Vermont HCR128: House concurrent resolution designating May 6, 2025 as Homelessness Awareness Day in Vermont

What the bill says

From the enrolled text, May 2, 2025:

State of Vermont House of Representatives Montpelier, Vermont Concurrent House Resolution H.C.R. 128 OfferedbyRepresentatives McGillofBridport,ArsenaultofWilliston,BartleyofFairfax,BerbecoofWinooski, BishopofColchester,BluemleofBurlington,BurkeofBrattleboro,BurkhardtofSouthBurlington,Burrows ofWest Windsor,CinaofBurlington,ColeofHartford,Cordes ofBristol,CritchlowofColchester,DodgeofEssex,Dolanof EssexJunction,DonahueofNorthfield,Eastes ofGuilford,GarofanoofEssex,GoldmanofRockingham,Harpleof Glover,HeadrickofBurlington,HowardofRutlandCity,KrasnowofSouthBurlington,LaMontofMorristown, LoganofBurlington,MaguireofRutlandCity,MrowickiofPutney,NugentofSouthBurlington,OdeofBurlington, PezzoofColchester,PouechofHinesburg,RachelsonofBurlington,ScheuofMiddlebury,Stevens ofWaterbury, StoneofBurlington,TomlinsonofWinooski,WhiteofWaitsfield,WhiteofBethel,WoodofWaterbury,and YacovoneofMorristown HouseconcurrentresolutiondesignatingMay6,2025as Homelessness Awareness DayinVermont Whereas, theunhousedareourneighbors,communitymembers,parents,children, seniors,andpeoplewith disabilities, and Whereas,the2024Point-in-TimeCountreportfoundthat3,458Vermonters,including737children,werewithout securehousing, and Whereas,accordingtotheVermontHousingFinanceAgency's mostrecentVermontHousingNeeds Assessment, by2029,Vermontwillneed3,295homes toaddress homelessness and3,957homes tonormalizevacancyrates, and Whereas,onaneveninginApril2025,Vermont's statewidesheltercapacitywas 655households,andallwere full,andinaddition,therewere1,424homeless adults and467childrenhousedthroughtheGeneralAssistance EmergencyHousingProgram, and Whereas,BlackVermonters aresignificantlyless likelytoowntheirhomeandareunhousedatastaggeringrate comparedwithWhiteVermonters, and Whereas,since2020,theVermontHousingandConservationBoardhas investedinaffordablehousinginitiatives thathavecreated1,964newrentalunits and170newhomes forsale,andsupported1,077lots across 11 manufacturedhomecommunities, and Whereas,today,May6,2025,individuals concernedwiththeissues associatedwithunhousedVermonters are visitingtheStateHousetoinformlegislators ontheimpactofhomelessness onlifeintheStateofVermont, now thereforebeit ResolvedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresentatives: ThattheGeneralAssemblydesignates May6,2025as Homelessness Awareness DayinVermont,andbeit further Resolved: ThattheSecretaryofStatebedirectedtosendacopyofthis resolutiontotheHousingand Homelessness AllianceofVermont.

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Sponsors

• Jubilee McGill (D, Addison-5) · primary sponsor
• Angela Arsenault (D, Chittenden-2)
• Ashley Bartley (R, Franklin-1)
• Daisy Berbeco (D, Chittenden-21)
• Doug Bishop (D, Chittenden-20)
• Tiffany Bluemle (D, Chittenden-13)
• Mollie Burke (D, Windham-8)
• Bridget Burkhardt (D, Chittenden-8)
• Elizabeth Burrows (D, Windsor-1)
• Brian Cina (D, Chittenden-15)
• Esme Cole (D, Windsor-6)
• Mari Cordes (D, Addison-4)

Latest actions

1. May 6, 2025: Ceremonial Reading
2. May 2, 2025: Adopted pursuant to Joint Rule 16b
3. May 2, 2025: Senate Message: Adopted in concurrence
4. May 2, 2025: Adopted in concurrence per Joint Rule 16b
5. May 2, 2025: On Consent Calendar
6. May 1, 2025: On Consent Calendar

Common questions

What is HCR128?

HCR128 is a bill in the Vermont Legislature (2025-2026 Session): House concurrent resolution designating May 6, 2025 as Homelessness Awareness Day in Vermont.

What is the status of HCR128?

Passed both chambers as of May 2, 2025. Latest action: Ceremonial Reading (May 6, 2025).

Who sponsored HCR128?

Jubilee McGill (D, Addison-5), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HCR128?

On the Vermont Legislature website: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.C.R.128