2023 Legislative Wrap-Up
Each year HHAV gathers together the priorities of our 90+ member organizations to identify and articulate our advocacy approach in the Legislative Session. After working with legislators and partners throughout the session, we release a wrap-up that breaks down our accomplishments along with our objectives in the next year. Below are some of those accomplishments with a full break down available here.
S.100 ‘HOME’ Bill
- Increases the threshold to trigger Act 250 in designated development areas
- Allows duplex construction as-of-right
- Eases parking requirement restrictions
- Removes limits on allowable uses
- Prohibits municipalities from restricting the placement and operations of emergency shelters
FY 2024 Budget (before veto)
- VHCB: $21.4 base funding (PTT) plus $50,000,000 ($40M for affordable housing, $10M for emergency shelter and housing for Vermonters experiencing homelessness)
- Total VHCB Core Mission Work, Including $21.4 PTT: $25.2M
- VHIP: $10,000,000
- GA Emergency Housing + Adverse Weather Hybrid: $18,884,610 (DCF)
- + $7,500,000 in base funding for a total of $26.4M
Future Legislative Action
Bills that remain active and will be taken up in the 2024 are as follows:
- H.132 Homelessness Bill of Rights (in House General)
- H.276 Rental Registry Report (in Senate Economic Development, Housing and General)
- H.378 An act relating to the creation of the Office of the Housing Advocate (in House General)