Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

 

AGENDA

 

Room 17 and Zoom

May 6, 2025 - May 9, 2025

Last Updated 5/9/2025 11:21 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-health-and-welfare.

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:00 AM                   H. 266 - An act relating to the 340B prescription drug pricing program

Possible vote

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid

Diane Lanpher, Director of Legislative Affairs, Green Mountain Care Board

Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems

Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont

 

11:10 AM                   H. 482 - An act relating to Green Mountain Care Board authority to adjust a hospital’s reimbursement rates and to appoint a hospital observer

Mark-up and possible vote

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Mark-up

Jeanne Montross, Executive Director, Helping Overcome Poverty's Effects (HOPE)

Frank Knaack, Executive Director, Housing and Homelessness Alliance of Vermont

Lily Sojourner, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families

Brenda Siegel, Executive Director, End Homelessness Vermont

Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Action Circles, Vermont Community Action Partnership

Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:20 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   H. 91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Continued

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

11:00 AM                   Break

 

11:30 AM                   H. 266 - An act relating to the 340B prescription drug pricing program

Mark-up

Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   H. 482 - An act relating to Green Mountain Care Board authority to adjust a hospital’s reimbursement rates and to appoint a hospital observer

Mark-up

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:50 PM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Thursday, May 8, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 237 - An act relating to prescribing by doctoral-level psychologists

Dr. Rick Barnett, Psy.D., LADC, Chair, Vermont Psychological Association

Stephanie Winters, Deputy Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society

Jen Colin, General Counsel, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:45 AM                   Break

 

10:15 AM                   H. 238 - An act relating to the phaseout of consumer products containing added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances

Mark-up and possible vote

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

Christopher Dube, President, Professional Fire Fighters of Vermont

Bill Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont

Matt Chapman, Director of Waste Management & Prevention Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

11:05 AM                   American Physical Therapy Association

Advocacy Day

Heidi Wilhelm, DPT, President, American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Vermont

 

11:15 AM                   Hazel Health

Digital Tele-Health

Sean Bradley, Community Engagement and Government Relations Manager, Hazel Health

Bob McCullough, Member, Hazel Health

 

11:35 AM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Friday, May 9, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Discussion

Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

Lily Sojourner, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families

Paul Dragon, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)

Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Action Circles, Vermont Community Action Partnership

Brenda Siegel, Executive Director, End Homelessness Vermont

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

11:00 AM                   H. 266 - An act relating to the 340B prescription drug pricing program

Vote

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   H. 482 - An act relating to Green Mountain Care Board authority to adjust a hospital’s reimbursement rates and to appoint a hospital observer

Vote

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

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

 Kiki Carasi-Schwartz at kcarasi-schwartz@leg.state.vt.us