House Committee on Human Services

 

AGENDA

 

Room 46 and Zoom

February 17, 2026 - February 20, 2026

Last Updated 2/20/2026 10:42 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-human-services.

 

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   26-0766 - An act relating to establishing the Vermont Homeless Response Continuum

Review comments and mark-up

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:15 PM                   Break

 

2:30 PM                   Governor’s Proposed FY2027 Budget

Parent Child Center Network

Ellen Amstutz, Director, PCCN

Claire Kendall, Executive Director, Family Center of Washington County

 

2:45 PM                   Governor's Proposed FY2027 Budget

PCAVT

Jonathan Williams, Executive Director, Prevent Child Abuse Vermont

 

3:00 PM                   Governor's Proposed FY2027 Budget

OCYFA

Matthew Bernstein, Director, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate

 

3:30 PM                   Governor's Proposed FY2027 Budget

Group work time

 

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

9:00 AM                   Governor’s Proposed FY2027 Budget

Substance Abuse Treatment

Vermont AIDS Service Organizations

Gail Zatz, Advocate, AIDS Service Organizations

Laura Byrne, Executive  Director, HIV/HCV Resource Center

 

9:15 AM                   Governor's Proposed FY2027 Budget

Recovery

Suzie Walker, Executive Director, Recovery Partners of Vermont

Jeff Moreau, Executive Director, Vermont Alliance for Recovery Residences

 

9:30 AM                   Governor's Proposed FY2027 Budget

VCAP

Alison Calderara, Program and Advancement Chief, Capstone Community Action

 

9:45 AM                   Governor's Proposed FY2027 Budget

Benefit Assisters/Navigators

Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Action Circles, Vermont Community Action Partnership

Connie Beal, Working Bridges Initiative Director, United Way of Northwest Vermont

 

10:10 AM                   Governor's Proposed FY2027 Budget

211

Alison Lamagna, Executive Director, United Ways of VT / VT 211

 

10:25 AM                   Break

 

10:40 AM                   Governor's Proposed FY2027 Budget

End Homelessness Vermont

Brenda Siegel, Executive Director, End Homelessness Vermont

 

10:55 AM                   Governor's Proposed FY2027 Budget

Vermont Foodbank

Carrie Stahler, Senior Government Affairs Manager, Vermont Foodbank

 

11:10 AM                   Governor's Proposed FY2027 Budget

Meals on Wheels

Deanna Jones, Executive Director, The Thompson Center

 

11:25 AM                   Governor's Proposed FY2027 Budget

DA/SSA Elder Care Clinicians

Amy Johnson, Government Affairs & Communications Director, Vermont Care Partners

 

11:40 AM                   Governor's Proposed FY2027 Budget

Cost of Living Increase Request

Helen Labun, Executive Director, Vermont Health Care Association

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:05 PM                   Governor's Proposed FY2027 Budget

Long-Term Care Ombudsman

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

 

1:20 PM                   Governor's Proposed FY2027 Budget

Home Share

Connor Timmons, Executive Director, HomeShare Vermont

 

1:35 PM                   26-0766 - An act relating to establishing the Vermont Homeless Response Continuum

Coordinated Entry Assessment

Chad Simmons, Director, Housing and Homeless Alliance of Vermont

Taylor Thibault, Co-Chair, Chittenden County Homeless Alliance

Jess Graff, Director of Franklin Grand Isle Community Action, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, February 19, 2026

9:00 AM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Caucus of the Whole

State of the Guard Presentation

 

10:30 AM                   Joint Assembly

Election of VSC Trustees and Adjutant and Inspector General

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Governor’s Proposed FY2027 Budget

Supervised Visitation

Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

 

1:20 PM                   Governor’s Proposed FY2027 Budget

Committee discussion

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, February 20, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:10 AM                   Governor's Proposed FY2027 Budget

Review Committee's preliminary budget recommendations

Anore Horton, Executive Director, Hunger Free Vermont

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.

 

Should you require accessibility services, please click here and note that requests should be made 48 hours in advance of testimony.

 

 

 

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Lori Morse at Lori.Morse@vtleg.gov