---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to housing and common interest communities"
description: "An act relating to housing and common interest communities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 328"
citation: "Vermont S 328 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 72
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-30"
last_action: "2026-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a52aaf28-53e2-4f3f-a623-1a5355cdb510"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/2141"
source_hash: "3077d8e78f78a0e6584d9bde1934a81d68dcac0f23304389666eb6c9affed85a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-vt"]
---

# Vermont S 328 (2025-2026) — An act relating to housing and common interest communities

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0328/S-0328%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT179/ACT179%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
3. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0328/S-0328%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0328/S-0328%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
5. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0328/S-0328%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0328/S-0328%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
7. **House Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0328/S-0328%20House%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
8. **House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0328/S-0328%20House%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-30** Committee bill read first time & placed on Notice Calendar per Senate Rule 48 `introduction`
- **2026-02-03** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-02-03** Committee Bill for Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-03** Committed to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs on motion of Senator Clarkson
- **2026-03-17** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-03-17** Committee Bill for Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-17** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-17** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2026-03-19** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-03-19** Committee Bill for Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-19** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-19** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-19** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2026-03-20** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-03-20** Committee Bill for Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-20** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-20** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-20** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-24** New Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-24** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-24** Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator Watson
- **2026-03-25** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-25** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-25** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-25** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-25** Reported favorably by Senator Clarkson for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs with recommendation of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-25** Reported favorably by Senator Brock for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-25** Reported favorably by Senator Watson for Committee on Appropriations with recommendation of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-25** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
- **2026-03-25** 3rd reading ordered
- **2026-03-26** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-03-26** Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Watson
- **2026-03-26** Pending third reading, motion to amend bill offered by Senator(s) Watson, Hardy, Beck, Bongartz, and Williams `reading-3`
- **2026-03-26** Senator(s) Ram Hinsdale, Brock, Chittenden, Clarkson, and Weeks to substitute amendment agreed to
- **2026-03-26** Pending third reading, bill amended as moved by Senator(s) Ram Hinsdale, Brock, Chittenden, Clarkson, and Weeks `reading-3`
- **2026-03-26** Pending third reading, bill amended as moved by Senator(s) Perchlik `reading-3`
- **2026-03-26** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2026-03-31** Read first time and referred to the Committee on General and Housing `introduction`
- **2026-04-30** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-04-30** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2026-05-13** Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2026-05-20** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2026-05-20** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-20** Rep. Charlton of Chester reported for the Committee on General and Housing
- **2026-05-20** Rep. Kimbell of Woodstock recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2026-05-20** Rep. Dickinson of St. Albans Town recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2026-05-20** Report of the Committee on General and Housing amended as recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2026-05-20** Report of the Committee on General and Housing, as amended, amended as recommended by the Committee on Appropriations
- **2026-05-20** Report of Committee on General and Housing, as amended, agreed to
- **2026-05-20** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2026-05-20** Rules suspended and bill placed in all remaining stages of passage as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2026-05-20** Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2026-05-20** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2026-05-21** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2026-05-22** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-05-22** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-26** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-26** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-26** House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment as moved by Senator(s) Clarkson, Brock, Chittenden, Ram Hinsdale, and Weeks `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-26** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2026-05-26** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment thereto `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-27** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-27** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2026-05-27** Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-28** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-28** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2026-05-29** Delivered to Governor on June 12, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-29** Signed by Governor on June 18, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-29** Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 18, 2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a52aaf28-53e2-4f3f-a623-1a5355cdb510`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).