# Vermont H.762: An act relating to the County and Regional Governance Study Committee Vermont H.762, An act relating to the County and Regional Governance Study Committee, is a 2025-2026 Session House bill sponsored by Matthew J Birong (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-14 (House message: Governor approved bill on May 13, 2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H762-2026 - 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.762 - State: Vermont - Session: 2025-2026 Session - Title: An act relating to the County and Regional Governance Study Committee - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-23 - Last action: 2026-05-14, House message: Governor approved bill on May 13, 2026 - Sponsor: Matthew J Birong (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - State panel on county and regional services: benefit, low. The law creates the County and Regional Governance Study Committee. It took effect on May 13, 2026. Six legislators serve: three House members and three Senators. They cannot all be from the same party. The House and Senate Government Operations chairs are co-chairs. Two more House members are name… - Study of regional public safety and services: benefit, low. The committee studies how to improve county and regional government. It looks at public safety, emergency management, and public health across regions. It reviews regional planning, cutting duplicate services, and fair, clear use of public money. It examines county officials’ roles, nongovernmental… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Matthew J Birong (Democratic), House ## Actions (38) - 2026-05-14: House message: Governor approved bill on May 13, 2026 (House) - 2026-05-13: Signed by Governor on May 13, 2026 (House) - 2026-05-07: Delivered to Governor on May 7, 2026 (House) - 2026-05-01: House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment (House) - 2026-04-30: Senate proposal of amendment concurred in (House) - 2026-04-30: Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment (House) - 2026-04-29: Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment (House) - 2026-04-28: Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment (Senate) - 2026-04-24: Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment (Senate) - 2026-04-24: New Business/Third Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-23: 3rd reading ordered (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations agreed to (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Reported favorably by Senator Norris for Committee on Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Collamore for Committee on Government Operations (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Entered on Notice Calendar (Senate) - 2026-04-17: Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31 (Senate) - 2026-04-17: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations (Senate) - 2026-04-17: Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-17: Entered on Notice Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Read third time and passed (House) - 2026-03-17: Action Calendar: Third Reading (House) - 2026-03-13: Third Reading ordered (House) - 2026-03-13: Report of Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs agreed to (House) - 2026-03-13: Rep. Mrowicki of Putney recommended for the Committee on Appropriations (House) - 2026-03-13: Rep. Birong of Vergennes reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs (House) - 2026-03-13: Read second time (House) - 2026-03-13: Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment (House) - 2026-03-12: Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment (House) - 2026-03-10: Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a) (House) - 2026-03-10: Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment (House) - 2026-01-23: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs (House) ## Bill text - As Enacted (ACT 96)Opens in a new window, 2026-05-20: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT096/ACT096%20As%20Enacted.pdf) - As Passed by Both Chambers, 2026-05-07: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0762/H-0762 As Passed by Both House and Senate Official.pdf) - As Passed by Both Chambers (Unofficial), 2026-05-07: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0762/H-0762 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf) - Senate Proposal of Amendment, 2026-04-28: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0762/H-0762 Senate proposal of amendment Official.pdf) - Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial), 2026-04-28: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0762/H-0762 Senate Proposal of Amendment Unofficial.pdf) - As Passed by the House, 2026-03-18: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0762/H-0762 As passed by the House Official.pdf) - As Passed by the House (Unofficial), 2026-03-18: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0762/H-0762 As Passed by the House Unofficial.pdf) - As Introduced, 2026-01-22: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0762/H-0762 As Introduced.pdf) ## Related bills - H.757: An act relating to manufactured homes and limited equity cooperatives (signed) - H.657: An act relating to various programming and requirements within the Department for Children and Families (signed) - H.648: An act relating to banking, insurance, and securities (signed) - H.639: An act relating to genetic data privacy (signed) - H.611: An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting the Department of Vermont Health Access (signed) - H.583: An act relating to clinical decision making (signed) ## Sources - [As Enacted (ACT 96)Opens in a new window (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT096/ACT096%20As%20Enacted.pdf) - [As Passed by Both Chambers (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0762/H-0762 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-0762/H-0762 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf) - [Senate Proposal of Amendment (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0762/H-0762 Senate proposal of amendment Official.pdf) - [Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0762/H-0762 Senate Proposal of Amendment Unofficial.pdf) - [As Passed by the House (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0762/H-0762 As passed by the House Official.pdf) - [As Passed by the House (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0762/H-0762 As Passed by the House Unofficial.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0762/H-0762 As Introduced.pdf) ## Related - [H.757: An act relating to manufactured homes and limited equity cooperatives](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H757-2026) - [H.657: An act relating to various programming and requirements within the Department f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H657-2026) - [H.648: An act relating to banking, insurance, and securities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H648-2026) - [H.639: An act relating to genetic data privacy](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H639-2026) - [H.611: An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting the Department of Vermont…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H611-2026) - [H.583: An act relating to clinical decision making](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H583-2026) - [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-H762-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).