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S 127 Vermont Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An act relating to housing and housing development

S.127 creates Vermont's Rental Housing Improvement Program to fund rental housing development and rehabilitation. It provides grants and forgivable loans to landlords, with funding limits of $70,000 per accessible unit or $50,000 per standard unit. Landlords must lease units to specific groups (e.g., people exiting homelessness, immigrants, individuals with disabilities) and adhere to HUD fair market rent limits for 5-10 years to qualify for loan forgiveness. The program also establishes a revolving fund for repaid loans and requires annual reporting on program outcomes.
Issues: ✓ HousingSupports HousingBill funds rental housing development/rehabilitation via grants/loans with requirements to lease to vulnerable groups (homelessness, disabilities) and adhere to HUD rent limits for affordability.95% confidence ✓ ImmigrationSupports ImmigrationBill mandates landlords lease units to immigrants as a required tenant group, directly advancing immigrant housing access through targeted funding requirements.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 18, 2025 Signed Jun 13, 2025
Floor votes · House May 23, 2025

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
83
Key actions
32
Committee
28
Amendments
13
Jun 13, 2025
Signed into law
Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 12, 2025
executive
Jun 13, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on June 12, 2025
executive
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted
lower
May 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
As passed by Senate and House
upper
May 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of Conference report adopted
upper
May 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Ram Hinsdale for Committee, text
upper
May 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
House message: House adopted Conference Committee report
upper
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 137, Nays = 2
lower
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of Conference report adopted (Senate bill)
lower
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
House message: House appointed Conference Committee members
upper
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker appointed Reps. Mihaly of Calais, Kimbell of Woodstock, and Marcotte of Coventry as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
lower
May 28, 2025
Introduced
Senate Message: House proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference appointed
lower
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Clarkson, Ram Hinsdale, and Mattos
upper
May 28, 2025
Introduced
House proposal of amendment not concurred in; Committee of Conference requested, on motion of Senator Clarkson
upper
May 28, 2025
Introduced
House proposal of amendment; text
upper
May 28, 2025
Introduced
House proposal of amendment
upper
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
upper
May 27, 2025
Introduced
Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
lower
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 68 of 136 to Pass -- Yeas = 100, Nays = 36
lower
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report of Committee on General and Housing, as amended, agreed to
lower
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report of the Committee on General and Housing amended as recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means, as amended
lower
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report of the Committee on Ways and Means amended as offered by Rep. Kimbell of Woodstock, Graning of Jericho, Kornheiser of Brattleboro, Marcotte of Coventry, and Mihaly of Calais
lower
May 23, 2025
Introduced
Rep. Sibilia of Dover, Hango of Berkshire, Priestley of Bradford, Boyden of Cambridge, Bartley of Fairfax, Greer of Bennington, Gregoire of Fairfield, Harrison of Chittenden, Higley of Lowell, Kleppner of Burlington, Lipsky of Stowe, Morris of Springfield, O'Brien of Tunbridge, Parsons of Newbury, and Sweeney of Shelburne moved to amend the amendment
lower
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rep. Kimbell of Woodstock, Graning of Jericho, Kornheiser of Brattleboro, Marcotte of Coventry, and Mihaly of Calais moved to amend the report of the Committee on Ways and Means
lower
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rep. North of Ferrisburgh moved to amend the report of the Committee on Ways and Means
lower
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rep. Scheu of Middlebury recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
lower
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rep. Kimbell of Woodstock recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
lower
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rep. Mihaly of Calais reported for the Committee on General and Housing
lower
May 22, 2025
Introduced
Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
lower
May 21, 2025
Introduced
Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
lower
May 14, 2025
Committee
Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
lower
May 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
lower
May 6, 2025
Introduced
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Introduced
Read first time and referred to the Committee on General and Housing
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Senator(s) Ram Hinsdale, Clarkson, Brock, and Chittenden moved to amend
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations agreed to
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably by Senator Watson for Committee on Appropriations with recommendation of amendment
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably by Senator Cummings for Committee on Finance
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Cummings, Beck, Brock, Chittenden, Gulick, Hardy, and Mattos
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Ram Hinsdale, Clarkson, Brock, and Chittenden
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Finance
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Ram Hinsdale, Brock, Chittenden, and Clarkson
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Finance
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Finance
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
Committee bill read first time & placed on Notice Calendar per Senate Rule 48
upper
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