S.56 (Act 29)
An act relating to creating an Office of New Americans
Sponsors:
Sen. Martine Gulick
,
Sen. Ruth Hardy, Sen. Wendy Harrison, Sen. Nader Hashim, Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky, Sen. David Weeks, Sen. Rebecca White
Last Recorded Action: 5/23/2025 - Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 21, 2025
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
House Committee on Appropriations
- Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- Alex Beck, Welcoming Communities Manager, Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation
- Austin Davis, Director, Government Affairs, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Eileen Dickinson, Amendment Sponsor
- Tracy Dolan, Director, State Refugee Office, Agency of Human Services
- Ashlynn Doyon, Director of Policy, Office of the State Treasurer
- Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Sponsor
- Hank Harder, Deputy Adjutant General, Office of the Adjutant General
- Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
- Gregory C. Knight, Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard
- Jill Martin Diaz, Executive Director, Vermont Asylum Assistance Program
- Jan Steinbauer, Chair, Chittenden Asylum Seekers Assistance Network
- Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky, Reporter, Senate Committee on Government Operations
- Mike Zimmer, Senior Policy Consultant, Office of New Americans State Network
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky, Sponsor, Senate Committee on Judiciary
Senate Committee on Government Operations
- Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Alex Beck, Welcoming Communities Manager, Southern Vermont Working Communities Challenge
- Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Tracy Dolan, Director, State Refugee Office, Agency of Human Services
- Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Sponsor
- Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
- Ruth Steinmetz, Initiative Director, Winooski Working Communities Challenge
- Mike Zimmer, Senior Policy Consultant, Office of New Americans State Network