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The House Committee on Human Services considers matters relating to improving the well-being of individuals and families, including children, individuals with disabilities, and older Vermonters; oversight of programs and services provided by the Vermont Departments for Children and Families, of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living, and of Health; and other similar policies.

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    • Thursday, April 2, 2026
      • Department for Children and Families: March 31, 2026 Housing Report
    • Tuesday, March 17, 2026
      • Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA): Report on Nursing Home Extraordinary Financial Relief
    • Tuesday, February 17, 2026
      • Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living: Developmental Services Division Annual Legislative Report SFY2025
      • Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living: Legislative Report related to Progess Implementating the DS Payment Reform Model
    • Wednesday, February 11, 2026
      • Vermont Department of Health: Certified Recovery Residence Exit and Transfer Data Report
    • Monday, February 9, 2026
      • Office of the Child, Youth, and Family Advocate: Annual Report, 2025-2026
    • Friday, February 6, 2026
      • Vermont Department of Health: Community Violence Prevention Program 2026 Report to the Legislature
      • Department for Children and Families: January 2026 Housing Report
      • Vermont Department of Health: Division of Substance Use Programs, Prevention Expenditures January 2026
      • Agency of Human Services: The Road Home, In accordance with Act 69, Section 5 (2025)
    • Thursday, February 5, 2026
      • Vermont Department of Health: Health Department Opioid Abatement Special Fund Spending Recommendations Fiscal Year 2027
    • Tuesday, February 3, 2026
      • Vermont Department of Health: Reducing Smoking in Pregnancy, Act 27 of 2025, Section E.312.4
      • Vermont Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman: January 2026 Annual Report
    • Friday, January 30, 2026
      • Department for Children and Families: Annual Report on Supplemental Child Care Grant Funds Distributed
      • Department for Children and Families: Reach Up Annual Report, January 2026
      • Department for Children and Families: January 31, 2026 Housing Report
    • Thursday, January 29, 2026
      • Building Bright Futures: The State of Vermont's Children, 2025 Year in Review
    • Friday, January 23, 2026
      • Department for Children and Families: Evaluation of Reach Up - January 2025
    • Wednesday, January 21, 2026
      • Vermont Ethics Network: 2026 Annual Report of the Palliative Care and Pain Management Task Force
      • Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living: Adult Protective Services Annual Report - 2026
      • Human Services Board: 2026 Annual Report - House Committee on Human Services
      • Vermont Department of Health: Maternal Mortality Review Panel 2026 Annual Report
      • Vermont Department of Health: Patient Choice at the End of Life - 2026 Report
      • Substance Misuse Prevention Oversight and Advisory Council: Substance Misuse Prevention Oversight and Advisory Council, 2026 Annual Report
      • Human Services Board: Human Services Board Act 22 Report
    • Thursday, January 15, 2026
      • Agency of Human Services: Reenvisioning the Agency of Human Services, Final Report Act 119 of 2024
      • Building Bright Futures: Report on Act 76 Monitoring - January 2026
    • Tuesday, January 13, 2026
      • Vermont Department of Health: ALS Registry - 2026 Report to the Legislature
    • Friday, January 9, 2026
      • Health Equity Advisory Commission: Health Equity Advisory Commission 2026 Annual Report
    • Wednesday, January 7, 2026
      • Vermont Deaf, Hard of Hearing and DeafBlind Advisory Council: Annual Report - Act 107 of 2016
      • Agency of Human Services: Human Services Board Legislative Report, Sec. 7 of Act 22 (2025)
    • Tuesday, January 6, 2026
      • Department for Children and Families: December 31, 2025 Housing Report
    • Monday, December 22, 2025
      • Department for Children and Families: Supervised Visitation Programs Report
    • Tuesday, December 16, 2025
      • Vermont Department of Health: Deaths and Hospice Report
    • Monday, December 15, 2025
      • Vermont Department of Health: Act 163 Recovery Residence Report 2025
    • Sunday, November 30, 2025
      • Department for Children and Families: November 30, 2025 Housing Report
    • Friday, November 14, 2025
      • State Housing and Residential Services Planning Committee: The Road Home, Act 69, Section 5 of 2025
    • Wednesday, November 5, 2025
      • Department for Children and Families: Act 154 Report
    • Friday, October 31, 2025
      • Department for Children and Families: October 31, 2025 Housing Report
    • Wednesday, October 29, 2025
      • Interstate Commission for Juveniles: 2025 Annual Report
    • Monday, October 6, 2025
      • Department for Children and Families: Act 45 Report Scholarships and Student Loan Repayment
    • Tuesday, September 30, 2025
      • Department for Children and Families: September 30, 2025 Housing Report
    • Monday, September 15, 2025
      • Department for Children and Families: 3SquaresVT Program Changes
    • Friday, August 29, 2025
      • Department for Children and Families: General Assistance Emergency Housing Report
    • Thursday, July 31, 2025
