H.924
An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government
Sponsors:
Last Recorded Action: 5/12/2018 - Governor vetoed bill; text of Governor's veto message
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
2017-2018 Legislative Session
House Committee on Appropriations
- Bob Amelang, NeighborWorks of Western Vermont
- Thomas D. Anderson, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Susan Aranoff, Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
- Bob Atchinson, Plainfield Energy Committee
- Eric Avildsen, Executive Director, Vermont Legal Aid
- Misse Axelrod, Farm-to-School, Vermont Feed
- Melissa Bailey, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
- Dan Barlow, State Director, Vermont Business for Social Responsibility
- Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Maria Belliveau, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Ludy Biddle, Executive Director, NeighborWorks of Western Vermont
- Adam Bindrum, Clara Martin Center
- Matthew Birmingham, Colonel, Department of Public Safety
- Emily Boedecker, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Erica Bornemann, Director, Emergency Management & Homeland Security
- Ted Brady, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Rep. Patrick Brennan, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
- Rep. Timothy Briglin, Thetford
- Katie Buckley, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
- Rep. Mollie S. Burke, Brattleboro
- Virginia Burley, Vermont Afterschool
- Emily Byrne, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
- Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
- Rich Carlson, HEAT Squad Vermont
- Daniela Caserta, Family Center of Washington County
- Katy Ceffel, Family Center of Washington County
- JoaAnne Chadwick, Director of Administration, Department of Public Safety
- Steve Chadwick, Director of Management Services, Agency of Natural Resources
- Brenda Chamberlain, Business Manager, Public Utility Commission
- Rep. Robin Chesnut-Tangerman, Middletown Springs
- Rep. Brian Cina, Burlington
- Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
- Rep. Selene Colburn, Burlington
- Chris Cole, Commissioner, Buildings and General Services
- Steven Cook, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Tourism & Marketing
- Michael Costa, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
- Paul Costello, Executive Director, Vermont Council on Rural Development
- Elizabeth Cote, Director, Office of Primary Care and Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program, UVM
- Maj. Gen Steven Cray, Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard
- Sylvia Currier, Central Vermont Community Action Council
- David Daigle, Chair, Board of Trustees, University of Vermont
- Paul Daley, Financial Director, Vermont Department of Health
- Patrick Delaney, Commissioner, Department of Liquor Control
- Jan Demers, Executive Director, Vermont Community Action Partnership
- Sylvie Desautels
- Lindsay DesLauriers, State Director, Main Street Alliance of VT
- Michael Desrochers, Executive Director of Fire Management, Department of Public Safety
- Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- T.J. Donovan, Vermont Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Christie Everett, Director, Access and Acute Care Services, Clara Martin Center
- Beth Fastiggi, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources
- Michelle Fay, Executive Director, Voices for Vermont's Children
- Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
- Joe Ferrada, Parent Child Center Network
- Former Rep. Michael Fisher, Chief Advocate, Office of Health Care Advocate, Vt. Legal Aid
- Kim Fitzgerald, Chief Executive Officer, Cathedral Square Corporation
- Morna Flaum, Vermont State Colleges Faculty Federation
- Joe Flynn, Secretary of Transportation, Agency of Transportation
- Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
- Kristin Freeman, Business Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Patricia Gabel, State Court Administrator, Court Administrator's Office
- Richard Gauthier, Executive Director, VT Criminal Justice Training Council
- Jason Gibbs, Chief of Staff, Executive Office (Gov)
- Scott Giles, President, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Al Gobeille, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
- Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Steve Gomez, Business Manager, Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Adam Greshin, Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management
- Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
- Richard Hallenbeck, Deputy Director of Administration, Department of Public Safety
- Josh Hanford, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
- Emma Harrigan, Quality Management Director, Department of Mental Health
- Peter Harris, Central Vermont Council on Aging
- Marissa Hebert, Family Center of Washington County
- Christopher Herrick, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Selina Hickman, Director of Policy and Planning, Department of Mental Health
- Robert Hildebrand, The Abbey Group
- Rebecca Holcombe, Secretary, Agency of Education
- Jen Horwitz, Director of Research and Policy, Let's Grow Kids
- Thomas Hughes, Energy Independent Vermont
- Janet Hunt, Executive Director, Vermont Association of the Area Agencies on Aging
- Monica Caserta Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
- Melissa Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Veterans' Home
- Brooke Jenkins, Executive Director, Good Samaritan Haven, Barre
- Mark Kelley, East Randolph Community
- Claire Kendall, Family Center of Washington County, Parent Child Center Network
