House Committee on Appropriations

AGENDA

Room 9 and Zoom

April 29, 2025 - May 2, 2025

Last Updated 5/2/2025 1:51 PM

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-appropriations.

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for home- and community-based service providers

Walk through of Senate proposed changes and straw poll

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Rep. Daniel Noyes, Bill Reporter, House Committee On Human Services

-                                   Break

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

-                                   Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM                   Federal Funds

Department of Public Service

Brittney Wilson, Deputy Commissioner, Public Service Department

Patricia LaRose, Director of Finance, Department of Public Service

1:30 PM                   Break

2:00 PM                   Federal Funding

Child Development Block Grant

Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families

Megan Smeaton, Financial Director, Department for Children and Families

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

9:30 AM                   H. 248 - An act relating to supplemental child care grants and the Child Care Financial Assistance Program

Walk through

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Rep. Esme Cole, Bill Reporter, House Committee On Human Services

Sarah Kenney, Chief Policy Officer, Let's Grow Kids

10:05 AM                   Break

10:10 AM                   H. 248 - An act relating to supplemental child care grants and the Child Care Financial Assistance Program

Committee amendment and vote

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:20 AM                   Break

11:30 AM                   Federal Funding

Vermont Humanities

Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup, Executive Director, Vermont Humanities

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

2:00 PM                   S. 60 - An act relating to establishing the Farm Security Special Fund to provide grants for farm losses due to weather conditions

Walk through

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

2:35 PM                   Break

2:55 PM                   H. 86 - An act relating to establishing the Chloride Contamination Reduction Program at the Agency of Natural Resources

Walk through, amendment, and possible vote

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

James Duffy, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Rep. Ela Chapin, Bill Reporter, House Committee on Environment

-                                   Adjourn

Thursday, May 1, 2025

9:00 AM                   S. 56 - An act relating to creating an Office of New Americans

Walk through and vote

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

9:20 AM                   Break

9:35 AM                   H. 493 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government

Walk through of Senate proposed changes

Emily Byrne, Deputy Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

Aimee Pope, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

Grady Nixon, Fiscal Editor, Joint Fiscal Office

11:00 AM                   Break

11:15 AM                   H. 493 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government

Walk through of Senate proposed changes (continued)

Grady Nixon, Fiscal Editor, Joint Fiscal Office

12:15 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

-                                   Adjourn

Friday, May 2, 2025

8:45 AM                   H. 493 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government

Straw poll on Senate changes

-                                   Break

8:55 AM                   S. 27 - An act relating to medical debt relief and excluding medical debt from credit reports

Straw poll on Senate changes

9:30 AM                   FLOOR

11:00 AM                   Federal Funding

Vermont Legal Aid and Legal Services Vermont

Yasmin Dwedar, Executive Director, Vermont Legal Aid

Samuel Abel-Palmer, Executive Director, Legal Services Vermont

-                                   Lunch

2:00 PM                   H. 493 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government

Conference Committee - please use the following LIVE Link:

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

This meeting will be held in Room 10

-                                   Adjourn

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