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House Committee on Human Services (Room 46)

The House Committee on Human Services considers matters relating to human services, public health, and social and economic security.

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Previous Meetings - Full Report

Summary Report
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Convenes

1:30 PM

House Floor

New member seating and election of Canvassing Committee

3:00 PM

Welcome and Introductions

Room 46

Thursday, January 10, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

10:00 AM

Joint Assembly

Results from Canvassing Committee

11:00 AM

Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

House Floor immediately following Joint Assembly

1:30 PM

Joint Assembly

Governor's Inaugural Address

30 mins after address

Welcome and Introductions

Room 46

Friday, January 11, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

10:00 AM

Security Training

Immediately following adjournment of the Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

Committee Discussion

Meet with members of Legislative Council

  • Jared Adler, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Amy Brady, Voices for Vermont's Children
  • Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michelle Fay, Executive Director, Voices for Vermont's Children
  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Falko Schilling, Lobbyist, Action Circles
  • Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Action Circles
  • Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Care Partners
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

Immediately following adjournment of the Floor

1:00 PM

Agency of Human Services

Overview

  • Al Gobeille, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
2:15 PM

Department of Vermont Health Access

Overview

  • Michael Costa, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Cassandra Madison, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Beth Tanzman, Executive Director, Blueprint for Health, Department of Vermont Health Access
4:15 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

iPad Training

  • Brandon Dyer, User Support Specialist, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

Homelessness Awareness Day

Joint Hearing with House Committee on General, Housing and
Military Affairs - Room 11

  • Margaret Bozik, Director of Asset Management & Special Initiatives, Champlain Housing Trust and Co-Chair, Chittenden County Homeless Alliance
  • Ronald Burns, Co-Chair, Vermont Homelessness Demonstration Programs' Youth Action Board
  • Susan Howes, Housing Case Manager, Southeastern Vermont Community Action (SEVCA)
  • Rebeka Lawrence-Gomez, Deputy Director, Pathways Vermont, and Co-Chair, Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness
  • Stephen Marshall, Homeless Advocate
  • Sarah Phillips, Director, Vermont Office of Economic Opportunity
  • Jessica Radbord, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Renee Weeks, Director of Clinical and Shelter Services, Upper Valley Haven
  • Deb Zak, Asset Manager, Windham and Windsor Housing Trust
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor adjourns

Governor's Proposed FY2019 Budget Adjustment

Agency of Human Services-Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living

  • Bard Hill, Policy and Planning Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Monica Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Bill Kelley, Finance & Administration Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Clare McFadden, Developmental Disabilities Division Services Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
-

Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living

Overview

  • Hugh Bradshaw, Employment Services Manager, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Creative Workforce Development
  • Clayton Clark, Director, Division for Licensing and Protection, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Camille George, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Bard Hill, Policy and Planning, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Fred Jones, Director, Division of the Blind and Visually Impaired
  • Clare McFadden, Developmental Disabilities Division Services Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Care Partners
  • Megan Tierney-Ward, Adult Services Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Monica White, Operations Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 17, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:15 AM

Family Services Division

Overview

  • Karen Shea, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
10:15 AM

Department for Children and Families

Overview

  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
10:50 AM

Break

11:00 AM

Economic Services Division

Overview and FY2019 Budget Adjustment

  • Sean Brown, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

-

Decorum Training

Immediately following adjournment of House Floor

  • Robin Arnell, Director, Office of Child Support, Department for Children and Families
  • Reeva Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
15 mins after Floor

Office of Economic Opportunity

Overview

  • Sarah Phillips, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families
4:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2019 Budget Adjustment

Child Development Division

  • Reeva Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, January 18, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

-15 mins after Floor

Committee Discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2019 Budget Adjustment

Children In Need of Supervision (CHINS)
Department for Children and Families
Division of Family Services

  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

H.57 - An act relating to preserving the right to abortion

  • Meagan Gallagher, Executive Director and CEO, Planned Parenthood Northern New England
  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Lauren MacAfee, Obstetrician and Gynecologist, University of Vermont Medical Center, Vermont Medical Society
  • Melinda Moulton, Chair, Planned Parenthood Vermont Action Fund & Board Member, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, Main Street Landing, Burlington
  • Guy Page, Berlin
3:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2019 Budget Adjustment

Memo

  • Jared Adler, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Matthew Trieber, House Committee on Appropriations
4:15 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2019 Budget Adjustment

RE: Child Development Division; Department for Children and Families

  • Matthew Trieber, House Committee on Appropriations
9:15 AM

Department for Children and Families

Reach-Up Program

  • Sean Brown, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Emily Hazard, Reach-Up Supervisor, St. Johnsbury Office, Division of Economic Services, Department for Children and Families
  • Karolyn Long, Economic Services Division Planning, Policy and Regulation, Department for Children and Families
  • Erin Oalican , Reach-Up/TANF Program Director, Department for Children and Families
  • Rose Stackhouse, Reach-Up Case Manager, Burlington Office, Division of Economic Services, Department for Children and Families
  • Karen Vastine, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

H.57 - An act relating to preserving the right to abortion

  • Donna Bailey, Director, Addison County Parent Child Center
  • Donna Burkett, Medical Director, Planned Parenthood Northern New England
  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Eileen Haupt, Jericho
  • Ken Hoeppener, Jeffersonville
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 24, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:15 AM

H.26 - An act relating to restricting retail and Internet sales of electronic cigarettes, liquid nicotine, and tobacco paraphernalia in Vermont

What does the science tell us and e-cigarettes 101

  • Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
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H.26 - An act relating to restricting retail and Internet sales of electronic cigarettes, liquid nicotine, and tobacco paraphernalia in Vermont

Overview of current Vermont smoking laws

  • Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rebecca Ryan, Division Director, Health Promotion, American Lung Association of the Northeast
  • Rep. George W. Till, Sponsor
10:50 AM

Break

11:30 AM

H.26 - An act relating to restricting retail and Internet sales of electronic cigarettes, liquid nicotine, and tobacco paraphernalia in Vermont

Committee Discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Governor's FY2020 Budget Address

Joint Assembly

Friday, January 25, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

H.85 - An act relating to increasing the personal needs allowance for certain nursing home residents

  • Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Robin Chapman, Staff Attorney, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Alice Harter, Ombudsman/Volunteer Coordinator, Vermont Legal Aid Long Term Care Ombudsman Project
  • Karolyn Long, Economic Services Division Planning, Policy and Regulation, Department for Children and Families
  • Wendy Morgan, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

H.37 - An act relating to eliminating the Secretary of Human Services’ authority to reverse or modify a decision or order of the Human Services Board

Introduction

  • Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Sponsor
  • Barbara Prine, Attorney, Disability Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
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H.60 - An act relating to making the Agency of Human Services’ Department for Children and Families responsible for the oversight and regulation of child care and prekindergarten education for children 0 years of age through the age when they are enrolled in kindergarten

Introduction

  • Rep. Carl Rosenquist, Sponsor
  • Rep. Carl Rosenquist, Sponsor
3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Governor's Proposed FY2019 Budget Adjustment

Caucus of the Whole-House Floor

1:00 PM

Pilot Programs for Coverage by Commercial Health Insurers of Costs Associated with Medication Assisted Treatment

Report

  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Kelly Lange, Director, Health Care Reform, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
  • Naya Pyskacek, Director of Integrated Behavioral Health, Community Health Centers of Burlington
  • Beth Tanzman, Executive Director, Blueprint for Health, Department of Vermont Health Access
2:30 PM

Break

2:45 PM

2017-2018 House Human Services Bills

Overview and action items

  • Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:15 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Mental Health Advocacy Day

  • Jenna Brown, Community Advocate
  • Marie Tomberg, Case Manager, Washington County Mental Health Services
9:15 AM

H.57 - An act relating to preserving the right to abortion

  • Patricia Blair, Bennington
  • Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
  • Erica Gibson, Adolescent Medicine Division and Vt. Child Health Improvement Project, On Behalf of the Vermont Medical Society
  • Pete Gummere, St. Johnsbury
  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Joseph Nasca M.D., Pediatrician
  • Joe Patrissi, South Burlington
  • Sarah Robinson, Deputy Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  • Samantha Sheehan, Communication Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
  • Sharon Toborg, Vermont Right to Life
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

Vermont Department of Health

Overview

  • Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 31, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:15 AM

H.57 - An act relating to preserving the right to abortion

Mark-up

  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM

Break

10:15 AM

H.57 - An act relating to preserving the right to abortion

Mark-up

  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Gabriella Kaes, Manager of Employee Relations, University of Vermont Medical Center
  • Lucy Leriche, VP of Public Policy - Vermont, Planned Parenthood of Vermont
  • Elizabeth Madigan, Director of Human Resources, University of Vermont Medical Center
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

