Senate Economic Development - 2026-02-17 - 10:30AM

Senate Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs · February 17, 2026

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Committee chair (unnamed) opened the meeting, announced this is "housing day" for the Senate Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs committee and said the group would focus on Section 12 of the housing bill (S.328).

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A Vermont Senate Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs committee hearing focused on Section 12 of S.328, debating a proposed 20% density bonus for projects that use union labor and related project labor agreements, with labor and construction representatives testifying for and against the proposal. Lawmakers signaled they will refine the language to limit incentives to certain multiunit projects and consider prevailing-wage tie-ins before moving the bill forward.

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