H.585
An act relating to health insurance reforms
Senate Committee on Finance
3/24/2026 - Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Finance
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- Senate 3/24/2026 - Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Finance
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Although procedurally bills and resolutions are assigned to only one committee at a time, other committees may review the bill or resolution. This page contains results from both the assigned committee as well as other committees.
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
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Committee(s):
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House Committee on Health Care
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9:00 AM
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H.585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Walk-through
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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9:30 AM
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H.585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Testimony - Plan Options for Vermonters
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Kaj Samsom, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
Mary Block, Deputy Commissioner of Insurance, Department of Financial Regulation
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10:45 AM
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H.585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Testimony - Plan Options for Vermonters, Cntd.
Chelsea Bardot Lewis, Executive Director, Vermont Business for Social Responsibility (VBSR)
Emma Paradis, Common Good Vermont Co-Director, United Way of Northwest Vermont
Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
Mary Block, Deputy Commissioner of Insurance, Department of Financial Regulation
Kaj Samsom, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
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1:00 PM
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H.585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Testimony - Efficient Service Delivery
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Sharon Gutwin, Owner, RehabGYM and Kismet Place
Kaj Samsom, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
Mary Block, Deputy Commissioner of Insurance, Department of Financial Regulation
Joe Valenti, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation
Adaline Strumolo, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
Devon Green, Senior Vice President of Policy and Strategy, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
Thursday, January 29, 2026
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Committee(s):
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House Committee on Health Care
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11:00 AM
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H.585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Testimony
Owen Foster, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
Emily Brown, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
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Committee(s):
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House Committee on Health Care
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11:30 AM
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H.585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Section 11
Wyll Everett, Family Physician, Vice President, Vermont Academy of Family Physicians
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1:00 PM
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H.585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Kaj Samsom, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
Hillary Borcherding, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
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1:50 PM
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H.585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Courtney Harrness, Director of Legislative and Government Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
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2:45 PM
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H.585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Susan Ridzon, Executive Director, Healthfirst, Inc.
Michelle Wade, President, Vermont Nurse Practitioners Association
Thursday, February 19, 2026
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Committee(s):
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House Committee on Health Care
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2:50 PM
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H.585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Mary Block, Deputy Commissioner of Insurance, Department of Financial Regulation
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
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Committee(s):
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House Committee on Health Care
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1:00 PM
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H.585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Kaj Samsom, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
Hillary Borcherding, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
Mary Block, Deputy Commissioner of Insurance, Department of Financial Regulation
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2:45 PM
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H.585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Courtney Harrness, Director of Legislative and Government Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
Devon Green, Senior Vice President of Policy and Strategy, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
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Committee(s):
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House Committee on Health Care
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9:10 AM
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H.585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Markup, Committee discussion
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
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10:35 AM
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H.585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Testimony, Committee discussion
Randy Hultgren, Executive Director, Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries
Joel Noble, Director of Public Policy, Samaritan Ministries International
Lindsey Swindle, Director, Government Affairs, The Christian Care Ministry
Rep. Rob North, Representative, Addison-3
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2:30 PM
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H.585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Testimony, markup
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Courtney Harrness, Director of Legislative and Government Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
Charles Becker, Staff Attorney, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
Kaj Samsom, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
Sebastian Arduengo, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
Thursday, March 12, 2026
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Committee(s):
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House Committee on Health Care
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10:50 AM
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H.585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Committee discussion, straw poll on sections
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1:10 PM
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H.585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Kaj Samsom, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
Hillary Borcherding, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
Friday, March 13, 2026
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Committee(s):
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House Committee on Health Care
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2:15 PM
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H.585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Vote
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
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Committee(s):
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House Committee on Health Care
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10:50 AM
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H.585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Review proposed amendments, straw poll
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Kate Logan, Amendment Sponsor, Chittenden-16
Rep. Rob North, Amendment Sponsor, Addison-3
Kaj Samsom, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
Thursday, March 19, 2026
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Committee(s):
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House Committee on Health Care
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3:25 PM
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H.585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Review proposed amendment, straw poll
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Zachary Harvey, Amendment Sponsor, Rutland-3
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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Committee(s):
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Senate Committee on Finance
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1:30 PM
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H.585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Walk-through
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
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2:10 PM
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H.585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Kaj Samsom, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
Mary Block, Deputy Commissioner of Insurance, Department of Financial Regulation
Russ McCracken, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
Joe Valenti, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
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Committee(s):
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Senate Committee on Finance
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1:40 PM
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H.585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Emma Paradis, Common Good Vermont Co-Director, United Way of Northwest Vermont
Jessica Barquist, Vice President of Public Affairs, VT, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England
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2:00 PM
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H.585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Sharon Gutwin, Owner, RehabGYM and Kismet Place
Mike Landsberg, RehabGYM
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2:15 PM
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H.585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Susan Ridzon, Executive Director, Healthfirst, Inc.
