vermont Association of Realtors

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:50 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

Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:10 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 vote

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust

 

2:10 PM                   Break

 

2:25 PM                   H. 718 - An act relating to building energy efficiency

Review of bill

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Rep. R. Scott Campbell, Bill Sponsor, House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure

 

3:15 PM                   H. 874 - An act relating to municipal acquisition of abandoned residential and commercial property, municipal regulation of housing, and State funding for housing development

Introduction

Rep. Elizabeth Burrows, Sponsor, House Committee on General and Housing

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, February 27, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After House Floor                   Adjourn

 

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 Miriam Eligberg at Miriam.Eligberg@vtleg.gov