House Committee on Ways and Means

 

AGENDA

 

Room 45 and Zoom

January 20, 2026 - January 23, 2026

Last Updated 1/23/2026 11:10 AM

 

Livestream

 

 

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

after the floor                     Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Governor's Budget Address

House Floor

 

2:45 PM                   Yield Bill

Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Cheryl Scarzello , Director of Finance, Slate Valley Unified School District

Ted Plemenos, Chief Financial Officer, Rutland City School District

Jacob Vezina, Director of Finance, Hartford School District

Elizabeth Jennings, President, Vermont Association of School Business Officials

 

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

9:00 AM                   Pre Kindergarten

Emily Byrne, Deputy Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

Ezra Holben, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

10:15 AM                   Break

 

10:25 AM                   Pre Kindergarten

continued

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Morgan Crossman, Ph.D., Executive Director, Building Bright Futures

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

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Corporate Tax

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

3:45 PM                   H. 648 - An act relating to banking, insurance, and securities

vote

Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association

 

Thursday, January 22, 2026

9:00 AM                   26-0727 - An act relating to miscellaneous administrative and policy changes to the tax laws

Health Care IT Sunset

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

9:15 AM                   H. 545 - An act relating to issuing immunization recommendations

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

9:20 AM                   Review of Reports

 

9:30 AM                   Budget Adjustment Act

Vermont State Teacher's Retirement System

Tim Duggan, Director of Vermont Retirement Systems, Office of the State Treasurer

Jeremiah Breer, Chief Financial Officer, Office of the State Treasurer

 

9:45 AM                   Break

 

10:20 AM                   H. 545 - An act relating to issuing immunization recommendations

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:30 AM                   26-0727 - An act relating to miscellaneous administrative and policy changes to the tax laws

Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes

Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Small and Sparsity Necessity Rules

Tammy Kolbe, Ed.D., Small Schools and Sparse Schools Standards Committee, Agency of Education

Jennifer Samuelson, Chair, Vermont State Board of Education

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:30 PM                   School District Redistricting Task Force

Joint Hearing with Senate Finance. House Ways and Means will zoom into the hearing and the hearing will be livestreamed on the Senate Finance YouTube channel.

Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Co-Chair, School District Redistricting Task Force - Invited

Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

after the floor                     Security Briefing

This will not be livestreamed due to sensitive content

Agatha Kessler, Sergeant at Arms, Vermont General Assembly

John Poleway, Chief of Capitol Police, Capitol Police Department

Sara Macera, Capitol Police Department

Joe Trombley, Capitol Police Department

 

Friday, January 23, 2026

9:00 AM                   H. 643 - An act relating to purchase and use tax revenue

Rep. Chris Keyser, Sponsor of the bill

 

9:15 AM                   H. 487 - An act relating to local option tax revenue sharing between a town and village

Rep. Matt Walker, Sponsor of the bill

 

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

after the floor                     Pre Kindergarten

Committee Discussion

 

11:15 AM                   First-time Home Buyer Credit

Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch