House Committee on General and Housing

 

AGENDA

 

Room 31 and Zoom

May 12, 2026 - May 15, 2026

Last Updated 5/15/2026 10:53 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

Followed by Caucuses and lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Housing Issues

Housing demand and supply issues and proposed policy solutions from across the country

Francis Torres, Director, Housing and Infrastructure Projects, Bipartisan Policy Center - Zoom

Cameron Rifkin, Policy Specialist, Children and Families, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) - Zoom

Erica Martinez, Policy Associate, Children and Families Program, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) - Zoom

 

2:15 PM                   Housing Issues

Relationship of housing supply and cost

Miro Weinberger, Executive Chairperson, Let's Build Homes

Joe Shiovitz, Housing Policy Analyst, Council of State Governments - Zoom

 

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

9:30 AM                   Housing Issues

Housing needs and demographic trends

Leslie Black, Research and Community Relations Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

Nate Lantieri, Research Coordinator, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

 

10:55 AM                   Break

 

11:05 AM                   Housing Issues

Impact of second homes/short term rentals on housing supply

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

Josh Hanford, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, May 14, 2026

10:00 AM                   Housing Issues

Short-term rentals impact on housing supply and cost

Julie Marks, Founder and Director, VT Short Term Rental Alliance

 

11:00 AM                   Break

 

11:05 AM                   Housing Issues

Supply and cost questions; demographic trends

Sal Spada Spada, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Ted Barnett, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, May 15, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         S. 230 - An act relating to fair employment practices

Review of Senate proposal

Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Miriam Eligberg at Miriam.Eligberg@vtleg.gov