# Vermont H.956: An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the City of Burlington relating to the Office of Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

Vermont H.956, An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the City of Burlington relating to the Office of Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, is a 2025-2026 Session House bill sponsored by Mary-Katherine A Stone (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (House message: Governor approved bill on May 26, 2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Vermont H.956
- State: Vermont
- Session: 2025-2026 Session
- Title: An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the City of Burlington relating to the Office of Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-04-08
- Last action: 2026-05-26, House message: Governor approved bill on May 26, 2026
- Sponsor: Mary-Katherine A Stone (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Burlington creates office for racial equity: benefit, low. Effective May 26, 2026, Burlington’s charter establishes an Office of Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging. Its Director is a permanent City employee, hired under City human resources rules, who reports directly to the Mayor. The Director leads the office, and both operate under City Council ord…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mary-Katherine A Stone (Democratic), House

## Bill text

- As Enacted (ACT M009)Opens in a new window, 2026-06-12: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACTM009/ACTM009%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
- As Passed by Both Chambers, 2026-05-18: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0956/H-0956 As Passed by Both House and Senate Official.pdf)
- As Passed by Both Chambers (Unofficial), 2026-05-18: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0956/H-0956 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf)
- As Passed by the House, 2026-04-30: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0956/H-0956 As passed by the House Official.pdf)
- As Passed by the House (Unofficial), 2026-04-30: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0956/H-0956 As Passed by the House Unofficial.pdf)
- As Introduced, 2026-04-08: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0956/H-0956 As Introduced.pdf)

## Related bills

- H.955: An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system (signed)
- H.951: An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government (signed)
- H.957: An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Williston (signed)
- H.952: An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment (signed)
- H.921: An act relating to alcoholic beverages (signed)
- H.915: An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for beverage containers (signed)

## Sources
- [As Enacted (ACT M009)Opens in a new window (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACTM009/ACTM009%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
- [As Passed by Both Chambers (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0956/H-0956 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-0956/H-0956 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf)
- [As Passed by the House (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0956/H-0956 As passed by the House Official.pdf)
- [As Passed by the House (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0956/H-0956 As Passed by the House Unofficial.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0956/H-0956 As Introduced.pdf)

## Related
- [H.955: An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H955-2026)
- [H.951: An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H951-2026)
- [H.957: An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Willist…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H957-2026)
- [H.952: An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H952-2026)
- [H.921: An act relating to alcoholic beverages](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H921-2026)
- [H.915: An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H915-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H956-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).