-

Decorum Training

Immediately following House Floor

15 mins after Decorum training

Pathways Vermont

  • Jenn Astrella, Housing First Recipient, Putney
  • Hilary Melton, Executive Director, Pathways Vermont
4:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, February 1, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

10:00 AM

Adverse Childhood Experiences

Room 11
Joint Hearing with Senate Health & Welfare and House Health Care
"The Faces of ACEs"
Film and discussion

  • Kimberly Pierce, Filmmaker
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

H.122 - An act relating to reapportioning the distribution of benefits within the Child Care Financial Assistance Program

Introduction

  • Matthew Trieber, Sponsor
-

H.111 - An act relating to the creation of the Women’s Health Stabilization Fund

Introduction

  • Rep. Michael Mrowicki, Sponsor
  • Rep. Michael Mrowicki, Sponsor
2:00 PM

Public Hearing Protocols

  • Janet Miller, Sergeant-At-Arms
  • Matthew S. Romei, Chief of Police, Capitol Police Department
3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

Immediately following adjournment of the Floor

1:30 PM

H.85 - An act relating to increasing the personal needs allowance for certain nursing home residents

Mark-up and vote

  • Robin Chapman, Staff Attorney, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Sean Londergan, Long Term Care Ombudsman, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Karolyn Long, Economic Services Division Planning, Policy and Regulation, Department for Children and Families
  • Adaline Strumolo, Health Care Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
4:15 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Addiction and Recovery Day

  • Bob Purvis, Director, Central Vermont Turning Point Center
9:15 AM

Farm to School Day

  • Ginger Farineau, Nutrition Director, Hunger Free Vermont
  • Beth Miller, Community Impact Director, Rutland County Parent Child Center
  • Betsy Rosenbluth, Project Director, Vermont FEED
  • Kate Venne, Program Manager, Vermont FEED
9:30 AM

H.57 - An act relating to preserving the right to abortion

  • Garin Marschall
  • Bor Yang, Executive Director, VT Human Rights Commission
11:00 AM

Governor's Opioid Coordination Council

Strategic Actions and Progress Report

  • Jolinda LaClair, Director of Drug Prevention Policy, Governor’s Opioid Coordination Council
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

4:30 PM

H.57 - An act relating to preserving the right to abortion

Joint Public Hearing with H. Judiciary Committee
House Chamber

  • Anne Appelt, Pittsford
  • Debbie Austin, Essex Junction
  • Kate Bailey, South Burlington
  • Jacqueline Becker, Fairfax
  • Dorothy Bolduc, St. Albans City
  • Kira Boucher, Putney
  • Theresa Burke, Castleton
  • Sue Burton, Burlington
  • Elizabeth Chechile, Dummerston
  • Rita Clark, Fletcher
  • Rick Cochran, President and CEO, Mobile Medical International Corporation
  • Timothy Counts, Arlington
  • Carole Crossman, Warren
  • Marie Daly, Williston
  • Greg Darling, Littleton, NH
  • Sam Deans, Winooski
  • Wendy Freundlich, Middlesex
  • Paula Green, Newfane
  • Kalin Gregory-Davis, Burlington
  • Zachary Hampl, Rutland
  • Robert Haverick, Marshfield
  • Dick Heilman, Burlington
  • Jennifer Hoult, Wallingford
  • Sarah Kenney, Senior Director of Policy, Burlington
  • Cal Krishna, Burlington
  • Dotty Kyle, Warren
  • Annisa Lamberton, Middletown Springs
  • Pamela Lerner, Warren
  • Julia Lewis, Georgia
  • Scott Libby, Newport
  • Brittany Lovejoy, Montgomery
  • Alison Lutz, Burlington
  • Kathleen Lynch, Burlington
  • Elouise Martin, Underhill
  • Jubilee McGill, Member, Rights and Democracy, VT
  • Donna McSolely, Essex Junction
  • Scarlett Moore, Burlington
  • Gretchen Morse, Charlotte
  • Melinda Moulton, Chair, Planned Parenthood Vermont Action Fund & Board Member, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, Main Street Landing, Burlington
  • Rick Moulton, Huntington
  • Bridget Mount, Essex Junction
  • Nathaniel Nelms, South Burlington
  • Robert Orleck, Randolph
  • Barbara Orleck, Randolph
  • Steve Pratt, Northfield
  • Dottye Ricks, Barre Town
  • Jerry Scheumann, Ludlow
  • Katherine Schubart, Hinesburg
  • Brenda Siegel, Self-Advocate, Newfane
  • Dawn Smith-Pliner, Wells
  • Nancy Thorpe, Waterbury
  • Dwayne Tucker, Barre Town
  • Tekla Van Hoven, Waterbury Center
  • Pamela Villemaire, Essex Junction
  • Chloe White, Policy Director, ACLU of Vermont
  • Sandy Wynne, Burlington
  • Janet Young, Fletcher
  • Lawrence Zupan, Manchester
Thursday, February 7, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:15 AM

H.57 - An act relating to preserving the right to abortion

Mark-up and vote

  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

H.85 - An act relating to increasing the personal needs allowance for certain nursing home residents

Mark up and vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Robin Chapman, Staff Attorney, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Karolyn Long, Economic Services Division Planning, Policy and Regulation, Department for Children and Families
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Nursing Home Oversight Committee Report

Overview

  • Rebecca Chalifoux, Staff Attorney, Division of Rate Setting, Agency of Human Services Central Office
  • Pam Cota, Long Term Care Licensing Chief, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Lindsay Gillette, Manager of Rate Setting, Agency of Human Services, Division of Rate Setting
  • Monica Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Candace Morgan, Principal Assistant to the Secretary, Agency of Human Services
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, February 8, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

Governor's Proposed FY2020 Budget

Agency of Human Services

  • Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
  • Al Gobeille, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

H.174 - An act relating to limits on the prescription of opioids and creating a private right of action for prescriptions in excess of those limits

Introduction

  • Rep. Cynthia Browning, Sponsor
-

H.187 - An act relating to home-delivered meals as a reimbursable covered service

Introduction

  • Rep. Francis McFaun, Sponsor
  • Rep. Daniel Noyes, Sponsor
  • Rep. Daniel Noyes, Sponsor
  • Rep. Ann Pugh, Sponsor
  • Rep. Ann Pugh, Sponsor
  • Rep. Theresa Wood, Sponsor
  • Rep. Theresa Wood, Sponsor
  • Rep. Theresa Wood, Sponsor
3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses

Immediately following adjournment of the Floor

  • Rep. Linda Joy Sullivan, Sponsor
11:30 AM

Our Voices Exposed (VOX)

Burlington High School Above the Influence (ATI) members

  • Tatiana Byam, Student, Burlington School District
  • Jennifer Costa, Government Relations Director, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
  • Qamar Ibrahim, Student, Burlington School District
  • Safiya Ibrahim, Student, Burlington School District
  • Ayan Mohamed, Student, Burlington School District
  • Tina Zuk, Government Relations Director, American Heart Association
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.27 - An act relating to increasing the smoking age from 18 to 21 years of age

Introduction of 4 bills

  • Rep. George W. Till, Sponsor
1:30 PM

Residential Care Receivership

  • Clayton Clark, Director, Division for Licensing and Protection, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Jim Condos, Family Member, Pillsbury Resident
  • Pam Cota, Long Term Care Licensing Chief, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Monica Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
4:15 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Family First Prevention Services Act

Overview

  • Karen Shea, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Nina William-Mbengue, Program Director, Children and Families Program, National Conference of State Legislatures
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

H.218 - An act relating to lead poisoning prevention

Vote

  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:30 PM

H.215 - An act relating to the Office of the Child Advocate

Introduction

  • Rep. Daniel Noyes, Sponsor
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 14, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
7:30 AM

Vermont Medical Society

The committee is invited to the Vermont Medical Society's Advocacy Day 2019 breakfast panel focused on "The Future of Health Care in Vermont." Room 10

9:15 AM

H.531 - An act relating to Vermont’s child care and early learning system

  • Janet McLaughlin, Interim CEO, Let's Grow Kids
  • Reeva Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Melissa Riegel-Garrett, Child Development Division Policy Director, Department for Children and Families, Agency of Human Resources
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

H.26 - An act relating to restricting retail and Internet sales of electronic cigarettes, liquid nicotine, and tobacco paraphernalia in Vermont

  • Rebecca Bell, MD, FAAP, Pediatric Intensivist, University of Vermont Medical Center, On behalf of Vermont Medical Society
  • Nick Sherman, Lobbyist, Vapor Technology Association
  • Erin Sigrist, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, February 15, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2020 Budget

