House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

 

AGENDA

 

Room M106 and Zoom

April 7, 2026 - April 10, 2026

Last Updated 4/10/2026 12:05 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-government-operations-and-military-affairs.

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

Followed by Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   S. 206 - An act relating to licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation

Witness testimony

Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office

Jen Colin, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office

Emilie Tenenbaum, Executive Director, Let's Grow Kids

 

2:50 PM                   Break

 

3:00 PM                   H. 953 - An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the Town of Panton

Introduction, walk-through and witness testimony

Rep. Matthew Birong, Sponsor

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Kyle Rowe, Town Clerk/Treasurer, Town of Panton

 

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

9:30 AM                   S. 298 - An act relating to creating the Vermont Voting Rights Act

Witness Testimony

Rep. Pattie McCoy, Former Town Clerk, Poultney

Carol Dawes, Legislative Committee Chair, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association - Zoom

Leslie Welts, Assistant Attorney General and Chief of the General Counsel and Administrative Law Division, Attorney General's Office

Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

3:30 PM                   H. 954 - An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the Town of Stowe

Introduction, walk-through, and witness testimony

Rep. Jed Lipsky, Sponsor

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jo Sabel Courtney, Member, Stowe Selectboard

Ethan Carlson, Chair, Stowe Selectboard

Charles Safford, Town Manager, Stowe

 

Thursday, April 9, 2026

9:30 AM                   S. 206 - An act relating to licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation

Witness testimony

Johanna de Graffenreid, Public Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility

Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families

Jen Olson, Co-teaching Director, Quarry Hill School - Zoom

Christina Nelson, Family Child Care Owner and Family Child Care Facilitator, Vermont Early Childhood Network - Zoom

 

10:55 AM                   Break

 

11:05 AM                   Cannabis Overview

James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board

Ted Barnett, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

2:00 PM                   S. 255 - An act relating to establishing a pilot Law Enforcement Governance Council in Windham County

Witness testimony

Sheriff Mark Anderson, Sheriff, Windham County, Past President, Vermont Sheriffs' Association

 

Friday, April 10, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   S. 206 - An act relating to licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation

Witness testimony

Ph.D Leslie Johnson, Associate Academic Dean, Community College of Vermont - Zoom

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

Sharron Harrington, Executive Director, Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Nick Adams at Nick.Adams@vtleg.gov