This Legislative Session Summary provides a comprehensive recap of the major issues, legislation, and policy developments addressed during the 2026 legislative session. To make navigation easier, content has been organized by subject area. An excerpt of the Overview is shown below. Select a category from the main outline to access detailed summaries of bills within that topic.

Overview

The 2026 legislative session may be remembered as the year Vermont began reckoning with the consequences of its recent supermajority era—and with the people most affected by it. In the years leading up to this session, large Democratic majorities passed landmark legislation on education, land use, climate, energy, housing, and social policy. In 2026, several of those signature achievements came back across the counter—not as celebration, but as repair work. Read more.

Outline

Education Reform / Property Taxes
• H.955 – Education Transformation
• H.949 – Education Yield Bill
• S.313 – Career Technical Education
• Property Tax Classifications
• School Construction State Aid
• H.542 – PCB Testing in Schools
• H.931 – Miscellaneous Education Items

Housing, Land Use and Permitting
• S.325 – Act 250 / Act 181 Reforms and Rollbacks
• S.328 / H.775 – Housing Production and Development Tools

Healthcare
• S.190 – Health Care Reform, GMCB Authority, and Cost Containment
• S.197 – Primary Care Investment and Health System Transformation
• S.189 – Hospital Service Elimination Requirements
• H.577 – Vermont Prescription Drug Discount Program (ArrayRx)
• H.582 – Adult Protective Services Modernization
• H.84 – Telehealth, Ambient Documentation, and Patient Consent
• H.545 – Immunization Recommendations
• H.583 – Restrictions on the Corporate Practice of Medicine
• H.237 – Prescribing Psychologists

Data Privacy, Technology and AI
• S.71 – Vermont Data Privacy and Online Surveillance Act
• H.211 – Data Broker Regulation
• H.211 / H.650 – EdTech Registry
• H.639 – Genetic Data Privacy Act
• H.814 – Neurological Rights and Artificial Intelligence
• H.816 – Artificial Intelligence and Mental Health Services

Telecommunications, Utilities & Infrastructure
• Regulated Utilities / Energy
o S.202 – Plug-In Solar
o H.710 – Solar Siting and Decommissioning
o Regional Renewable Energy Market Report
o Clean Heat Standard
• Data Centers
o H.727 – Regulating Data Centers
• Telecommunications / Broadband
o Telecommunications Property Tax
o Broadband / Telecommunications Proposals That Did Not Advance

Taxation / Fiscal Policy
• H.933 – Miscellaneous Tax Bill
• Wealth Tax and High-Income Tax Proposals
• Local Option Taxes

General Government / General Policy
• H.762 – County and Regional Governance Study Committee
• S.255 – Windham County Law Enforcement Governance Council Pilot
• H.549 – Identification Access for Incarcerated and Detained Individuals
• H.474 – Miscellaneous Changes to Election Law
• Candidate Disclosure Forms / Ethics Commission and Secretary of State Dispute

Human Services / Social Services
• S.157 – Recovery Residences
• H.660 – Human Services Appropriations and Opioid Settlement Funding
• H.938 – Vermont Homelessness Response Continuum

FY2027 Budget
• H.951 – FY2027 Budget (“The Big Bill”)
• Major One-Time Appropriations
o Health Care and Human Services
o Housing
o Economic Development, Agriculture, and Infrastructure
o Education and Higher Education
o Government and Elections

Environment & Natural Resources
• H.718 – Building Energy Code Reform
• Executive Order 06-25, Building Energy Codes, and Wetlands Implementation
• S.223 – Water Quality and Wetlands Policy

Economic Development
• S.327
o VEGI
o RIDP
o C-PACE
• S.313 – Career Technical Education Transformation
• S.328 – Housing and Community Development
• H.757 – Economic and Community Development
• H.951 – FY2027 Budget

Regulatory Affairs
• Tobacco, Cannabis and Hemp
o S.278 – Cannabis Regulatory Updates
o S.323 – Miscellaneous Agriculture Bill (Hemp and Cannabinoid Regulation)
o S.198 – Tobacco Regulation
• Veterinary Legislation
o H.841 – Miscellaneous Animal Welfare Procedures
o H.578 – Animal Cruelty Penalties and Procedures

Labor & Workforce
• S.313 – Career Technical Education and Health Care Provider Noncompetes

Financial Services, Banking, Insurance
• H.385 – Coerced Debt
• S.71 – Consumer Data Privacy Act
• H.211 – Data Broker Regulation
• H.648 – Banking, Insurance, and Securities
• S.173 – Workers’ Compensation and Vocational Rehabilitation
• Insurance Proposals That Did Not Pass
o S.7 – Automobile Insurance Reform
o H.525 – Auto Glass Coverage Mandate
o H.526 – Driver Safety Course Insurance Discounts

Other Significant Legislative Actions
• H.512 – Event Ticketing
• H.937 – Miscellaneous Judiciary / Contractor Fraud
• H.606 – Firearms Relinquishment Procedures

Notable Bills That Did Not Pass
• H.842 – School Employee Health Care Changes
• H.589 – Statute of Repose
• S.7 – Automobile Insurance Reform
• H.525 – Auto Glass Coverage Mandate
• H.526 – Driver Safety Course Insurance Discounts
• S.206 – Early Childhood Education Workforce Development
• H.585 – Health Insurance Affordability and Market Reform
• S.154 – Biomarker Testing Coverage
• H.898 – Copper Network Retirement
• H.11 – Broadband Consumer Protection
• H.121 – Broadband Affordability
• H.740 – Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting
• S.213 – Smart Meters
• H.727 – Data Centers (Vetoed)

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