Individual work on assigned sections of AHS budget

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Implicit Bias Training

Led by the Vermont Human Rights Commission for the entire House in the House Chamber

  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:30 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2020 Budget

Individual work on assigned sections of AHS budget

4:15 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.57 - An act relating to preserving the right to abortion

Amendments

  • Rep. Robert Bancroft, Sponsor
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Carl Rosenquist, Sponsor
  • Rep. Vicki Strong, Sponsor
12:50 PM

Break

1:10 PM

H.57 - An act relating to preserving the right to abortion

Amendments

  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Francis McFaun, Sponsor
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.57 - An act relating to preserving the right to abortion

Amendments-House Judiciary

  • Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Sponsor
  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Francis McFaun, Sponsor
10:15 AM

H.57 - An act relating to preserving the right to abortion

Amendments

  • Rep. Robert Bancroft, Sponsor
10:30 AM

Election of Sergeant at Arms, an Adjutant and Inspector General, and three Trustees of UVM and State Agricultural College

Joint Assembly

immediately after Joint Assembly

H.57 - An act relating to preserving the right to abortion

Amendments

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, February 22, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

Community Action Day

  • Asma Abunaib, Financial Empowerment Project Manager, CVOEO
  • Nermina Beslagic, Program Participant, Capstone Community Action
  • Sue Minter, Executive Director, Capstone Community Action
  • Yasmin Mohamed, Program Participant, CVOEO
  • Mary Niebling, Community Economic Development Director, Capstone Community Action
  • Liz Scharf, Savings and Credit Program Coordinator, Capstone Community Action
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.531 - An act relating to Vermont’s child care and early learning system

  • Carolyn Wesley, Interim Director, Building Bright Futures
3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

Immediately following adjournment

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

H.26 - An act relating to restricting retail and Internet sales of electronic cigarettes, liquid nicotine, and tobacco paraphernalia in Vermont

  • Patrick Burke, Principal, South Burlington High School
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Christopher Curtis, Chief, Public Protection Division, Attorney General's Office
  • Colette Dublois, Co-owner, Beverage Den and Vape Shop, Bennington
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Gaetano Putignano, Vapor Shop Owner, Bellow Falls
2:30 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2020 Budget

Updates

  • Jared Adler, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:15 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Disability Awareness Day

  • Steve Pouliot, Executive Director, Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (VABVI)
  • Erika Smith, East Montpelier
9:15 AM

H.531 - An act relating to Vermont’s child care and early learning system

Child Care Bill Walk-throughs

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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H.60 - An act relating to making the Agency of Human Services’ Department for Children and Families responsible for the oversight and regulation of child care and prekindergarten education for children 0 years of age through the age when they are enrolled in kindergarten

10:15 AM

H.531 - An act relating to Vermont’s child care and early learning system

  • Reeva Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
11:00 AM

Child Care

Committee discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor

Governor's FY 2020 Proposed Budget

Committee Memo to Appropriations

  • Jared Adler, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Conor Kennedy, Agency of Human Services Central Office
  • Matthew Trieber, House Committee on Appropriations
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 28, 2019
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Governor's FY 2020 Proposed Budget

Committee Memo to Appropriations

  • Jared Adler, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Karen Lafayette, Lobbyist, Community Action Partnership, Vermont Low Income Advocacy Council
9:30 AM

H.531 - An act relating to Vermont’s child care and early learning system

  • Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
  • Al Gobeille, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
  • Sarah Kenney, Senior Director of Policy, Let's Grow Kids
  • Reeva Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

H.26 - An act relating to restricting retail and Internet sales of electronic cigarettes, liquid nicotine, and tobacco paraphernalia in Vermont

Mark up and possible vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

H.531 - An act relating to Vermont’s child care and early learning system

Committee Discussion

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, March 1, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor adjourns

H.531 - An act relating to Vermont’s child care and early learning system

  • Heather Mattison, Data and Outreach Coordinator, Department for Children and Families (DCF), Child Development Division
  • Reeva Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

H.531 - An act relating to Vermont’s child care and early learning system

  • Diane Hermann-Artim, Associate Academic Dean, Community College of Vermont
  • Joyce Judy, President, Community College of Vermont
  • Sarah Kenney, Senior Director of Policy, Let's Grow Kids
  • Becky Millard, Director, Northern Lights Career Development Center
  • Sonja Raymond, Executive Director, Vermont Association for the Education for Young Children
3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Meeting Details
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Standard
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-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

The General Assembly is on break for the week of Town Meeting

Tuesday, March 12, 2019
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Child Care

S.40-Child Care Lead

  • David Englander, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Health
  • Reeva Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM

H.249 - An act related to the Reach Up and Reach Ahead pilot program

  • Rep. Harold "Hal" Colston, Sponsor
  • Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Erin Oalican , Reach-Up/TANF Program Director, Department for Children and Families
  • Karen Vastine, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
10:00 AM

House Floor

Immediately following adjournment

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

H.531 - An act relating to Vermont’s child care and early learning system

  • Matt Levin, Executive Director, Early Childhood Advocacy Alliance
4:15 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.531 - An act relating to Vermont’s child care and early learning system

  • Sherry Carlson, Senior Director of Programs, Let's Grow Kids
  • Kelsey Coleman, Toddler Teacher, Otter Creek Child Center
  • Katie Gonyaw, Director, Ascension Day Care & Preschool, So. Burlington
  • Linda January, Executive Director, Otter Creek Child Center
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.531 - An act relating to Vermont’s child care and early learning system

continued

  • Heather Mattison, Data and Outreach Coordinator, Department for Children and Families (DCF), Child Development Division
  • Reeva Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
11:45 AM

Lunch

Early Childhood Day Luncheon at the Capital Plaza

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

H.531 - An act relating to Vermont’s child care and early learning system

Committee Discussion

  • Sarah Kenney, Senior Director of Policy, Let's Grow Kids
  • Heather Mattison, Data and Outreach Coordinator, Department for Children and Families (DCF), Child Development Division
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Reeva Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, March 14, 2019
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.531 - An act relating to Vermont’s child care and early learning system

Mark-up

  • Graham Campbell, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Cynthia Greene, Manager, TEACH
  • Heather Mattison, Data and Outreach Coordinator, Department for Children and Families (DCF), Child Development Division
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Melissa Riegel-Garrett, Child Development Division Policy Director, Department for Children and Families, Agency of Human Resources
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

H.531 - An act relating to Vermont’s child care and early learning system

Continue Mark-up

  • Cynthia Greene, Manager, TEACH
  • Heather Mattison, Data and Outreach Coordinator, Department for Children and Families (DCF), Child Development Division
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Reeva Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Melissa Riegel-Garrett, Child Development Division Policy Director, Department for Children and Families, Agency of Human Resources
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, March 15, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 mins after the Floor

H.249 - An act related to the Reach Up and Reach Ahead pilot program

Vote

-

H.531 - An act relating to Vermont’s child care and early learning system

Mark-up

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.531 - An act relating to Vermont’s child care and early learning system

Vote

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

FLOOR

Immediately following adjournment

Caucuses

after caucuses

Unused Drug Repository Report 2018

  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Carrie Phillips, Executive Officer, Vermont Board of Pharmacy
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, March 20, 2019
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.14 - An act relating to extending the moratorium on home health agency certificates of need

  • Amerin Aborjaily, Associate General Counsel, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Sen. Tim Ashe, Sponsor
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jill Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
10:25 AM

Committee Discussion

11:00 AM

Prevention: Afterschool Programs

  • Michael Mann, Icelandic Centre for Social Research and Analysis Community Intervention Specialist, Associate Professor, Boise State University
  • Holly Morehouse, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool, Inc.
  • Humberto Soriano, Pediatrician, Gastroenterology, Nutritionist, Hematologist, President, Chilean Society of Pediatrics
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

Committee Discussion

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, March 21, 2019
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.86 - An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age

Walk-through

  • Rebecca Bell, MD, FAAP, Pediatric Intensivist, University of Vermont Medical Center, On behalf of Vermont Medical Society
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Prospero Gogo, Cardiologist and Director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab at UVMMC, On Behalf of the Vermont Medical Society
  • Sen. Debbie Ingram, Reporter
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Marijuana for Symptom Relief 2018 Report

  • Amy Klingler, Member, Marijuana for Symptom Relief Oversight Committee
  • Jeffrey Wallin, Director,Vermont Crime Information Center, Department of Public Safety
11:45 AM

Committee Discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, March 22, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

12:25 PM

S.14 - An act relating to extending the moratorium on home health agency certificates of need

Vote-update at noon: the Committee will work through lunch when the Floor adjourns

