H.577 (Act 132)
An act relating to establishing the Vermont Prescription Drug Discount Card Program
Sponsors:
Rep. Alyssa Black
,
Rep. Daisy Berbeco
Last Recorded Action: 5/29/2026 - House message: Governor approved bill on June 15, 2026
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
House Committee on Appropriations
- Rep. Daisy Berbeco, Sponsor
- Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Wendy Critchlow, Reporter, House Committee on Health Care
- Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
- Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Peter Trombley, Director of Legislative Affairs, Office of the State Treasurer
House Committee on Health Care
- Sebastian Arduengo, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
- Charles Becker, Staff Attorney, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
- Mary Block, Deputy Commissioner of Insurance, Department of Financial Regulation
- Lauren Bode, Legislative Liaison, Vermont Pharmacists Association (VPA)
- Rep. Carolyn Branagan
- Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Trevor Douglass, ArrayRx Steering Committee Member, Oregon Health Authority
- Courtney Harrness, Director of Legislative and Government Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
- Colin Hilliard, Associate State Director - Advocacy and Outreach, AARP VT
- Jeff Hochberg, Director, Rutland Pharmacy
- Stephanie Krieg, Senior Advisor for Health Policy Initiatives, Office of the Connecticut State Comptroller
- Michael Pieciak, Vermont State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
- Ryan Quinn, Pharmacist, Lakeside Pharmacy, Vermont Pharmacists Association (VPA)
- Sean Scanlon, Comptroller, Office of the Connecticut State Comptroller
- Peter Trombley, Director of Legislative Affairs, Office of the State Treasurer
- Peter Trombley, Special Advisor to the Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Lauren Bode, Legislative Liaison, Vermont Pharmacists Association (VPA)
- Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Michael Pieciak, Vermont State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
- Ryan Quinn, Pharmacist, Lakeside Pharmacy, Vermont Pharmacists Association (VPA)
- David Scherr, Deputy Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Peter Trombley, Director of Legislative Affairs, Office of the State Treasurer
Senate Committee on Finance
- Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- David Scherr, Deputy Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
- Peter Trombley, Director of Legislative Affairs, Office of the State Treasurer
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- Charles Becker, Staff Attorney, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
- Mary Block, Deputy Commissioner of Insurance, Department of Financial Regulation
- Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Wendy Critchlow, Reporter
- Courtney Harrness, Director of Legislative and Government Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
- Colin Hilliard, Associate State Director - Advocacy and Outreach, AARP VT
- Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- David Scherr, Deputy Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
- Peter Trombley, Director of Legislative Affairs, Office of the State Treasurer