H.951
An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Sponsors:
Last Recorded Action: 4/28/2026 - Favorable report by Committee on Finance
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
House Committee on Appropriations
- Tracy Badeau, Financial Director, Department of Liquor and Lottery
- Jason Batchelder, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Daniel Batsie, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Rep. Daisy Berbeco, Ranking Member, House Committee on Health Care
- Brenda Berry, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Administration
- Marlene Betit, Executive Director of Finance, Department of Corrections
- Matthew Birmingham, Colonel, Vermont State Police
- Ann Bishop, Operations Director, Public Utility Commission
- Rep. Alyssa Black, Chair, House Committee on Health Care
- Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division, Agency of Transportation
- Jill Bowen, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
- Trini Brassard, Assistant Director, Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development, Agency of Transportation
- Christopher Brickell, Executive Director, Vermont Criminal Justice Council
- Kristen Briggs, Director of Mental Health Services, Department of Mental Health
- Jill Briggs Campbell, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
- Carol Brochu, Director of Finance and Administration, Center for Crime Victim Services
- Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
- Emily Brown, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
- Elise Brunelle, Executive Director, Vermont Symphony Orchestra
- Leah Burdick, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
- 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
- Charity Clark, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Lauren Clemons, Director of Labor Relations and Operations, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Andrew Collier, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
- Alicia Cooper, Director of Managed Care Operations, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
- Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
- Teri Corsones, State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary
- Renee Cota, Finance Director, Department of Motor Vehicles
- Sean Cousino, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
- Kathy Cyr, Financial Director, Attorney General's Office
- Gary DeGasta, President of the Board of Trustees, Vermont Veterans' Home
- Catherine Delneo, Commissioner and State Librarian, Vermont Department of Libraries
- Carolyn Desch, Board Clerk, VOSHA Review Board
- Michael Desrochers, Director, Division of Fire Safety, Department of Public Safety
- Dan Dickerson, Administrative Services Director, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Judith Dillon, Executive Director, Labor Relations Board
- Nicole Dubuque, Chief Operations Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- James Duffy, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Candace Elmquist, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Transportation
- Paul Erlbaum, Commissioner, Vermont State Ethics Commission
- Susan Evans McClure, Executive Director, Vermont Arts Council
- Douglas Farnham, Chief Recovery Officer, State of Vermont
- Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
- Willa Farrell, Community Justice Unit Director, Attorney General's Office
- Beth Fastiggi, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources
- Kim Fedele, Financial Manager, Vermont Military Department
- Aaron Ferenc, Deputy Commissioner of Banking, Department of Financial Regulation
- Holly Ferrant, Chief Financial Office, Financial Services Division, Agency of Administration
- Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
- Olga Fitch, Executive Director, Cannabis Control Board
- Danielle Fitzko, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Eric Forand, Director, Vermont Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety
- Owen Foster, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
- Jennifer Garabedian, Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
- Stacy Gibson-Grandfield, Director, Enterprise Project Management Office, Agency of Digital Services
- Scott Giles, President, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Thomas Golonka, Chair, Vermont Pension Investment Commission
- Steve Gomez, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Natural Resources
- Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
- 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
- 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
- Big Hartman, Executive Director & General Counsel, Vermont Human Rights Commission
- Sabina Haskell, Executive Director, Office of Workforce Strategy and Development
- 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
- Rick Hildebrant, Commissioner, Department of Health
- Marcey Hodgdon, Fiscal Director, Attorney General's Office
- Doug Hoffer, State Auditor, State Auditor's Office
- Sandi Hoffman, Interim Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
- Megan Hoke, Financial Director, Department of Health
- Karen Hutchinson, Finance Director, Public Utility Commission
- Melissa Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Veterans' Home
- Lyle Jepson, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development
- Neil Kamman, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup, Executive Director, Vermont Humanities
- 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
- Gregory C. Knight, Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard
- Wendy Knight, Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery
- Wendy Koenig, Executive Director of Government Relations, University of Vermont
- Nick Kramer, Chief Operating Officer, Agency of Administration
- Kaili Kuiper, State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Vermont Legal Aid
- Lindsay Kurrle, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Tracy LaFrance, Business Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation
- 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
- JB Ledoux, Finance Manager, Vermont Community Broadband Board
- Patrick Leduc, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Shawn Loan, Criminal Division Commander, Vermont State Police
- Sarah London, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Tim Lueders-Dumont, Executive Director, 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
- Stephanie Marshall, Policy Director, Department of Mental Health
- Ornella Matta-Figueroa, Director of Advocacy and Community Engagement, Land Access and Opportunity Board
- Elizabeth Mauch, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges System
- Jill Mazza Olson, Medicaid and Health Systems Director, Agency of Human Services