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2:30 PM
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H.585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Rep. Alyssa Black, House Committee on Health Care
Thursday, April 9, 2026
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Committee(s):
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Senate Committee on Finance
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2:20 PM
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H.585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Beth Roberts, President & CEO, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
Courtney Harrness, Director of Legislative and Government Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
Friday, April 17, 2026
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Committee(s):
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Senate Committee on Finance
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1:00 PM
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H.585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
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Committee(s):
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Senate Committee on Finance
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1:30 PM
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H.585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Sections 1 and 2
Kaj Samsom, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
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2:00 PM
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H.585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Alex McCracken, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
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Committee(s):
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Senate Committee on Finance
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2:00 PM
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H.585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Emily Brown, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
House Committee on Health Care
- Sebastian Arduengo, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
- Chelsea Bardot Lewis, Executive Director, Vermont Business for Social Responsibility (VBSR)
- Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
- Charles Becker, Staff Attorney, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
- Mary Block, Deputy Commissioner of Insurance, Department of Financial Regulation
- Hillary Borcherding, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
- Emily Brown, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
- Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Wyll Everett, Family Physician, Vice President, Vermont Academy of Family Physicians
- Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
- Owen Foster, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
- Devon Green, Senior Vice President of Policy and Strategy, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
- Sharon Gutwin, Owner, RehabGYM and Kismet Place
- Courtney Harrness, Director of Legislative and Government Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
- Rep. Zachary Harvey, Amendment Sponsor, Rutland-3
- Randy Hultgren, Executive Director, Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries
- Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Rep. Kate Logan, Amendment Sponsor, Chittenden-16
- Joel Noble, Director of Public Policy, Samaritan Ministries International
- Rep. Rob North, Amendment Sponsor, Addison-3
- Rep. Rob North, Representative, Addison-3
- Emma Paradis, Common Good Vermont Co-Director, United Way of Northwest Vermont
- Susan Ridzon, Executive Director, Healthfirst, Inc.
- Kaj Samsom, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
- Adaline Strumolo, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
- Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
- Lindsey Swindle, Director, Government Affairs, The Christian Care Ministry
- Joe Valenti, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation
- Michelle Wade, President, Vermont Nurse Practitioners Association
Senate Committee on Finance
- Jessica Barquist, Vice President of Public Affairs, VT, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England
- Rep. Alyssa Black, House Committee on Health Care
- Mary Block, Deputy Commissioner of Insurance, Department of Financial Regulation
- Emily Brown, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
- Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
- Sharon Gutwin, Owner, RehabGYM and Kismet Place
- Courtney Harrness, Director of Legislative and Government Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
- Mike Landsberg, RehabGYM
- Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Alex McCracken, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
- Russ McCracken, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
- Emma Paradis, Common Good Vermont Co-Director, United Way of Northwest Vermont
- Susan Ridzon, Executive Director, Healthfirst, Inc.
- Beth Roberts, President & CEO, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
- Kaj Samsom, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
- Joe Valenti, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation
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