House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

 

AGENDA

 

Room M106 and Zoom

January 20, 2026 - January 23, 2026

Last Updated 1/16/2026 3:25 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-government-operations-and-military-affairs.

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

Followed by caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Governor's 2027 Budget Address

Joint Assembly, House Chamber

 

2:30 PM                   Reports Repeal Survey

This will be a Joint Meeting with Senate Government Operations. It will be held in Room M106 and will be livestreamed on the House Government Operations Youtube page.

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

9:00 AM                   H. 567 - An act relating to unclaimed property, State retirement systems, and capital debt

Witness testimony

Thomas Golonka, Vermont Pension Investment Commission

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:00 AM                   Security Training

This will not be livestreamed due to sensitive content

Agatha Kessler, Sergeant at Arms, Vermont State House

John Poleway, Chief of Police, Capitol Police Department

Joe Tremblay, Officer, Capitol Police Department

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 516 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Essex

Greg Duggan, Town Manager, Essex

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1:30 PM                   Public Records Act

Witness testimony

Josh Hanford, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

Witnesses TBD, Police Department Records Clerk, Vermont State Police

Witnesses TBD, Town Clerk

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, January 22, 2026

9:00 AM                   H. 645 - An act relating to identity verification in real property transactions

Witness testimony

Rep. Eric Maguire

Peter Tucker, Advocacy & Public Policy Director, Vermont Association of Realtors

Witnesses TBD, Town Clerk

Josh Hanford, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

Samantha Sheehan, Municipal Policy and Advocacy Specialist, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association

Witnesses TBD, Secretary of State's Office

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Vermont Food Bank

FY27 Budget Request

Witnesses TBD, Vermont Foodbank

 

1:15 PM                   TBD

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, January 23, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         TBD

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   TBD

 

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.

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Nick Adams at Nick.Adams@vtleg.gov