- Robb Kidd, Conservation Program Manager, Sierra Club, Vermont Chapter
- Sen. Jane Kitchel, Chair, Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Stephen Klein, Chief Legislative Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Wendy Knight, Commissioner, Department of Tourism & Marketing
- Bradley Kukenberger, Financial Manager, Agency of Administration
- Lindsay Kurrle, Commissioner, Department of Labor
- Former Rep. Karen Lafayette, Vermont Low Income Advocacy Council
- Tracy LaFrance, Financial Administrator, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Rep. Martin LaLonde, South Burlington
- Kate Larose, Director of Financial Futures, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity
- Sarah Lauderville, Vermont Coalition for Disability Rights
- Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
- Susan Loynd, Human Resources Director, Washington County Mental Health Services
- Ron Lumbra, Vice Chair, Board of Trustees, University of Vermont
- Erhard Mahnke, Executive Director, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition
- Former Rep. Steve Maier, Director, Vermont Coalition of Clinics for the Uninsured
- Emily Marshia, Orange County Parent Child Center
- Jennie Martin, Orange County Parent Child Center
- Julie Martin, Director of Developmental Services, Washington County Mental Health
- Beth Masters, Parent
- Hilary Melton, Executive Director, Pathways Vermont
- Lisa Menard, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
- Shayla Messier, Family Center of Washington County
- Rep. Alice Miller, Shaftsbury
- Janet Miller, Sergeant-At-Arms, Vermont Legislature
- Johanna Miller, Energy & Climate Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
- Wanda Minoli, Interim Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
- Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
- Holly Morehouse, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool, Inc.
- Mary Moulton, Executive Director, Washington County Mental Health Services
- Gregg Mousley, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes
- Rep. Michael Mrowicki, Putney
- Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
- Sarah Munro, Vermont Recovery Network
- James Nash, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Digital Services
- Barb Neal, Executive Director, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board
- Tim Noonan, Executive Director, Labor Relations Board
- Andrew Nuss, Clara Martin Center
- Tracy O'Connell, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
- Linda Olson, Governmental Affairs Director, Vermont State Colleges Faculty Federation
- Ed Paquin, Director, Disability Rights Vermont
- Michelle Paya, Champlain Community Services
- Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
- Rich Phillips, Marshfield Energy Committee
- Michael Pieciak, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
- Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Dan Pouliot, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Human Resources
- John Quinn, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services
- Daniel Racheck, Executive Director, Vermont Lottery Commission
- Stephen Rauh, Upper Valley Services
- Sonja Raymond, Executive Director, Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children
- Chuck Raynard, Central Vermont Council on Aging
- Susan Remington, Central Vermont Council on Aging
- Matt Riven, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management
- Anthony Roisman, Chair, Public Utility Commission
- Erin Rose, Washington County Mental Health
- Betsy Rosenbluth, Project Director, Vermont Farm to School Network
- Rebecca Ryan, Senior Director, Health Promotion and Public Policy, American Lung Association of the Northeast
- Kaj Samsom, Commissioner, Department of Taxes
- Kenneth Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
- Michael Schirling, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Harold Schwartz, Director of HR Operations, Department of Human Resources
- Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
- Chris Shaw, Central Vermont Community Action Council
- Rep. Laura Sibilia, Brattleboro
- Kate Slocum, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Digital Services
- Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Jeb Spaulding, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges
- Beth Stern, Executive Director, Central Vermont Council on Aging
- Rep. Valerie A. Stuart, Brattleboro
- Rep. Mary Sullivan, Burlington
- Thomas Sullivan, President, University of Vermont
- Beth Tanzman, Executive Director, Blueprint for Health, Department of Vermont Health Access
- Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Patricia Tedesco, Home Access Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Independent Living (VCIL)
- Julie Tessler, Executive Director, VT Council of Developmental & Mental Health Services
- Kathy Thayer Gosselin, Financial Director, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Shannon Thompson, Financial Director, Department of Mental Health
- Tracy Thresher, Green Mountain Self Advocates
- June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
- Rep. Joseph "Chip" Troiano, Stannard
- Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
- Renee Weeks, Director of Clinical & Shelter Services, Upper Valley Haven
- Stephen Whittaker
- Rep. Theresa Wood, Waterbury
- Stacia Wright, Family Center of Washington County
- Susanne Young, Secretary of Administration, Agency of Administration
- Andreas Yuan, Upper Valley Services
- Susan Yuan, Upper Valley Services
House Committee on Education
- Emily Byrne, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