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

Immediately following adjournment

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

FLOOR

Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.162 - An act relating to removal of buprenorphine from the misdemeanor crime of possession of a narcotic

  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Martin LaLonde, Reporter
  • Timothy Shafer, Townshend, Vermont
10:30 AM

Retention of Superior Court Judges and Magistrates

Joint Assembly

12:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, March 28, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.43 - An act relating to limiting prior authorization requirements for medication-assisted treatment

Walk-through and testimony

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Steve Leffler, Interim President, University of Vermont Medical Center, Vermont Medical Society President
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Policy and Communications Manager, Vermont Medical Society
10:00 AM

FLOOR

-

Lunch and Caucuses

12:30 PM

House Floor

Friday, March 29, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

H.162 - An act relating to removal of buprenorphine from the misdemeanor crime of possession of a narcotic

  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Jamie Woll, Williston
3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

Immediately following adjournment

Caucuses and Lunch

1:30 PM

S.146 - An act relating to substance misuse prevention

  • Jolinda LaClair, Director of Drug Prevention Policy, Governor’s Opioid Coordination Council
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Sponsor
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

PR5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

Constitutional Amendment Procedures

  • William MaGill, Clerk, Vermont House of Representatives
  • BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:15 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Access to Contraception in Vermont

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jen Chittick, DULCE Family Support Worker, Lamoille Family Center
  • Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Kim Swartz, Director of Reproductive Health, Vermont Department of Health
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor adjourns

S.43 - An act relating to limiting prior authorization requirements for medication-assisted treatment

Mark-up

  • Emily Brown, Director of Rates and Forms for Life and Health, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Nancy Hogue, Director of Pharmacy Services, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, America's Health Insurance Plans
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Chris Rice, Lobbyist, Afllac
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
-

H.162 - An act relating to removal of buprenorphine from the misdemeanor crime of possession of a narcotic

  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Christopher Lukonis, Gifford Addiction Medicine, Kingwood Health Center, Randolph
  • Deborah Richter, MD, Family Physician and Addiction Medicine Specialist
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, April 4, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.43 - An act relating to limiting prior authorization requirements for medication-assisted treatment

Possible Vote

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM

S.86 - An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Costa, Government Relations Director, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
  • Tiffany DeBona, Manager, Token Glass
  • Patrick Delaney, Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery
  • Andrew McLean, Lobbyist, Reynolds America International Services, Inc.
  • Rebecca Ryan, Division Director, Health Promotion, American Lung Association of the Northeast
  • Heather Shouldice, Lobbyist, Altria Client Services
  • Tina Zuk, Government Relations Director, American Heart Association
10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

S.86 - An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age

Review of H.13 as passed the House

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, April 5, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

  • David Englander, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Health
  • Christel Michaud, Director of Childcare Licensing, Division of Child Development, Department for Children and Families
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Kathryn Webb, Chair, House Committee on Education
2:30 PM

S.43 - An act relating to limiting prior authorization requirements for medication-assisted treatment

Vote

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Alzheimer's Awareness Day

10:00 AM

House Floor

Immediately following adjournment

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

S.55 - An act relating to the regulation of toxic substances and hazardous materials

Walk-through

  • William Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:30 PM

PR5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

Walk-through

  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Sponsor
4:15 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.146 - An act relating to substance misuse prevention

  • Jolinda LaClair, Director of Drug Prevention Policy, Governor’s Opioid Coordination Council
  • Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Auburn Watersong, Director of Trauma Prevention and Resilience Development, Agency of Human Services
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

S.86 - An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Policy and Communications Manager, Vermont Medical Society
-

S.146 - An act relating to substance misuse prevention

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, April 11, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.146 - An act relating to substance misuse prevention

A snapshot of federal funding for opioid response/prevention

Joint Hearing with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Room 11

  • Diane Derby, Field Representative, Sen. Patrick Leahy
  • Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
11:00 AM

-

  • Sharon Toborg, Policy Analyst, Vermont Right to Life
  • Chloe White, Policy Director, ACLU of Vermont
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

Access to Contraception in Vermont

  • Jasmine (none given), Participant, Addison County Parent Child Center
  • Donna Bailey, Director, Addison County Parent Child Center
  • Morgan Edgerly, Participant, Addison County Parent Child Center
  • Lola Noyes, School Nurse, Spaulding High School
3:30 PM

S.146 - An act relating to substance misuse prevention

Governor's Opioid Coordination Council (Executive Order 09-17)

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, April 12, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

  • David Englander, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Health
  • Lauren Hierl, Executive Director, Vermont Conservation Voters
  • Elena Mihaly, Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

  • Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
  • David Englander, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Health
  • Elena Mihaly, Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

S.146 - An act relating to substance misuse prevention

  • Adam Bunting, Principal, Champlain Valley Union High School
10:00 AM

House Floor

Immediately following adjournment

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

PR5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

  • Carrie Handy, Writer and Board Member, True Dignity Vermont
  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Bor Yang, Executive Director, VT Human Rights Commission
2:15 PM

S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

  • David Englander, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Health
  • Reeva Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
3:30 PM

S.23 - An act relating to increasing the minimum wage

Sec. 3 Child Care Financial Assistance Program; Sliding Scale

  • Deb Brighton, Consultant, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Reeva Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
4:15 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, April 17, 2019
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-

-

Funeral Service for Representative Robert Forguites
in Springfield

3:00 PM

FLOOR

5:00 PM

PR5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

Public Hearing-House Chamber
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

  • David Been, Resident, Burlington
  • Anne Brzoza, Resident, Rutland
  • Theresa Burke, Resident, Castleton
  • Lynne Caulfield R.N., Dummerston
  • Carole Crossman, Resident, Warren
  • Judi Daly, Resident, Moretown
  • Elizabeth Deutsch, Resident, Hinesburg
  • Maryse Dunbar, Resident, Essex
  • Michelle Fay, Executive Director, Voices for Vermont's Children
  • Mark Fay, Resident, South Burlington
  • Suzanne Furry-Irish, Resident, Shelburne
  • Teremy Garen, Resident, Burlington
  • Kathleen Grange, Resident, Graniteville
  • Linda Gravell, Resident, Waterbury Center
  • Bailey Grebbin, Resident, South Royalton
  • Kalin Gregory-Davis, Resident, Burlington
  • Eileen Haupt, Resident, Jericho
  • Hunter Hedenberg, Resident, Burlington
  • Annabelle Hill, Resident, Burlington
  • Ashley Hill, Resident, Montpelier
  • Jennifer Hoult, Resident, Wallingford
  • Howard Jaentschke, Resident, Williston
  • Thomas Kelly, Resident, Barre
  • Pamela Kerr, Resident, Shelburne
  • Mary Koen, Resident, Waterbury
  • Dotty Kyle, Resident, Warren
  • Christine L., Resident, Montpelier
  • Annisa Lamberton, Resident, Middletown Springs
  • Roland Laverty, Resident, Essex
  • Lisa Laverty, Resident, Essex
  • Sam Ledwicky, Resident, Burlington
  • Kate Logan, Director of Programming and Policy, Rights and Democracy
  • Kathleen Lynch, Resident, Burlington
  • Catie Michael, Resident, South Burlington
  • Michelle Morin, Resident, Burlington
  • Richard Morton, Resident, Brattleboro
  • Sara Nevin, Resident, Northfield
  • Willow O'Feral, Resident, Brattleboro
  • Robert Orleck, Resident, Randolph
  • Randall Perkins, Resident, Manchester
  • Lynn Pike, Resident, Bristol
  • Jane Pincus, Resident, Roxbury
  • Rebecca Pitre, Resident, Waterville
  • Steve Pratt, Resident, Northfield
  • Michael Robichaud, Resident, Rutland
  • Donna Scott, Resdient, North Ferrisburgh
  • Heather Sheppard, Resident, Jericho
  • Merle Siiro, Resident, Williston
  • William Spina, Resident, Guildhall
  • Martha Trudeau, Resident, Danville
  • Delia Warnecke, Resident, Poultney
  • Chloe White, Policy Director, ACLU of Vermont
  • Sandy Wynne, Resident, Burlington
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.55 - An act relating to the regulation of toxic substances and hazardous materials

  • David Englander, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Health
  • Lauren Hierl, Executive Director, Vermont Conservation Voters
  • Matt Lenz, State Director, Toy Association
  • Martin Wolf, Director, Product Sustainability & Authenticity, Seventh Generation
11:25 AM

S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

Mark-up

  • David Englander, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Health
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

S.146 - An act relating to substance misuse prevention

  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Stephanie Winters, Deputy Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, April 19, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

