House Committee on Corrections and Institutions

 

AGENDA

 

Room 34 and Zoom

April 7, 2026 - April 10, 2026

Last Updated 4/10/2026 12:16 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-corrections-and-institutions.

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   TBD

 

2:00 PM                   Victim Notification Systems

Witness Testimony

Kim McManus, Legislative, Policy and Records Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

 

2:30 PM                   S. 193 - An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons

Joint hearing with the House Committee on the Judiciary held in Room 11 and streamed on the Judiciary YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSthinr8UcoOyOCihREkRvA/featured

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

All Day                             Field Trip

Visit to Northwest State Correctional Facility

 

Thursday, April 9, 2026

8:40 AM                   School Construction

Bonding capacity

Scott Baker, Director of Debt Management, Office of the State Treasurer

Peter Trombley, Director of Legislative Affairs, Office of the State Treasurer

 

9:45 AM                   S. 193 - An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons

Witness Testimony

Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

Kim McManus, Legislative, Policy and Records Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

Karen Barber, General Counsel, Department of Mental Health

Jon Murad, Commissioner, Department of Corrections

Lauri Fisher, General Counsel, Department of Corrections

Haley Sommer, Communications Director, Department of Corrections

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

2:00 PM                   Victim Notification Systems

Proposed statute change

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

 

3:00 PM                   Dam Management Updates

Ownership consolidation

M.D. Ben Green, Dam Safety Program Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation, Dam Safety Program

 

3:30 PM                   S. 193 - An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons

Committee Discussion

 

Friday, April 10, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:55 AM                   S. 193 - An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons

Witness Testimony

Laurie Emerson, Executive Director, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Vermont

 

11:30 AM                   Lunch

 

12:15 PM                   S. 193 - An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons

Witness testimony

Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Tate Mullin at Tate.Mullin@vtleg.gov