- Steve McClafferty, Finance Director, Vermont Veterans' Home
- Kristin McClure, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Human Services
- Robert McDougall, Deputy Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Kimberly Mckee, Administration and Innovation Division Director, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
- Angela McMann, Adult Services Division, Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
- Ed McNamara, Chair, Public Utility Commission
- Gary McQuesten, Chairperson, VOSHA Review Board
- 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
- Logan Mooberry, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- 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
- Llu Mulvaney-Stanak, Executive Director, Central Vermont Community Radio
- Jon Murad, Interim Commissioner, Department of Corrections
- Barbara Neal, Director, Vermont Enhanced 911 Board
- Grady Nixon, Fiscal Editor, Joint Fiscal Office
- Annie Noonan, Special Advisor on Fiscal Operations, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Allison Nowak, Financial Director III, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
- Tracy O'Connell, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Harley Oliver, Financial Director II, Financial Services Division, Agency of Administration
- Ernie Patnoe, Director, Maintenance Division, Agency of Transportation
- 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, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Financial Services Division, Agency of Administration
- Jennifer Poehlmann, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
- Aimee Pope, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
- Jeremy Reed, Chief Engineer of the Highway Division, Agency of Transportation
- Denise Reilly-Hughes, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services
- John Rodgers, Lieutenant Governor, State of Vermont
- Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Cassandra Ryan, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
- Kaj Samsom, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
- Jenney Samuelson, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
- Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education
- John Sayles, CEO, Vermont Foodbank
- David Scherr, Deputy Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
- Sharron Scott, Chief Financial and Operating Officer, Vermont State Colleges System
- Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
- Andrea Shortsleeve, Chief of Operations, Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Bill Shouldice, Commissioner, Department of Taxes
- Misty Sinsigalli, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Kate Slocum, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Digital Services
- Megan Smeaton, Financial Director, Department for Children and Families
- Kendal Smith, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Labor
- Angela Smith-Dieng, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
- Paul Snyder, Executive Director, Northwest Access Television
- Lily Sojourner, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families
- Andrew Stein, Chief Operating Officer, Department of Taxes
- Jean Stetter, Administrative Services Director, Green Mountain Care Board
- Will Stevens, Legislative Appointee, Vermont State Ethics Commission
- Elizabeth Stratton, Business Manager, Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Adaline Strumolo, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
- Kristina Sweet, Director of Regulatory Compliance, Vermont Community Broadband Board
- Samantha Sweet, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
- Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Lindsay Thivierge, Director of Administration and Compliance, Vermont Criminal Justice Council
- David Thurber, Supervisor, Fleet Operations, Agency of Transportation
- Marlene Tromp, President, University of Vermont
- Emily Trutor, Director of Substance Use Disorders, Department of Health
- Drake Turner, Deputy Director, Office of Workforce Strategy and Development
- Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
- Jeffrey Wallin, Director, Vermont Crime Information Center, Department of Public Safety
- Chad Wawrzyniak, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Labor
- Bessie Weiss, Interim Executive Director, Vermont Legal Aid
- Harmony Wilder, Financial Director II, Financial Services Division, Agency of Administration
- Brittney Wilson, Deputy Commissioner, Public Service Department
- Rep. Theresa Wood, Chair, House Committee on Human Services
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Emily Byrne, Deputy Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- James Duffy, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Rep. Robin Scheu, Chair, House Committee on Appropriations
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Tim Ashe, Deputy State Auditor, State Auditor's Office
- Jason Batchelder, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Daniel Batsie, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Randy Beamer, Lamoille Field Days
- Brenda Berry, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Administration
- Marlene Betit, Executive Director of Finance, Department of Corrections
- Matthew Birmingham, Colonel, Vermont State Police
- Ann Bishop, Operations Director, Public Utility Commission
- Jill Bowen, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
- Christopher Brickell, Executive Director, Vermont Criminal Justice Council
- Jill Briggs Campbell, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
- Carol Brochu, Director of Finance and Administration, Center for Crime Victim Services
- Emily Brown, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
- Scott Bushee, Bondville Fair
- Emily Byrne, Deputy Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Kristin Calver, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Corrections
- David Cameron, Administrative Services Director, Department of Financial Regulation
- Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 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
- Lauren Clemons, Director of Labor Relations and Operations, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Trisha Conti, Director - Vermont Forensic Lab, Department of Public Safety
- Alicia Cooper, Director of Managed Care Operations, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
- Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Secretary of State, Vermont
- Teri Corsones, State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary
- Sean Cousino, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
- Gary DeGasta, President of the Board of Trustees, Vermont Veterans' Home
- Catherine Delneo, Commissioner and State Librarian, Vermont Department of Libraries
