# Vermont H.479: An act relating to housing Vermont H.479, An act relating to housing, is a 2025-2026 Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2025-05-30 (Rep. Mihaly of Calais moved to commit the bill to the Committee on General and Housing, which was agreed to) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H479-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Vermont H.479 - State: Vermont - Session: 2025-2026 Session - Title: An act relating to housing - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-14 - Last action: 2025-05-30, Rep. Mihaly of Calais moved to commit the bill to the Committee on General and Housing, which was agreed to - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - 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 - (none) ## Actions (48) - 2025-05-30: Rep. Mihaly of Calais moved to commit the bill to the Committee on General and Housing, which was agreed to (House) - 2025-05-30: Action Calendar: Action postponed until 5/30/2025 (House) - 2025-05-29: Action Calendar: Action postponed until 5/30/2025 (House) - 2025-05-28: Action Calendar: Action postponed until 5/30/2025 (House) - 2025-05-27: Rep. Mihaly of Calais moved to postpone action until 5/30/2025, which was agreed to (House) - 2025-05-27: Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment (House) - 2025-05-23: Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment (House) - 2025-05-23: Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Baruth (Senate) - 2025-05-22: 3rd reading ordered (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs, as amended, agreed to (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs amended as recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Reported favorably by Senator Watson for Committee on Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Reported favorably by Senator Chittenden for Committee on Finance (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Reported favorably by Senator Watson for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy with proposal of amendment (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Ram Hinsdale for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31 (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Favorable report by Committee on Finance (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Entered on Notice Calendar (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31 (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Entered on Notice Calendar (Senate) - 2025-05-09: Rules suspended & bill committed to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy with the report of Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs intact (Senate) - 2025-05-09: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs (Senate) - 2025-05-09: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-09: Entered on Notice Calendar (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Read third time and passed (House) - 2025-03-27: Action Calendar: Third Reading (House) - 2025-03-26: Third Reading ordered (House) - 2025-03-26: Report of Committee on Ways and Means, as substituted, agreed to (House) - 2025-03-26: Report of Committee on Ways and Means substituted by Report of Committee on Appropriations (House) - 2025-03-26: Rep. Bluemle of Burlington recommended for the Committee on Appropriations (House) - 2025-03-26: Rep. Waszazak of Barre City recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means (House) - 2025-03-26: Rep. Mihaly of Calais spoke for the Committee on General and Housing (House) - 2025-03-26: Read second time (House) - 2025-03-26: Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment (House) - 2025-03-25: Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment (House) - 2025-03-19: Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a) (House) - 2025-03-14: Committee bill read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a) (House) ## Bill text - Senate Proposal of Amendment, 2025-05-28: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0479/H-0479 Senate proposal of amendment Official.pdf) - Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial), 2025-05-28: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0479/H-0479 Senate Proposal of Amendment Unofficial.pdf) - As Passed by the House, 2025-04-03: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0479/H-0479 As passed by the House Official.pdf) - As Passed by the House (Unofficial), 2025-04-03: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0479/H-0479 As Passed by the House Unofficial.pdf) - As Introduced, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0479/H-0479 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 - [Senate Proposal of Amendment (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0479/H-0479 Senate proposal of amendment Official.pdf) - [Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0479/H-0479 Senate Proposal of Amendment Unofficial.pdf) - [As Passed by the House (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0479/H-0479 As passed by the House Official.pdf) - [As Passed by the House (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0479/H-0479 As Passed by the House Unofficial.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0479/H-0479 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) - [Vermont bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/vermont/bills) - [Vermont state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/vermont) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H479-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).