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House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
AGENDA
Room 49 and Zoom
April 7, 2026 - April 10, 2026
Last Updated 4/9/2026 11:31 AM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-agriculture-food-resiliency-and-forestry.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
10:00 AM House Floor and Caucuses
11:30 AM Committee Discussion
Updates on Milk Commission
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Composting of Food Residuals
Caroline Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont
2:00 PM Break
2:10 PM S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Sections 22-23 and 24-25, Stakeholder testimony
McCann Annika, CBD business owner, St Johnsbury
2:30 AM S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Sections 22-23 and 24-25, stakeholder testimony
Amy Lems, Founder and Owner, Vermont Organic Solutions
3:10 PM S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Sections 22-23 and 24-25
Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:00 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
9:30 AM Bill Walk-Through
Review of S.328, an act relating to housing and common interest communities
Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM Food is Medicine
Tina Zuk, Government Relations Director, American Heart Association
Grace Woroch, Manager of Produce Prescription, Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
Danielle Allen, Farmer, Root 5 Farm, Fairlee, VT - Zoom
Maureen Boardman, Clinician, Little River Health Care - Zoom
Mary Kate Mohlman, Director of Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
Emma Hileman, Vt Farmers Food Center, Rutland
Ryan Yoder, Yoder Farm, Danby
Susan Smiley, Addison County ACORN, Farmacy Food is Medicine
Emilie Perry, Food is Medicine Program Coordinator, Little Rivers Healthcare
Herb Will, Northeast Kingdom Agency on Aging
11:00 AM Break
11:10 AM Bill Review
S.328, an act relating to housing and common interest communities
Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
Julie Curtin, Director of Home Ownership, Champlain Housing Trust
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
1:30 PM Composting of Food Residuals
Natasha Duarte, Director, Composting Association of Vermont
2:10 PM S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Sections 22-23 and 24-25
Gabriel Gilman, General Counsel, Cannabis Control Board
Kyle Harris, Board Member, Cannabis Control Board
2:50 PM Break
3:00 PM Farmworker Housing
Stakeholder testimony on S.328, an act relating to housing and common interest communities
Earnest A. (Buster) Caswell, Farmworker, Champlain Orchards
3:30 PM Adjourn
Thursday, April 9, 2026
9:30 AM H. 911 - An act relating to prohibiting PFAS chemicals in pesticides and pesticide packaging
Expert scientific testimony
Varun Subramaniam, Science Analyst, Environmental Working Group
10:15 AM Break
10:25 AM H. 911 - An act relating to prohibiting PFAS chemicals in pesticides and pesticide packaging
Bill Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
10:50 AM Break
11:00 AM S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Sections 15-16 and 17-21
Joan Goldstein, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Economic Development Authority
Jennifer Emmons-Butler, Vermont Economic Development Authority
Andy Wood, Director of Agricultural Lending, Vermont Economic Development Authority
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
After Floor TBD
Friday, April 10, 2026
9:30 AM House Floor
11:00 AM S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Seed law, sections 9-14
Jordan Gregory, Director, State Government Affairs, American Seed Trade Association - Zoom
11:30 AM S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Seed law, sections 9-14
12:00 PM Lunch
1:30 PM S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Seed law, sections 9-14
Stephanie Smith, Deputy Director, Plant Industry Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Steve Dwinnell, Director, Plant Industry Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets
2:30 PM Break
2:40 PM TBD
3:00 PM Adjourn
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
Should you require accessibility services, please click here and note that requests should be made 48 hours in advance of testimony.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Patricia Ruddy at Patricia.Ruddy@vtleg.gov
House Committee on Appropriations
AGENDA
Room 9 and Zoom
April 7, 2026 - April 10, 2026
Last Updated 4/9/2026 2:48 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-appropriations.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
10:00 AM House Floor
After Floor Caucuses and Lunch
1:00 PM State Auditor
2025 Performance Report and DED Performance Memo
Doug Hoffer, State Auditor, State Auditor's Office - Zoom
1:45 PM Break
2:00 PM Extraordinary Financial Relief for Nursing Homes
Jaime Mooney, Director of Rate Setting, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
Angela Smith-Dieng, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
3:10 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
- No Committee Meeting Scheduled
Field Trip
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
1:30 PM S. 218 - An act relating to reducing chloride contamination of State waters
Walk through and vote
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
James Duffy, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Sen. Anne Watson, Reporter, Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
Rep. Ela Chapin, Reporter, House Committee on Environment
2:30 PM Adjourn
Thursday, April 9, 2026
- No Committee Meeting Scheduled
Field Trip
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
2:05 PM Issue Brief Review
Budget and Yield bill
Emily Byrne, Deputy Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
Brynn Hare, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:50 PM Adjourn
Friday, April 10, 2026
9:30 AM House Floor
10:45 AM H. 955 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system
Walk through
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM Lunch
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
Should you require accessibility services, please click here and note that requests should be made 48 hours in advance of testimony.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Autumn Crabtree at Autumn.Crabtree@vtleg.gov
House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
AGENDA
Room 35 and Zoom
April 7, 2026 - April 10, 2026
Last Updated 4/9/2026 3:23 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-commerce-and-economic-development.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
9:10 AM S. 173 - An act relating to vocational rehabilitation
Kelly Massicotte, Attorney, Vermont Association for Justice
10:00 AM House Floor
12:00 PM Lunch
2:00 PM H. 803 - An act relating to apprenticeship programs
Walk-Through
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:30 PM S. 173 - An act relating to vocational rehabilitation
Committee Discussion
Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rowan Hawthorne, Policy and Legislative Affairs Director, Vermont Department of Labor
3:15 PM Credit Union Day
Carrie Allen, President, Association of Vermont Credit Unions
John Dwyer, CEO, EastRise Credit Union
Bob Morgan, CEO, NorthCountry Federal Credit Union
Jean Giard, CEO, Vermont Federal Credit Union
Adam Necrason, Association of Vermont Credit Unions
Brett Smith, CEO, One Credit Union
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
9:00 AM S. 327 - An act relating to economic development
Joyce Judy, President, Community College of Vermont
Sabina Haskell, Executive Director, Office of Workforce Strategy and Development
Drake Turner, Deputy Director, Office of Workforce Strategy and Development
Jeff Lawson, Vice-Pres. Tourism & Marketing, Hello Vermont, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
Austin Davis, Director, Government Affairs, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
Adam Grinold, Executive Director, Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation
Linda Rossi, State Director, Vermont Small Business Development Center
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
2:40 PM S. 327 - An act relating to economic development
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:30 PM H. 837 - An act relating to rounding cash transactions
Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Maggie Lenz, Lobbyist, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
Thursday, April 9, 2026
9:00 AM S. 198 - An act relating to the regulation of tobacco products and tobacco substitutes
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wendy Knight, Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery
Ted Barnett, Joint Fiscal Office
Rosemary Kennedy, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General
Maggie Lenz, Lobbyist, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
10:35 AM Break
10:50 AM S. 198 - An act relating to the regulation of tobacco products and tobacco substitutes
Continued Discussion
Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Founder, Tobacco Free Vermont
Andrea Villanti, Dr., Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies and Rutgers School of Public Health
Evan Litwin, Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community
Matt Meunier, Student Assistance Professional, Champlain Valley Union High School
Amy Brewer, Coordinator, Franklin-Grand Isle Tobacco Coalition
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
2:35 PM S. 313 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s career technical education system
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Patricia Komline, Director of Government Affairs, Downs Rachlin Martin, LLC
Friday, April 10, 2026
9:00 AM Legislative Intern Report
Cabot Sayles, UVM Legislative Intern
Bailey Davis, Norwich Legislative Intern
9:30 AM House Floor
11:00 AM H. 803 - An act relating to apprenticeship programs
Jay Ramsey, Director of Workforce Development, Vermont Department of Labor
11:30 AM S. 327 - An act relating to economic development
Jay Ramsey, Director of Workforce Development, Vermont Department of Labor
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM S. 198 - An act relating to the regulation of tobacco products and tobacco substitutes
witness TBD, Department of Taxes
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
Should you require accessibility services, please click here and note that requests should be made 48 hours in advance of testimony.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Jonathan Pickarski at Jonathan.Pickarski@vtleg.gov
House Committee on Corrections and Institutions
AGENDA
Room 34 and Zoom
April 7, 2026 - April 10, 2026
Last Updated 4/9/2026 4:25 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-corrections-and-institutions.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
