House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

 

AGENDA

 

Room M106 and Zoom

April 8, 2025 - April 11, 2025

Last Updated 4/4/2025 4:24 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-government-operations-and-military-affairs.

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   S. 56 - An act relating to creating an Office of New Americans

Jill Martin Diaz, Executive Director, Vermont Asylum Assistance Program - Invited

Tracy Dolan, Director, State Refugee Office, Agency of Human Services

Michael Pieciak, Vermont State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer - Invited

Molly Gray, Executive Director, Vermont Afghan Alliance - Invited

Austin Davis, Director, Government Affairs, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce - Invited

Jan Steinbauer, Chair, Chittenden Asylum Seekers Assistance Network

Mike Zimmerman, Senior Policy Consultant, ONA State Network

 

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

9:30 AM                   H. 233 - An act relating to requirements for State-funded grants

Testimony

Witnesses TBD

 

10:00 AM                   Veterans Affairs

Testimony

Witnesses TBD

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, April 10, 2025

9:30 AM                   S. 59 - An act relating to amendments to Vermont’s Open Meeting Law

John Flowers, Former President, Vermont Press Association

Mike Donoghue, Executive Director, Vermont Press Association

Lisa Loomis, Board President, Vermont Press Association

 

10:45 AM                   S. 23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections

Testimony

Witnesses TBD

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, April 11, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Autumn Crabtree at acrabtree@leg.state.vt.us