Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

 

AGENDA

 

Room 8 and Zoom

February 10, 2026 - February 13, 2026

Last Updated 2/27/2026 4:58 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-natural-resources-and-energy.

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

11:00 AM                   Act 181 of 2024

Joint Hearing with Senate Economic Development: Extensions

Room 8

Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce

Rep. Laura Sibilia, Legislator, Windham 2

Charlie Baker, Executive Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission

Catherine Dimitruk, Executive Director, Northwest Regional Planning Commission

Josh Hanford, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

 

12:00 AM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

9:00 AM                   S. 325 - An act relating to studying the creation of model bylaws

New Draft

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce

Lauren Hierl, Executive Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

Kati Gallagher, Sustainable Communities Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

 

10:00 AM                   S. 138 - An act relating to commercial property-assessed clean energy projects

Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association

Kurt Pollem, Counterpointes

 

10:30 AM                   S. 224 - An act relating to the management of the State’s lakes

Kevin Burke, Director, Department of Environmental Conservation, Watershed Management Division

 

10:45 AM                   S. 224 - An act relating to the management of the State’s lakes

Fish and Wildlife language

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:30 AM                   S. 247 - An act relating to the regulation of the disposal of plastics and the sale of consumer products containing microplastics

Alexis Drown, VPIRG

Laura Gillian, Senior PRogram and Policy Management, Breast Cancer Prevention Partnership

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, February 12, 2026

9:00 AM                   S. 224 - An act relating to the management of the State’s lakes

Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

 

9:15 AM                   S. 223 - An act relating to water quality of the waters of Vermont

New Draft

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:15 AM                   Act 181 of 2024

Joint hearing with Senate Transportation. The hearing will be held in Room 10 and Livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-transportation.

Jeremy Reed, Chief Engineer of the Highway Division, Agency of Transportation

 

11:15 AM                   S. 224 - An act relating to the management of the State’s lakes

Chris Bradley, President and Executive Director, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs

 

11:30 AM                   Introduction of Act 250

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, February 13, 2026

9:00 AM                   Updates

Michelle Monroe, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts

Lauren Weston, District Manager, Franklin County Natural Resources Conservation District

 

9:15 AM                   Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition

Rob Gaiotti, Town Manager, Dorset

Jess Neubolt, Evernorth

Jon Binhammer, Real Estate Transaction Director, The Nature Conservancy

 

9:30 AM                   S. 223 - An act relating to water quality of the waters of Vermont

 

Neil Kamman, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation

Bethany Sargent, Deputy Director, Watershed Management Division

Pat Suozzi, President, Federation of Vermont Lakes and Ponds

Jeff Nelson, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc

Warren Coleman, Lobbyist, MMR

Mason Overstreet, Lobbyist, Conservation Law Foundation

 

10:30 AM                   Act 181 of 2024

Joint hearing with Senate Economic Development:

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Room 10

Josh Hanford, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

Samantha Sheehan, Municipal Policy and Advocacy Specialist, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce

Devon Neary, Executive Director, Rutland Regional Planning Commission

Kati Gallagher, Sustainable Communities Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

Paul Connor, Director of Planning, South Burlington

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

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