H 106 Vermont House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An act relating to selling real property within a FEMA mapped flood hazard area

H 106 requires sellers to disclose specific flood risk information to buyers before real estate transactions involving properties in FEMA-mapped flood hazard areas. Sellers must provide details about the property's flood zone classification, access to the official flood map, past flood damage, and flood insurance requirements. Buyers can cancel the contract or seek damages if sellers fail to disclose this information. The law takes effect September 1, 2025, and applies to all property sales in designated flood zones within Vermont.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Jan 28, 2025 Signed Jun 11, 2025
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
29
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
11
Jun 11, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on June 11, 2025
executive
Jun 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Delivered to the Governor on June 5, 2025
lower
May 29, 2025
Introduced
House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment
upper
May 28, 2025
Introduced
Senate proposal of amendment concurred in
lower
May 28, 2025
Introduced
Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment
lower
May 23, 2025
Introduced
Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
lower
May 22, 2025
Introduced
Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
upper
May 21, 2025
Introduced
Proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs agreed to
upper
May 21, 2025
Introduced
Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Weeks for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
upper
May 21, 2025
Introduced
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
upper
May 20, 2025
Introduced
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee on Judiciary relieved; bill committed to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs on motion of Senator Hashim
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Introduced
Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report of Committee on General and Housing agreed to
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rep. Dolgin of St. Johnsbury reported for the Committee on General and Housing
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced
Read first time and referred to the Committee on General and Housing
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Tom Stevens
DDemocratic
VT
Washington-Chittenden