S.173
An act relating to vocational rehabilitation and apprenticeships
Sponsors:
Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale
Last Recorded Action: 5/22/2026 - Signed by Governor on May 21, 2026
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
House Committee on Appropriations
- Rep. Jonathan Cooper, Reporter, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Dirk Anderson, Director of Workers' Compensation and Safety, Department of Labor
- Amanda Arnold, Deputy Director, HireAbility
- Bill Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
- James Feehan, Government Relations Director, Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC
- Rowan Hawthorne, Policy and Legislative Affairs Director, Vermont Department of Labor
- Kelly Massicotte, Attorney, Vermont Association for Justice
- David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Working Vermont
- Nat Piper, Business, Legislative and Community Outreach Manager, HireAbility
- Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Amy Spear, Vermont Chamber President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
- Sen. David Weeks, Reporter
- Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Sponsor, Sponsor
- Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Dirk Anderson, Director of Workers' Compensation and Safety, Department of Labor
- Judith Dillon, Executive Director, Labor Relations Board
- Karina Dunigan, Vocational Counselor, Catamount Case Management LLC
- Jamie Feehan, Government Relations Director, Primmer
- Rowan Hawthorne, Policy and Legislative Affairs Director, Vermont Department of Labor
- Kelly Massicotte, Attorney, Vermont Association for Justice
- David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Vermont Association for Justice
- Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Sponsor, Sponsor
- Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel