Senate Committee on Appropriations

 

AGENDA

 

Room 5 and Zoom

February 24, 2026 - February 27, 2026

Last Updated 3/25/2026 1:16 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

1:00 PM                   H. 951 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government

Attorney Generals Office

Charity Clark, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office

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

 

2:00 PM                   H. 951 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government

Humanities and Historical Society

Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup, Executive Director, Vermont Humanities

Steve Perkins, Executive Director, Vermont Historical Society

 

2:30 PM                   H. 951 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government

Secretary of State's Office

Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Secretary of State, Vermont

 

3:15 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 AM                   H. 951 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government

State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

Tim Lueders-Dumont, Esq., Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

Lauren Clemons, Director of Labor Relations and Operations, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

Annie Noonan, Special Advisor on Fiscal Operations, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

 

2:15 PM                   H. 951 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government

Public Utility Commission

Ed McNamara, Chair, Public Utility Commission

Karen Hutchinson, Finance Director, Public Utility Commission

Ann Bishop, Operations Director, Public Utility Commission

 

2:45 PM                   H. 951 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government

Military Department

Brigadier General Kim Fedele, Financial Manager, Vermont Military Department

 

3:15 PM                   Break

 

3:30 PM                   S. 243 - An act relating to distributing funds to the Vermont Language Justice Project

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Sponsor, Sponsor

 

3:45 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, February 26, 2026

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

3:00 PM                   H. 951 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government

Criminal Justice Council

Christopher Brickell, Executive Director, Vermont Criminal Justice Council

Lindsay Thivierge, Director of Administration and Compliance, Vermont Criminal Justice Council

Jason Pinard, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Financial Services Division, Agency of Administration

 

3:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, February 27, 2026

1:00 PM                   S. 173 - An act relating to workers’ compensation and the Vermont Labor Relations Board

Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Sponsor, Sponsor

 

1:15 PM                   S. 223 - An act relating to water quality of the waters of Vermont

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

Sen. Anne Watson, Sponsor, Senate Natural Resources

 

2:00 PM                   H. 951 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government

Department of Financial Regulation

Kaj Samsom, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation

David Cameron, Administrative Services Director, Department of Financial Regulation

Aaron Ferenc, Deputy Commissioner of Banking, Department of Financial Regulation

 

2:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

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