# Vermont H.106: An act relating to selling real property within a FEMA mapped flood hazard area

Vermont H.106, An act relating to selling real property within a FEMA mapped flood hazard area, is a 2025-2026 Session House bill sponsored by Thomas S Stevens (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-13 (House message: Governor approved bill on June 11, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Vermont H.106
- State: Vermont
- Session: 2025-2026 Session
- Title: An act relating to selling real property within a FEMA mapped flood hazard area
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Last action: 2025-06-13, House message: Governor approved bill on June 11, 2025
- Sponsor: Thomas S Stevens (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Vermont buyers get flood details from sellers: mixed, low. Beginning September 1, 2025, Vermont property sellers must give buyers flood information before or as part of the sale contract. Sellers must provide a paper or electronic copy, or digital link, to the community’s official FEMA flood insurance rate map. If no map is available, sellers must tell buy…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Thomas S Stevens (Democratic), House

## Actions (29)

- 2025-06-13: House message: Governor approved bill on June 11, 2025 (House)
- 2025-06-11: Signed by Governor on June 11, 2025 (House)
- 2025-06-05: Delivered to Governor on June 5, 2025 (House)
- 2025-05-29: House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment (House)
- 2025-05-28: Senate proposal of amendment concurred in (House)
- 2025-05-28: Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney (House)
- 2025-05-28: Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment (House)
- 2025-05-23: Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: New Business/Third Reading (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: 3rd reading ordered (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: Proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs agreed to (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Weeks for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: New Business/Second Reading (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: Second Reading (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: Entered on Notice Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Committee on Judiciary relieved; bill committed to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs on motion of Senator Hashim (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Read third time and passed (House)
- 2025-03-28: Action Calendar: Third Reading (House)
- 2025-03-27: Third Reading ordered (House)
- 2025-03-27: Report of Committee on General and Housing agreed to (House)
- 2025-03-27: Rep. Dolgin of St. Johnsbury reported for the Committee on General and Housing (House)
- 2025-03-27: Read second time (House)
- 2025-03-27: Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment (House)
- 2025-03-26: Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment (House)
- 2025-01-28: Read first time and referred to the Committee on General and Housing (House)

## Bill text

- As Enacted (ACT 52)Opens in a new window, 2025-06-17: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT052/ACT052%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
- As Passed by Both Chambers, 2025-06-02: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0106/H-0106 As Passed by Both House and Senate Official.pdf)
- As Passed by Both Chambers (Unofficial), 2025-06-02: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0106/H-0106 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf)
- Senate Proposal of Amendment, 2025-05-27: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0106/H-0106 Senate proposal of amendment Official.pdf)
- Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial), 2025-05-27: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0106/H-0106 Senate Proposal of Amendment Unofficial.pdf)
- As Passed by the House, 2025-04-02: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0106/H-0106 As passed by the House Official.pdf)
- As Passed by the House (Unofficial), 2025-04-02: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0106/H-0106 As Passed by the House Unofficial.pdf)
- As Introduced, 2025-01-27: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0106/H-0106 As Introduced.pdf)

## Related bills

- S.328: An act relating to housing and common interest communities (signed)
- S.327: An act relating to economic development (signed)
- S.313: An act relating to transforming Vermont’s career technical education system (signed)
- S.323: An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects (signed)
- S.326: An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to motor vehicles (signed)
- S.298: An act relating to voter protections (signed)

## Sources
- [As Enacted (ACT 52)Opens in a new window (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT052/ACT052%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
- [As Passed by Both Chambers (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0106/H-0106 As Passed by Both House and Senate Official.pdf)
- [As Passed by Both Chambers (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0106/H-0106 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf)
- [Senate Proposal of Amendment (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0106/H-0106 Senate proposal of amendment Official.pdf)
- [Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0106/H-0106 Senate Proposal of Amendment Unofficial.pdf)
- [As Passed by the House (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0106/H-0106 As passed by the House Official.pdf)
- [As Passed by the House (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0106/H-0106 As Passed by the House Unofficial.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0106/H-0106 As Introduced.pdf)

## Related
- [S.328: An act relating to housing and common interest communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S328-2026)
- [S.327: An act relating to economic development](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S327-2026)
- [S.313: An act relating to transforming Vermont’s career technical education system](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S313-2026)
- [S.323: An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S323-2026)
- [S.326: An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to motor vehicles](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S326-2026)
- [S.298: An act relating to voter protections](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S298-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H106-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).
