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House Human Services delays vote, schedules presentations on coordinated entry and assessment

House Human Services · February 17, 2026
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The House Human Services committee postponed a vote on its homelessness bill to hear presentations from Chittenden County and other Continuums of Care about coordinated entry assessments and prioritization; members said they need to see how assessment scores are produced before relying on them for statewide prioritization.

The House Human Services committee postponed a planned vote on its homelessness bill and asked for more information about the coordinated entry assessment process before moving forward.

The committee’s moderator (Speaker 1) told members they would not vote this week and that the panel would continue work with the intent to consider a vote next week if a clear path emerges while key staff are available. “We will not be voting on this bill this week,” Speaker 1 said, adding that presentations and written feedback from the Agency of…

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