# Vermont H.498: An act relating to prohibiting municipal regulation of homelessness and supporting municipal programs to address homelessness

Vermont H.498, An act relating to prohibiting municipal regulation of homelessness and supporting municipal programs to address homelessness, is a 2025-2026 Session House bill sponsored by Troy Headrick (Independent); status failed, last action 2025-04-01 (Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Vermont H.498
- State: Vermont
- Session: 2025-2026 Session
- Title: An act relating to prohibiting municipal regulation of homelessness and supporting municipal programs to address homelessness
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-01
- Last action: 2025-04-01, Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- Sponsor: Troy Headrick (Independent)
- 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: Troy Headrick (Independent), House

## Actions (1)

- 2025-04-01: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced, 2025-03-28: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0498/H-0498 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-0498/H-0498 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-H498-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).