Vote

  • David Englander, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Health
-

S.23 - An act relating to increasing the minimum wage

Section 3 Child Care Financial Assistance Program; Sliding Scale

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

S.86 - An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age

Amendment

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Skyler Genest, Director of Compliance and Enforcement, Vermont Department of Liquor and Lottery
  • Rep. Samuel Young, Sponsor
10:00 AM

House Floor

Immediately following adjournment

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

S.23 - An act relating to increasing the minimum wage

Committee Discussion

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:30 PM

S.54 - An act relating to the regulation of cannabis

  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

Pre-Kindergarten Evaluation Interim Report

  • Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
  • Erin Huckle, Research Associate, Education Development Center
  • Clare Irwin, Senior Research Associate, Education Development Center
  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
4:15 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

PR5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

  • Joshua Diamond, Deputy Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Eleanor Spottswood, Deputy Solicitor General, Attorney General's Office
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Accountable Care Organizations

Overview

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
11:30 AM

S.86 - An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age

Amendment

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Brian Cina, Sponsor
  • Jennifer Costa, Government Relations Director, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
  • Skyler Genest, Director of Compliance and Enforcement, Vermont Department of Liquor and Lottery
  • Rich Holschuh, Commissioner, Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor

S.55 - An act relating to the regulation of toxic substances and hazardous materials

  • Bill Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
  • Michelle Fay, Executive Director, Voices for Vermont's Children
  • Andrew Hackman, Lobbyist, Juvenile Product Manufacturers Association
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, April 25, 2019
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.146 - An act relating to substance misuse prevention

Mark-up

  • Jolinda LaClair, Director of Drug Prevention Policy, Governor’s Opioid Coordination Council
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

H.162 - An act relating to removal of buprenorphine from the misdemeanor crime of possession of a narcotic

  • Kimberly Blake, Physician, Burlington
  • Rep. John Gannon, House Committee On Government Operations
  • David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Shayne Lynn, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Dispensary, Inc.
  • Jeffrey Wallin, Director, Vermont Information Crime Center (VCIC)
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor adjourns

H.162 - An act relating to removal of buprenorphine from the misdemeanor crime of possession of a narcotic

  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. John Gannon, House Committee On Government Operations
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Shayne Lynn, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Dispensary, Inc.
  • Jeffrey Wallin, Director, Vermont Information Crime Center (VCIC)
3:00 PM

Committee Discussion

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, April 26, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

Committee Discussion

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

PR5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

Vote

  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Norman Smith, Attorney, Vermont Alliance for Ethical Health Care (VAEH)
3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

Immediately following adjournment

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

S.146 - An act relating to substance misuse prevention

  • Jolinda LaClair, Director of Drug Prevention Policy, Governor’s Opioid Coordination Council
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Stephanie Winters, Deputy Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
3:15 PM

Break

3:30 PM

H.162 - An act relating to removal of buprenorphine from the misdemeanor crime of possession of a narcotic

  • Noa Krawcyzk, 4th Year Doctoral Candidate, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
  • Joshua Scharfstein, Professor of the Practice in Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
4:15 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.55 - An act relating to the regulation of toxic substances and hazardous materials

Committee Discussion

  • Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
  • Suzanne Hartigan, Senior Director, Regulatory and Technical Affairs, American Chemistry Council
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

Break

11:00 AM

S.55 - An act relating to the regulation of toxic substances and hazardous materials

  • Lauren Hierl, Executive Director, Vermont Conservation Voters
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, May 2, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.54 - An act relating to the regulation of cannabis

  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. John Gannon, Vice Chair, House Committee On Government Operations
11:00 AM

Break

11:15 AM

S.146 - An act relating to substance misuse prevention

  • Lori Augustyniak, Coordinator, Prevention Works
  • Claire Kendall, Co-Director, Family Center of Washington County, Parent Child Center Network
  • Ewan Miller, Advisory Council Member, VT RAYS
  • Holly Morehouse, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool, Inc.
12:00 PM

S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

Shaw Amendment

12:10 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

S.55 - An act relating to the regulation of toxic substances and hazardous materials

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, May 3, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

S.146 - An act relating to substance misuse prevention

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.162 - An act relating to removal of buprenorphine from the misdemeanor crime of possession of a narcotic

  • Tony Folland, Clinical Services Manager and State Opioid Treatment Authority, Department of Health
  • Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
  • Anthony Zarriello, Clinical Consultant, Washington County Treatment Court, Clinical Director, Treatment Associates, Montpelier and Morrisville
2:30 PM

S.146 - An act relating to substance misuse prevention

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

Immediately following adjournment

Caucuses and Lunch

3:00 PM

S.7 - An act relating to social service integration with Vermont's health care system

Walk-through

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.146 - An act relating to substance misuse prevention

Mark-up and vote

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Falko Schilling, Lobbyist, Area Agencies on Aging
  • Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Parent Child Centers
10:30 AM

FLOOR

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.146 - An act relating to substance misuse prevention

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:00 PM

S.7 - An act relating to social service integration with Vermont's health care system

  • Susan Aranoff, Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
4:30 PM

FLOOR

Thursday, May 9, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.55 - An act relating to the regulation of toxic substances and hazardous materials

Mark-up and vote

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Peter Walke, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
11:20 AM

H.57 - An act relating to preserving the right to abortion

Amendment

  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:30 AM

S.146 - An act relating to substance misuse prevention

Vote

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

Committee Discussion

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, May 10, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

S.55 - An act relating to the regulation of toxic substances and hazardous materials

Vote

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

Committee Discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.55 - An act relating to the regulation of toxic substances and hazardous materials

Vote

  • Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
  • William Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:30 PM

FLOOR

Monday, May 13, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
1:00 PM

S.55 - An act relating to the regulation of toxic substances and hazardous materials

  • William Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:45 PM

S.7 - An act relating to social service integration with Vermont's health care system

  • Lucie Garand, Lobbyist, OneCare Vermont
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Health Services/Vermont Care Partners
2:25 PM

S.55 - An act relating to the regulation of toxic substances and hazardous materials

Vote

3:00 PM

FLOOR

4:10 PM

S.7 - An act relating to social service integration with Vermont's health care system

  • Lucie Garand, Lobbyist, OneCare Vermont
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.7 - An act relating to social service integration with Vermont's health care system

Vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

FLOOR

15 minutes after Floor

Caucuses and Lunch

1:30 PM

Committee Discussion

3:00 PM

FLOOR

Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Committee Discussion

10:00 AM

FLOOR

Thursday, May 16, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

FLOOR

12:30 PM

FLOOR

Friday, May 17, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

FLOOR

1:00 PM

FLOOR

Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

FLOOR

immediately following the Floor

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

Committee Discussion

Reports on interim Committee Work
Looking Ahead

Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Agency of Human Services

  • Mike Smith, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
10:15 AM

Older Vermonters Working Group Report

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Monica Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Angela Smith-Dieng, Director of State Unit of Aging, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

FLOOR

15 mins after the Floor

H.571 - An act relating to testing for bloodborne pathogens on behalf of persons assisting in emergency situations

Bill Introduction

  • Rep. Ann Pugh, Sponsor
-

H.572 - An act relating to the Maternal Mortality Review Panel

Bill Introduction

  • Rep. Ann Pugh, Sponsor
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 9, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Department for Children and Families

  • Christine Johnson, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
11:00 AM

Governor's FY2020 Proposed Budget Adjustment

Department for Children and Families

  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

FLOOR

2:00 PM

Governor's State of the State Address

Joint Assembly-House Chamber

Friday, January 10, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

FLOOR

15 mins after Floor

Governor's FY2020 Proposed Budget Adjustment

Children's Integrated Services

  • Sharon Halnon, Child Care Resource, Chittenden County CIS Child Care Coordinator
  • Judy Harvey, Early Childhood Program Coordinator, Lund Center
  • Rachel Kinney, Parent
  • Matt Levin, Executive Director, Early Childhood Advocacy Alliance
  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
-

Governor's FY2020 Proposed Budget Adjustment

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

FLOOR

immediately following the Floor

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

Governor's FY2020 Proposed Budget Adjustment

Department for Children and Families

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
2:15 PM

Developmental Services

Overview of current state and proposed redesign

  • Max Barrows, Outreach Director, Green Mountain Self Advocates
  • Bard Hill, Policy and Planning Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Clare McFadden, Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Kirsten Murphy, Executive Director, Vermont Development Disabilities Council
  • Beth Sightler, Executive Director, Champlain Community Services
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Homelessness Awareness Day

House Chamber
Joint Hearing with House General, Housing and Military Affairs
and some members of House Appropriations.

