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Vermont House adopts conference report on H.91 to replace hotel-motel emergency program with regional, service‑focused shelter system
Summary
The Vermont House on the floor adopted the conference committee report on H.91, a bill to replace the hotel‑motel emergency program with an integrated, community‑based homeless assistance and transition program that emphasizes prevention, regional planning, and core wraparound services. The measure passed on a roll‑call vote, 92–42.
The Vermont House adopted the committee of conference report on H.91, an act to create an integrated homeless emergency assistance and responsive transition‑to‑housing program, after extended debate and a roll‑call vote, the clerk announced.
The bill would replace the existing hotel‑motel voucher approach with a community‑based system focused on prevention and individualized plans, and would create regional advisory councils tied to community action agencies to oversee implementation. The member from Waterbury, who presented the conference report, said the measure aligns state definitions with federal Department of Housing and Urban Development standards and emphasizes decreasing the state’s reliance on hotel and motel rooms for emergency housing.
The measure includes required core services at…
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