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VermontH.7232025-2026 SessionHouseWALLET

An act relating to posting of land

Sponsored By: Zon Eastes (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Annual recording and $5 fee for postings

Starting April 30, 2026, if you post land, you must record the posting each year with the town clerk where the land is located. Use the Commissioner’s triplicate form showing approximate acres, the location in town, the posting date, and your signature; the clerk files it and keeps it open to the public. The clerk charges and keeps a $5 recording fee. A recorded posting is valid and enforceable for 365 days from the recording date, and posted-and-recorded land is treated as enclosed land.

Rules for posting private land signs

Starting April 30, 2026, owners or others with exclusive rights can post signs to ban or allow-by-permission hunting, fishing, or trapping on land, private ponds, or propagation farms. "Permission only" signs must show the owner’s name and a way to contact the person who can grant permission. Put signs at each corner and no more than 400 feet apart, keep them readable, and date them each year. Follow the standard sign size and design the Commissioner sets. Accidental mistakes do not void a posting if a reasonable person would see it as a ban, but once you know a sign is off, you must take reasonable steps to fix it.

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Zon Eastes

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Doug Bishop

    Democratic • House

  • Larry Satcowitz

    Democratic • House

  • Leanne Harple

    Democratic • House

  • Thomas S Stevens

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

Actions Timeline

  1. House message: Governor approved bill on April 30, 2026

    5/1/2026Senate

  2. Signed by Governor on April 30, 2026

    4/30/2026House

  3. Delivered to the Governor on April 24, 2026

    4/24/2026House

  4. Senate Message: Passed in concurrence

    4/22/2026House

  5. Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence

    4/21/2026Senate

  6. New Business/Third Reading

    4/21/2026Senate

  7. Reported favorably by Senator Williams for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, read 2nd time and 3rd reading ordered

    4/17/2026Senate

  8. Favorable report by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

    4/17/2026Senate

  9. Second Reading

    4/17/2026Senate

  10. Favorable report by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

    4/16/2026Senate

  11. Second Reading

    4/16/2026Senate

  12. Entered on Notice Calendar

    4/16/2026Senate

  13. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

    3/20/2026Senate

  14. Read third time and passed

    3/18/2026House

  15. Action Calendar: Third Reading

    3/18/2026House

  16. Third Reading ordered

    3/17/2026House

  17. Report of Committee on Environment agreed to

    3/17/2026House

  18. Rep. Satcowitz of Randolph reported for the Committee on Environment

    3/17/2026House

  19. Read second time

    3/17/2026House

  20. Action Calendar: Action postponed until March 17, 2026

    3/17/2026House

  21. Rep. Sheldon of Middlebury moved to postpone action until March 17, 2026, which was agreed to

    3/13/2026House

  22. Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

    3/13/2026House

  23. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

    3/12/2026House

  24. Read first time and referred to the Committee on Environment

    1/20/2026House

Bill Text

  • As Enacted (ACT 90)

    5/7/2026

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  • As Passed by Both Chambers

    4/23/2026

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  • As Passed by Both Chambers (Unofficial)

    4/23/2026

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  • As Passed by the House

    3/19/2026

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  • As Passed by the House (Unofficial)

    3/19/2026

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  • As Introduced

    1/16/2026

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