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Lawmakers introduce bill removing FEMA-map requirement from flood-disclosure law
Summary
Representative Tom Stevens introduced H.106 to the General & Housing Committee on Feb. 7. The bill would remove a requirement that sellers provide an official FEMA map showing whether a property sits in a flood zone, a change proponents say is needed because not every Vermont town has an up‑to‑date FEMA map.
Representative Tom Stevens introduced H.106 to the General & Housing Committee on Feb. 7, saying the bill would amend last year’s flood-disclosure law to remove a requirement that sellers provide an official FEMA map showing whether a property sits in a flood zone.
Stevens said the change responds to a practical problem: "not every town has a FEMA map. What do we do about that?" He told the committee that the previous law had assumed FEMA maps would be…
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