# Vermont H.403: An act relating to fair labor standards and housing standards for agricultural workers

Vermont H.403, An act relating to fair labor standards and housing standards for agricultural workers, is a 2025-2026 Session House bill sponsored by Rep. Heather Surprenant; status failed, last action 2026-02-10 (Rep. Mihaly of Calais moved that the Committee on General and Housing 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.403
- State: Vermont
- Session: 2025-2026 Session
- Title: An act relating to fair labor standards and housing standards for agricultural workers
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2026-02-10, Rep. Mihaly of Calais moved that the Committee on General and Housing 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: Rep. Heather Surprenant
- Cosponsors: 0
- 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: Rep.  Heather Surprenant

## Actions (2)

- 2026-02-10: Rep. Mihaly of Calais moved that the Committee on General and Housing 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)
- 2025-02-27: Read first time and referred to the Committee on General and Housing (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0403/H-0403 As Introduced.pdf)

## Related bills

- H.293: An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the Department of Health’s reporting and programming requirements (signed)
- H.211: An act relating to data brokers and personal information (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.323: An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects (signed)
- S.328: An act relating to housing and common interest communities (signed)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0403/H-0403 As Introduced.pdf)

## Related
- [H.293: An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the Department of Health’s repor…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H293-2026)
- [H.211: An act relating to data brokers and personal information](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H211-2026)
- [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.323: An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S323-2026)
- [S.328: An act relating to housing and common interest communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S328-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H403-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).