10:00 AM House Floor
After Floor Caucuses and Lunch
1:00 PM TBD
2:00 PM Victim Notification Systems
Witness Testimony
Kim McManus, Legislative, Policy and Records Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
2:30 PM S. 193 - An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons
Joint hearing with the House Committee on the Judiciary held in Room 11 and streamed on the Judiciary YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSthinr8UcoOyOCihREkRvA/featured
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
All Day Field Trip
Visit to Northwest State Correctional Facility
Thursday, April 9, 2026
8:40 AM School Construction
Bonding capacity
Scott Baker, Director of Debt Management, Office of the State Treasurer
Peter Trombley, Director of Legislative Affairs, Office of the State Treasurer
9:45 AM S. 193 - An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons
Witness Testimony
Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
Kim McManus, Legislative, Policy and Records Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
Karen Barber, General Counsel, Department of Mental Health
Jon Murad, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
Lauri Fisher, General Counsel, Department of Corrections
Haley Sommer, Communications Director, Department of Corrections
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
2:00 PM Victim Notification Systems
Proposed statute change
Hillary Chutter-Ames, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM Dam Management Updates
Ownership consolidation
M.D. Ben Green, Dam Safety Program Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation, Dam Safety Program
3:30 PM S. 193 - An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons
Committee Discussion
Friday, April 10, 2026
9:30 AM House Floor
After Floor S. 193 - An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons
Witness Testimony
Laurie Emerson, Executive Director, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Vermont
11:30 AM Lunch
12:00 PM S. 193 - An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons
Witness testimony
Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
Should you require accessibility services, please click here and note that requests should be made 48 hours in advance of testimony.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Tate Mullin at Tate.Mullin@vtleg.gov
House Committee on Education
AGENDA
Room M103 and Zoom
April 7, 2026 - April 10, 2026
Last Updated 4/9/2026 12:56 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-education.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
10:00 AM House Floor
After Floor Lunch and Caucuses
1:30 PM S. 227 - An act relating to creating immigration protocols in Vermont schools
Introduction and walk-through
Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Sponsor
Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky, Sponsor
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:45 PM S. 227 - An act relating to creating immigration protocols in Vermont schools
Agency of Education Testimony
Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education - Zoom
Toren Ballard, Director of Policy and Communications, Agency of Education
Courtney O'Brien, Safe and Healthy Schools Interim Director, Agency of Education - Zoom
2:15 PM Break
2:25 PM S. 227 - An act relating to creating immigration protocols in Vermont schools
Vermont School Boards Association Testimony
Mark Koenig, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Vermont School Boards Association
2:35 PM Break
3:20 PM S. 227 - An act relating to creating immigration protocols in Vermont schools
Vermont Attorney Generals Office Testimony
Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
8:45 AM S. 232 - An act relating to public libraries and the Department of Libraries
Walk-through
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:00 AM S. 214 - An act relating to the provision of prekindergarten education in geographically isolated school districts
Introduction and walk-through
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Sponsor
9:10 AM S. 232 - An act relating to public libraries and the Department of Libraries
Introduction
Sen. Ruth Hardy, Sponsor
9:30 AM H. 830 - An act relating to the right of a student or parent or guardian to opt out of electronic device usage
Introduction
Rep. Angela Arsenault, Sponsor
10:05 AM S. 227 - An act relating to creating immigration protocols in Vermont schools
Vermont Superintendents Association Testimony
Chelsea Myers, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Wilmer Chavarria, Superintendent, Winooski School District
Amy Minor, President, Vermont Superintendents Association - Zoom
10:30 AM S. 214 - An act relating to the provision of prekindergarten education in geographically isolated school districts
Department for Children and Families Testimony
Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education - Zoom
10:40 AM Break
11:15 AM S. 214 - An act relating to the provision of prekindergarten education in geographically isolated school districts
Erin Roche, Vermont Director, First Children's Finance - Zoom
11:30 AM S. 227 - An act relating to creating immigration protocols in Vermont schools
Vermont Principles Association Testimony
Jay Nichols, Senior Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
2:00 PM S. 232 - An act relating to public libraries and the Department of Libraries
Agency of Education Testimony
Johannes Haensch, Expanded Learning Opportunities Program Manager, Agency of Education
2:30 PM S. 232 - An act relating to public libraries and the Department of Libraries
Vermont Department of Libraries Testimony
Catherine Delneo, Commissioner and State Librarian, Vermont Department of Libraries
Thursday, April 9, 2026
9:20 AM S. 227 - An act relating to creating immigration protocols in Vermont schools
Mark-up
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:50 AM Committee Agenda Planning
10:35 AM S. 232 - An act relating to public libraries and the Department of Libraries
Vermont Library Association Testimony
Margaret Woodruff, Chair, Government Relations and Advocacy Committee, Vermont Library Association
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
2:30 PM S. 232 - An act relating to public libraries and the Department of Libraries
Vermont Afterschool Testimony
Nicole Miller, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool - Zoom
Friday, April 10, 2026
9:30 AM House Floor
10:45 AM H. 955 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system
Walk-through
Virtual joint hearing with House Appropriations. This hearing will take place in State House Room 9 and will be livestreamed on the House Appropriations YouTube page: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-appropriations
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM TBA
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
Should you require accessibility services, please click here and note that requests should be made 48 hours in advance of testimony.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Matt Sorensen at Matt.Sorensen@vtleg.gov
House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure
AGENDA
Room 32 and Zoom
April 6, 2026 - April 10, 2026
Last Updated 4/9/2026 3:04 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-energy-and-digital-infrastructure.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
10:00 AM House Floor
Followed by Caucuses
12:00 PM Lunch
1:30 PM S. 202 - An act relating to portable solar energy generation devices
Ben Edgerly Walsh, Climate & Energy Program Director, VPIRG
Johanna Miller, Energy & Climate Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
2:30 PM S. 202 - An act relating to portable solar energy generation devices
Sarah Adams, Senior State Policy Adviser, ISO New England
Dan Schwarting, Senior Manager, Transmission Planning, ISO New England
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
9:05 AM S. 138 - An act relating to commercial property-assessed clean energy projects
C-PACE Establishment, Processes, and Features Report from Vermont Legislative Research Service
Bella Shole, Legislative Intern, University of Vermont
9:30 AM H. 600 - An act relating to appliance efficiency
Walk-through
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM S. 138 - An act relating to commercial property-assessed clean energy projects
Bob Flint, Executive Director, Springfield Regional Development Corporation
10:35 AM S. 202 - An act relating to portable solar energy generation devices
Angela Zaikowski, Director, Vermont Landlord Association
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
1:40 PM S. 213 - An act relating to the use of advanced metering infrastructure devices
Sen. Ruth Hardy, Sponsor, Addison County
Thursday, April 9, 2026
8:45 AM S. 202 - An act relating to portable solar energy generation devices
Plug-in solar device demonstration
Ben Edgerly Walsh, Climate & Energy Program Director, VPIRG
9:15 AM S. 202 - An act relating to portable solar energy generation devices
Walk-through and Committee Discussion
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM S. 138 - An act relating to commercial property-assessed clean energy projects
Peter Walke, Managing Director, Efficiency Vermont
10:10 AM S. 138 - An act relating to commercial property-assessed clean energy projects
Committee Discussion, Mark-up
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM S. 202 - An act relating to portable solar energy generation devices
James Feehan, Government Relations Director, Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
2:05 PM S. 138 - An act relating to commercial property-assessed clean energy projects
Walk-through
3:05 PM S. 138 - An act relating to commercial property-assessed clean energy projects
Walk-through, straw-poll
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, April 10, 2026
9:30 AM House Floor
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Universal Digital Accessibility Project
Walk-through and testimony
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Kevin Moore, Director of Information Technology, Office of Legislative Information Technology
Joseph Paquin, Director of Infrastructure & IT Support Services, Vermont Judiciary
Leda Moloff, General Counsel, Vermont Judiciary
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
Should you require accessibility services, please click here and note that requests should be made 48 hours in advance of testimony.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Alex Michalka at Alex.Michalka@vtleg.gov
House Committee on Environment
AGENDA
Room EA and Zoom
April 7, 2026 - April 10, 2026
Last Updated 4/9/2026 3:03 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-environment.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
10:00 AM House Floor and Caucuses
12:00 PM Lunch
1:15 PM S. 325 - An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction
Catherine Dimitruk, Executive Director, Northwest Regional Planning Commission
Charlie Baker, Executive Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
2:00 PM S. 212 - An act relating to potable water supply and wastewater system connections
Walk-through of Amendment
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM S. 212 - An act relating to potable water supply and wastewater system connections
Andrea Day, Co-President/Regional Manager, Dufresne Group Consulting Engineers
Craig Jewett, Senior Engineer, MSK Engineers
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
9:00 AM S. 325 - An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction
Ed Stanak, Former Act 250 District Coordinator
Tim Taylor, Former Chair, District 3 Environmental Commission
Neil Ryan, 3rd Generation Farmer, Corinth
Ornella Matta-Figueroa, Director of Advocacy and Community Engagement, Land Access and Opportunity Board
Jean Hamilton, Director of Program Development, Land Access and Opportunity Board
Sam Lincoln, President, Lincoln Farm Timber Harvesting
Jamey Fidel, Vice President, Vermont, National Audubon Society/Audubon Vermont
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
2:00 PM S. 328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities
Bill Review
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:30 PM S. 223 - An act relating to water quality of the waters of Vermont
Walk-through
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, April 9, 2026
9:00 AM S. 325 - An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction
Kati Gallagher, Sustainable Communities Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
Miro Weinberger, Executive Chairperson, Let's Build Homes
Todd Heyman, Farmer, Fat Sheep Farm and Cabins
Lilian Shen, Thetford Selectboard Member
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
1:50 PM S. 325 - An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction
Samantha Sheehan, Municipal Policy and Advocacy Specialist, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Josh Hanford, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Michelle Monroe, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts
Friday, April 10, 2026
9:30 AM House Floor
After the Floor S. 212 - An act relating to potable water supply and wastewater system connections
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:45 AM S. 212 - An act relating to potable water supply and wastewater system connections
Neil Kamman, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation - Invited
11:00 AM S. 223 - An act relating to water quality of the waters of Vermont
Neil Kamman, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation - Invited
11:15 AM S. 325 - An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction
Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
12:00 PM Adjourn
ATTENTION WITNESSES
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If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Cat Morgan at Cat.Morgan@vtleg.gov
House Committee on General and Housing
AGENDA
Room 31 and Zoom
April 7, 2026 - April 10, 2026
Last Updated 4/9/2026 11:21 AM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-general-and-housing.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
10:00 AM House Floor
Followed by Caucuses and lunch
1:05 PM S. 328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities
Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
1:25 PM S. 89 - An act relating to expanding survivor benefits
Fiscal note walk-through
Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
1:45 PM S. 89 - An act relating to expanding survivor benefits
Mark-up review and discussion
Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:15 PM Break
2:30 PM S. 328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities
Review of mark-up
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:50 PM Break
3:00 PM S. 328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities
David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Working Vermont
J.P. Isabelle, Executive Director, Vermont State Labor Council AFL-CIO
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
9:20 AM S. 328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities
Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust
Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
9:40 AM S. 230 - An act relating to fair employment practices
Review of mark-up and Committee discussion
Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:05 AM Break
10:40 AM S. 328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities
Section 6
Kirsten Murphy, Executive Director, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council, Chair, Act 69 State Housing and Residential Services Planning Committee
Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
11:05 AM Break
11:40 AM S. 328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities
Mark-up review
Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
Thursday, April 9, 2026
9:05 AM S. 328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities
House Agriculture fly-by report and discussion of section 3a of S.230
Rep. David Durfee, House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
9:40 AM S. 328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities
Committee discussion and mark-up
Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:50 AM Break
11:05 AM S. 230 - An act relating to fair employment practices
Committee discussion of section 3a and mark-up
Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:20 AM S. 89 - An act relating to expanding survivor benefits
Committee discussion
Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
Friday, April 10, 2026
9:30 AM House Floor
After Floor S. 328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities
Common interest communities amendment
Witness TBA, Secretary of State's Office
11:30 AM S. 89 - An act relating to expanding survivor benefits
Committee discussion and vote
Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM TBD
ATTENTION WITNESSES
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House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
AGENDA
Room M106 and Zoom
April 7, 2026 - April 10, 2026
Last Updated 4/9/2026 12:18 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-government-operations-and-military-affairs.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
10:00 AM House Floor
Followed by Caucuses
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM S. 206 - An act relating to licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation
Witness testimony
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Jen Colin, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
Emilie Tenenbaum, Executive Director, Let's Grow Kids
2:50 PM Break
3:00 PM H. 953 - An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the Town of Panton
Introduction, walk-through and witness testimony
Rep. Matthew Birong, Sponsor
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Kyle Rowe, Town Clerk/Treasurer, Town of Panton
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
9:30 AM S. 298 - An act relating to creating the Vermont Voting Rights Act
Witness Testimony
Rep. Pattie McCoy, Former Town Clerk, Poultney
Carol Dawes, Legislative Committee Chair, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association - Zoom
Leslie Welts, Assistant Attorney General and Chief of the General Counsel and Administrative Law Division, Attorney General's Office
Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
3:30 PM H. 954 - An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the Town of Stowe
Introduction, walk-through, and witness testimony
Rep. Jed Lipsky, Sponsor
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jo Sabel Courtney, Member, Stowe Selectboard
Ethan Carlson, Chair, Stowe Selectboard
Charles Safford, Town Manager, Stowe
Thursday, April 9, 2026
9:30 AM S. 206 - An act relating to licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation
Witness testimony
Johanna de Graffenreid, Public Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
Jen Olson, Co-teaching Director, Quarry Hill School - Zoom
Christina Nelson, Family Child Care Owner and Family Child Care Facilitator, Vermont Early Childhood Network - Zoom
10:55 AM Break
11:05 AM Cannabis Overview
James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
Ted Barnett, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
2:00 PM S. 255 - An act relating to establishing a pilot Law Enforcement Governance Council in Windham County
Witness testimony
Sheriff Mark Anderson, Sheriff, Windham County, Past President, Vermont Sheriffs' Association
Friday, April 10, 2026
9:30 AM House Floor
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM S. 206 - An act relating to licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation
Witness testimony
Ph.D Leslie Johnson, Associate Academic Dean, Community College of Vermont - Zoom
Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Rachel Burgin, Northeast Regional Deputy Director, Americans for Prosperity
Sharron Harrington, Executive Director, Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children
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House Committee on Health Care
AGENDA
Room 42 and Zoom
April 7, 2026 - April 10, 2026
Last Updated 4/9/2026 3:17 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-health-care.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
10:00 AM House Floor
Followed by caucuses
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM S. 197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program
Courtney Harrness, Director of Legislative and Government Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
Thomas Weigel, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont - Zoom
2:00 PM S. 163 - An act relating to the role of advanced practice registered nurses in hospital care
Devon Green, Senior Vice President of Policy and Strategy, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
2:05 PM Break
2:15 PM S. 163 - An act relating to the role of advanced practice registered nurses in hospital care
Vote
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:20 PM S. 142 - An act relating to a pathway to licensure for internationally trained physicians and medical graduates
Introduction, walk-through
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Sen. John Benson, Reporter, Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
2:45 PM Break
3:00 PM S. 197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program
Introduction
Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Sponsor, Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
3:30 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
9:05 AM S. 197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program
Chris Towne, CEO, Northern County Community Health
