House Committee on Corrections and Institutions

 

AGENDA

 

Room 34 and Zoom

February 10, 2026 - February 13, 2026

Last Updated 2/8/2026 12:48 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Lunch and Caucuses

 

1:00 PM                   General Fund Budget Act Adjustment

Buildings and General Services Request

Witness BGS - Invited

 

2:30 PM                   H. 635 - An act relating to eliminating Department of Corrections supervisory fees

Possible vote

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:45 PM                   Capital Budget Adjustment

Section 4 - Bennington Battle Monument

Laura Trieschmann, State Historic Preservation Officer, Department of Housing and Community Development

 

3:30 PM                   Capital Budget Adjustment

Section 8 - Vermont State Colleges

Art Klugo, Consultant Developer

Dr. Elizabeth Mauch, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges System

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

8:30 AM                   Capital Budget Adjustment

Section 10 - Water quality grants

Nina Gage, Assistant Director, Water Quality Division, 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

Jeff Cook, Administrative Services, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

9:15 AM                   Capital Budget Adjustment

Sections 9 and 10 - Forest, Parks and Recreation

Danielle Fitzko, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

Frank Spaulding, Parks Projects Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

 

10:00 AM                   H. 559 - An act relating to the Parole Board

AHS and DOC testimony

Jenney Samuelson, Secretary, Agency of Human Services - Invited

Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office

Witness DOC - Invited

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   26-0762 - An act relating to Pretrial Supervision Program eligibility, referral, and personnel

Witness testimony

Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office

Gary Marvel, Deputy Director of Field Services, Department of Corrections

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

 

3:00 PM                   Recovery Day

Tracie Hauck, Executive Director, Rutland Turning Point Center

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, February 12, 2026

8:30 AM                   General Fund Budget Act Adjustment

Department of Corrections Request

Jon Murad, Interim Commissioner, Department of Corrections - Invited

Kristin Calver, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Corrections - Invited

Marlene Betit, Executive Director of Finance, Department of Corrections - Invited

 

10:30 AM                   H. 549 - An act relating to eligibility of detainees to obtain a State-issued nondriver identification card

Witness Testimony

Nancy Prescott, Director of Operations, Department of Motor Vehicles - Invited

Monique Sullivan, Facilities Operations Manager, Department of Corrections

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   TBD

 

2:15 PM                   H. 294 - An act relating to commissary and telecommunications prices in State correctional facilities and fair compensation for incarcerated labor

Witness testimony

Sarah Staudt, Director of Advocacy, Prison Policy Initiative - Invited

April Feng, Chief Executive Officer, Ameelio

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, February 13, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         TBD

 

11:30 AM                   Lunch

 

12:00 PM                   H. 549 - An act relating to eligibility of detainees to obtain a State-issued nondriver identification card

Draft walk-through

Nancy Prescott, Director of Operations, Department of Motor Vehicles - Invited

Haley Sommer, Communications Director, Department of Corrections - Invited

 

1:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

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