S.232 (Act 127)
An act relating to public libraries and the Department of Libraries
Sponsors:
Sen. Ruth Hardy
,
Sen. Thomas Chittenden, Sen. Alison Clarkson, Sen. Martine Gulick, Sen. Nader Hashim, Sen. Virginia Lyons, Sen. Joseph Major, Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky, Sen. Rebecca White
Last Recorded Action: 5/29/2026 - Signed by Governor on June 8, 2026
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
House Committee on Appropriations
- Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Ted Barnett, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Rep. Jana Brown, Reporter, House Committee on Education
House Committee on Education
- Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Catherine Delneo, Commissioner and State Librarian, Vermont Department of Libraries
- Johannes Haensch, Expanded Learning Opportunities Program Manager, Agency of Education
- Sen. Ruth Hardy, Sponsor
- Nicole Miller, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool
- Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Margaret Woodruff, Chair, Government Relations and Advocacy Committee, Vermont Library Association
House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Sen. Ruth Hardy, Sponsor
- Nicole Miller, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Ted Barnett, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Sean Cousino, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
- Johannes Haensch, Expanded Learning Opportunities Program Manager, Agency of Education
- Cassandra Ryan, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
Senate Committee on Education
- Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Jill Briggs Campbell, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
- Catherine Delneo, Commissioner and State Librarian, Vermont Department of Libraries
- Johannes Haensch, Expanded Learning Opportunities Program Manager, Agency of Education
- Cal Hale, Lobbyist, Vermont Library Association
- Sen. Ruth Hardy, Addison County
- Sen. Ruth Hardy, Sponsor, Addison County
- Nicole Miller, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool
- Carolyn Picazio, Director of Library Services, Kellogg-Hubbard Library
- Chris Tormey, Chair, Cabot School Board
- Amy Williams, Vice President, Vermont Library Association
- Margaret Woodruff, Chair, Government Relations and Advocacy Committee, Vermont Library Association
Senate Committee on Finance
- Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office