H.588 (Act 119)
An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation
Sponsors:
Rep. Matthew Birong
Last Recorded Action: 5/29/2026 - House message: Governor approved bill on June 8, 2026
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
House Committee on Appropriations
- Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Kate Nugent, Reporter, House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- Rep. Alyssa Black, Sponsor
- Lauren Bode, Legislative Liaison, Vermont Pharmacists Association (VPA)
- Kris Bowditch, Deputy Chief Investigator, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
- Katherine Bramhall, Owner, Gentle Landing Birth Center
- Steven Brown, State's Attorney, Windham County
- Henri Bynx, Co-founder / Co-director, Ishtar Collective
- Heather Chadwick, Massage Therapist, Vermont Chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association
- Jen Colin, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
- Jennifer Colin, Director, Office of Professional Regulation
- Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Sierra Downs, President, Vermont Speech-Language Hearing Association
- Derek Everett, Chief Inspector, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
- Sadie Fischesser, Executive Director, Vermont Society of CPA's
- Patrick Gallivan, Executive Director, Vermont State Dental Society
- Laura Lynn Giubardo, Massage Therapist, Vermont Chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association
- Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
- Rick Hildebrant, Commissioner, Department of Health
- Nicole Lord, Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Liaison, Vermont Speech-Language Hearing Association
- Laura Morley, Massage Therapist, Vermont Chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association
- Carrie Phillips, Pharmacy Executive, Office of Professional Regulation
- Jessica Schifano, Policy Director, Department of Health
- Alex Smith, Senior Accountant, Fothergill, Segale and Valley Accountants
- Michael Studin, Lieutenant, Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Vermont State Police
- Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky, Reporter, Senate Committee on Government Operations
- Michael Warren, Chief Investigator, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
- Miya Wilson, Legislative Chair, Vermont Speech-Language Hearing Association
- Stephanie Winters, Deputy Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
- Gail Zatz, Advocate, Vermont Speech-Language Hearing Association
House Committee on Health Care
- Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Jen Colin, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
- Rick Hildebrant, Commissioner, Department of Health
- Jill Mazza Olson, Medicaid and Health Systems Director, Agency of Human Services
- Stephanie Winters, Deputy Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society & Vermont Psychiatric Association
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Jen Colin, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
- Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Hercules Liotard, American Massage Therapy Association - Vermont Chapter
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Finance
- Ted Barnett, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Jen Colin, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
- Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Government Operations
- Mert Aksu, Dean, Detroit Mercy Dental School
- Ted Barnett, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Lauren Bode, Legislative Liaison, Vermont Pharmacists Association (VPA)
- Jin Breault, CPA, Gallagher, Flynn & Company
- Heather Chadwick, Massage Therapist, Vermont Chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association
- Jennifer Colin, Director, Office of Professional Regulation
- Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Sadie Fischesser, Executive Director, Vermont Society of CPAs
- Patrick Gallivan, Executive Director, Vermont State Dental Society
- Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
- Christine Hoober, Massage Therapist, American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA)
- Hercules Liotard, Massage Therapist, American Massage Therapy Association - Vermont Chapter
- Nicole Lord, Speech Language Pathologist Assistant, Vermont Speech-Language Hearing Association
- Kim McManus, Legislative, Policy and Records Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Laura Morley, Massage Therapist, Vermont Chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association
- Rep. Kate Nugent, Sponsor
- Emma Shouldice, Lobbyist, Vermont Association of Chain Drug Stores
- Miya Wilson, Speech Language Pathologist, Vermont Speech-Language Hearing Association
- Stephanie Winters, Deputy Director, Vermont Medical Society