Lawmakers are seeking the approval of voters to put unclaimed money into a trust fund, and to use the interest to support the state budget.

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Senator White reported H.567 would raise unclaimed‑property thresholds, create a pension & benefits funding task force, transfer OPEB investments to VPIC, and temporarily redirect up to $300,000 a year from Higher Education Trust Fund transfers to support the Vermont Saves program until fiscal self‑sufficiency is reached.

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The House Appropriations Committee heard testimony on H.567, a 36‑page bill that would raise small‑claim thresholds, allow limited diversion of certain small, long‑held unclaimed funds to the Vermont Saves administrative fund (capped at $300,000 annually and sunsetting in 2040), create a pension funding task force with a $75,000 appropriation, and transfer fiduciary oversight for OPEB funds to VPIC. The committee took no final vote.

South Dakota's Unclaimed Property Division has more than $1 billion. A little over $3,000 of it belonged to my daughter.

H.567 would raise a small‑dollar unclaimed‑property threshold to $150 and allow up to $300,000 annually to be directed to the Vermont Retirement Security Fund (Vermont Saves admin) while the program scales, and it moves oversight of other post‑employment benefits (OPEB) to the Vermont Pension Investment Commission and establishes a pension funding task force.

On Jan. 20, 2026, the Assembly adopted HR 76 recognizing affordable homeownership initiatives and HR 79 designating February 2026 as Unclaimed Property Month; the consent calendar passed unanimously (64-0).

Supporters told the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee LB869 would let the State Treasurer publish unclaimed-property notices in every county’s legal paper (about 128 papers) and permit either county name lists or a quarter-page ad directing people to nebraskalostcash.gov.

KLRD and Treasurer's staff briefed the committee: a $50 million Build Kansas matching transfer remains frozen (governor restored $25M), the Build Kansas grant application process is ongoing, and unclaimed-property payouts are estimated at about $21.7 million for FY26–FY27.

The State Treasurer's office asked the Joint Appropriations Committee for new investment staff, due-diligence funding and unclaimed property resources, citing asset growth (about $19B to $33B) and a $300 million unclaimed property trust balance following large recent inflows.