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House Commerce Committee outlines appropriations recommendations for housing, brownfields and small-business supports
Summary
The Vermont House Committee on Commerce & Economic Development on Feb. 26 drafted recommendations to the House Appropriations Committee backing several governor-recommended and committee-proposed appropriations for fiscal year 2026, including housing-related loans and brownfields funding, and signaled high priority for many items.
The Vermont House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development met Feb. 26 and spent the session drafting a letter to the House Appropriations Committee that endorses multiple recommended appropriations in the governor's proposed fiscal year 2026 budget.
The committee worked through a list the Appropriations chair had circulated and voiced general agreement to support the governor's requests and a handful of committee-recommended changes, with members repeatedly registering "yes" and marking many items as high priority.
Legislative counsel Rick Sagle told members the committee should start with the items the Appropriations chair highlighted and note whether the committee supports the governor's recommendations. "For example, this committee, the suggestion were was these several portions of the of the budget," Sagle said as he introduced the list for review.
Key items the committee supported or discussed:
- Department of Housing & Community Development (DHCD) staffing: Committee members agreed to support converting two limited-service positions to continue an…
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