  • Sean Brown, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Chris Brzovic, Coordinated Entry Administrator, Chittenden County Homeless Alliance
  • Kara Casey, Director of Economic Empowerment, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  • Stephen Marshall, Homeless Advocate, Chittenden County Homeless Alliance
  • Sue Minter, Executive Director, Capstone Community Action
  • Sarah Phillips, Director, Vermont Office of Economic Opportunity
  • Bethany Pombar, Director, Vermont Coalition of Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs
  • David Przepiosk, Veteran with Lived Experience
  • Renee Weeks, Director of Shelter and Clinical Services, Upper Valley Haven, Co-Chair of the VT Coalition to End Homelessness
10:55 AM

H.424 - An act relating to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children

Walk-through

  • Patricia Casanova, VT Deputy Compact Administrator ICPC/ICJ, Human Trafficking Consultant, Department for Children and Families
  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Leslie Wisdom, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

FLOOR

15 mins after Floor

H.663 - An act relating to expanding access to contraceptives

Walk-through

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
  • Nissa James, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Kim Swartz, Director of Reproductive Health, Vermont Department of Health
3:30 PM

Act 66 (2019) Water Testing for Lead in Schools and Child Care Facilities

Updates

  • David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Health
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 16, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Pre-K and Early Education

Joint hearing with House Committee on Education
Room 10

-

Pre kindergarten Education Study

  • Heather Bouchey, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
  • Morgan Crossman, Executive Director, Building Bright Futures
  • Clare Irwin, Senior Research Associate, Education Development Center
  • Rep. Francis McFaun, Sponsor
  • Rep. Logan Nicoll, Sponsor
  • Rep. Kelly Pajala, Sponsor
  • Rep. Ann Pugh, Sponsor
  • Rep. Ann Pugh, Sponsor
  • Melissa Riegel-Garrett, Child Development Division Policy Director, Department for Children and Families
  • Rep. Carl Rosenquist, Sponsor
  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

FLOOR

15 mins after Floor

H.572 - An act relating to the Maternal Mortality Review Panel

Walk-through

  • Stephen Bauer, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:30 PM

H.611 - An act relating to the Older Vermonters Act

Introduction

  • Rep. Daniel Noyes, Sponsor
  • Rep. Theresa Wood, Sponsor
3:30 PM

H.424 - An act relating to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children

Walk-through

  • Patricia Casanova, VT Deputy Compact Administrator ICPC/ICJ, Human Trafficking Consultant, Department for Children and Families
  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, January 17, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

FLOOR

15 mins after Floor

H.736 - An act relating to exempting kinship care payments from taxation

Introduction

  • Rep. Joseph "Chip" Troiano, Sponsor
-

H.620 - An act relating to the powers and duties of the Board of Pharmacy

Introduction

  • Rep. Matthew Birong, Sponsor
  • Rep. Thomas Burditt, Sponsor
  • Rep. Thomas Burditt, Sponsor
  • Rep. Carl Demrow, Sponsor
  • Rep. Katherine "Kari" Dolan, Sponsor
  • Rep. Peter J. Fagan, Sponsor
  • Rep. Michael Mrowicki, Sponsor
  • Rep. Woodman Page, Sponsor
  • Rep. Ann Pugh, Sponsor
  • Rep. Ann Pugh, Sponsor
  • Rep. Trevor Squirrell, Sponsor
  • Rep. Trevor Squirrell, Sponsor
  • Rep. George W. Till, Sponsor
  • Rep. George W. Till, Sponsor
  • Rep. George W. Till, Sponsor
  • Rep. Maida Townsend, Sponsor
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Review of Reports

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:30 PM

Committee Discussion

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

FLOOR

immediately following the Floor

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

H.572 - An act relating to the Maternal Mortality Review Panel

Mark-up and vote

  • Stephen Bauer, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:00 PM

Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget Address

Joint Assembly - House Chamber

15 mins after Gov's address

H.572 - An act relating to the Maternal Mortality Review Panel

Vote

  • Stephen Bauer, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.162 - An act relating to removal of buprenorphine from the misdemeanor crime of possession of a narcotic

  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Grace Keller, Safe Recovery Program Coordinator, Howard Center
  • Steve Leffler, President, University of Vermont Medical Center, Vermont Medical Society President
  • Kate O'Neill, Freelance Writer
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

FLOOR

15 mins after the Floor

H.611 - An act relating to the Older Vermonters Act

Walk-through

  • Ruby Baker, Executive Director, Community of Vermont Elders (COVE)
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Janet Hunt, Executive Director, Vermont Association of the Area Agencies on Aging
  • Monica Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Angela Smith-Dieng, Director of State Unit of Aging, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 23, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Pathways Vermont

  • Jennifer Furey, Support Line Operator, Pathways Vermont
  • Hilary Melton, Executive Director, Pathways Vermont
  • Lindsay Mesa, Program Director, Housing First, Pathways Vermont
  • Christopher Rotsettis, Support Line Caller, Pathways Vermont
9:30 AM

Committee Discussion

10:00 AM

H.663 - An act relating to expanding access to contraceptives

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Barbara Frankowski, M.D., MPH, Prof. of Gen. Pediatrics & Adolescent Med., Dept. of Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics, Vermont Chapter
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Lucy Leriche, VP of Public Policy - Vermont, Planned Parenthood of Vermont
  • Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

FLOOR

15 mins after Floor adjourns

OneCare Vermont/Accountable Care Organization

Overview

  • Victoria Loner, Chief Executive Officer, OneCare Vermont
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, January 24, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

FLOOR

15 mins after Floor

H.663 - An act relating to expanding access to contraceptives

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nancy Hogue, Director of Pharmacy Services, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Sharon Toburg, Policy Analyst, Vermont Right to Life
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget

Agency of Human Services

  • Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
  • Mike Smith, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

FLOOR

immediately following the Floor

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

H.215 - An act relating to the Office of the Child Advocate

Walk-through

  • Amy Brady, Policy Associate, Voices for Vermont's Children
  • Nathanuel Farnham, Youth Advocate
  • Christine Johnson, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Mickey Kramer, Associate Child Advocate, CT Office of Child Advocate
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Mark Redmond, Executive Director, Spectrum Youth and Family Services
3:15 PM

Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget

Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO)

  • Sarah Phillips, Director, Vermont Office of Economic Opportunity
  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Mental Health Advocacy Day

  • Jess Kirby, Syringe Exchange Employee, Howard Center Safe Recovery
  • Harvey Lavoie, Communications Consultant, Washington County Mental Health Services
  • Tracy Thresher, Peer Mentor, Washington County Mental Health Services
9:30 AM

Committee Discussion

10:00 AM

Woodside

  • Melanie D'Amico, Specialized Services Manager, Department for Children and Families
  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Leslie Wisdom, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

FLOOR

15 mins after the Floor

Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget

Vermont Department of Health

  • Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Anna Swenson, Financial Manager, Vermont Department of Health
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 30, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Housing and Conservation

  • Chuck Frazier, Resident, Cathedral Square
  • Anne O'Brien, Wellness Nurse, Cathedral Square
  • Michael Ohler, Social Worker, Champlain Housing Trust
  • Cindy Reid, Director of Development, Cathedral Square Corporation
9:30 AM

H.752 - An act relating to authorizing pharmacists to dispense hormonal contraceptives without a prescription

Walk-through

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rebecca Muscanell, Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident, University of Vermont Medical Center
-

H.663 - An act relating to expanding access to contraceptives

  • Katherine Menezes, Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident, University of Vermont Medical Center
  • Alison Walker, Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident, University of Vermont Medical Center
10:00 AM

Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget

Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living (DAIL)

  • Monica Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Bill Kelley, Finance & Administration Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Megan Tierney-Ward, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

FLOOR

15 mins after Floor adjourns

Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget

Department for Children and Families

  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director IV, Department for Children and Families
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, January 31, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

FLOOR

-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

Individual work on budget assignments

Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

FLOOR

immediately following the Floor

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget

Department for Children and Families continued from last week

  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director IV, Department for Children and Families
-

Modernization of Child Care Financial Assistance Program (CCFAP)

  • Melissa Riegel-Garrett, Child Development Division Policy Director, Department for Children and Families
3:30 PM

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Individual work on budget assignments

Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.752 - An act relating to authorizing pharmacists to dispense hormonal contraceptives without a prescription

Walk-through

  • Rep. Sarah "Sarita" Austin, House Committee on Education
  • Lauren Bode, Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Gabe Gilman, General Counsel, Secretary of State's Office
  • Theo Kennedy, Lobbyist, Vermont Pharmacies and Vermont Retail Druggists Association
  • Carrie Phillips, Executive Officer, Vermont Board of Pharmacy
-

H.663 - An act relating to expanding access to contraceptives

  • Rep. Sarah "Sarita" Austin, House Committee on Education
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