House Committee on Energy and Technology
- John Adams, Director, Vermont Center for Geographic Information
- Riley Allen, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Service
- Barb Neal, Executive Director, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board
- Clay Purvis, Director of Telecommunications and Connectivity, Department of Public Service
- John Quinn, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services
- John Quinn, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
House Committee on Health Care
- Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Rep. Mary S. Hooper, Appropriations Committee
- Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Georgia Maheras, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
- Rep. David Yacovone, Appropriations Committee
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Thomas D. Anderson, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Sen. Claire Ayer
- Melissa Bailey, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health AHS
- Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
- Sen. Philip Baruth
- Barbara Bernardini, Business Manager, Department of State's, Sheriff's and Special Investigative Units
- Marlene Betit, Director of Administrative Services, Secretary of State's Office
- Sandy Bigglestone, Deputy Commissioner, Securities, Department of Financial Regulation
- Emily Boedecker, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Bill Bohnyak, Sheriff, Sheriffs' Association
- John Booth, Director of Treasury Operations, Office of the State Treasurer
- Diane Bothfeld, Director of Administrative Services IV and Dairy Policy, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Jo Bradley, Director, Vermont Economic Development Authority
- Ted Brady, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Sen. Christopher Bray
- Carol Brochu, Financial Manager, Center for Crime Victim Services
- Sen. Randy Brock
- Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
- Sean Brown, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
- Katie Buckley, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
- Sarah Buxton, Director of Workforce Policy and Performance, Vermont Department of Labor
- Emily Byrne, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
- David Cahill, State's Attorney, Windsor County
- David Cameron, Business Manager, Department of Financial Regulation
- John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
- Kelly Carbo, Business Manager
- Marilyn Cargill, Vice President, Financial Aid Services, Marketing and Research, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Joanne Chadwick, Director 0f Administration, Department of Public Safety
- Steve Chadwick, Director of Management Services, Agency of Natural Resources
- Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
- Sarah Clarke, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
- Michael Clasen, Deputy State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
- Tricia Coates, Director of External & Governmental Affairs, Vermont State Colleges
- Chris Cole, Commissioner, Buildings and General Services
- James Condos, Secretary of State
- Steven Cook, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Tourism & Marketing
- Cara Cookson, Public Policy Director and Victim Assistance Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
- Michael Costa, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
- Maj. Gen Steven Cray, Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard
- Matt D'Agostino, Financial Officer, Department of Corrections
- David Daigle, Chair, Board of Trustees, University of Vermont
- Paul Daley, Financial Director, Vermont Department of Health
- Patrick Delaney, Commissioner, Department of Liquor Control
- Joshua Diamond, Deputy Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Molly Dillon, Deputy Commissioner, Banking, Department of Financial Regulation
- Richard Donahey, Director of Budget and Management Operations, Department of Finance & Management
- T.J. Donovan, Vermont Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Stacey Drinkwine, Director of Administrative Services, Public Service Department
- Anne Duffy, Chief Financial Officer, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
- Heather Duke, Business Manager, Department of Liquor Control
- Rebecca Ellis, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Brian Evans, Financial Director, Department for Children and Families
- Lora Evans, Business Manager, Defender General's Office
- Rep. Peter J. Fagan
- Willa Farrell, Director, Court Diversion and Pre Trial Services
- Beth Fastiggi, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources
- Al Faxon, Chief Operating Officer, Vermont Veterans' Home
- Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
- Jennifer Fitch, Deputy Commissioner, Buildings & General Services
- Kathy Flanagan, Finance Director, Agency of Education
- Joe Flynn, Secretary of Transportation, Agency of Transportation
- Diane Ford, Business Manager, Attorney General's Office
- Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
- Kristin Freeman, Business Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Patricia Gable, Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary
- Wayne Gammell, Finance & Administration Division Director, Agency of Transportation
- Richard Gauthier, Executive Director, VT Criminal Justice Training Council
- Camille George, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
- Scott Giles, President, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Al Gobeille, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
- Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Steve Gomez, Business Manager, Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Ken Gragg, Financial Director, Military Department
- Adam Greshin, Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management
- William Griffin, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
- Rick Hallenbeck, Deputy Director of Administration, Department of Public Safety
- Josh Hanford, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
- Christopher Herrick, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Churchill Hindes, Trustee, Vermont State Colleges
- Marcey Hodgdon, Finance Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Doug Hoffer, State Auditor, State Auditor's Office
- Rebecca Holcombe, Secretary, Agency of Education
- Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
- Monica Caserta Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
- Melissa Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Veterans' Home
- Bill Kelly, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
- Sen. Jane Kitchel
- Stephen Klein, Chief Legislative Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Wendy Knight, Commissioner, Department of Tourism & Marketing
- Joseph Krawczyk, President, Board of Trustees, Vermont Veterans' Home
- Bradley Kukenberger, Financial Manager, Agency of Administration
- Lindsay Kurrle, Commissioner, Department of Labor
- Tracy LaFrance, Financial Administrator, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Kimberley Lashua, Business Director, Natural Resources Board
- Lenny Leblanc, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Transportation
- Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
- Tom Little, Vice President, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Brett Long, Deputy Commissioner, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Tim Lueders-Dumont, Policy Director, Office of the State Treasurer
- Ron Lumbra, Vice Chair, Board of Trustees, University of Vermont
- Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Marc Mateyer, SIU Grants Program Manager, Department of State's, Sheriff's and Special Investigative Units
- Lisa Menard, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
- Susan Mesner, Deputy Auditor, State Auditor's Office
- Janet Miller, Sergeant-At-Arms, Vermont Legislature
- Wanda Minoli, Interim Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
- Larry Mires, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
- Kevin Moore, Deputy Director for Information Technology, Legislative Council
- Gregg Mousley, Chief of Finance and Administration, Vermont Judiciary
- Gregg Mousley, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes
- Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
- Reeva Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
- James Nash, Financial Director, Agency of Digital Services
- Barbara M. Neal, Executive Director, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board
- Annie Noonan, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys and Sheriffs Association
- Tracy O'Connell, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
- Joanna Pallito, Director of Administration and Innovation Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
- Michael Pieciak, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
- Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Dan Pouliot, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Human Resources
- David Provost, Deputy Commissioner, Captive Insurance, Department of Financial Regulation
- John Quinn, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services
- Matt Riven, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management
- Matthew Romei, Chief of Capitol Police, Vermont Legislature
- Christina Rouleau, Deputy Commissioner of Insurance, Department of Financial Regulation
- Kaj Samsom, Commissioner, Department of Taxes
- Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
- Lisa Schilling, Financial Director, Department of Vermont Health Access
- Michael Schirling, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Harold Schwartz, Director of HR Operations, Department of Human Resources
- Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
- Kate Slocum, Deputy CFO, Agency of Digital Services
- Kate Slocum, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Digital Services
- Diane Snelling, Chair, Natural Resources Board
- Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Jeb Spaulding, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges
- Jean Stetter, Administrative Services Director, Green Mountain Care Board
- Thomas Sullivan, President, University of Vermont
- Anna Swenson, Financial Manager, Vermont Department of Health
- Kathy Thayer Gosselin, Financial Director, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Shannon Thompson, Financial Director, Department of Mental Health
- June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
- Rep. Catherine Toll, Appropriations Committee
- Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
- Peter Walke, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
- Chad Wawrzyniak, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Labor
- Monica Weeber, Director of Administrative Services, Department of Corrections
- Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
- Stephen Wisloski, Chief Financial Officer, Vermont State Colleges
- Susanne Young, Secretary of Administration, Agency of Administration
Senate Committee on Finance
- Sen. Randy Brock
- Barbara M. Neal, Executive Director, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board
- Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service