# Vermont H.134: An act relating to calculating land use change tax and creating a new land use change tax exemption for developing affordable housing

Vermont H.134, An act relating to calculating land use change tax and creating a new land use change tax exemption for developing affordable housing, is a 2025-2026 Session House bill sponsored by Charles A Kimbell (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-06 (Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro moved that the Committee on Ways and Means be relieved of the bill and that the same be committed to the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry, which was agreed to) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Vermont H.134
- State: Vermont
- Session: 2025-2026 Session
- Title: An act relating to calculating land use change tax and creating a new land use change tax exemption for developing affordable housing
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-02-06, Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro moved that the Committee on Ways and Means be relieved of the bill and that the same be committed to the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry, which was agreed to
- Sponsor: Charles A Kimbell (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Charles A Kimbell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Edward "Teddy" Waszazak (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John K O'Brien (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Richard M Nelson (Republican), House

## Actions (2)

- 2025-02-06: Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro moved that the Committee on Ways and Means be relieved of the bill and that the same be committed to the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry, which was agreed to (House)
- 2025-02-04: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced, 2025-02-03: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0134/H-0134 As Introduced.pdf)

## Related bills

- S.327: An act relating to economic development (signed)
- S.328: An act relating to housing and common interest communities (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.313: An act relating to transforming Vermont’s career technical education system (signed)
- S.298: An act relating to voter protections (signed)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0134/H-0134 As Introduced.pdf)

## Related
- [S.327: An act relating to economic development](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S327-2026)
- [S.328: An act relating to housing and common interest communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S328-2026)
- [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.313: An act relating to transforming Vermont’s career technical education system](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S313-2026)
- [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-H134-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).