Chris Chadwick, Chief Operating Officer, Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region - Zoom
9:40 AM Food is Medicine
Tina Zuk, Government Relations Director, American Heart Association
Emilie Perry, Food is Medicine Program Coordinator, Little Rivers Healthcare
Stephanie Pinard, Community Resource Director, People's Health & Wellness Clinic - Zoom
Mary Kate Mohlman, Director of Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
10:05 AM Break
10:30 AM S. 142 - An act relating to a pathway to licensure for internationally trained physicians and medical graduates
Diana Wahle, Chair, Health Justice Committee - Zoom
Mike Zimmer, Senior Policy Consultant, Office of New Americans State Network - Zoom
11:30 AM S. 197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program
Margaret Reynolds, Government Affairs Director, Cigna Health Care
11:40 AM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
1:45 PM Auditor's Reports: Blueprint and OneCare
Jonathan Kingston, Audit Manager, Office of the Vermont State Auditor
Tim Ashe, Deputy State Auditor, Office of the Vermont State Auditor
2:15 PM Adjourn
Thursday, April 9, 2026
9:00 AM S. 154 - An act relating to health insurance coverage for biomarker testing
Mary Block, Deputy Commissioner of Insurance, Department of Financial Regulation
9:25 AM S. 189 - An act relating to establishing a process for reducing or eliminating hospital services
Jill Mazza Olson, Medicaid and Health Systems Director, Agency of Human Services
10:00 AM Rural Health Transformation
Jill Mazza Olson, Medicaid and Health Systems Director, Agency of Human Services
Sarah Rosenblum, Interim Director, Office of Health Care Reform
10:45 AM Break
11:00 AM Exchange Enrollments
Alex McCracken, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA) - Zoom
Adaline Strumolo, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA) - Zoom
11:15 AM S. 197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program
John M. Saroyan, M.D., Executive Director, Blueprint for Health, Agency of Human Services
Craig Jones, M.D., Consultant, Agency of Human Services
12:05 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
2:00 PM S. 154 - An act relating to health insurance coverage for biomarker testing
Alex McCracken, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA) - Zoom
Jenny Horgan, Public Policy Manager, Alzheimer's Association, Vermont Chapter
Jon Bouton, Volunteer Advocate, Alzheimer's Association, Vermont Chapter
Michael Rollo, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network - Zoom
Courtney Harrness, Director of Legislative and Government Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
3:10 PM S. 154 - An act relating to health insurance coverage for biomarker testing
Committee discussion
3:20 PM Adjourn
Friday, April 10, 2026
9:30 AM House Floor
10:30 AM S. 142 - An act relating to a pathway to licensure for internationally trained physicians and medical graduates
Lauren Layman, General Counsel, Department of Health
Mariah McNamara, M.D., Associate Chief Medical Officer, UVM Medical Center - Zoom
Michael Costa, President and CEO, Gifford Health Care - Zoom
Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
Devon Green, Senior Vice President of Policy and Strategy, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM S. 142 - An act relating to a pathway to licensure for internationally trained physicians and medical graduates
Committee discussion and markup
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:00 PM TBD
4:00 PM Adjourn
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House Committee on Human Services
AGENDA
Room 46 and Zoom
April 7, 2026 - April 10, 2026
Last Updated 4/9/2026 7:40 AM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-human-services.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
10:00 AM House Floor
After Floor Caucuses and Lunch
1:00 PM S. 239 - An act relating to the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Working Group
Jennifer Poehlmann, J.D., Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
Amy Johnson, Government Affairs & Communications Director, Vermont Care Partners
Hannah Marble, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department for Children and Families
Matthew Bernstein, Director, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate
2:40 PM Break
3:15 PM Committee Discussion
Update on bills in Senate and S.239 witness list
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
9:00 AM S. 239 - An act relating to the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Working Group
Ellen Amstutz, Director, PCCN
Ian Trombulak, School Counseling Director, School Counselor, Lamoille Union High School
Jay Nichols, Senior Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
10:15 AM Break
11:15 AM S. 239 - An act relating to the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Working Group
Committee discussion and mark-up
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
1:45 PM S. 239 - An act relating to the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Working Group
Committee discussion and mark-up
- Committee Discussion
Upcoming bills
Thursday, April 9, 2026
9:00 AM J.R.H. 9 - Joint resolution urging the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to reconsider its opposition to the Rapid Prompting Method (RPM) of communication instruction for students with apraxia of speech (AOS) or autism
Kristofor Medina, Person with Lived Experience
9:45 AM S. 239 - An act relating to the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Working Group
Mark-up
Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM J.R.H. 9 - Joint resolution urging the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to reconsider its opposition to the Rapid Prompting Method (RPM) of communication instruction for students with apraxia of speech (AOS) or autism
Diane Paul, Senior Director of Clinical Services in SLP, American Speech-Language Hearing Association
11:00 AM Human Services Board
Review Act 22 Report
Ashley Johns, General Counsel, Agency of Human Services
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
2:00 PM Substance Misuse Prevention
Dr. Rick Hildebrant, MD, Commissioner, Department of Health
Emily Trutor, Director of Substance Use Disorders, Department of Health
Amy Carmola, Chief Impact Officer, United Way of Northwest Vermont
Maryann Morris, Executive Director, The Collaborative
Friday, April 10, 2026
9:30 AM House Floor
After Floor S. 239 - An act relating to the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Working Group
Mark-up and potential vote
Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM H. 574 - An act relating to the use and maintenance of epinephrine at child care facilities
Witness TBA, Department for Children and Families - Invited
Thomas Silvera, Co-Founder and Vice-President, Elijah-Alavi Foundation - Invited
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House Committee on Judiciary
AGENDA
Room 30 and Zoom
April 7, 2026 - April 10, 2026
Last Updated 4/9/2026 3:06 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-judiciary.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
10:00 AM House Floor
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM S. 179 - An act relating to the Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act
Committee Discussion and Possible Vote
1:15 PM S. 181 - An act relating to eliminating the requirement for a presentence investigation for imposition of a deferred sentence
Committee Discussion and Possible Vote
1:30 PM S. 183 - An act relating to home improvement and land improvement fraud
Committee Discussion and Possible Vote
1:45 PM S. 203 - An act relating to penalties for second or subsequent violations of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs
Committee Discussion and Possible Vote
2:00 PM S. 209 - An act relating to prohibiting civil arrest in sensitive locations
Witness Testimony
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
2:30 PM S. 193 - An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons
Walk-Through
Joint Hearing with House Corrections and Institutions
Hearing Will be Held in Room 11
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
9:00 AM S. 193 - An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons
Witness Testimony
Kelly Carroll, Voices for Vermont Victims - Invited
Lee Anne Billings, Citizen - Invited
10:15 AM Break
10:30 AM S. 193 - An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons
Witness Testimony
Jared Bianchi, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
Karen Barber, General Counsel, Department of Mental Health
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
1:30 PM S. 193 - An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons
Witness Testimony
Domenica Padula, Chief of Criminal Division, Attorney General's Office
Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary - Zoom
Thursday, April 9, 2026
9:00 AM S. 193 - An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons
Witness Testimony
Jack McCullough, Project Director, Mental Health Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
Laura Cushman, Staff Attorney, Disability Rights Vermont
10:15 AM Break
10:30 AM S. 193 - An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons
Witness Testimony
Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
2:00 PM S. 193 - An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons
Witness Testimony
Karen Barber, General Counsel, Department of Mental Health
3:00 PM S. 209 - An act relating to prohibiting civil arrest in sensitive locations
Witness Testimony
Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services - Invited
Friday, April 10, 2026
9:30 AM House Floor
After Floor S. 193 - An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons
Witness Testimony
Susan Aranoff, J.D., Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
12:00 PM Lunch
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House Committee on Transportation
AGENDA
Room 43 and Zoom
April 7, 2026 - April 10, 2026
Last Updated 4/9/2026 11:34 AM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-transportation.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
10:00 AM House Floor
Followed by Caucuses
12:00 PM Lunch
1:05 PM S. 326 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to motor vehicles
Sections 7-9
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Matthew Rousseau, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
1:30 PM Break
1:50 PM S. 326 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to motor vehicles
Continued Sections 10-21
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Matthew Rousseau, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
2:45 PM Break
3:05 PM Department of Motor Vehicles Bill
Introduction
Sen. Richard Westman, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation
3:40 PM S. 326 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to motor vehicles
Continued Section 22 - 23
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:55 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
9:15 AM Vermonters for a Clean Environment
Alison Despathy, Community and Environmental Health Director, Vermonters for a Clean Environment
10:15 AM Break
10:30 AM S. 327 - An act relating to economic development
Section 11 Introduction and Discussion
Sen. David Weeks, Sponsor of Bill
11:00 AM Agency of Transportation
Agency's Response to S.287 and Others
Jeremy Reed, Chief Engineer of the Highway Division, Agency of Transportation
Devon Neary, Executive Director, Rutland Regional Planning Commission - Zoom
Adam Lougee, Executive Director, Addison County Regional Planning Commission - Zoom
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
1:50 PM Vehicle Sales Update
Matt Cota, Representing, Meadow Hill Consulting - Zoom
2:10 PM Break
2:30 PM Joint Fiscal Office
Revenue Updates for February and March
Logan Mooberry, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
3:00 PM S. 326 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to motor vehicles
Continued Sections 24 - 27
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:55 PM Adjourn
Thursday, April 9, 2026
9:20 AM S. 326 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to motor vehicles
Section 18
Matt Nesto, Captain, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement, Department of Motor Vehicles
Wade Cochran, Director of Enforcement and Safety, Department of Motor Vehicles
Joe Flynn, Secretary, Agency of Transportation
9:40 AM Break
10:00 AM S. 326 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to motor vehicles
Sections 25-26, Limited Specialty Use Vehicles
Justin Johnson, Lobbyist, MMR
10:30 AM Committee Discussion
10:43 AM S. 326 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to motor vehicles
Section 20 and 21, Snowmobile Registrations and Floatation Devices
Alan Johnson, Boating Law Administrator, Vermont State Police Marine Division
Jess Lukas, Director of Aquatics, Greater Burlington YMCA
11:34 AM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
3:00 PM S. 326 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to motor vehicles
Section 21, Floatation Devices
Mike Covey, Executive Director, Vermont Traditions Coalition - Zoom
3:30 PM S. 326 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to motor vehicles
Continued Sections 27 - 30
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Adjourn
Friday, April 10, 2026
9:30 AM House Floor
After Floor S. 326 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to motor vehicles
Rep Southworth Proposed Language, Section 15
Rep. Michael "Mike" Southworth, House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure
12:00 PM Lunch
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House Committee on Ways and Means
AGENDA
Room 45 and Zoom
April 7, 2026 - April 10, 2026
Last Updated 4/9/2026 3:57 PM
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
10:00 AM H. 955 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
12:00 PM Lunch
1:15 PM H. 955 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system
Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jake Feldman, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Department of Taxes
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:50 PM Break
3:00 PM H. 955 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:40 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
9:00 AM S. 220 - An act relating to the excess spending threshold
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
10:03 AM Break
10:15 AM H. 955 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
12:00 PM Lunch
1:15 PM H. 955 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system
Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jake Feldman, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Department of Taxes
2:15 PM Break
2:25 PM H. 955 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:45 PM Adjourn
Thursday, April 9, 2026
9:00 AM H. 955 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system
Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes
Jake Feldman, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Department of Taxes
Nick Kramer, Chief Operating Officer, Agency of Administration
Toren Ballard, Director of Policy and Communications, Agency of Education
10:15 AM Break
10:35 AM H. 955 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM Lunch
1:15 PM H. 955 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system
Chelsea Meyers, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendent Association
Heather Bushey, Director of Finance, Essex Westford School District, President, Vermont Association of School Business Officials
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:45 PM Break
3:00 PM H. 955 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system
committee discussion
4:00 PM Adjourn
Friday, April 10, 2026
9:00 AM H. 955 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system
vote
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM TBA
2:15 PM H. 955 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Agriculture
AGENDA
Room 28 and Zoom
April 7, 2026 - April 10, 2026
Last Updated 4/9/2026 12:14 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-agriculture.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
9:30 AM Senate Floor
10:00 AM H. 941 - An act relating to municipal regulation of agriculture
walk-through
Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Adjourn
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
9:00 AM Professional Logging Contractors
Logging issues
Dana Doran, Executive Director, Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast
Rep. Jed Lipsky, , Stowe
9:45 AM CAFO Stakeholder Group
Amanda St. Pierre, Executive Director, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance - Zoom
Walter Gladstone, Newmont Farm, Connecticut River Watershed Farmers Alliance
Tim Kayhart, Vice President, Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition, Kayhart Brothers Farm
Keith Sprague, Connecticut River Watershed Farmers Alliance
Jonathan Chamberlin, Technical Service Provider, Bourdeau, Inc.
Jeff Sanders, Farmer, Franklin Grand Isle Watershed Alliance - Zoom
Emma Shouldice, Lobbyist, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance
Brian Kemp, Organic Beef Farmer, Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition
- Adjourn
1:00 PM Senate Floor
Thursday, April 9, 2026
9:00 AM H. 739 - An act relating to prohibiting the use and sale of the herbicide paraquat
Prof. David Mortensen, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor, Agroecology, UNH-Durham - Zoom
- Adjourn
1:00 PM Senate Floor
Friday, April 10, 2026
9:00 AM H. 739 - An act relating to prohibiting the use and sale of the herbicide paraquat
Orchardists
Bill Suhr, Founder & Orchardist, Champlain Orchards - Invited
Lia Diamond, Owner, Southern Vermont Orchards - Zoom
Laura Marks , Southern Vermont Orchards - Zoom
Barnet Hodges, Owner, Sunrise Orchards - Invited
Representative -, Sam Mazza's Farm Market - Invited
Dan Bair, Owner, Peck Farm Orchards
- Adjourn
11:30 AM Senate Floor
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Senate Committee on Appropriations
AGENDA
Room 5 and Zoom
April 7, 2026 - April 10, 2026
Last Updated 4/9/2026 4:15 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-appropriations.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
1:00 PM H. 951 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Sec. B.313
Megan Hoke, Financial Director, Department of Health
Emily Trutor, Director of Substance Use Disorders, Department of Health
1:30 PM H. 951 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Douglas Farnham, Chief Recovery Officer, State of Vermont
2:00 PM H. 951 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Fiscal Impacts H.567
David Scherr, Deputy Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
Eric Henry, Chief Investment Officer, Vermont Pension Investment Commission
Christopher Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
2:30 PM H. 951 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Nicole Dubuque, Chief Operations Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
3:00 PM H. 951 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Fiscal Impacts of H.211
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
3:15 AM H. 951 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Committee Discussion
3:30 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
1:00 PM Senate Floor
1:45 PM H. 951 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Position Request Review
Aimee Pope, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
2:15 PM H. 951 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Web Report Review
3:00 PM H. 951 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Committee Discussion
3:30 PM Adjourn
Thursday, April 9, 2026
1:00 PM Senate Floor
2:20 PM H. 951 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Technical Letter Review
Grady Nixon, Fiscal Editor, Joint Fiscal Office
3:00 PM H. 951 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Language Mark-up
Grady Nixon, Fiscal Editor, Joint Fiscal Office
4:00 PM Adjourn
Friday, April 10, 2026
1:00 PM H. 951 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Language Mark-up Continued
Grady Nixon, Fiscal Editor, Joint Fiscal Office
3:15 PM H. 951 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Committee Discussion
3:30 PM Adjourn
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Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
AGENDA
Room 27 and Zoom
April 7, 2026 - April 10, 2026
Last Updated 4/9/2026 11:53 AM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
9:30 AM Senate Floor
10:00 AM H. 757 - An act relating to manufactured homes and limited equity cooperatives
Committee Discussion
Rep. Marc Mihaly, Sponsor
Rep. Gayle Pezzo, Reporter
Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jeremiah Ward, Cooperative Development Specialist, Cooperative Development Institute
Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
11:00 AM H. 775 - An act relating to creating tools for housing production
Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Michael Gaughan, Executive Director, Vermont Bond Bank
Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
12:00 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
9:00 AM H. 674 - An act relating to the creation of the Vermont Sister State Program
Tim Tierney, Director of Recruitment and International Trade, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
Patricia Preston, Vermont Council on World Affairs
Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Enriquez, National Guard State Partnership Program Director
Peter Lynch, Senate Committee on Committees Appointee, Green Across the World, Inc.