FLOOR

15 mins after Floor

H.778 - An act relating to home visiting services

Walk-through

  • Morgan Cole, Director of Children's Integrated Services, Department for Children and Families
  • Breena Holmes MD, Director of Maternal and Child Health, Department of Health
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 6, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.611 - An act relating to the Older Vermonters Act

  • Rep. Peter Anthony, Barre City
  • Brenda Churchill, State House Liaison, LGBTQIA Alliance of Vermont
  • Janna Clar, Director, Montpelier Senior Center
  • Molly Dugan, Director, Support and Services at Home (SASH)
  • Sean Londergan, Long Term Care Ombudsman, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Ed Paquin, Executive Director, Disability Rights Vermont
  • Virginia Renfrew, Lobbyist, Adult Day Centers
  • Brenda Scalabrini, Executive Administrator, Lincoln House
  • Beth Stern, Executive Director, Central Vermont Council on Aging
11:00 AM

Break

11:15 AM

H.635 - An act relating to regulation of long-term care facilities

Walk-through

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Pam Cota, Long Term Care Licensing Chief, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Jamie Renner, Assistant Attorney General, Chair, Elder Protection Initiative,Office of the Vermont Attorney General
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

FLOOR

15 mins after Floor adjourns

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Individual work on budget assignments

Friday, February 7, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

FLOOR

15 mins after the Floor

Committee Adjourned

No committee business today due to weather

Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

FLOOR

immediately following the Floor

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

Our Voices Exposed (OVX)

  • Sawyer King, OVX Student, Twin Valley Union High School
  • Shelley Park, OVX Advisor, Twin Valley Union High School
  • Catherine Thomas, OVX Student, Twin Valley Union High School
1:15 PM

H.663 - An act relating to expanding access to contraceptives

  • Rep. Sarah "Sarita" Austin, House Committee on Education
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Lucy Leriche, VP of Public Policy - Vermont, Planned Parenthood of Vermont
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
2:30 PM

H.635 - An act relating to regulation of long-term care facilities

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

Pre-K

Review of House Committee on Education's Pre-K bill

  • James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:45 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center

  • Joseph Allred, Affiliate Vice President, The Stetson School, an Affiliate of Seven Hills Foundation
  • Peter Gow, Marketing and Outreach Coordinator, The Stetson School, an Affiliate of Seven Hills Foundation
  • Scott Green, Youth Counselor, Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center
  • Alex Hodgetts, Clinical Care Coordinator, Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center
  • Beth Holden, Director, Home and Community Services, HowardCenter
  • Louis Josephson, President and CEO, Brattleboro Retreat
  • Shelly McGinness, Director, Park Street, Howard Center
  • Matt Messier, Youth Counselor, Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center
  • Nate Noble, Youth Counselor, Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center
  • Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  • Jay Wolter, Becket School, New Hampshire
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

FLOOR

15 mins after the Floor

H.611 - An act relating to the Older Vermonters Act

  • Alicia Cooper, Director of Payment Reform, Reimbursement and Rate Setting, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Bill Doelger, Participant, Montpelier Senior Center
  • Robin Maril, Associate Legal Director, Human Rights Campaign, Washington DC
  • Joe Nusbaum, Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  • Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 13, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:15 AM

H.611 - An act relating to the Older Vermonters Act

Review of Master Plan for Aging
Joint Hearing with Senate Health and Welfare
Room 10

  • Gretchen Alkema, Vice President, Policy and Communications, The SCAN Foundation
  • Megan Burke, Policy Analyst, The SCAN Foundation
  • Dale Hackett, Consumer Advocate, Barre, VT
  • Monica Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Angela Smith-Dieng, Director of State Unit of Aging, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
11:15 AM

H.611 - An act relating to the Older Vermonters Act

Committee Discussion

  • Megan Burke, Policy Analyst, The SCAN Foundation
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

FLOOR

15 mins after Floor adjourns

H.778 - An act relating to home visiting services

  • Courtney Farrell, Director, Child and Family Services, Lund Center
  • Pat Jones, Payment Reform Unit, DVHA
  • Chloe Learey, Executive Director, Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Magdalene Miller, Maternal Child Health Manager, Caledonia Home Health and Hospice
  • Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
  • Heather Wilson, Early Childhood Support Team Leader, Parent Child Center, Northwestern Counseling and Support Services
3:45 PM

H.663 - An act relating to expanding access to contraceptives

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, February 14, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

FLOOR

15 mins after Floor

Committee Discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Committee Discussion

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

FLOOR

immediately following the Floor

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

H.778 - An act relating to home visiting services

  • Morgan Cole, Director of Children's Integrated Services, Department for Children and Families
  • Matt Levin, Executive Director, Early Childhood Advocacy Alliance
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Parent Child Center Network
  • Ilisa Stalberg, Maternal and Child Health Deputy Director, Vermont Department  of Health
2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

H.752 - An act relating to authorizing pharmacists to dispense hormonal contraceptives without a prescription

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Alison Lutz, Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident University of Vermont, Vermont Medical Society
  • Carrie Phillips, Executive Officer, Vermont Board of Pharmacy
  • Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
  • Stephanie Winters, Deputy Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
-

H.663 - An act relating to expanding access to contraceptives

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Lucy Leriche, VP of Public Policy - Vermont, Planned Parenthood of Vermont
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center

  • Melanie D'Amico, Specialized Services Manager, Department for Children and Families
  • Hon Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  • Marion Paris, Retired, SRS/DCF Placement Consultant
  • A.J. Ruben, Supervising Attorney, Disability Rights Vermont
  • Michael E. Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

FLOOR

15 mins after the Floor

H.215 - An act relating to the Office of the Child Advocate

Committee Discussion

3:30 PM

Committee Discussion

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 20, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.663 - An act relating to expanding access to contraceptives

  • Libby Bonesteel, Superintendent of Schools, Montpelier Roxbury Public Schools
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Amy Minor, Superintendent of Schools, Colchester School District
  • Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
10:30 AM

Election of Trustees of the Vermont State Colleges

Joint Assembly

11:15 AM

Committee Discussion

Budget Memo

  • Sarah Kenney, Senior Director of Policy, Let's Grow Kids
  • Karen Lafayette, Lobbyist, Community Action Partnership, Vermont Low Income Advocacy Council
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

FLOOR

15 mins after Floor adjourns

Committee Discussion

Budget memo

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, February 21, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

FLOOR

15 mins after Floor

Committee Discussion

Budget Memo

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Committee Discussion

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

FLOOR

immediately following the Floor

Caucuses and Lunch

1:30 PM

H.611 - An act relating to the Older Vermonters Act

Committee Discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Monica Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
2:30 PM

H.663 - An act relating to expanding access to contraceptives

Mark-up and vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:30 PM

H.312 - An act relating to open movie captioning in movie theaters

Walk-through and testimony

  • Richard Bashara, Owner, FGB Theaters
  • Amanda Garces, Director of Policy, Education and Outreach, Vermont Human Rights Commission
  • Kimberly Johnson, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Matt McMahon, Lobbyist, Theater Owners of America
  • James O'Hanlon, Owner, Savoy Theater, Montpelier
  • Ann Owen, Consumer, Vermont
  • John Quinney, Representative, Vermont Chapter of the hearing Loss Association of America
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.635 - An act relating to regulation of long-term care facilities

Mark-up and possible vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
  • Linda Purdy, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Attorney General
  • Stuart Schurr, General Counsel, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
10:30 AM

H.215 - An act relating to the Office of the Child Advocate

Strike-all amendment
Mark-up and possible vote

  • Amy Brady, Policy Associate, Voices for Vermont's Children
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Leslie Wisdom, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
11:30 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

FLOOR

-

Adjourn

Thursday, February 27, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

  • Sandra Cameron, Director of Policy, Vermont School Board Association
  • James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Kathleen James, House Committee on Education
  • Gabrielle Malina, Partner, Komline Consulting Government Relations
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM

H.611 - An act relating to the Older Vermonters Act

Committee Discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

FLOOR

15 mins after Floor adjourns

TBD

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, February 28, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

  • Rep. Peter Conlon, House Committee on Education
  • James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Kathryn Webb, House Committee on Education
9:30 AM

FLOOR

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.783 - An act relating to recovery residences

Walk-through

  • David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. John Killacky, Sponsor
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:30 PM

H.611 - An act relating to the Older Vermonters Act

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center

Proposals

  • Christine Johnson, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
10:00 AM

FLOOR

immediately following the Floor

Caucuses and Lunch

1:45 PM

Committee Discussion

2:15 PM

H.663 - An act relating to expanding access to contraceptives

Mark-up and vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
4:00 PM

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Updates

Joint Hearing with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and House Committee on Health Care
House Chamber

