H.493
An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Sponsors:
Location: Senate Committee on Appropriations
Last Recorded Action: 4/2/2025 - Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Appropriations
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
House Committee on Appropriations
- Joe Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
- Lisa Allard, Financial Director, Department of Liquor and Lottery
- Jessica Barquist, Vice President of Public Affairs, VT, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England
- Stephanie Barrett, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
- Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
- Jason Batchelder, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Daniel Batsie, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Catherine Benham, Chief Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Barbara Bernardini, Fiscal Manager, Department of State's, Sheriff's and Special Investigative Units
- Matthew Bernstein, Director, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate
- Brenda Berry, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Administration
- Sandy Bigglestone, Acting Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
- Matthew Birmingham, Colonel, Vermont State Police
- Rep. Alyssa Black, Chair, House Committee on Health Care
- Maria Blair, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Ansley Bloomer, Director of Finance and Administration, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Craig Bolio, Commissioner, Department of Taxes
- Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division, Agency of Transportation
- Jill Bowen, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
- Christopher Brickell, Executive Director, Vermont Criminal Justice Council
- Jill Briggs Campbell, Interim Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
- Elise Brunelle, Executive Director, Vermont Symphony Orchestra
- Emily Byrne, Deputy Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Kristin Calver, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Corrections
- David Cameron, Administrative Services Director, Department of Financial Regulation
- Kelly Carbo, Finance Program Manager, Vermont Judiciary
- Corey Chase, Director, Radio Technology Services, Department of Public Service
- Charity Clark, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Andrew Collier, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
- Rep. Peter Conlon, Chair, House Committee on Education
- Trisha Conti, Director - Vermont Forensic Lab, Department of Public Safety
- Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
- Teri Corsones, Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary
- Renee Cota, Finance Director, Department of Motor Vehicles
- Sean Cousino, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
- Paul Daley, Finance Director, Vermont Department of Health
- Gary DeGasta, President, Board of Trustees of the Vermont Veterans Home, and Chair, Governor's Veterans Advisory Council
- Catherine Delneo, Commissioner and State Librarian, Vermont Department of Libraries
- Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
- Michael Desrochers, Director, Division of Fire Safety, Department of Public Safety
- Dan Dickerson, Administrative Services Director, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Richard Donahey, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
- Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Sponsor, House Committee On Human Services
- Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
- Ashlynn Doyon, Director of Policy, Office of the State Treasurer
- James Duffy, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Candace Elmquist, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Transportation
- Rep. Alice M. Emmons, Chair, House Committee on Corrections and Institutions
- Lora Evans, Administrative Services Manager, Defender General's Office
- Peter Fagan, Vice President of the Board of Trustees
- Douglas Farnham, Chief Recovery Officer, State of Vermont
- Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
- Willa Farrell, Director, Court Diversion and Pre-Trial Services
- Beth Fastiggi, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources
- Kim Fedele, Financial Manager, Military Department
- Holly Ferrant, Chief Financial Office, Financial Services Division, Agency of Administration
- Olga Fitch, Executive Director, Cannabis Control Board
- Danielle Fitzko, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Joe Flynn, Secretary, Agency of Transportation
- Eric Forand, Director, Vermont Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety
- Owen Foster, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
- Michael Gaughan, Executive Director, Vermont Bond Bank
- Scott Giles, President, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Peter Gill, Executive Director, Land Use Review Board
- Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development
- Thomas Golonka, Chair, Vermont Pension Investment Commission
- Steve Gomez, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Natural Resources
- Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Adam Greshin, Commissioner, Department of Finance and Management
- DaShawn Groves, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
- Richard Hallenbeck, Director of Finance and Administration, Department of Public Safety
- Christine Hallquist, Executive Director, Vermont Community Broadband Board
- Jean Hamilton, Director of Program Development, Land Access and Opportunity Board
- Hank Harder, Deputy Adjutant General, Office of the Adjutant General
