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House advances a slate of bills ranging from absenteeism policy to prison prices; several passed on third reading

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · March 20, 2026
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Summary

The Vermont House conducted first readings and referrals for multiple bills, adopted amendments to H.930 (chronic absenteeism) and H.294 (corrections pricing and incarcerated voices), and passed a series of bills on third reading including H.410, H.537, H.583, H.660, H.739, H.940 and others.

Montpelier — In addition to a lengthy juvenile‑justice debate, the House moved a range of bills through first readings, committee referrals, amendment votes and final passage during the floor session.

First readings: Clerks read and referred five House bills for committee consideration: H.945 (hemp products) to Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry; H.946 (advertisement and utility costs in residential rental agreements) and H.947 (residential universal design building code) to General and Housing; H.948 (Retired Employees Committee on Insurance membership) to Government Operations and Military Affairs; and H.949 (homestead property tax yields and education finance technical changes),…

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