House Committee on Human Services

 

AGENDA

 

Room 46 and Zoom

April 21, 2026 - April 24, 2026

Last Updated 4/17/2026 4:19 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   S. 243 - An act relating to distributing funds to the Vermont Language Justice Project

Daniel McGibney, Administrative and Project Coordinator, Office of Racial Equity - Zoom

 

1:30 PM                   S. 206 - An act relating to licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation

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

Jennifer Colin, Director, Office of Professional Regulation

 

2:30 PM                   S. 206 - An act relating to licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation

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

 

3:15 PM                   S. 206 - An act relating to licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation

Anna Brouillette, Policy and Program Director, Building Bright Futures

 

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

9:00 AM                   S. 193 - An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons

Max Barrows, Outreach Director, Green Mountain Self Advocates - Invited

 

9:30 AM                   S. 198 - An act relating to the regulation of tobacco products and tobacco substitutes

Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Founder, Tobacco Free Vermont

Andrea Villanti, Dr., Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies and Rutgers School of Public Health - Invited

Matt Meunier, Student Assistance Professional, Champlain Valley Union High School - Invited

 

10:00 AM                   S. 198 - An act relating to the regulation of tobacco products and tobacco substitutes

Tina Zuk, Government Relations Director, American Heart Association - Invited

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:45 AM                   S. 198 - An act relating to the regulation of tobacco products and tobacco substitutes

Rosemary Kennedy, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         S. 198 - An act relating to the regulation of tobacco products and tobacco substitutes

Wendy Knight, Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery

Maggie Lenz, Lobbyist, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association

 

Thursday, April 23, 2026

9:00 AM                   S. 206 - An act relating to licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation

Shannon Edmonds-Folsom, Child Care Manager, Jay Peak Resort - Invited

 

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

Rachel Hunter, Family Child Care Provider

 

10:00 AM                   S. 206 - An act relating to licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation

Danny Sawtelle, Community Member, Parent - Invited

 

10:30 AM                   S. 206 - An act relating to licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation

Anna Claire Flowers, Family Policy Fellow, Archbridge Institute - Invited

 

11:00 AM                   S. 206 - An act relating to licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation

Lynne Robbins, former Early Childhood and Afterschool Systems Specialist - Zoom

 

11:30 AM                   S. 206 - An act relating to licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation

Shabnam Nolan, Executive Director, King Street Center - Invited

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         S. 206 - An act relating to licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation

Candace Lewis, Dean of Academic Affairs, Community College of Vermont

 

Friday, April 24, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         S. 198 - An act relating to the regulation of tobacco products and tobacco substitutes

Shayla Livingston, MPH, Principal Assistant, Department of Health

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   TBA

 

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 Megan Cannella at Megan.Cannella@vtleg.gov