House Committee on Corrections and Institutions

 

AGENDA

 

Room 34 and Zoom

March 18, 2025 - March 21, 2025

Last Updated 3/24/2025 10:57 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-corrections-and-institutions.

 

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor and Caucuses

 

--                                  Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget

Capital Bill Language Draft 1.1

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:20 PM                   Break

 

3:40 PM                   Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget

Capital Bill Language Draft 1.1

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Will Anderson, Budget and Management Analyst, Department of Finance and Management

 

5:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 471 - An act relating to the transfer of State-owned property in the Town of Waterbury

Testimony

Rep. Theresa Wood, Waterbury

Thomas Leitz, Municipal Manager, Town of Waterbury

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

Joe Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services

William Shepeluk, Former Municipal Manager, Waterbury

Scott Mackey, Resident, Waterbury

 

10:20 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget

Mark-up - Spreadsheet, Draft 1.2

Capital Bill Language, Draft 2.1

Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:15 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

4:15 AM                   Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Letter to House Appropriations Regarding Installation of WiFi in Vermont's Correctional Facilities

 

4:30 AM                   Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget

Capital Budget Spreadsheet Draft 1.3

Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office

 

5:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, March 20, 2025

8:40 AM                   Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget

ACCD Housing Infrastructure Capital Budget Requests

Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development

Nicolas Kramer, Chief Operating Officer, Agency of Administration

 

9:45 AM                   Break

 

9:55 AM                   H. 471 - An act relating to the transfer of State-owned property in the Town of Waterbury

Testimony

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

Douglas Farnham, Chief Recovery Officer, State of Vermont

Thomas Leitz, Municipal Manager, Town of Waterbury

 

10:30 AM                   Joint Assembly

Judicial Retention

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

3:15 PM                   Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget

Capital Bill Language, Draft 2.1

Capital Budget Spreadsheet

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office

 

5:30 PM                   Break

 

5:50 PM                   Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget

Capital Budget Spreadsheet Draft 1.4

Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office

 

6:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, March 21, 2025

8:50 AM                   Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget

Capital Bill Language Draft 3.1

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office

 

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

--                                  Lunch

 

12:40 PM                   Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget

Capital Bill Language Draft 3.1

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office

Will Anderson, Budget and Management Analyst, Department of Finance and Management

 

3:10 PM                   Break

 

3:40 AM                   Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget

Capital Budget FY26-FY27 Spreadsheet Draft 1.5

Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office

 

3:55 PM                   Break

Waiting for Legal Counsel and Edited Copy of Capital Bill Language Draft 4.1

 

5:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

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 Phil Petty at ppetty@leg.state.vt.us