      • Department for Children and Families: July 31, 2025 Housing Report
    • Monday, June 30, 2025
      • Vermont Department of Health: Community Engagement Plan on Chemicals in Cosmetics and Menstrual Products
      • Department for Children and Families: Child Protection in Vermont Report, 2024
      • Department for Children and Families: June 30, 2025 Housing Report
    • Tuesday, April 1, 2025
      • Agency of Human Services: Raise the Age (RTA) Progress Report, March 2025
    • Monday, March 31, 2025
      • Department for Children and Families: March 31, 2025 Housing Report
    • Thursday, March 27, 2025
      • Department for Children and Families: Operational Costs of Residential Treatment for Youth
    • Tuesday, March 25, 2025
      • Vermont Department of Health: Lead in Cosmetics Products
    • Tuesday, March 11, 2025
      • Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living: Developmental Services Division Annual Legislative Report SFY2024
    • Wednesday, February 26, 2025
      • Department for Children and Families: February 28, 2025 Housing Report
    • Wednesday, February 19, 2025
      • Department for Children and Families: Restaurant Meals Program Implementation Analysis by the Supplemental Nutrition Assisstance Program
    • Tuesday, February 4, 2025
      • Agency of Human Services: Reenvisioning the Agency of Human Services Status Update, Act 119 of 2024
      • Vermont Department of Health: Recovery Residences' Exit Data 2025 Report, Act 163 of 2024
    • Friday, January 31, 2025
      • Building Bright Futures: The State of Vermont's Children, 2024 Year in Review
      • Department for Children and Families: January 31, 2025 Housing Report
    • Wednesday, January 29, 2025
      • Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA): Specific Home- and Community-Based Service Provider Rate Study Report, Act 185 of 2022
    • Tuesday, January 28, 2025
      • Agency of Human Services: Raise the Age (RTA) Progress Report, January 2025
    • Thursday, January 23, 2025
      • Agency of Education and Department of Mental Health: Act 112- Grants to Expand Mental Health and Well-Being Services to Youth
      • Agency of Human Services: Global Commitment Fund Investment Report, November 2024
    • Wednesday, January 22, 2025
      • Vermont Deaf, Hard of Hearing and DeafBlind Advisory Council: Vermont Deaf, Hard of Hearing and DeafBlind Advisory Council Annual Report
    • Tuesday, January 21, 2025
      • Agency of Education and Department for Children and Families: Prekindergarten Education Implementation Committee Report
    • Friday, January 17, 2025
      • Vermont Department of Health: Community Violence Prevention Program, 2025 Report to the Legislature
      • General Assistance Emergency Housing Task Force: General Assistance Emergency Housing Task Force Report
      • Vermont Ethics Network: 2025 Annual Report of the Palliative Care and Pain Management Task Force
      • Building Bright Futures: Report on Act 76 Monitoring
      • Department for Children and Families: Recording and Storage of Interviews Report
      • Vermont Department of Health: Maternal Mortality Review Panel 2025 Annual Report
      • Vermont Department of Health: Health Equity Data, 2025 Annual Report
      • Health Equity Advisory Commission: Health Equity Advisory Commission 2025 Annual Report
      • Vermont Cannabis Control Board: Act 166 (2024), Sec.11a - Report on the Medical Cannabis Registry
      • Vermont Department of Health: Recovery Residence Certification Program, 2025 Report
      • Agency of Natural Resources: Act 131 (2024) Report
      • Department for Children and Families: Report on Special Accomodation Grants, Act 76 (2023)
      • Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee: Opioid Abatement Special Fund Recommendations for Fiscal Year 2026
      • Agency of Human Services: Raise the Age (RTA) Progress Report, November 2024
      • Human Services Board: 2025 Annual Report - House Committee on Human Services
      • Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living: Choices for Care (CFC), Calculating and Allocating Savings
      • Vermont Department of Health: ALS Registry - 2025 Report to the Legislature
      • Substance Misuse Prevention Oversight and Advisory Council: Substance Misuse Prevention Oversight and Advisory Council, 2025 Annual Report
      • Vermont Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman: January 2025 Annual Report
    • Wednesday, January 15, 2025
      • Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living: Adult Protective Services Annual Report
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House Committee on Human Services
  • Rep. Theresa Wood, Chair
  • Rep. Golrang "Rey" Garofano, Vice Chair
  • Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Ranking Member
  • Rep. Doug Bishop
  • Rep. Esme Cole
  • Rep. Zon Eastes
  • Rep. Eric Maguire
  • Rep. Jubilee McGill
  • Rep. Todd Nielsen
  • Rep. Daniel Noyes, Clerk
  • Rep. Brenda Steady
  • Lori Morse, Committee Assistant
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Additional Information
  • House Human Services Guiding Principles
  • House Human Services Budget & Policy Assignments 2025
  • HHS SFY2026 Budget Recommendations Language
  • HHS SFY2026 Budget Recommendations Chart
  • HHS SFY2026 Budget Memorandum to House Committee on Appropriations
  • HHS SFY2026 Budget Adjustment Memorandum to House Committee on Appropriations
  • HHS SFY2027 Budget Packet to House Committee on Appropriations

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