- Brynn Hare, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Michael Harrington, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Labor
- Big Hartman, Executive Director & General Counsel, Vermont Human Rights Commission
- Emily Hawes, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
- Eric Henry, Chief Investment Officer, Vermont Pension Investment Commission
- Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
- Lauren Higbee, Deputy Advocate, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate
- Marcey Hodgdon, Fiscal Director, Attorney General's Office
- Megan Hoke, Financial Director, Vermont Department of Health
- Janet Hurley, Chair, Land Use Review Board
- Karen Hutchinson, Finance Director, Public Utility Commission
- Melissa Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Veterans' Home
- Neil Kamman, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup, Executive Director, Vermont Humanities
- Jonathan Kelley, Agency Chief of Staff, Agency of Digital Services
- Bill Kelly, Financial Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
- Agatha Kessler, Sergeant at Arms, Vermont General Assembly
- Emily Kisicki, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
- Wendy Knight, Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery
- Wendy Koenig, Executive Director of Government Relations, University of Vermont
- Tammy Kolbe, Vice Chair, Vermont State Board of Education
- Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, Chair, Joint Fiscal Committee
- Nick Kramer, Chief Operating Officer, Agency of Administration
- Lindsay Kurrle, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Rep. Martin LaLonde, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary
- Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Patricia LaRose, Director of Finance, Department of Public Service
- Todd Law, Director, Fleet Division, Agency of Transportation
- Patrick Leduc, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
- Thomas Little, General Counsel, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Rachel Lomonaco, Business Director, Land Use Review Board
- Tim Lueders-Dumont, Executive Director, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Katrina Lumbra, Financial Director, Defender General's Office
- Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
- Ornella Matta-Figueroa, Director of Advocacy and Community Engagement, Land Access and Opportunity Board
- Elizabeth Mauch, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges System
- Steve McClafferty, Finance Director, Vermont Veterans' Home
- Susan Evans McClure, Executive Director, Vermont Arts Council
- Robert McDougall, Deputy Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Kim Mckee, Business Director, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Ed McNamara, Chair, Public Utility Commission
- Amy Mercier, Financial Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Hardy Merrill, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Finance and Management
- Rep. Marc Mihaly, Chair, House Committee on General and Housing
- Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
- Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
- Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office
- Jennifer Morrison, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Jayna Morse, Director, Finance & Administration Division, Agency of Transportation
- Gregg Mousley, Chief of Finance and Administration, Vermont Judiciary
- Barbara M. Neal, Executive Director, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board
- Grady Nixon, Fiscal Editor, Joint Fiscal Office
- Annie Noonan, Director of Labor Relations and Operations, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Ernie Patnoe, Director, Maintenance Division, Agency of Transportation
- Tracy Patnoe, Director of Sheriffs' Operations, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Heather Pelham, Commissioner, Department of Tourism and Marketing
- James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
- Steve Perkins, Executive Director, Vermont Historical Society
- Michael Pieciak, Vermont State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
- Jason Pinard, Financial Director II, Financial Services Division, Department of Finance and Management
- Jennifer Poehlmann, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
- Patricia Prelock, Interim President, University of Vermont
- Jeremy Reed, Chief Engineer of the Highway Division, Agency of Transportation
- Denise Reilly-Hughes, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services
- Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Jenney Samuelson, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
- Jennifer Samuelson, Chair, Vermont State Board of Education
- Harold Schwartz, Director of Operations, Department of Human Resources
- Sharron Scott, Chief Financial and Operating Officer, Vermont State Colleges System
- Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
- Andrea Shortsleeve, Interim Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Christina Sivret, Executive Director, Vermont State Ethics Commission
- Kate Slocum, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Digital Services
- Megan Smeaton, Financial Director, Department for Children and Families
- Angela Smith-Dieng, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
- Jean Stetter, Finance Director, Green Mountain Care Board
- Elizabeth Stratton, Business Office Director, Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Member, Vermont Medical Society
- Alona Tate, Legal Services Specialist, Vermont National Guard
- Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Lindsay Thivierge, Director of Administration and Compliance, Vermont Criminal Justice Council
- Shannon Thompson, Financial Director, Department of Mental Health
- Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
- Jeffrey Wallin, Director, Vermont Crime Information Center (VCIC), Department of Public Safety
- Rebecca Wasserman, Director of Economic Empowerment, Office of the State Treasurer
- Chad Wawrzyniak, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Labor
- Asa Whitcomb, Chief Operating Officer, Vermont Veterans' Home
- Brittney Wilson, Deputy Commissioner, Public Service Department
- Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
- Rep. Theresa Wood, Chair, House Committee On Human Services
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Emily Byrne, Deputy Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Joseph Aldsworth, Deputy Chief, Fire, EMS, and Deputy Emergency Management Director, City of Barre
- Lisa Allard, Financial Director, Department of Liquor and Lottery
- Bob Allen, President, Vermont Fairs & Field Days Association
- Tracy Badeau, Financial Director, Department of Liquor and Lottery
- Stephanie Barrett, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
- Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
- Jason Batchelder, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Daniel Batsie, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Catherine Benham, Chief Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Matthew Bernstein, Director, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate
- Brenda Berry, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Administration
- Sandy Bigglestone, Acting Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
- Matthew Birmingham, Colonel, Vermont State Police
- Ann Bishop, Operations Director, Public Utility Commission
- Ansley Bloomer, Director of Finance and Administration, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Craig Bolio, Commissioner, Department of Taxes
- Jill Bowen, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
- Jeremiah Breer, Chief Financial Officer, Office of the State Treasurer
- Christopher Brickell, Executive Director, Vermont Criminal Justice Council
- Jill Briggs Campbell, Interim Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
- Ken Button, Addison County Fair and Field Days
- Emily Byrne, Deputy Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Kristin Calver, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Corrections
- David Cameron, Administrative Services Director, Department of Financial Regulation
- Kelly Carbo, Finance Program Manager, Vermont Judiciary
- Richard Cate, Vice President and CFO, University of Vermont
- Hannah Chauvin, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Liquor and Lottery
- Charity Clark, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Deirdre Connelly, Operations Specialist, Vermont Arts Council
- Trisha Conti, Director - Vermont Forensic Lab, Department of Public Safety
- Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
- Teri Corsones, Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary
- Sean Cousino, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
- Gary DeGasta, President, Board of Trustees of the Vermont Veterans Home, and Chair, Governor's Veterans Advisory Council
- Catherine Delneo, Commissoner, Vermont Department of Libraries
- Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
- Michael Desrochers, Director, Division of Fire Safety, Department of Public Safety
- David DiBiase, Chief, Vermont State Firefighters' Association
- Dan Dickerson, Administrative Services Director, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Richard Donahey, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
- Ashlynn Doyon, Director of Policy, Office of the State Treasurer
- Nicole Dubuque, Chief Operations Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Susan Evans McClure, Executive Director, Vermont Arts Council
- Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
- Beth Fastiggi, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources
- Kim Fedele, Financial Manager, Military Department
- Holly Ferrant, Chief Financial Office, Financial Services Division, Agency of Administration
- Olga Fitch, Executive Director, Cannabis Control Board
- Danielle Fitzko, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Owen Foster, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
- Michael Gaughan, Executive Director, Vermont Bond Bank
- Scott Giles, President, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Peter Gill, Executive Director, Land Use Review Board
- Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development
- Adam Greshin, Commissioner, Department of Finance and Management
- DaShawn Groves, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
- Richard Hallenbeck, Director of Finance and Administration, Department of Public Safety
- Christine Hallquist, Executive Director, Vermont Community Broadband Board
- Jean Hamilton, Executive Director, Land Access and Opportunity Board
- Hank Harder, Deputy Adjutant General, Office of the Adjutant General
- Brynn Hare, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Michael Harrington, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Labor
- Big Hartman, Executive Director & General Counsel, Vermont Human Rights Commission
- Lauren Higbee, Deputy Advocate, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate
- Heather Hobart, Executive Director, Lamoille Restorative Center
- Marcey Hodgdon, Fiscal Director, Attorney General's Office
- Doug Hoffer, State Auditor, State Auditor's Office
- Sandi Hoffman, Deputy Commissioner
- Megan Hoke, Financial Director, Vermont Department of Health
- Nancy Howe, Chair, Tunbridge World's Fair
- Janet Hurley, Chair, Land Use Review Board
- Karen Hutchinson, Finance Director, Public Utility Commission
- Melissa Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Veterans' Home
- T.J. Jones, Consultant, Vermont State Ethics Commission
- Neil Kamman, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup, Executive Director, Vermont Humanities
- Bill Kelley, Finance & Administration Director
- Emily Kisicki, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
- Wendy Knight, Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery
- Wendy Koenig, Executive Director of Government Relations, University of Vermont
- Tammy Kolbe, Vice Chair, Vermont State Board of Education
- Nick Kramer, Chief Operating Officer, Agency of Administration
- Lindsay Kurrle, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Diane Lanpher, Director of Legislative Affairs, Green Mountain Care Board
- Patricia LaRose, Director of Finance, Department of Public Service
- Patrick Leduc, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
- Thomas Little, General Counsel, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Rachel Lomonaco, Business Director, Land Use Review Board
- Tim Lueders-Dumont, Executive Director, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Katrina Lumbra, Financial Director, Defender General's Office
- Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
- Charles Martin, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
- Ornella Matta-Figueroa, Director of Advocacy and Community Engagement, Land Access and Opportunity Board
- Elizabeth Mauch, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges System
- Steve McClafferty, Finance Director, Vermont Veterans' Home
- Robert McDougall, Deputy Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Kim Mckee, Business Director, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Ed McNamara, Chair, Public Utility Commission
- Amy Mercier, Financial Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Hardy Merrill, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Finance and Management
- Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
- Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
- Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office
- Jennifer Morrison, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Gregg Mousley, Chief of Finance and Administration, Vermont Judiciary
- Barbara M. Neal, Executive Director, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board
- Grady Nixon, Fiscal Editor, Joint Fiscal Office
- Annie Noonan, Director of Labor Relations and Operations, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Tracy O'Connell, Finance Director, Agency of Human Services
- Heather Pelham, Commissioner, Department of Tourism and Marketing
- James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
- Sen. Andrew Perchlik, Chair, Washington
- Michael Pieciak, Vermont State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
- Jason Pinard, Financial Director II, Financial Services Division, Department of Finance and Management
- Aimee Pope, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Denise Reilly-Hughes, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services
- Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Jenney Samuelson, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
- Jennifer Samuelson, Chair, Vermont State Board of Education
- Marcia Schels, Chief Technology Innovation Officer, Vermont Judiciary
- Rep. Robin Scheu, Sponsor, House Committee on Appropriations
- Stuart Schurr, General Counsel, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
- Sharron Scott, Chief Financial and Operating Officer, Vermont State Colleges System
- Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
- Tim Shea, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Exposition
- Peggy Sherlock, Board Member, Tunbridge Fair
- Andrea Shortsleeve, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Christina Sivret, Executive Director, Vermont State Ethics Commission
- Kate Slocum, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Digital Services
- Megan Smeaton, Financial Director, Department for Children and Families
- Angela Smith-Dieng, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
- George Steeleman, Financial Director, Office of the State Treasurer
- Andrew Stein, Chief Operating Officer, Department of Taxes
- Jean Stetter, Finance Director, Green Mountain Care Board
- Elizabeth Stratton, Business Office Director, Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Samantha Sweet, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
- Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Shannon Thompson, Financial Director, Department of Mental Health
- Kathryn Tufano, Director of Development and Communications, Vermont Humanities
- Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
- Chris Vance, President, Caledonia County Fair
- Jeffrey Wallin, Director, Vermont Crime Information Center, Department of Public Safety
- Chad Warzyniak, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Labor
- Asa Whitcomb, Chief Operating Officer, Vermont Veterans' Home
- Harmony Wilder, Financial Director II, Financial Services Division, Agency of Administration
- Brittney Wilson, Deputy Commissioner, Public Service Department
- Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families