House Committee on Corrections and Institutions

AGENDA

Room 34 and Zoom

January 6, 2026 - January 9, 2026

Last Updated 3/11/2026 2:37 PM

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

After Floor                         Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM                   Buildings and General Services Updates

Proposed Essex and Vergennes facilities

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

Emily Kisicki, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

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

Cole Barney, Communications and Legislative Affairs Manager, Department of Buildings and General Services

2:30 PM                   Break

2:45 PM                   Department of Corrections Updates

Corrections Commissioner introduction

Jon Murad, Interim Commissioner, Department of Corrections

4:15 PM                   Adjourn

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

9:00 AM                   Vermont Arts Council

Art in State buildings reallocation

Michele Bailey, Senior Program Manager, Vermont Arts Council

Susan Evans McClure, Executive Director, Vermont Arts Council

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

10:00 AM                   Chittenden Accountability Court

Pilot program overview and current plan

Jaye Johnson, General Counsel, Governor's Office

Tim Lueders-Dumont, Esq., Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   Vermont Parole Board

Board overview

Mary Jane Ainsworth, Director, Parole Board

2:00 PM                   Governor's State of the State Message

3:00 PM                   House Floor

3:30 PM                   Committee Discussion

Bills on wall

4:15 PM                   Adjourn

Thursday, January 8, 2026

9:00 AM                   Buildings and General Services Updates

Capital Bill Update

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

10:30 AM                   Chittenden Accountability Court

Wellpath testimony

James Ulager, MD, Medical Director, Wellpath

Jon Murad, Interim Commissioner, Department of Corrections

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   H. 559 - An act relating to the Parole Board

Witness Testimony

Mary Jane Ainsworth, Director, Parole Board

Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office

2:30 PM                   Chittenden Accountability Court

Pilot Program Overview

Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office

3:00 PM                   House Floor

After Floor                         H. 540 - An act relating to the recommendations of the Post-Adjudication Reparative Program Working Group

Introduction

Rep. Karen Dolan, Sponsor

3:45 PM                   H. 549 - An act relating to eligibility of detainees to obtain a State-issued nondriver identification card

Introduction

Rep. Troy Headrick, Sponsor

4:00 PM                   H. 550 - An act relating to gender equity within Vermont’s correctional facilities

Introduction

Rep. Troy Headrick, Sponsor

4:15 PM                   H. 559 - An act relating to the Parole Board

Introduction

Rep. Alice M. Emmons, Sponsor

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

Friday, January 9, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

10:30 AM                   Vermont State Police Update

Sex Trafficking

Joint hearing with House Judiciary

Hearing will be held in the Pavilion Building, Room 267

Detective Michael Studin, Lieutenant, Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Vermont State Police

John MacCallum, Lieutenant, Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Vermont State Police

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

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