An act relating to technical corrections for the 2026 legislative session
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Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
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15 provisions identified: 8 benefits, 5 costs, 2 mixed.
Discrimination protections for workers joining unions
When a job agreement requires union membership, the union cannot discriminate against people seeking or holding membership. The ban covers race, color, disability, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, and national origin.
Water-quality aid priorities for small farms
The Secretary of Agriculture ranks inspected small farms each year by the water-quality benefits of needed improvements. The ranking covers capital, structural, and technical improvements. The Secretary may provide financial help outside the ranking for water-quality problems requiring immediate action. The law does not guarantee aid or set an amount.
More time for election scheduling and petitions
Convention delegate elections remain barred within 40 days before a general or primary election. They are no longer barred just because they fall within 40 days after one. Candidates can file supplementary petitions up to 10 days after the filing deadline. They qualify only if petitions with at least 1,000 signatures were filed by the original deadline.
Towns can allow snowmobiles on sidewalks
Snowmobile riders can use a sidewalk when the municipality’s legislative body permits it. The law does not give riders permission without that local approval.
More grounds to deny driving-school licenses
The Commissioner may deny a driver training school or instructor license for a felony conviction. A conviction for a crime involving violence, dishonesty, or deceit is also grounds for denial. The Commissioner may also deny a school license when the applicant is not the school’s true owner.
Narrower lawsuit bar for flexible work
The law bars private lawsuits to enforce subsection 309(e) of Vermont’s flexible work law, rather than the whole section. It does not establish that people can sue under other parts of that law.
Towns exempt from many state fees
Municipalities are exempt from most fees under 10 V.S.A. § 710. Fees listed in subdivisions (j)(1), (7), (8), (14), and (15) remain payable. The provision does not specify fee amounts.
Updated rate information on property-tax bills
The Commissioner of Taxes must give municipalities the district nonhomestead property tax rate before equalization for the front of tax bills. This replaces the nonresidential rate in that bill information. The change does not itself alter taxpayers’ rates or tax liability.
Cannabis hearings and longer driving restrictions
The Judicial Bureau can handle cannabis violations under 7 V.S.A. § 656, alongside alcohol violations. People subject to § 656(b)(3)(A)(ii) penalties who choose an ignition-interlock license must complete the required restricted-driving period before full reinstatement. That period is one year or until age 21, whichever is longer. Any extension caused by a violation also applies.
Placement leave limited to minor children
The parental leave rule covers an employee’s initial adoption or foster placement only when the child is under 18. Initial placements of children age 18 or older are outside this provision.
Dental program loses one privacy protection
Vermont Dental Health Program information is removed from this confidentiality rule. The rule still covers specified information from the Commissioner for Children and Families and the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation. This change does not say what other privacy protections apply to dental program information.
Stewardship groups can charge member fees
A stewardship organization can charge its members reasonable fees for programs required by 10 V.S.A. chapter 170. The fees can cover organizing, administering, and carrying out those programs. The law sets no fee amount or formula.
Child care fund spending narrowed
The Department of Taxes can use Child Care Contribution Special Fund money to administer the Child Care Contribution. Its listed spending authority no longer includes administering the Parental Leave Contribution. This provision sets no dollar amount or direct change to family benefits.
Different rules for vehicle racing events
An oval-track vehicle contest counts as a race when prizes or other consideration are awarded, or spectators pay admission. Sports car events are excluded from that definition. Those events involve one vehicle at a time on a defined course, measured against set time, distance, or performance standards.
Land-use enforcement with an alternative path
The Secretary of Natural Resources must start Act 250 enforcement proceedings when the Land Use Review Board requests them. The Board can instead accept a respondent’s formal promise to stop a violation. That option is an alternative to administrative or court proceedings.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
There is no primary sponsor on record.
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
Actions Timeline
House message: Governor approved bill on April 30, 2026
5/1/2026HouseSigned by Governor on April 30, 2026
4/30/2026HouseDelivered to Governor on April 24, 2026
4/24/2026HouseSenate Message: Passed in concurrence
4/23/2026SenateRead 3rd time & passed in concurrence
4/22/2026SenateNew Business/Third Reading
4/22/2026SenateReported favorably by Senator Clarkson for Committee on Government Operations, read 2nd time and 3rd reading ordered
4/21/2026SenateFavorable report by Committee on Government Operations
4/21/2026SenateSecond Reading
4/21/2026SenateFavorable report by Committee on Government Operations
4/17/2026SenateSecond Reading
4/17/2026SenateEntered on Notice Calendar
4/17/2026SenateRead 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations
3/20/2026SenateRead third time and passed
3/18/2026HouseAction Calendar: Third Reading
3/18/2026HouseThird Reading ordered
3/17/2026HouseRep. James of Manchester moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to
3/17/2026HouseRep. Coffin of Cavendish spoke for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
3/17/2026HouseRead second time
3/17/2026HouseAction Calendar: Committee bill for second reading
3/17/2026HouseNotice Calendar: Committee bill for second reading
3/13/2026HouseCommittee bill read the first time and placed on Notice Calendar of March 13, 2026
3/12/2026House
Bill Text
As Enacted (ACT 91)Opens in a new window
5/8/2026
As Passed by Both Chambers
4/24/2026
As Passed by Both Chambers (Unofficial)
4/24/2026
As Passed by the House
3/20/2026
As Passed by the House (Unofficial)
3/20/2026
As Introduced
3/11/2026
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