Senate Economic Development - 2026-02-06 - 9:00AM

Economic Development, Housing & General Affairs · February 6, 2026

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Opening and purpose

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Madam Chair opened the meeting, framed housing as the committee focus and introduced bill S.238 as a revenue proposal to address the housing crisis; she noted prior pandemic-era revenue and set the meeting goal to examine new revenue sources.

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A legislative committee reviewed bill S.238 proposing a 2% rooms-tax housing surcharge and a 1¢/ounce sugar‑sweetened beverage excise to seed a new housing investment special fund; witnesses warned Vermont faces a gap between housing targets and present funding/capacity.

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