republic-os/legislation/us/states/vt/2025-2026/h-50.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to identifying underutilized State buildings and land"
description: "An act relating to identifying underutilized State buildings and land"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 50"
citation: "Vermont H 50 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Conor Casey"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 65
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-21"
last_action: "2026-04-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d718480c-60e3-42bb-9132-02ebd43c9b76"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/224"
source_hash: "6d8c4b5b7d376f9ddf2883c8f9083b58f54e03e96e26bc7dc8e8d9da0fa13ce7"
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 H 50 (2025-2026) — An act relating to identifying underutilized State buildings and land

## 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/H-0050/H-0050%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT079/ACT079%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
3. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0050/H-0050%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0050/H-0050%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
5. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0050/H-0050%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/H-0050/H-0050%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
7. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0050/H-0050%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
8. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0050/H-0050%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Conor Casey — primary (person)
- Kate McCann — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-21** Read first time and referred to the Committee on General and Housing `introduction`
- **2025-01-23** Rep. Mihaly of Calais moved that the Committee on General and Housing be relieved of the bill and that the same be committed to the Committee on Corrections and Institutions, which was agreed to
- **2025-03-11** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2025-03-12** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2025-03-12** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-12** Rep. Gregoire of Fairfield reported for the Committee on Corrections and Institutions
- **2025-03-12** Report of Committee on Corrections and Institutions agreed to
- **2025-03-12** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2025-03-13** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-13** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2025-03-18** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Institutions `introduction`
- **2025-05-13** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2025-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-13** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-14** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-14** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-15** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-15** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-15** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Douglass for Committee on Institutions `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2025-05-15** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-15** 3rd reading ordered
- **2025-05-16** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-05-20** Unfinished Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-05-21** Unfinished Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-05-22** Unfinished Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-05-22** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Douglass `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-23** Unfinished Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-05-23** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Douglass `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-27** Unfinished Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-05-27** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Douglass `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-27** Pending third reading, motion to amend Senate proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Douglass, Harrison, Ingalls, Major, Plunkett, and Watson agreed to `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2025-05-27** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2025-05-27** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2025-05-28** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-28** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-28** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2025-05-28** Rep. Emmons of Springfield moved to commit the bill to the Committee on Corrections and Institutions, which was agreed to
- **2026-02-05** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-06** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-06** Rep. Gregoire of Fairfield reported for the Committee on Corrections and Institutions
- **2026-02-06** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in with further amendment thereto, as recommended by Committee on Corrections and Institutions `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-11** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-11** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-02-11** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-12** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-13** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-13** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment, text `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-13** House proposal of amendment not concurred in; Committee of Conference requested, on motion of Senator Harrison `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-13** Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Harrison, Benson, and Plunkett
- **2026-02-13** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Harrison `passage`
- **2026-02-13** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference appointed `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-17** Speaker appointed Reps. Gregoire of Fairfield, Casey of Montpelier, and Sweeney of Shelburne as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
- **2026-02-17** House message: House appointed Conference Committee members
- **2026-03-12** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-03-12** Committee of Conference report
- **2026-03-13** Committee of Conference report
- **2026-03-13** Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Benson for Committee, text
- **2026-03-13** Committee of Conference report adopted
- **2026-03-17** Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted
- **2026-03-18** Notice Calendar: Report of Committee of Conference
- **2026-03-19** Action Calendar: Report of Committee of Conference
- **2026-03-19** Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill) `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Delivered to the Governor on March 31, 2026 `passage`
- **2026-04-07** Signed by Governor on April 6, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-08** House message: Governor approved bill on April 6, 2026

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d718480c-60e3-42bb-9132-02ebd43c9b76`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).