Major General Gregory C. Knight, Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM H. 211 - An act relating to data brokers and personal information
Introduction and Walk-Through
Rep. Monique Priestley, Bill Reporter
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ryan Kriger, Former VT Deputy AG Office & Former FTC Commissioner - Zoom
11:00 AM Break
11:15 AM H. 211 - An act relating to data brokers and personal information
Walk-Through Continued
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Kevin McGreal, University of Vermont
12:00 PM Adjourn
1:00 PM Senate Floor
Thursday, April 9, 2026
9:00 AM H. 556 - An act relating to exceptions to applicability of State minimum wage
Introduction and Walk-Through
Rep. Ashley Bartley, Reporter, House Committee on General and Housing
Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Josh Hanford, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
9:20 AM Vermont Food Bank
Carrie Stahler, Senior Government Affairs Manager, Vermont Foodbank
9:45 AM Priorities for Appropriations
Committee Discussion
Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Ted Barnett, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Tom Cheney, Executive Director, Advance Vermont
11:05 AM Break
11:15 AM H. 512 - An act relating to the regulation of the event ticketing market
Lauren Wayne, General Manager at the State Theater, Portland - Zoom
Marina Cole, Citizen - Zoom
Susan Evans McClure, Executive Director, Vermont Arts Council
12:00 PM Adjourn
1:00 PM Senate Floor
Friday, April 10, 2026
9:00 AM Vermont Evaluation of Rural Technical Assistance
Gary Holloway, Downtown Program Manager, Agency of Commerce and Community Development - Department of Housing and Community Development
Jessica Savage, Director of Programs and Strategic Initiatives, Vermont Council on Rural Development - Invited
Denise Smith, Executive Director, Vermont Council on Rural Development
9:30 AM Northeast Organic Farming Association
Jessica Hays Lucas, Grassroots Policy Organizer
Johanna Doren, Direct Markets and Local Food Access Program Director, NOFA-VT - Zoom
9:45 AM Landlord Tenant Issues
Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jessica Hyman, Director, Fair Housing Program, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO) - Zoom
Angela Zaikowski, Director, Vermont Landlord Association - Invited
Jean Murray, Senior Housing Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
Elizabeth Bridgewater, Executive Director, Windham and Windsor Housing Trust
Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust
Nadine Scibek, Attorney, Nadine L Scibek Law - Invited
11:25 AM Adjourn
11:30 AM Senate Floor
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Senate Committee on Education
AGENDA
Room 28 and Zoom
April 7, 2026 - April 10, 2026
Last Updated 4/9/2026 5:14 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-education.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
9:30 AM Senate Floor
1:15 PM Act 73 of 2025
Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Ezra Holben, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Colin Robinson, Political Director, Vermont National Education Association
Catherine Benham, Chief Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
2:55 PM Break
3:15 PM H. 930 - An act relating to addressing and preventing chronic absenteeism
Introduction and Witness Testimony
Rep. Robert Hunter, Reporter, House Committee on Education
Courtney O'Brien, Safe and Healthy Schools Interim Director, Agency of Education
Jaime Kraybill, Staff Attorney, Agency of Education
Retta Dunlap, Home School Advocate, EdWatch VT
3:55 PM McClure Foundation
Vermont Higher Education Endowment Trust Fund Request
Rebecca Copans, Associate Director, J. Warren and Lois McClure Foundation
4:15 PM Committee Budget Discussion
FY27 Budget Letter
4:25 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
1:00 PM Senate Floor
1:45 PM H. 650 - An act relating to educational technology products
Walk-through and Introduction
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Edye Graning, Reporter, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
2:35 PM Break
2:45 PM H. 930 - An act relating to addressing and preventing chronic absenteeism
Witness Testimony
Retta Dunlap, Home School Advocate, Vermont Home Education Network
Abbey Allen, School Counseling Director, School Counselor, Central Vermont Career Center
3:20 PM H. 931 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education law
Jacob Law, Student, Essex High School
3:45 PM H. 542 - An act relating to terminating testing of schools in Vermont for polychlorinated biphenyls
Alternative Language Review
Matt Chapman, Director, Waste Management & Prevention Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:20 PM Committee Budget Discussion
FY27 Budget Letter
4:55 PM Adjourn
Thursday, April 9, 2026
1:00 PM Senate Floor
2:20 PM Higher Education Trust Fund Distribution
Thomas Little, Vice President, General Counsel, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
Rebecca Copans, Associate Director, J. Warren and Lois McClure Foundation
3:05 PM H. 931 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education law
Tim Mulligan, Principal, Newark Street School - Zoom
3:25 PM Vermont Prevention Lead Organizations (VPLOs) Framework
Funding Requests
Maryann Morris, Executive Director, The Collaborative
3:50 PM Break
3:55 PM H. 931 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education law
Lydia Cochrane, Principal, Peacham Elementary
4:15 PM Committee Budget Discussion
FY27 Budget Letter
Autumn Moen, Legislative Policy Lead, Hunger Free Vermont
5:00 PM Adjourn
Friday, April 10, 2026
11:30 AM Senate Floor
1:15 PM Act 73 of 2025
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:00 PM H. 542 - An act relating to terminating testing of schools in Vermont for polychlorinated biphenyls
Brian Campion, Member, State Board of Education
2:15 PM H. 931 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education law
Todd Wilkins, Member, Arlington School District Board of Directors
Kasey Allen, Board Chair, Craftsbury Schools
Lisa McCarthy, Principal, Craftsbury
-- Adjourn
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Senate Committee on Finance
AGENDA
Room 6 and Zoom
April 7, 2026 - April 10, 2026
Last Updated 4/9/2026 4:53 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-finance.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
9:30 AM Senate Floor
1:30 PM H. 648 - An act relating to banking, insurance, and securities
Walk-through
Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Kaj Samsom, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
Aaron Ferenc, Deputy Commissioner of Banking, Department of Financial Regulation
Noel Hudson, Director of Insurance Regulation
Jennifer Rood, Staff Attorney, Department of Financial Regulation - Zoom
Joe Valenti, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation
3:35 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
1:00 PM Senate Floor
1:40 PM 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
2:00 PM H. 585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Sharon Gutwin, Owner, RehabGYM and Kismet Place
Mike Landsberg, RehabGYM - Zoom
2:15 PM H. 585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Susan Ridzon, Executive Director, Healthfirst, Inc.
2:30 PM H. 585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms
Rep. Alyssa Black, House Committee on Health Care
2:50 PM Break
3:00 PM H. 727 - An act relating to sustainable data center deployment
Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
James Duffy, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
3:45 PM H. 710 - An act relating to defining electricity generating facilities
Committee Discussion
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- H. 940 - An act relating to miscellaneous public utility subjects
Committee Discussion
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:10 PM Adjourn
Thursday, April 9, 2026
1:00 PM Senate Floor
2:20 PM 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
2:40 PM H. 933 - An act relating to miscellaneous administrative and policy changes to the tax laws
Rep. Charles Kimbell, Amendment Sponsor, House Committee on Ways and Means
Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office - Invited
Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
4:45 PM Adjourn
Friday, April 10, 2026
11:30 AM Senate Floor
1:00 PM H. 898 - An act relating to copper-based to fiber-based telecommunications network transitions and consumer protections
Hunter Thompson, Telecommunications and Connectivity Director, Department of Public Service
Dan Burke, Deputy General Counsel, Public Utility Commission
Barbara Neal, Executive Director, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board
Breck Bowden, Volunteer, AARP VT
Kimberly Gates, Franklin Telephone and Independent Telephone Companies - Zoom
2:15 PM H. 549 - An act relating to eligibility of sentenced or detained individuals to obtain a State-issued nondriver identification card, replacement operator's license, or replacement learner's permit
Walk-through
Hillary Chutter-Ames, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Logan Mooberry, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
2:45 PM H. 710 - An act relating to defining electricity generating facilities
Annette Smith, Executive Director, Vermonters for a Clean Environment - Zoom
3:00 PM H. 940 - An act relating to miscellaneous public utility subjects
Section 1 Testimony
Darren Springer, General Manager, Burlington Electric Department - Zoom
- H. 710 - An act relating to defining electricity generating facilities
Possible vote
- H. 940 - An act relating to miscellaneous public utility subjects
Possible vote
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Senate Committee on Government Operations
AGENDA
Room 4 and Zoom
April 7, 2026 - April 10, 2026
Last Updated 4/9/2026 10:19 AM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-government-operations.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
9:30 AM Senate Floor
1:15 PM H. 588 - An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Kim McManus, Legislative, Policy and Records Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
Christine Hoober, Massage Therapist, American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA)
2:30 PM H. 762 - An act relating to the County and Regional Governance Study Committee
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Peter Gregory, Executive Director, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
1:00 PM Senate Floor
2:00 PM H. 67 - An act relating to legislative operations and government accountability
Introduction and Walk-through
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Chea Waters Evans, Reporter
Catherine Benham, Chief Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office
2:30 PM H. 907 - An act relating to legislative review of reporting requirements
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM H. 841 - An act relating to miscellaneous animal welfare procedures
Introduction and Walk-through
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Chea Waters Evans, Reporter
Lisa Milot, Director of Animal Welfare, Department of Public Safety
Thursday, April 9, 2026
1:00 PM Senate Floor
2:00 PM H. 567 - An act relating to unclaimed property, State retirement systems, and capital debt
Introduction and Walk-through
Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Matthew Birong, Sponsor - Invited
David Scherr, Deputy Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
Al LaPerle, Director of Unclaimed Property, Office of the State Treasurer
Tim Duggan, Director of Vermont Retirement Systems, Office of the State Treasurer
Rebecca Wasserman, Director of Economic Empowerment, Office of the State Treasurer
Eric Henry, Chief Investment Officer, Vermont Pension Investment Commission - Zoom
3:00 PM H. 917 - An act relating to military affairs
Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, April 10, 2026
11:30 AM Senate Floor
1:00 PM H. 686 - An act relating to expanding identification of certain lobbying advertisements
Introduction and Walk-through
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Laura Sibilia, Sponsor - Invited
1:30 PM H. 588 - An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation
Jennifer Colin, Director, Office of Professional Regulation
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
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Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
AGENDA
Room 17 and Zoom
April 7, 2026 - April 10, 2026
Last Updated 4/9/2026 11:37 AM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-health-and-welfare.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
9:30 AM Senate Floor
10:00 AM H. 660 - An act relating to fiscal year 2027 Opioid Abatement Special Fund appropriations
Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Shayla Livingston, MPH, Principal Assistant, Department of Health
Gail Zatz, Advocate
Jessica Schifano, Policy Director, Department of Health
Meg Larraine, Action Circles
11:30 AM Committee Budget Discussion
Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
9:00 AM H. 46 - An act relating to the Rare Disease Advisory Council
Mark-Up
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Carolyn Sheridan, National Organization for Rare Disorders
Sharon Radtke, Person with Lived Experience
Ilisa Stalberg, Family and Child Health Director, Department of Health
Sydney Williamson-White, Department of Health
Jessica Schifano, Policy Director, Department of Health
9:45 AM Bill Review
S.210 Review
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:50 AM H. 611 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting the Department of Vermont Health Access
Courtney Harrness, Director of Legislative and Government Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
Stephanie Ibey, Pharmacist, Medical Drug Benefit Programs
Charles Becker, Staff Attorney, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
Sebastian Arduengo, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
Jen Colin, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
Lauren Bode, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES, Legislative Liaison, Vermont Pharmacists Association (VPA)
10:30 AM H. 938 - An act relating to establishing the Vermont Homelessness Response Continuum
Introduction and Walk-Through
Rep. Eric Maguire, Sponsor
Rep. Jubilee McGill, Sponsor
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:50 AM American Heart Association
Tina Zuk, Government Relations Director, American Heart Association
Maureen Boardman, Clinician, Little River Health Care
Mary Kate Mohlman, Director of Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
Stephanie Pinard, Community Resource Director, People's Health & Wellness Clinic
12:00 PM Adjourn
1:00 PM Senate Floor
Thursday, April 9, 2026
9:00 AM H. 814 - An act relating to neurological rights and the use of artificial intelligence technology in health and human services
Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
Sean Pauzauskie, M.D., Medical Director, Neurorights Foundation
Ashley Collins, J.D., Legal Advisor, Neurorights Foundation
Dr. Rick Barnett, Psy.D., LADC, Vermont Psychological Association
9:45 AM H. 237 - An act relating to prescribing by doctoral-level psychologists
Amendment Review
Sen. Randy Brock, Amendment Sponsor
10:00 AM H. 816 - An act relating to regulating the use of artificial intelligence in the provision of mental health services
Dr. Rick Barnett, Psy.D., LADC, Vermont Psychological Association
Lynn Currier, LICSW, Executive Director, National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Vermont Chapter
Jen Colin, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
10:40 AM H. 938 - An act relating to establishing the Vermont Homelessness Response Continuum
Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Kristin McClure, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Human Services
Sandi Hoffman, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
11:30 AM Rural Health Transformation Grant
Jill Mazza Olson, Medicaid and Health Systems Director, Agency of Human Services
Sarah Rosenblum, Interim Director, Office of Health Care Reform
12:00 PM Adjourn
1:00 PM Senate Floor
Friday, April 10, 2026
9:00 AM H. 577 - An act relating to establishing the Vermont Prescription Drug Discount Card Program
Introduction and Walk-Through
Rep. Wendy Critchlow, Reporter
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Peter Trombley, Director of Legislative Affairs, Office of the State Treasurer
10:00 AM S. 194 - An act relating to designated and specialized service agency payment methodology
Budget Language
Amy Johnson, Government Affairs & Communications Director, Vermont Care Partners
Emily Hawes, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
Dr. Jill Bowen, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
Jennifer Garabedian, Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
11:30 AM Senate Floor
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Senate Committee on Institutions
AGENDA
Room 7 and Zoom
April 7, 2026 - April 10, 2026
Last Updated 4/9/2026 3:26 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-institutions.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
9:30 AM Senate Floor
1:00 PM H. 550 - An act relating to gender equity within Vermont’s correctional facilities
Witness Testimony
Kalanni April Gagne, Formerly Incarcerated, Burlington Resident
1:50 PM Break
2:00 PM H. 559 - An act relating to the Parole Board
Witness testimony
Mary Jane Ainsworth, Director, Parole Board
Hillary Chutter-Ames, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:45 PM Break
