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type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to establishing the Vermont Homelessness Response Continuum"
description: "An act relating to establishing the Vermont Homelessness Response Continuum"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 938"
citation: "Vermont H 938 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Human Services"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 46
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-03-17"
last_action: "2026-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d60c13a0-ae00-447f-bc88-4f6b721697bb"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/2171"
source_hash: "fe1323b39e22d8754fde16dcfd604711a7b84fd926c46ff9edcd1f90be7fda47"
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 938 (2025-2026) — An act relating to establishing the Vermont Homelessness Response Continuum
## 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-0938/H-0938%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT143/ACT143%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
3. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0938/H-0938%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-0938/H-0938%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-0938/H-0938%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-0938/H-0938%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-0938/H-0938%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
8. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0938/H-0938%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)
## Votes
- Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 69 of 137 to Pass -- Yeas = 133, Nays = 4 — **133–4** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- House Committee on Human Services — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-03-17** Committee bill read first time and referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a) `introduction`
- **2026-03-24** Notice Calendar: Favorable
- **2026-03-25** Action Calendar: Favorable
- **2026-03-25** Rep. Maguire of Rutland City moved to postpone action until March 26, 2026, which was agreed to
- **2026-03-26** Action Calendar: Action postponed until March 26, 2026
- **2026-03-26** Rep. Maguire of Rutland City moved to postpone action until March 27, 2026, which was agreed to
- **2026-03-27** Action Calendar: Action postponed until March 27, 2026
- **2026-03-27** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-27** Rep. Maguire of Rutland City spoke for the Committee on Human Services
- **2026-03-27** Rep. Bluemle of Burlington recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2026-03-27** Rep. Wood of Waterbury, Bishop of Colchester, Cole of Hartford, Eastes of Guilford, Garofano of Essex, Maguire of Rutland City, McGill of Bridport, and Noyes of Wolcott moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to
- **2026-03-27** Rep. Wood of Waterbury demanded yeas and nays
- **2026-03-27** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2026-03-27** Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 69 of 137 to Pass -- Yeas = 133, Nays = 4
- **2026-03-31** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-03-31** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2026-04-02** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare `introduction`
- **2026-05-13** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-05-13** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-13** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2026-05-15** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-05-15** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-15** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-19** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-05-19** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-19** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-20** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-05-20** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-20** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-20** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Lyons for Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2026-05-20** Reported favorably by Senator Lyons for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-20** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-20** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare, as amended, agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-20** 3rd reading ordered
- **2026-05-21** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-05-21** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2026-05-21** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2026-05-21** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-21** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2026-05-21** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-26** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-29** Delivered to the Governor on June 10, 2026 `passage`
- **2026-05-29** Signed by Governor on June 16, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-29** House message: Governor approved bill on June 16, 2026
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d60c13a0-ae00-447f-bc88-4f6b721697bb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).