Senate Committee on Institutions

 

AGENDA

 

Room 7 and Zoom

January 27, 2026 - January 30, 2026

Last Updated 1/23/2026 4:34 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-institutions.

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:00 PM                   Vermont Veterans' Home

Steve McClafferty, Finance Director, Vermont Veterans' Home

Melissa Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Veterans' Home

 

2:00 PM                   FY27 Agency Budget Requests

Digital Services 2026 Annual Report, Enterprise Project Management Office Dashboard

Denise Reilly-Hughes, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services

 

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Capital Budget Funding

CDAAC

Scott Baker, Director Financial Reporting, Office of the State Treasurer

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

Michael Gaughan, Executive Director, Vermont Bond Bank

 

Thursday, January 29, 2026

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Capital Budget Adjustment

Section 12 - VAEL heat pump and Big E

Cheryl Achilles, Director, Vermont Agriculture and Environmental Laboratory, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets - Invited

Trevor Lowell, Assistant Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

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

Jessica Thyme, Project Manager, Buildings and General Services

 

2:30 PM                   Capital Budget Adjustment

Section 13 - USAR Facility

Jennifer Morrison, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety

Daniel Batsie, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety

Richard Hallenbeck, Director of Finance and Administration, Department of Public Safety

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

 

3:30 PM                   Budget Adjustment Act

Section 17 - Vermont Historical Society

Steve Perkins, Executive Director, Vermont Historical Society

 

Friday, January 30, 2026

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:00 PM                   Dam Management Updates

ANR Managed Dams and Waterbury Dam Project

Misty Sinsigalli, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation - Invited

Ben Green, Dam Safety Program Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation - Invited

 

2:00 PM                   Security Training

This will not be live-streamed due to sensitive content

John Poleway, Chief of Capitol Police, Capitol Police Department

Joe Tremblay, Capitol Police Officer, Capitol Police Department

Agatha Kessler, Sergeant at Arms, Vermont General Assembly

Sara Macera, Sergeant, Capitol Police Department

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Ken Ely at Ken.Ely@vtleg.gov