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  • Sen. Wendy Harrison, Chair
  • Sen. Robert Plunkett, Vice Chair
  • Sen. Russ Ingalls
  • Sen. Joseph "Joe" Major
  • Sen. Samuel Douglass, Clerk

Senate Committee on Institutions

 

AGENDA

 

Room 7 and Zoom

March 18, 2025 - March 21, 2025

Last Updated 3/26/2025 2:44 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-institutions.

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   An act relating to creating a family support pilot program for incarcerated parents and guardians

Review of H.219

Ken Schatz, Interim CEO, Lund Center

Jess Kell, Kids-A-Part Parenting Program Coordinator, Lund Center

Kim Laroche, Director of Parent Child Center Services, Lund Center

Haley Sommer, Communications Director, Department of Corrections

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

11:00 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:35 PM                   H. 50 - An act relating to identifying underutilized State buildings and land

Testimony

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, March 20, 2025

10:00 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:30 AM                   Joint Assembly

Judicial Retention

 

1:30 PM                   Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets

Big E and Vermont Agricultural and Environmental Laboratory (VAEL)

Nicole Dubuque, Chief Operations Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Amy Mercier, Financial Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Cheryl Achilles, Director, Vermont Agriculture and Environmental Laboratory, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

-                                   Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget

Review of Section 12

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

 

2:35 PM                   Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget

Updates

Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, March 21, 2025

11:00 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:00 AM                   TBD

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Kayla Morse at kmorse@leg.state.vt.us