House Committee on Appropriations

 

AGENDA

 

Room 9 and Zoom

February 2, 2026 - February 6, 2026

Last Updated 1/30/2026 4:41 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Monday, February 2, 2026

1:00 PM                   FY27 Budget

Department for Children and Families

Sandi Hoffman, Interim Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

Megan Smeaton, Financial Director, Department for Children and Families

 

3:00 PM                   Break

 

3:15 PM                   FY27 Budget

Sec. E.306.4 Medicare Advocacy Program

Bessie Weiss, Interim Executive Director, Vermont Legal Aid

Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid

Kaili Kuiper, State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Vermont Legal Aid

 

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

9:30 AM                   FY27 Budget

Cannabis Control Board

James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board

Olga Fitch, Executive Director, Cannabis Control Board

 

10:15 AM                   FY27 Budget

Vermont Student Assistance Corporation

Scott Giles, President, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation

 

11:00 AM                   Break

 

11:15 AM                   FY27 Budget

Criminal Justice Council

Christopher Brickell, Executive Director, Vermont Criminal Justice Council

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FY27 Budget

Attorney General and Court Diversion

Charity Clark, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office

Robert McDougall, Deputy Attorney General, Attorney General's Office

Sarah London, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office

Marcey Hodgdon, Fiscal Director, Attorney General's Office

Kathy Cyr, Financial Director, Attorney General's Office

Willa Farrell, Community Justice Unit Director, Attorney General's Office

 

1:45 PM                   Break

 

2:00 PM                   FY27 Budget

Judiciary

Teri Corsones, State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary

Gregg Mousley, Chief of Finance and Administration, Vermont Judiciary

Kelly Carbo, Finance Program Manager, Vermont Judiciary

 

2:45 PM                   TBD

 

3:35 PM                   H. 611 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting the Department of Vermont Health Access

Walk-through and possible vote

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - Invited

 

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

9:00 AM                   FY27 Budget

University of Vermont

Wendy Koenig, Executive Director of Government Relations, University of Vermont

Dr. Marlene Tromp, President, University of Vermont

 

9:30 AM                   FY27 Budget

Department of Vermont Health Access

DaShawn Groves, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

Adaline Strumolo, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

Alicia Cooper, Ph.D., Director of Managed Care Operations, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FY27 Budget

Agency of Education

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

Jill Briggs Campbell, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education

Cassandra Ryan, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education

Sean Cousino, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education

 

2:00 PM                   Break

 

2:15 PM                   FY27 Budget

Adjutant General

Major General Gregory C. Knight, Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard

Brigadier General Hank Harder, Deputy Adjutant General, Office of the Adjutant General

Brigadier General Kim Fedele, Financial Manager, Vermont Military Department

 

2:45 PM                   Break

 

3:00 PM                   FY27 Budget

Executive Office

Hardy Merrill, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Finance and Management

 

3:30 PM                   FY27 Budget

Commission on Women

Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women

 

Thursday, February 5, 2026

9:00 AM                   FY27 Budget

Department of Buildings and General Services

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

 

10:30 AM                   FY27 Budget

Human Rights Commission

Big Hartman, Executive Director & General Counsel, Vermont Human Rights Commission

 

11:00 AM                   FY27 Budget

Green Mountain Care Board

Owen Foster, J.D., Chair, Green Mountain Care Board

Emily Brown, Exective Director, Green Mountain Care Board

Jean Stetter, Finance Director, Green Mountain Care Board

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FY27 Budget

Defender General's Office

Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office

 

1:30 PM                   FY27 Budget

Vermont Pension Investment Commission

Thomas Golonka, Chair, Vermont Pension Investment Commission

Eric Henry, Chief Investment Officer, Vermont Pension Investment Commission

 

2:00 PM                   Break

 

2:15 PM                   FY27 Budget

Secretary of State's Office

Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office

Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office

 

3:00 PM                   FY27 Budget

Department of Liquor and Lottery

Wendy Knight, Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery

Tracy Badeau, Financial Director, Department of Liquor and Lottery

 

3:45 PM                   FY27 Budget

Public Service Department

Brittney Wilson, Deputy Commissioner, Public Service Department

Patricia LaRose, Director of Finance, Department of Public Service

 

Friday, February 6, 2026

9:30 AM                   FY27 Budget

Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets

Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Nicole Dubuque, Chief Operations Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Amy Mercier, Financial Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

10:15 AM                   FY27 Budget

Center for Crime Victim Services

Jennifer Poehlmann, J.D., Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services

Carol Brochu, Director of Finance and Administration, Center for Crime Victim Services

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

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