- Dan Dickerson, Administrative Services Director, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Nicole Dubuque, Chief Operations Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Paul Erlbaum, Commissioner, Vermont State Ethics Commission
- Douglas Farnham, Chief Recovery Officer, State of Vermont
- Willa Farrell, Community Justice Unit Director, Attorney General's Office
- Beth Fastiggi, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources
- Kim Fedele, Financial Manager, Vermont Military Department
- Aaron Ferenc, Deputy Commissioner of Banking, Department of Financial Regulation
- 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
- Jackie Folsom, President, Vermont Fairs and Field Days Association
- Eric Forand, Director, Vermont Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety
- Nate Formalarie, Deputy Commissioner, Agency of Housing and Community Development
- Owen Foster, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
- Jennifer Garabedian, Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
- Scott Giles, President, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Steve Gomez, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Natural Resources
- 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
- Brynn Hare, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 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
- Rick Hildebrant, Commissioner, Department of Health
- Doug Hoffer, State Auditor, State Auditor's Office
- Sandi Hoffman, Interim Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
- Megan Hoke, Financial Director, Department of Health
- Karen Hutchinson, Finance Director, Public Utility Commission
- Melissa Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Veterans' Home
- Lyle Jepson, Commissioner, Agency of Economic Development
- Neil Kamman, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Lonna Kantorski, Vermont State Fair, Vermont State Fair
- Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup, Executive Director, Vermont Humanities
- Bill Kelly, Financial Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
- Emily Kisicki, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
- Wendy Knight, Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery
- Nick Kramer, Chief Operating Officer, Agency of Administration
- Lindsay Kurrle, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Tracy LaFrance, Business Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Patricia LaRose, Director of Finance, Department of Public Service
- JB Ledoux, Finance Manager, Vermont Community Broadband Board
- Patrick Leduc, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Thomas Little, Vice President, General Counsel, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Tim Lueders-Dumont, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Katrina Lumbra, Financial Director, Defender General's Office
- Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Sponsor, Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- 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
- Kristin McClure, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Human Services
- Angela McMann, Adult Services Division Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
- Ed McNamara, Chair, Public Utility Commission
- Hardy Merrill, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Finance and Management
- Lisa Milot, Director of Animal Welfare, Department of Public Safety
- Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
- Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
- Jennifer Morrison, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Gregg Mousley, Chief of Finance and Administration, Vermont Judiciary
- Grady Nixon, Fiscal Editor, Joint Fiscal Office
- Annie Noonan, Special Advisor on Fiscal Operations, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Allison Nowak, Financial Director III, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
- Tracy O'Connell, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
- Harley Oliver, Financial Director II, Financial Services Division, Agency of Administration
- 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, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Financial Services Division, Agency of Administration
- Doug Pine, Deputy Director of Talent Acquisition and Compensation, Department of Human Resources
- Jennifer Poehlmann, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
- Aimee Pope, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Denise Reilly-Hughes, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services
- Christopher Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Cassandra Ryan, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
- Kaj Samsom, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
- Jenney Samuelson, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
- Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education
- David Scherr, Deputy Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
- Rep. Robin Scheu, Sponsor, House Committee on Appropriations
- Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
- Rebecca Silbernagel, Principal Assistant, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
- Misty Sinsigalli, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Kate Slocum, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Digital Services
- Megan Smeaton, Financial Director, Department for Children and Families
- Kate Smith, Special Education Finance Director, Agency of Education
- Kendal Smith, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Labor
- Angela Smith-Dieng, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
- Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Jean Stetter, Administrative Services Director, Green Mountain Care Board
- Will Stevens, Legislative Appointee, Vermont State Ethics Commission
- Elizabeth Stratton, Business Manager, Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Kristina Sweet, Director of Regulatory Compliance, Vermont Community Broadband Board
- Samantha Sweet, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
- Jeremy Therrien, Crisis Program Director, Department of Mental Health
- Lindsay Thivierge, Director of Administration and Compliance, Vermont Criminal Justice Council
- Emily Trutor, Director of Substance Use Disorders, Department of Health
- Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
- Chris Vance, President, Caledonia County Fair
- Harmony Wilder, Financial Director II, Financial Services Division, Agency of Administration
- Brittney Wilson, Deputy Commissioner, Public Service Department
Senate Committee on Finance
- Emily Byrne, Deputy Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Aimee Pope, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office