Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

 

AGENDA

 

Room 27 and Zoom

January 20, 2026 - January 23, 2026

Last Updated 1/16/2026 2:43 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-economic-development-housing-and-general-affairs.

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

9:50 AM                   Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board

Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board

 

10:45 AM                   Vermont Chamber of Commerce

Housing Update

Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce

 

11:25 AM                   Let's Build Homes

Miro Weinberger, Executive Chairperson, Let's Build Homes

 

12:00 AM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

9:00 AM                   Outdoor Recreation

Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Founder, Maidstone Public Relations

 

9:30 AM                   Public Assets Institute

Julie Lowell, Economic Security Policy and Outreach Director, Public Assets Institute

 

10:00 AM                   Regional Development Corporations

Andy Julow, Executive Director, Lake Champlain Islands Economic Development Corporation

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:45 AM                   Vermont Downtown Program

Caitlin Corkins, Tax Credit and Grants Coordinator, Department of Housing and Community Development

Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning Revitalization, Department of Housing and Community Development

Ben Doyle, President, Preservation Trust of Vermont

 

11:30 AM                   Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility

Johanna de Graffenreid, Public Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility

Chelsea Bardot Lewis, Executive  Director, Vermont Business for Social Responsibility (VBSR)

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Governor's 2027 Budget Address

Joint Assembly, House Chamber

 

Thursday, January 22, 2026

9:00 AM                   S. 230 - An act relating to flexible working arrangements

Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Sen. Andrew Perchlik, Chair, Senate Committee on Appropriations

 

9:30 AM                   Career Technical Education

Ruth  Durkee, State Director of Career Technical Education, Agency of Education - Invited

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:45 AM                   Bill Introductions

Introduction

Kesha Ram-Hinsdale, Reporter, Vermont General Assembly

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - Invited

 

12:00 AM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, January 23, 2026

9:00 AM                   Housing

Update

Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

 

10:00 AM                   Break

 

10:15 AM                   Bill Introductions

Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Sponsor, Sponsor

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:25 AM                   Adjourn

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

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 Ciara Mead at Ciara.Mead@vtleg.gov