House Committee on Corrections and Institutions

 

AGENDA

 

Room 34 and Zoom

February 10, 2026 - February 13, 2026

Last Updated 2/26/2026 9:18 AM

 

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                   FY2027 Budget

Buildings and General Services FY27 Budget

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

Stephanie Fuller, Financial Director, Buildings and General Services

 

2:30 PM                   Break

 

2:40 PM                   H. 635 - An act relating to eliminating Department of Corrections supervisory fees

Vote

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:15 PM                   Capital Budget Adjustment

Section 4 - Bennington Battle Monument

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

Jamie Duggan, Director of Preservation, State Historic Sites, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

 

4:00 PM                   Capital Budget Adjustment

Section 8 - Vermont State Colleges

Art Klugo, Consultant Developer

Dr. Elizabeth Mauch, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges System

Rep. Eileen Dickinson, Member, Franklin-2

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

8:40 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

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

Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

9:35 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

 

10:20 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   H. 559 - An act relating to the Parole Board

AHS and DOC testimony

Lauri Fisher, General Counsel, Department of Corrections

Jon Murad, Interim Commissioner, Department of Corrections

Mary Jane Ainsworth, Director, Parole Board

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

Brendan Atwood, Public Health Policy Director, Agency of Human Services

Ashley Johns, Staff Attorney, Agency of Human Services

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 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

Maria Godleski, Interim Assistant District Manager, Burlington Probation and Parole

Haley Sommer, Communications Director, 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

Jon Hoyt, Recovery Coach, Springfield Turning Point Center

Dylan Johnson, Recovery Coach, Emergency Department, Bennington Turning Point Center

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, February 12, 2026

8:40 AM                   FY2027 Budget

Department of Corrections FY27 Budget

Marlene Betit, Executive Director of Finance, Department of Corrections

Jon Murad, Interim Commissioner, Department of Corrections

 

11:10 AM                   Break

 

11:15 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

Monique Sullivan, Facilities Operations Manager, Department of Corrections

 

12:00 PM                   26-0762 - An act relating to Pretrial Supervision Program eligibility, referral, and personnel

Witness Testimony

Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

 

1:00 PM                   Lunch

 

2:00 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

April Feng, Chief Executive Officer, Ameelio

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, February 13, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:30 AM                   Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition

Legislative Day

Erin Fernandez, Executive Director, Vermont Adaptive

Hannah Reiger, Chair, Bull Creek Common Lands

Michael Monte, Chief Executive Officer, Champlain Housing Trust

 

11:30 AM                   Lunch

 

12:15 PM                   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

Monique Sullivan, Facilities Operations Manager, Department of Corrections

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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

 

1:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

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