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STATE OF VERMONT
House of Representatives
  • Rep. Theresa Wood, Chair
  • Rep. Jessica Brumsted, Vice Chair
  • Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Ranking Member
  • Rep. Rey Garofano
  • Rep. James Gregoire
  • Rep. Noah Hyman
  • Rep. Jubilee McGill
  • Rep. Daniel Noyes, Clerk
  • Rep. Kelly Pajala
  • Rep. Taylor Small
  • Rep. Dane Whitman

House Committee on Human Services

 

AGENDA

 

Room 46 and Zoom

May 6, 2024 - May 10, 2024

Last Updated 5/10/2024 2:32 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-human-services.

 

Monday, May 6, 2024

11:00 AM                   H. 72 - An act relating to a harm-reduction criminal justice response to drug use

Review Senate Proposal of Amendment

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   S. 114 - An act relating to the establishment of the Psychedelic Therapy Advisory Working Group

Review Garofano Amendment

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:15 AM                   S. 192 - An act relating to forensic facility admissions criteria and processes

Joint meeting with House Health Care

Meeting will be livestreamed on House Health Care YouTube channel.

Review amendments - House Judiciary & House Health Care

Rep. Martin LaLonde, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   S. 192 - An act relating to forensic facility admissions criteria and processes

Joint meeting with House Health Care

Meeting will be livestreamed on House Health Care YouTube channel.

Review Donahue Amendments

Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Amendment Sponsor

 

12:00 PM                   H. 661 - An act relating to child abuse and neglect investigation and substantiation standards and procedures

Review Senate Proposal of Amendment

Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

9:50 AM                   S. 114 - An act relating to the establishment of the Psychedelic Therapy Advisory Working Group

Garofano Amendment - straw poll

 

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:45 PM                   House Floor

 

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

9:30 AM                   H. 661 - An act relating to child abuse and neglect investigation and substantiation standards and procedures

Senate Proposal of Amendment - review and straw poll

 

-                                   FY 2025 Budget

Update on work of Committee of Conference

 

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Lunch

 

2:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, May 9, 2024

-                                   TBD

 

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Lunch

 

-                                   House Floor

 

Friday, May 10, 2024

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

11:20 AM                   S. 192 - An act relating to forensic facility admissions criteria and processes

Review Senate Proposal of Amendment

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1:45 PM                   House Floor

 

2:25 PM                   Miscellaneous Cannabis Amendments

Review H.612 Senate Amendment

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.

 

Should you require accessibility services, please click here and note that requests should be made 48 hours in advance of testimony.

 

 

 

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Lori Morse at lmorse@leg.state.vt.us