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  • Sen. Wendy Harrison, Chair
  • Sen. Robert Plunkett, Vice Chair
  • Sen. Russ Ingalls
  • Sen. Joseph "Joe" Major
  • Sen. Samuel Douglass, Clerk

Senate Committee on Institutions

 

AGENDA

 

Room 7 and Zoom

February 11, 2025 - February 14, 2025

Last Updated 2/14/2025 2:20 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:00 PM                   Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Review of projects in the Governor's Recommended Capital Bill

Laura Trieschmann, State Historic Preservation Officer, Department of Housing and Community Development

Jamie Duggan, Director of Preservation, State Historic Sites, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

 

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Agency of Digital Services

Review of 2025 Report

Denise Reilly-Hughes, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services

 

2:45 PM                   Vermont Council on the Arts

Overview of Art in State Buildings program

Michele Bailey, Senior Program Manager, Vermont Arts Council

 

Thursday, February 13, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Department of Motor Vehicles

IT software update

Andrew Collier, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles

 

2:30 PM                   Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Housing Projects included in the Capital Bill

Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development

 

3:30 PM                   S. 69 - An act relating to an age-appropriate design code

Walk-through

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

Friday, February 14, 2025

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:00 PM                   Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition

Update

Jennifer Garrett, Project Director, Vermont Land Trust

Jennifer Latham, Chair, Windmill Hill Pinnacle Association

Elizabeth Bridgewater, Executive Director, Windham and Windsor Housing Trust

Bruce Whitney, Director of Homeownership, Windham and Windsor Housing Trust

Patrick Shattuck, Executive Director, RuralEdge

 

2:20 PM                   An act relating to fiscal year 2025 budget adjustments

Review of H.141 Sec. 81.

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Kayla Morse at kmorse@leg.state.vt.us