Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 D cosponsors

H 50 — An act relating to identifying underutilized State buildings and land

Last action — House message: Governor approved bill on April 6, 2026

Track this bill free

No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 21, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Phil Scott (Republican) on April 07, 2026.

Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

74 added · 36 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill H.50 was amended to include an additional requirement for the Commissioner to report on underutilized State properties that may be suitable for affordable housing. This change emphasizes the importance of addressing housing shortages and makes it a priority for the state to explore available resources. This matters because it could lead to the development of more affordable housing options, benefiting communities in need.

→
Previous
Latest
AS PASSED BY HOUSE H.50 Page 1 of 2 H.50 An act relating to identifying underutilized State buildings and land It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
BILL AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE H.50 Page 1 of 4 H.50 Introduced by Representatives Casey of Montpelier and McCann of Montpelier Referred to Committee on Date:
Subject:
Public property and supplies;
Department of Buildings and General Services;
State property;
housing;
affordable housing Statement of purpose of bill as introduced:
This bill proposes to task the Department of Buildings and General Services with identifying State real property suitable for conversion into affordable housing.
An act relating to identifying State real property suitable for conversion into affordable housing An act relating to identifying underutilized State buildings and land It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
§ 165 is amended to read:
§ 152 is amended to read:
§ 165.
§ 152.
DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER * * * (b) The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services shall:
(1) Prior to transfer of unexpended balances between projects under the provisions of this section or another provision of law, consult with the State BILL AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE H.50 Page 2 of 4 Treasurer and the Commissioner of Finance and Management to determine that such transfer does not adversely affect the exclusion from gross income of the interest on the bonds from which such unexpended proceeds are derived, pursuant to Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any corresponding Internal Revenue Code section of the United States, as from time to time amended.
The Commissioner shall notify the State Treasurer within 30 days of the postponement of any authorized projects for which bonds have been issued.
(2) Consult with the State Treasurer regarding implementation of projects in each capital appropriations act, including the disposition of assets purchased with capital appropriations, with regard to satisfactory resolution of issues associated with legal and tax-exempt status of outstanding State bonds.
(3) On or before January 15 of each new legislative biennium, study and submit to the General Assembly a report that examines whether any of the State’s real property, including underutilized lots in population centers, is suitable for conversion into affordable housing.
* * * Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE DATE This act shall take effect on passage.
Sec.
1.
29 V.S.A.
§ 165 is amended to read:
§ 165.
LEASING PROPERTY;
LEASING BILL AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE H.50 Page 3 of 4 PROPERTY;
VT LEG #381619 v.1 AS PASSED BY HOUSE H.50 Page 2 of 2 The head of each agency shall additionally indicate in its inventory in a format prescribed by the Commissioner whether any building is vacant and whether any land is unnecessary for State purposes.
The head of each agency shall additionally indicate in its inventory in a format prescribed by the Commissioner whether any building is vacant and whether any land is unnecessary for State purposes.
* * * (j) On or before January 15 of each new legislative biennium, the Commissioner shall submit to the House Committee on Corrections and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Institutions the inventory maintained under subsection (e) of this section.
* * * BILL AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE H.50 Page 4 of 4 (j) On or before January 15 of each new legislative biennium, the Commissioner shall submit to the House Committee on Corrections and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Institutions the inventory maintained under subsection (e) of this section.
VT LEG #381619 v.1
⬇ Download PDF
View plain text versions (7)
  • As Passed By the House (OfficialOpens in a new window) View text pdf
  • As Passed By the House (UnofficialOpens in a new window) View text pdf
  • As Passed by Both House and Senate (OfficialOpens in a new window) View text pdf
  • As Passed by Both House and Senate (UnofficialOpens in a new window) View text pdf
  • As EnactedOpens in a new window View text pdf
  • Act SummaryOpens in a new window View text Current pdf
  • Introduced As IntroducedOpens in a new window pdf

Amendments

2 amendments

Click Show changes on an amendment above to see how it modifies the bill.

Action History

  1. House message: Governor approved bill on April 6, 2026

  2. Signed by Governor on April 6, 2026

  3. Delivered to the Governor on March 31, 2026

  4. Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill)

  5. Action Calendar: Report of Committee of Conference

  6. Notice Calendar: Report of Committee of Conference

  7. Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted

  8. Committee of Conference report adopted

  9. Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Benson for Committee, text

  10. Committee of Conference report

  11. Committee of Conference report

  12. Entered on Notice Calendar

  13. House message: House appointed Conference Committee members

  14. Speaker appointed Reps. Gregoire of Fairfield, Casey of Montpelier, and Sweeney of Shelburne as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House

  15. Senate Message: House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference appointed

  16. Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Harrison

  17. Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Harrison, Benson, and Plunkett

  18. House proposal of amendment not concurred in; Committee of Conference requested, on motion of Senator Harrison

  19. House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment, text

  20. Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment

  21. House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment

  22. House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment

  23. Entered on Notice Calendar

  24. House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment with proposal of amendment

  25. Senate proposal of amendment concurred in with further amendment thereto, as recommended by Committee on Corrections and Institutions

  26. Rep. Gregoire of Fairfield reported for the Committee on Corrections and Institutions

  27. Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

  28. Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

  29. Rep. Emmons of Springfield moved to commit the bill to the Committee on Corrections and Institutions, which was agreed to

  30. Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

  31. Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

  32. Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

  33. Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth

  34. Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

  35. Pending third reading, motion to amend Senate proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Douglass, Harrison, Ingalls, Major, Plunkett, and Watson agreed to

  36. Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Douglass

  37. Unfinished Business/Third Reading

  38. Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Douglass

  39. Unfinished Business/Third Reading

  40. Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Douglass

  41. Unfinished Business/Third Reading

  42. Unfinished Business/Third Reading

  43. Unfinished Business/Third Reading

  44. New Business/Third Reading

  45. 3rd reading ordered

  46. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions agreed to

  47. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Douglass for Committee on Institutions

  48. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions

  49. Unfinished Business/Second Reading

  50. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions

  51. New Business/Second Reading

  52. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions

  53. Second Reading

  54. Entered on Notice Calendar

  55. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Institutions

  56. Read third time and passed

  57. Action Calendar: Third Reading

  58. Third Reading ordered

  59. Report of Committee on Corrections and Institutions agreed to

  60. Rep. Gregoire of Fairfield reported for the Committee on Corrections and Institutions

  61. Read second time

  62. Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  63. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  64. Rep. Mihaly of Calais moved that the Committee on General and Housing be relieved of the bill and that the same be committed to the Committee on Corrections and Institutions, which was agreed to

  65. Read first time and referred to the Committee on General and Housing

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 188 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (188)

188 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 188 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

housing environment
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors H 50?
H 50 is sponsored by Kate McCann (Democrat) and Conor Casey (Democrat).
What is the current status of H 50?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 21, 2025. Enacted.
Where can I track H 50?
Track H 50 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on H 50

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of H 50

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →