H.91

An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Sponsors: Rep. Jubilee McGill , Rep. Esme Cole, Rep. Mari Cordes, Rep. Golrang Garofano, Rep. Theresa Wood

Location: Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

Last Recorded Action: 4/9/2025 - Referred to Committee on Health and Welfare per Temporary Senate Rule 44A

Committee Activity - Meeting Full List

Regular Session 2025-2026
Friday, January 31, 2025
Committee(s):
House Committee on Human Services
10:10 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Walk-through

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:15 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Committee discussion

Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Committee(s):
House Committee on Human Services
1:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Chris Louras, Homeless Response Coordinator, City of Rutland
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Committee(s):
House Committee on Human Services
10:45 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Anne Sosin, Public Health Researcher, Dartmouth College
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Committee(s):
House Committee on Human Services
10:20 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Brenda Siegel, Executive Director, End Homelessness Vermont
11:05 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Lily Sojourner, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families
Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Committee(s):
House Committee on Human Services
1:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Ellyn Leamon, YDP Director, Elevate Youth Services
Zoe Souder, Youth Advocacy Coordinator, Elevate Youth Services
Jessie Warren, Return House Director, Elevate Youth Services
1:45 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Linda Anderson, Director of Family and Community Support Services, Capstone Community Action
Paul Dragon, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)
2:30 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Shelby Lebarron, Person with Lived Experience
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Committee(s):
House Committee on Human Services
2:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Kathleen Berk, Executive Director, Vermont State Housing Authority
Caprice Hover, Special Programs Manager, Vermont State Housing Authority
3:10 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Committee(s):
House Committee on Human Services
9:00 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Frank Knaack, Executive Director, Housing and Homelessness Alliance of Vermont
9:30 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Julie Bond, Co-Executive Director, Good Samaritan Haven, Barre
Michael Redmond, Executive Director, Upper Valley Haven
Jon Hoover, Assistant Executive Director, Groundworks Collaborative
10:45 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Norma Hardy, Chief, Brattleboro Police Department
Josh Hanford, Director, Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Samantha Sheehan, Municipal Policy and Advocacy Specialist, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
11:45 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust
2:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Alison Harte, Supportive and Affordable Housing Consultant
2:30 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Angela Lasso-Jimenez, Policy & Research Analyst, Office of Racial Equity
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Committee(s):
House Committee on Human Services
9:00 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
9:50 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Maryellen Griffin, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
1:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Sarah Launderville, Executive Director, Vermont Center for Independent Living (VCIL)
1:30 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Cheryl Jackins, Housing First Program Director, Pathways Vermont
2:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Beth Ann Maier, Vermont Interfaith Action
Mindy Rollins, Person with Lived Experience
Jason Braasch, Person with Lived Experience, Vermont Interfaith Action
Tom Morgan, Vermont Interfaith Action
Joey Corcoran, Vermont Interfaith Action
Melissa Battah, Executive Director, Vermont Interfaith Action
Fred Breunig, Vermont Interfaith Action
Friday, February 21, 2025
Committee(s):
House Committee on Human Services
1:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Sarah Russell, Special Assistant to End Homelessness, City of Burlington
1:35 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Balance of State, Continuum of Care

Mary Gerisch, Administrator, Bennington Housing Authority
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Committee(s):
House Committee on Human Services
2:30 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Alex Karambelas, Policy Advocate, ACLU of Vermont
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Committee(s):
House Committee on Human Services
1:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Lily Sojourner, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families
Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Committee(s):
House Committee on Human Services
1:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Abby Miller, Consultant, Housing Innovations
Friday, February 28, 2025
Committee(s):
House Committee on Human Services
1:15 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Samantha Sweet, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Committee(s):
House Committee on Human Services
2:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Mark-up

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Committee(s):
House Committee on Human Services
9:00 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Mark-up

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:05 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Mark-up

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Action Circles
Monika Madaras, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department for Children and Families
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Committee(s):
House Committee on Human Services
9:00 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Committee discussion

10:00 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Mark-up

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Lily Sojourner, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families
Brenda Siegel, Executive Director, End Homelessness Vermont
Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Action Circles, Vermont Community Action Partnership
2:30 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Mark-up and committee discussion

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Action Circles, Vermont Community Action Partnership
Friday, March 14, 2025
Committee(s):
House Committee on Human Services
11:15 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Mark-up and committee discussion

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Lily Sojourner, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families
1:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Mark-up and committee discussion

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Brenda Siegel, Executive Director, End Homelessness Vermont
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Committee(s):
House Committee on Human Services
2:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Mark-up and committee discussion

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Lily Sojourner, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families
Sarah Robinson, Co-Executive Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
Brenda Siegel, Executive Director, End Homelessness Vermont
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Committee(s):
House Committee on Human Services
8:30 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Mark-up and committee discussion

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Lily Sojourner, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families
Frank Knaack, Executive Director, Housing and Homelessness Alliance of Vermont
Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Action Circles, Vermont Community Action Partnership
4:10 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Mark-up and committee discussion

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Action Circles, Vermont Community Action Partnership
Lily Sojourner, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Committee(s):
House Committee on Human Services
9:00 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Committee discussion

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Action Circles, Vermont Community Action Partnership
Matt Levin, Executive Director, Early Childhood Advocacy Alliance
Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
12:15 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Committee vote

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Committee(s):
House Committee on Appropriations
2:10 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Walk through and committee discussion

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Rep. Theresa Wood, Chair, House Committee On Human Services
Rep. Jubilee McGill, Sponsor, House Committee On Human Services
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Committee(s):
House Committee on Appropriations
11:00 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Committee discussion and possible vote

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
9:00 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Lily Sojourner, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families
Jenna O'Farrell, Executive Director, Northeast Kingdom Community Action
Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Action Circles, Vermont Community Action Partnership
Josh Davis, Executive Director, Southeastern Vermont Community Action (SEVCA)
Paul Dragon, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)
Alison Calderara, Program and Advancement Chief, Capstone Community Action
Brenda Siegel, Executive Director, End Homelessness Vermont
Sarah Robinson, Co-Executive Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
Kara Casey, Director of Economic Empowerment, Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence