H 532 Vermont House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An act relating to mandatory retirement of college professors

H 532 repeals a Vermont law that allowed colleges to require professors to retire at age 70. This bill directly affects college professors employed under unlimited tenure contracts who would have been subject to the mandatory retirement rule. The repeal aligns Vermont law with the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1994, which has preempted such state mandates since 1994. The change takes effect July 1, 2026.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Jan 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 6, 2026 Last action Feb 19, 2026

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Committee

Feb 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee on Education relieved; bill committed to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs on motion of Senator Bongartz

upper

Jan 30, 2026

Introduced

Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Education

upper

Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Rep. Mihaly of Calais reported for the Committee on General and Housing

lower

Jan 6, 2026

Introduced

Read first time and referred to the Committee on General and Housing

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors