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2026 Legislative Summary June 8, 2026 The 2026 state legislative session wrapped up in the final days of May. While HHAV did not see all of our 2026 priorities make it in state law or in the 2027 state budget, a great deal of our priorities did make it and have either already been signed into law …

State Policy Update May 4, 2026 The legislative session is, despite all the pomp and circumstance, finding its way to some sort of conclusion. The budget has now passed both chambers and a conference committee has started meeting to work out differences. Priority bills are being finalized and moving ahead while other bills have hit a wall with no pathway forward. There are loud grumblings and numerous news …

State Policy Update  April 6, 2026   Please find below updates on HHAV’s 2026 legislative priorities as well as announcements, events, federal updates and news. Be sure to check out our 2026 Advocacy page that includes all the testimony and memos submitted on behalf of our members.   Upcoming Events/Announcements  State Policy Updates  Federal Update   State News on Housing & Homelessness 

We want to hear from you! Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP).The QAP establishes the policies, priorities and evaluation criteria used to allocate federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) and Vermont Affordable Housing Tax Credits. This document shapes how affordable housing is financed in VT and includes policies and criteria for rental units prioritized for people exiting homelessness. Public comment is …

Meeting Follow-up & Legislative Update March Membership Meeting Follow-up  Please find below an update on some of our state and federal policy priorities as well as follow-up details from our March 10 membership meeting. Our next meeting will beTuesday, April 14 from 9-10:30am via Zoom. Please look for an email alert soon with details and the …

HHAV Weekly State Policy Update – January 22, 2026 Greetings! The first two weeks of the 2026 legislative session…and the first two weeks of me on the job…were a blur. Things are moving fast and furious, as they tend to do the second year of a biennium.   Below is HHAV’s weekly state policy update. This one …