Senate Committee on Finance

 

AGENDA

 

Room 6 and Zoom

May 12, 2026 - May 15, 2026

Last Updated 5/8/2026 3:42 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

10:00 AM                   Senate Floor

 

After floor                         H. 955 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system

Property classifications

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

9:00 AM                   H. 949 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance

Committee of Conference

 

10:00 AM                   Senate Floor

 

After floor                         H. 955 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system

Mark-up and possible vote

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

4:00 PM                   H. 933 - An act relating to miscellaneous administrative and policy changes to the tax laws

Committee of Conference

 

Thursday, May 14, 2026

10:00 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:00 PM                   H. 932 - An act relating to the regulation of forestry under Act 250

Walk-through and possible vote

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1:15 PM                   H. 841 - An act relating to miscellaneous animal welfare procedures

Walk-through and possible vote

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

Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office - Invited

 

3:00 PM                   H. 542 - An act relating to terminating testing of schools in Vermont for polychlorinated biphenyls

Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office

 

3:30 PM                   H. 942 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Walk-through and possible vote

Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Ted Barnett, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office - Invited

Ezra Holben, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

Friday, May 15, 2026

10:00 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:00 PM                   TBD

 

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 Charlotte Strasser at Charlotte.Strasser@vtleg.gov