2025-2026 Session
Change SessionSenate Committee on Health and Welfare (Room 17)
The Senate Committee on Health and Welfare has jurisdiction over matters relating to the preservation of health, old age assistance, and social and economic security.
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- Back Friday January 30, 2026
- Anna Benvenuto
- S.64: Chief Medical Officer in Vermont 2026/Workgroups/Senate Health and Welfare/Bills/S.64/Public Comments
- Dean Barcelow
- S.64: Contemplating The Workforce Deficit 2026/Workgroups/Senate Health and Welfare/Bills/S.64/Witness Documents
- S.64: Expanded Scope for Optometrists and Access to Laser Eye Surgery 2026/Workgroups/Senate Health and Welfare/Bills/S.64/Witness Documents
- S.64: The Effects of Expanding Optometrists Scope of Practice 2026/Workgroups/Senate Health and Welfare/Bills/S.64/Witness Documents
- S.64: Edlow Report Spotlights Declining Ophthalmology Workforce 2026/Workgroups/Senate Health and Welfare/Bills/S.64/Witness Documents
- S.64: Ophthalmologists by County 2024 2026/Workgroups/Senate Health and Welfare/Bills/S.64/Witness Documents
- S.64: Optometrists by County 2024 2026/Workgroups/Senate Health and Welfare/Bills/S.64/Witness Documents
- S.64: SLT Chart 2026/Workgroups/Senate Health and Welfare/Bills/S.64/Witness Documents
- S.64: Yag Chart 2026/Workgroups/Senate Health and Welfare/Bills/S.64/Witness Documents
- S.64: States with Laser Surgical Privileges September 2025 2026/Workgroups/Senate Health and Welfare/Bills/S.64/Witness Documents
- S.64: YAG Laser Capsulotomy Efficacy and Outcomes 2026/Workgroups/Senate Health and Welfare/Bills/S.64/Witness Documents
- Jen Colin
- S.64: Office of Professional Regulation Proposed Language 2026/Workgroups/Senate Health and Welfare/Bills/S.64/Witness Documents
- S.64: 2023 Optometry Scope of Practice Report 2026/Workgroups/Senate Health and Welfare/Bills/S.64/Witness Documents
- S.64: 2020 Optometric Advanced Procedures Report 2026/Workgroups/Senate Health and Welfare/Bills/S.64/Witness Documents
- Jennifer Carbee
- S.64: As Introduced 2026/Workgroups/Senate Health and Welfare/Bills/S.64/Drafts, Amendments, and Legal Documents
- Katie McLinn
- H.545: As Passed by the House Official 2026/Workgroups/Senate Health and Welfare/Bills/H.545/Drafts, Amendments, Legal Documents
- Nate Lighthizer
- S.64: Optometry Procedures in VT Presentation 2026/Workgroups/Senate Health and Welfare/Bills/S.64/Witness Documents
- S.64: YAG Laser Capsulotomy Efficacy and Outcomes 2026/Workgroups/Senate Health and Welfare/Bills/S.64/Witness Documents
- S.64: Establishment and Review of Educational Programs to Train Optometrists in Laser Procedures and Injections 2026/Workgroups/Senate Health and Welfare/Bills/S.64/Witness Documents
- S.64: Laser versus Eye Drops for Treatment of Ocular Hypertension and Glaucoma 2026/Workgroups/Senate Health and Welfare/Bills/S.64/Witness Documents
- Rick Hildebrant
- H.545: Access to and Coverage for Routine, Preventive Immunizations 2026/Workgroups/Senate Health and Welfare/Bills/H.545/Witness Testimony
- Stephanie Winters
- H.545: Vermont Medical Society Handout 2026/Workgroups/Senate Health and Welfare/Bills/H.545/Witness Testimony
- H.545: Vermont Medical Society Support 2026/Workgroups/Senate Health and Welfare/Bills/H.545/Witness Testimony
- Zita Ficko
- S.64: Rutland Regional Medical Center 2026/Workgroups/Senate Health and Welfare/Bills/S.64/Public Comments
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Bills In Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Bills that are currently in committee.
Regular Session 2025-2026
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Bills Out of Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Bills sponsored by the committee, and bills reported out of committee. Includes bills where the committee has been relieved of responsibility.
Regular Session 2025-2026
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Bills Referred to Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Bills that were in committee at any time. Does not include bills sponsored by Committee.
Regular Session 2025-2026
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Bills Sponsored by Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
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