House Committee on Environment

 

AGENDA

 

Room EA and Zoom

January 12, 2026 - January 16, 2026

Last Updated 1/9/2026 6:29 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

Followed by Mandatory Training

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Progress Update on Permit Modernization

Lindsay Kurrle, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Tayt Brooks, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Josiah Raiche, Director, Artificial Intelligence Division, Agency of Digital Services

Stacy Andre, Agency of Digital Services

 

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

9:00 AM                   Security Briefing

This will not be livestreamed due to sensitive content

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Bill Walk-Through

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

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

Followed by Caucus of the Whole

 

Thursday, January 15, 2026

9:00 AM                   TBA

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Dam Removal and Restoration Permit

Karina Dailey, Restoration Ecologist, Vermont Natural Resources Council

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, January 16, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:30 AM                   TBA

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

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

 Cat Morgan at Cat.Morgan@vtleg.gov