Act 154 seeks to expand and modernize the scope of disclosure and identification requirements for lobbying-related advertisements in Vermont by broadening the definitions of "advertisement" and "lobbying," removing session-based timing limitations on disclosure, and updating statutory language to be technology-neutral, affecting lobbying regulation, campaign transparency, and public communications policy.

S.190 seeks to enhance state oversight of healthcare costs and improve financial transparency within Vermont’s hospital system, healthcare reform, hospital budget regulation, and consumer protection.

As amended and passed by the legislature, Act 130 updates Vermont’s approach to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in schools by extending the statewide indoor air testing deadline, creating a dedicated School PCB Program Fund to support investigation and remediation, linking PCB evaluation to school construction planning, and requiring a statewide cost estimate and funding plan.

S.220, seeks to curb the growth of property taxes by placing temporary limits on school district budget increases.

H.775 is an innovative housing bill designed to stimulate housing development in Vermont through financial tools, pilot programs, and planning reforms. The legislation authorizes municipalities to issue revenue bonds backed by special assessments, expands the State Treasurer's credit facility, broadens VEDA financing authority for certain multiunit housing developments, adds new municipal housing-planning requirements, codifies the Rental Housing Revolving Loan Program, and (in the Senate version) adds a new Service-Supported Housing Advisory Council focused on housing for individuals with developmental disabilities.

Act 132 creates a statewide Vermont Prescription Drug Discount Card Program, administered by the State Treasurer, to pool Vermont’s prescription drug purchasing power with other states, territories, and certain non-governmental organizations. The goal is to negotiate lower prices on medications for all Vermonters. The bill sets up the legal authority for joining multi-state purchasing/discount arrangements, establishes how program funds would be handled, preserves start-up funding and reporting requirements, and now also adds provisions intended to ensure that certain amounts paid using the discount card or similar assistance can count toward insured Vermonters’ deductibles and out-of-pocket obligations, subject to specified limits.

H.67 creates a Pilot Government Accountability Project, to be conducted by the Joint Fiscal Committee, to examine governmental practices, make recommendations on improving those practices, and develop effective tools for evaluating government accountability.

This bill amends two sections of current law related to health insurance practices. The act focuses on claim edit standards (used by insurers to process and validate healthcare claims) and prior authorization requirements (pre-approvals insurers often require for certain services). It aims to reduce administrative hurdles in healthcare delivery while maintaining some safeguards for insurers and compliance.

S.63 modifies the regulatory duties of the Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB) with a focus on health information technology, accountable care organizations (ACOs), and hospital budget oversight. The legislation amends several sections of law to enhance coordination, transparency, and efficiency in Vermont’s health care system.

Act 21 allocates $1M to a nonprofit to purchase and abolish medical debt for eligible residents with incomes ≤400% of the federal poverty level or high debt burdens, ensuring no cost or tax consequences and removal from credit reports. It prohibits credit agencies from reporting medical debt and restricts large health care facilities from selling or reporting such debt, except to nonprofits for debt relief.

The act also defines "behavioral health" to avoid stigmatizing mental health or substance use disorders and takes effect July 1, 2025.