New Vermont laws taking effect July 1, 2026
61 laws take effect July 1, 2026.
Of the 191 bills enacted since 2025, 188 have an effective date and 3 don't yet (listed below). A law here takes effect that day by its main provisions; parts of a staggered act may take effect on other dates.
Updated Nov 4, 2026 at 6:45 a.m. EST.
Crime (10)
H.410 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to the calculation of recidivism and other related criminology measures
How we got this date
This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
H.540 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to the recommendations of the Post-Adjudication Reparative Program Working Group
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
H.559 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to the Parole Board
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
H.578 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to penalties and procedures for animal cruelty offenses
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
H.606 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to firearms relinquishment and storage procedures
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
H.626 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to sexual extortion, voyeurism, and disclosure of sexually explicit images without consent
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
H.642 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to youthful offender proceedings
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
S.181 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to eliminating the requirement for a presentence investigation for imposition of a deferred sentence
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
S.193 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (Secs. 6–13).
Secs. 6–13: 6–13 shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
S.278 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to cannabis
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (All other sections).
All other sections: (e) All other sections shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Government (8)
H.519 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to Vermont State Employees' Retirement System Group G membership
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
H.534 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to community action agencies
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
H.657 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to various programming and requirements within the Department for Children and Families
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (All remaining sections).
All remaining sections: (d) All remaining sections shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
H.907 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to legislative review of reporting requirements
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (Secs. 1–31).
Secs. 1–31: 1–31 shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
H.921 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to alcoholic beverages
How we got this date
All other sections shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
H.935 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to emergency management
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (All other sections).
All other sections: All other sections shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
S.210 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to access to autopsy reports
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
S.243 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to distributing funds to the Vermont Language Justice Project
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
Education (6)
H.454 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (Sections listed in Sec. 70(c)).
Sections listed in Sec. 70(c): (c) The following sections shall take effect on July 1, 2026:
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
H.930 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to addressing and preventing chronic absenteeism
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
H.931 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education law
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
H.955 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026, except as follows:
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
S.214 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to the provision of prekindergarten education in geographically isolated school districts
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
S.232 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to public libraries and the Department of Libraries
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
Healthcare (6)
H.293 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the Department of Health’s reporting and programming requirements
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
H.46 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to the Rare Disease Advisory Council
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
H.577 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to establishing the Vermont Prescription Drug Discount Card Program
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
H.583 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to clinical decision making
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
S.198 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to the regulation of tobacco products and tobacco substitutes
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026, except that:
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
S.53 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to certification of community-based perinatal doulas and Medicaid coverage for doula services
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (Secs. 1-4).
Secs. 1-4: 1–4 (establishing certification program for community-based perinatal doulas) shall take effect on July 1, 2026
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Agriculture (4)
H.941 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to municipal regulation of agriculture
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
H.942 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
S.323 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
How we got this date
(b) All other sections shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
S.60 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to establishing the Farm and Forestry Operations Security Special Fund to provide payments for farm and forestry operation losses due to weather conditions
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
Finance (4)
H.211 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to data brokers and personal information
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (Sections 2 and 3).
Sections 2 and 3: 2 and 3 shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
H.567 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to unclaimed property, State retirement systems, and capital debt
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026, except that:
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
H.648 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to banking, insurance, and securities
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026, except that Secs.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
H.649 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to captive insurance companies
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
Housing (4)
H.757 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to manufactured homes and limited equity cooperatives
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026, except that:
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
H.938 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to establishing the Vermont Homelessness Response Continuum
How we got this date
(c) All remaining sections shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
S.157 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to recovery residence certification
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
S.328 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to housing and common interest communities
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026, except that Sec.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Budget (3)
H.660 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to fiscal year 2027 Opioid Abatement Special Fund and Substance Misuse Prevention Special Fund appropriations
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
H.951 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
How we got this date
(f) All other sections shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
S.122 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to economic and workforce development
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (Secs. 4-6).
Secs. 4-6: 4–6 shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Climate (3)
H.915 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for beverage containers
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026, except that:
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
H.932 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to the regulation of forestry under Act 250
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
S.202 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to plug-in photovoltaic devices
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
Defense (3)
H.270 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to confidentiality in peer support sessions for emergency service providers
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
H.917 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to military affairs
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
S.89 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to expanding survivor benefits
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
Traffic (3)
H.549 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to eligibility of sentenced or detained individuals to obtain a State-issued nondriver identification card, replacement operator's license, or replacement learner's permit
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (Section 7 and Secs. 2, 4, and 6).
Section 7 and Secs. 2, 4, and 6: shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
H.944 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation
How we got this date
The remaining sections shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
S.326 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to motor vehicles
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
Civil Rights (2)
H.550 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to gender equity within Vermont’s correctional facilities
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
H.849 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to a civil action for damages for deprivation of federal constitutional rights by any government official
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
Affordability (1)
H.512 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to the regulation of the event ticketing market
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
Public Lands (1)
H.928 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to technical corrections to fish and wildlife statutes
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
Taxes (1)
H.949 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (This section and Sec. 5).
This section and Sec. 5: 5 (census grant inflator) shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Technology (1)
H.639 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to genetic data privacy
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
Wages (1)
S.173 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
An act relating to vocational rehabilitation and apprenticeships
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
Enacted, but not yet dated (3)
These laws' texts tie their dates to something outside the legislative record (Contingent), or not enough is recorded yet to give one (Unresolved). They may take effect July 1, 2026 too; the record doesn't say.
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- H.536ContingentAn act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food productsAttorney General's written confirmation to the Speaker and Senate President Pro Tempore that a law with substantially comparable requirements has taken effect in California or two other states
- S.18ContingentAn act relating to licensure of freestanding birth centersJanuary 1, 2027 or the effective date of the birth center rules adopted by the Department of Health, whichever comes first
- S.325UnresolvedAn act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdictiontwo clauses set different dates for the same provision