House Committee on Corrections and Institutions

 

AGENDA

 

Room 34 and Zoom

January 27, 2026 - January 30, 2026

Last Updated 1/30/2026 12:54 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-corrections-and-institutions.

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Lunch and Caucuses

 

1:15 PM                   H. 50 - An act relating to identifying underutilized State buildings and land

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:00 PM                   H. 540 - An act relating to the recommendations of the Post-Adjudication Reparative Program Working Group

Working Group Testimony

Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

Derek Miodownik, Community and Restorative Justice Executive, Department of Corrections

Hillary Chutter-Ames, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:45 PM                   Break

 

3:00 PM                   Sheriff Transport

Tim Lueders-Dumont, Esq., Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

Lauren Clemons, Director of Labor Relations and Operations, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

Jennifer Harlow, President, Vermont Sheriffs' Association

Marc Poulin, Sheriff, Washington County

Sheriff Mark Anderson, Former President, Vermont Sheriffs' Association

 

4:15 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

8:35 AM                   Capital Budget Adjustment

Section 14 - Judiciary

Teri Corsones, State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary

Gregg Mousley, Chief of Finance and Administration, Vermont Judiciary

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

Kenn Stransky, Assistant Judge, Essex County Court

Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Emily Kisicki, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

 

9:45 AM                   Break

 

10:00 AM                   Capital Budget Adjustment

Section 9 - Dam safety program project statuses and budget adjustment request

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

Emily Bird, Program Manager, Clean Water Initiative, Department of Environmental Conservation

Tim Appleton, Wildlife Biologist, Public Land Section Chief, Department of Fish and Wildlife

Mike Wichrowski, Lands & Facilities Administrator, Department of Fish and Wildlife

Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office

 

11:30 AM                   Committee Discussion

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 635 - An act relating to eliminating Department of Corrections supervisory fees

Walk-through and DOC testimony

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Kristin Calver, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Corrections

Tatum LaPlante, Financial Manager III, Department of Corrections

 

2:00 PM                   H. 50 - An act relating to identifying underutilized State buildings and land

Inventory of State-Owned Properties & Housing Suitability Analysis

Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development

Emily Kisicki, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Committee Discussion

 

4:15 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, January 29, 2026

8:50 AM                   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

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

 

10:00 AM                   Break

 

10:10 AM                   Capital Budget Adjustment

Section 13 - Department of Public Safety

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

Michael Manley, Captain, Department of Public Safety

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

 

11:00 AM                   Capital Budget Adjustment

Section 16 - Historical Society

Steve Perkins, Executive Director, Vermont Historical Society

 

11:30 AM                   Mental Health Advocacy Day

Richard Fales, Community Member, Rutland City

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   26-0743 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to motor vehicles

In relation to H.549

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1:45 PM                   Immigration Detainees

In relation to VAAP and ACLU testimony

Jon Murad, Interim Commissioner, Department of Corrections

Lauri Fisher, General Counsel, Department of Corrections

 

3:00 PM                   Pretrial Supervision

Expansion in Governor's Budget

Jaye Pershing Johnson, Governor's Counsel, Governor's Office

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         TBD

 

4:15 AM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, January 30, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:25 AM                   Capital Budget Adjustment

Sections 2 and 3 - Buildings and General Services and Correctional Facilities

Kristin Calver, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Corrections

Travis Denton, Director of Facilities, Department of Corrections

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

 

11:45 AM                   Capital Budget Adjustment

Section 6 - Vermont Veteran's Home

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

Melissa Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Veterans' Home

Greg Krizan, Director of Environmental Services, Vermont Veterans' Home

 

12:10 PM                   Budget Process

James Duffy, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office

 

12:50 PM                   Adjourn

 

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