3:00 PM Capital Bill
Overview
Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office - Invited
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
1:00 PM Senate Floor
1:45 PM Capital Bill
Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
Emily Kisicki, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
2:45 PM Break
3:00 PM H. 559 - An act relating to the Parole Board
Jennifer Poehlmann, J.D., Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
Mary Jane Ainsworth, Director, Parole Board
Hillary Chutter-Ames, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, April 9, 2026
1:00 PM Senate Floor
2:15 PM Capital Bill
Introduction
Rep. Alice M. Emmons, Chair, House Committee on Corrections and Institutions
3:25 PM Capital Bill
Joe Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
Friday, April 10, 2026
11:30 AM Senate Floor
1:00 PM Capital Bill
H. 952 review; Section 3
Kristin Calver, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Corrections
Joe Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
2:00 PM Capital Bill
Jon Murad, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
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Senate Committee on Judiciary
AGENDA
Room 1 and Zoom
April 7, 2026 - April 10, 2026
Last Updated 4/9/2026 11:45 AM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-judiciary.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
9:30 AM Senate Floor
10:00 AM Budget Presentation
Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
Marlene Betit, Executive Director of Finance, Department of Corrections
Jon Murad, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
10:30 AM Budget Presentation
Bessie Weiss, Interim Executive Director, Vermont Legal Aid
Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
11:30 AM Budget Presentation
Teri Corsones, State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary
Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
12:00 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
9:00 AM H. 578 - An act relating to penalties and procedures for animal cruelty offenses
Walk-through and Witness Testimony
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Kim McManus, Legislative, Policy and Records Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
10:20 AM Break
10:30 AM H. 772 - An act relating to residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program
Walk-through
Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:30 AM H. 849 - An act relating to a civil action for damages for deprivation of federal constitutional rights by any government official
Mark-up and Vote
Hillary Chutter-Ames, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:55 AM Adjourn
Thursday, April 9, 2026
9:15 AM Budget Presentation
Tim Lueders-Dumont, Esq., Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
Lauren Clemons, Director of Labor Relations and Operations, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
Jennifer Poehlmann, J.D., Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
10:20 AM Break
10:35 AM H. 626 - An act relating to sexual extortion, voyeurism, and disclosure of sexually explicit images without consent
Mark-up and Vote
Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
11:00 AM H. 410 - An act relating to the calculation of recidivism and other related criminology measures
Witness Testimony and Vote
Monica Weeber, Executive Director, Crime Research Group
Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:30 AM H. 744 - An act relating to procedures for release after arrest
Vote
12:00 PM Adjourn
1:00 PM Senate Floor
Friday, April 10, 2026
9:00 AM H. 606 - An act relating to firearms procedures
Witness Testimony
Jessica Ojeda, Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence
9:30 AM H. 606 - An act relating to firearms procedures
Committee Discussion
10:00 AM H. 578 - An act relating to penalties and procedures for animal cruelty offenses
Witness Testimony
Lisa Milot, Director of Animal Welfare, Department of Public Safety - Invited
10:45 AM Committee Budget Discussion
11:30 AM Adjourn
11:30 AM Senate Floor
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Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
AGENDA
Room 8 and Zoom
April 7, 2026 - April 10, 2026
Last Updated 4/9/2026 7:50 AM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-natural-resources-and-energy.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
9:30 AM Senate Floor
10:00 AM H. 778 - An act relating to dam safety
Rep. Ela Chapin, Reporter, House Committee on Environment
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ben Green, Dam Safety Program Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation, Dam Safety Program
Sarah Moore, Administrator, Department of Environmental Conservation, Dam Safety Program
11:20 AM Budget
Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Committee
Breck Knauft, Executive Director, Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
11:40 AM Budget Request
Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA-VT
Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
12:00 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
9:00 AM H. 915 - An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for beverage containers
Susan Collins, President, Container Recycling Institute
Bree Dietly, Principal, Breezeway Consulting, Beverage Association of Vermont
Mike Smaha, Vice President, Government Relations, Can Manufacturers Institute
10:00 AM H. 915 - An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for beverage containers
Michael Noel, Government Affairs Manager, Tomra Collectible Solutions
Sam Tracy, Director of Legislative Affairs & Business Development, CLYNK
Scott DeFife, Executive Director, Glass Packaging Institute
10:15 AM H. 915 - An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for beverage containers
Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
11:20 AM Budget
Committee Discussion
12:00 PM Adjourn
Thursday, April 9, 2026
9:00 AM H. 915 - An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for beverage containers
Casey Harrington, Owner, Beverage Baron
John Langhus, Owner, Putney Rd. Redemption Center
Shane Switser, Owner, Lyndonville Redemption
Ethan Hayes, Owner, MO Beverage
Adam Laperle, Owner, Bristol Beverage
10:40 AM H. 740 - An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry
Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
Jane Lazorchak, Climate Action Office Program Manager, Agency of Natural Resources
Jared Duval, Member, Vermont Climate Council
11:30 AM PUC Budget
Ed McNamara, Chair, Public Utility Commission - Invited
11:45 AM Budget
Committee Discussion
12:00 PM Adjourn
Friday, April 10, 2026
9:00 AM H. 915 - An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for beverage containers
Nicholas Sherman, President of Public Relations, Leonine Public Affairs
Matt Chapman, Director, Waste Management & Prevention Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
Tristan Steichen, Executive Director, NLCRC
Andrew Hackman, Principal Lobbyist, Junior Products Manufacturers Association
10:15 AM H. 740 - An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry
Matt Cota, Representing, Vermont Fuel Dealers Association
Ben Walsh, Climate & Energy Program Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
Johanna Miller, Energy & Climate Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
11:15 AM Budget
Committee Discussioon
11:30 AM Senate Floor
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Senate Committee on Transportation
AGENDA
Room 3 and Zoom
April 7, 2026 - April 10, 2026
Last Updated 4/9/2026 11:35 AM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-transportation.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
9:30 AM Senate Floor
10:00 AM H. 944 - An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation
Mileage Based User Fee
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Patrick Murphy, State Policy Director, Agency of Transportation
Clare Nelson, Research Analyst, Transportation Research Center, University of Vermont
Gregory Rowangould, Director, Transportation Research Center and Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Vermont (11:00 AM)
11:45 AM H. 944 - An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation
Purchase and Use Language
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
9:00 AM H. 944 - An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation
PILOT Special Fund Update
Ted Barnett, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM H. 944 - An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation
Mark-up
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:50 AM Break
11:10 AM H. 944 - An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation
Continued mark-up
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division, Agency of Transportation
12:00 PM H. 944 - An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation
JFO Review
Logan Mooberry, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
12:05 PM Adjourn
1:00 PM Senate Floor
Thursday, April 9, 2026
9:10 AM Governor Appointments
Mark Nicholson; Pam Loranger
Vote
- H. 944 - An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation
Mileage Based User Fee Language
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division, Agency of Transportation
10:35 AM Break
10:55 AM H. 944 - An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation
Medical Transport language
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:20 AM H. 944 - An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation
EVSE language
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:30 AM Adjourn
1:00 PM Senate Floor
Friday, April 10, 2026
9:00 AM H. 944 - An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation
Mark up
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Dave Roberts, Managing Consultant, Drive Electric VT, VEIC, Drive Electric Vermont, VEIC
10:00 AM H. 944 - An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation
EVSE Language
Christina Jenson, Attorney, Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC - Zoom
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:30 AM Senate Floor
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Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
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If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Megan Cannella at Megan.Cannella@vtleg.gov