# Vermont H.21: An act relating to service of writs of possession

Vermont H.21, An act relating to service of writs of possession, is a 2025-2026 Session House bill sponsored by Karen N Dolan (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (House message: Governor approved bill on May 5, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Vermont H.21
- State: Vermont
- Session: 2025-2026 Session
- Title: An act relating to service of writs of possession
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Last action: 2025-05-06, House message: Governor approved bill on May 5, 2025
- Sponsor: Karen N Dolan (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Any sheriff can serve eviction orders: mixed, low. Beginning May 5, 2025, any sheriff can serve a Vermont court order giving a landlord possession of rental property. Previously, only the sheriff in the property's county could serve it. The order is issued when the court enters judgment, unless the court delays it for good cause. A sheriff still mu…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Karen N Dolan (Democratic), House

## Actions (22)

- 2025-05-06: House message: Governor approved bill on May 5, 2025 (House)
- 2025-05-06: Signed by Governor on May 5, 2025 (House)
- 2025-04-30: Delivered to Governor on April 30, 2025 (House)
- 2025-04-24: Senate Message: Passed in concurrence (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: New Business/Third Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Reported favorably by Senator Norris for Committee on Judiciary, read 2nd time and 3rd reading ordered (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Favorable report by Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Second Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-18: Favorable report by Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-04-18: Second Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-18: Entered on Notice Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Read third time and passed (House)
- 2025-03-13: Action Calendar: Third Reading (House)
- 2025-03-12: Third Reading ordered (House)
- 2025-03-12: Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to (House)
- 2025-03-12: Rep. Malay of Pittsford reported for the Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2025-03-12: Read second time (House)
- 2025-03-12: Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment (House)
- 2025-03-11: Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment (House)
- 2025-01-09: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- As Enacted (ACT 13)Opens in a new window, 2025-05-13: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT013/ACT013%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
- As Passed by Both Chambers, 2025-04-28: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0021/H-0021 As Passed by Both House and Senate Official.pdf)
- As Passed by Both Chambers (Unofficial), 2025-04-28: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0021/H-0021 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf)
- As Passed by the House, 2025-03-19: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0021/H-0021 As passed by the House Official.pdf)
- As Passed by the House (Unofficial), 2025-03-19: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0021/H-0021 As Passed by the House Unofficial.pdf)
- As Introduced, 2025-01-07: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0021/H-0021 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 13)Opens in a new window (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT013/ACT013%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
- [As Passed by Both Chambers (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0021/H-0021 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-0021/H-0021 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf)
- [As Passed by the House (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0021/H-0021 As passed by the House Official.pdf)
- [As Passed by the House (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0021/H-0021 As Passed by the House Unofficial.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0021/H-0021 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-H21-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).