  • Erica Bornemann, Director, Vermont Emergency Management & Homeland Security
  • Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
  • Monica Caserta Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  • Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Michael E. Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
  • Michael K. Smith, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
-

Adjourn

Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.424 - An act relating to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children

  • Wanda Audette, Director, Adoption Services, Lund Center
  • Patricia Casanova, VT Deputy Compact Administrator ICPC/ICJ, Human Trafficking Consultant, Department for Children and Families
  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Kurt Hughes, Partner, Murdoch Hughes & Twarog, P.C.
  • Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

H.424 - An act relating to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children

Vote

  • Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
10:30 AM

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

  • Sandra Cameron, Director of Policy, Vermont School Board Association
  • Morgan Crossman, Executive Director, Building Bright Futures
  • Rep. Kathleen James, House Committee on Education
  • Melissa Riegel-Garrett, Child Development Division Policy Director, Department for Children and Families
  • Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education
  • Rep. Casey Toof, House Committee on Education
  • Leslie Wisdom, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

FLOOR

15 mins after Floor

H.162 - An act relating to removal of buprenorphine from the misdemeanor crime of possession of a narcotic

Mark-up and vote

  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:30 PM

H.611 - An act relating to the Older Vermonters Act

Mark-up and possible vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

Adjourn

Thursday, March 12, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.783 - An act relating to recovery residences

Mark-up and vote

  • Dale Crook, Director of Field Services, Department of Corrections
  • David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Health
  • Rep. John Killacky, Bill Sponsor
  • Thomas Matthews, Member, VFOR Transitional House, Essex
  • Jeff Moreau, Executive Director, Vermont Alliance for Recovery Residences
  • David Riegel, Executive Director, Vermont Foundation of Recovery
10:30 AM

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

  • Stacie Curtis, Early Education Coordinator, Burlington School District
  • Alyson Grzyb, Director, Bennington Early Childhood Center
  • Melissa Jacobs, Parent, PreK students
  • Sarah Kenney, Senior Director of Policy, Let's Grow Kids
  • Patricia Miller, Principal, Braintree School
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

FLOOR

15 mins after Floor adjourns

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

Committee Discussion and Mark-up

  • Sandra Cameron, Director of Policy, Vermont School Board Association
  • Rep. Kathleen James, House Committee on Education
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Melissa Riegel-Garrett, Child Development Division Policy Director, Department for Children and Families
  • Rep. Kathryn Webb, House Committee on Education
5:30 PM

Committee Discussion

-

Adjourn

Friday, March 13, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Committee Discussion

10:00 AM

FLOOR

11:10 AM

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Proposed Legislation

  • Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Representative, Sponsor
  • Matt Levin, Executive Director, Early Childhood Advocacy Alliance
  • Melissa Riegel-Garrett, Child Development Division Policy Director, Department for Children and Families
  • Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Vermont Association of Area Agencies on Aging
  • Leslie Wisdom, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
12:15 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Committee Discussion

  • Virginia Renfrew, Lobbyist, Vermont Association of Adult Day Services (VAADS)
  • David Riegel, Executive Director, Vermont Foundation of Recovery
  • Melissa Riegel-Garrett, Child Development Division Policy Director, Department for Children and Families
  • Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Parent Child Centers
2:00 PM

FLOOR

3:30 PM

H.783 - An act relating to recovery residences

Vote

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

FLOOR

immediately following the Floor

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

TBD

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

TBD

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

FLOOR

15 mins after the Floor

TBD

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, March 26, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

TBD

10:30 AM

Retention of Superior Court Judges

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

FLOOR

15 mins after Floor adjourns

TBD

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, March 27, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

FLOOR

15 mins after Floor

TBD

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

TBD

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
11:00 AM

COVID-19 Response Updates

Department for Children and Families

  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
-

COVID-19 Response Updates

Childcare

  • Christine Johnson, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Dave McAllister, Director, Laraway School and Treasurer of, Vermont Coalition of Residential Youth Programs
  • Floyd Nease, Lamoille Parent Child Center
  • Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  • Bethany Pombar, Director, Vermont Coalition of Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs
  • Sonja Raymond, Executive Director, Vermont Association for the Education for Young Children
  • Aly Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Let's Grow Kids
  • Melissa Riegel-Garrett, Child Development Division Policy Director, Department for Children and Families
  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Robin Sweet, Vice President, Vermont Foster/Adoptive Families Association
12:30 PM

Break

2:30 PM

COVID-19 Response Updates

Woodside

  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
4:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

Thursday, April 2, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
12:00 PM

COVID-19 Response Updates

Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living

  • Max Barrows, Outreach Director, Green Mountain Self Advocates
  • Monica Caserta Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  • Mary Moulton, Executive Director, Washington County Mental Health Services
  • Kirsten Murphy, Executive Director, Vermont Development Disabilities Council
  • Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
  • Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Care Partners
2:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, April 3, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
2:00 PM

Covid-19 Response Committee Discussion

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
2:00 PM

COVID-19 Response Updates

Surge Preparation

  • Christopher Herrick, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
-

COVID-19 Federal Fiscal Assistance Related to Health & Human Services

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
4:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
12:00 PM

COVID-19 Response Updates

Foster Children and Parental Visitation

  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Hon Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  • Christine Johnson, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Sen. Dick McCormack
  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
2:15 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, April 9, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
12:00 PM

COVID-19 Response

Committee Discussion

2:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, April 10, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
2:00 PM

COVID-19 Response

Foster Care and Family Visitation

  • Amy Brady, Policy Associate, Voices for Vermont's Children
  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Hon Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  • Allison Green, Legal Director, National Association of Counsel for Children
  • Christine Johnson, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Robyn Sweet, Vice President, Vermont Foster/Adoptive Families Association
  • Leslie Wisdom, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
  • Jessica Zaleski , State's Attorney, Caledonia County
4:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
12:00 PM

Covid-19 Impact

Economic Services

  • Sean Brown, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
1:30 PM

Covid-19 Response Committee Discussion

Foster Care and Family Visitation

2:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, April 16, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
12:00 PM

Covid-19 Impact

Home Care Workers, et al

  • Bard Hill, Policy and Planning Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Monica Caserta Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
1:00 PM

Covid-19 Response Committee Discussion

Foster Care and Family Visitation

  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Christine Johnson, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
2:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, April 17, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Children's Integrated Services Update
Joint Hearing with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

  • Steven Berbeco, Deputy Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Morgan Cole, Director of Children's Integrated Services, Department for Children and Families
  • Chloe Leary, Executive Director, Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development
11:00 AM

Break

2:00 PM

Covid-19 Response Committee Discussion

Foster Care and Family Visitation

  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
12:00 PM

COVID 19 Response

Community Action Programs

  • Jan Demers, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity
  • Steve Geller, Executive Director, Southeastern Vermont Community Action (SEVCA)
  • Sue Minter, Executive Director, Capstone Community Action
1:30 PM

Covid-19 Response Committee Discussion

Foster Care and Family Visitation

  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, April 23, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

10:00 AM

House Floor

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, April 24, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
2:00 PM

Covid-19 Impact

Advance Directives

  • Cindy Bruzzese, Director, Vermont Ethics Network
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Olivia Graffeo-Cohen, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
4:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

10:30 AM

Caucus of the Whole

1:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, April 30, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
12:00 PM

COVID-19 Response

Older Vermonters, Long Term Care

  • Ruby Baker, Executive Director, Community of Vermont Elders (COVE)
  • John Gordon, Director, Adult Protective Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Disabilities
  • Janet Hunt, Executive Director, Vermont Association of the Area Agencies on Aging
  • Sean Londergan, Long Term Care Ombudsman, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Joe Nusbaum, Director, Licensing and Protection, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
2:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, May 1, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

10:00 AM

House Floor

Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
2:00 PM

H.950 - An act relating to allowing remote witnesses for advance directives for a limited time

Advance Directives during COVID-19 Emergency

  • Cindy Bruzzese, Executive Director & Clinical Ethicist, Vermont Ethics Network
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Therese Corsones, Executive Director, Vermont Bar Association
  • Olivia Graffeo-Cohen, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Glenn Jarrett, Chair, Elder Law Section, Vermont Bar Association
  • A.J. Ruben, Supervising Attorney, Disability Rights Vermont
4:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

10:30 AM

House Floor

Followed by Full House Caucus

1:00 PM

Full House Caucus

Continued from this morning if needed

Thursday, May 7, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

Friday, May 8, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.950 - An act relating to allowing remote witnesses for advance directives for a limited time

Amendment

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

House Floor

2:30 PM

COVID-19 Response

Child Care and Return to Work
Joint Hearing with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

  • Steven Berbeco, Deputy Commissioner, Agency of Human Services Child Development Division
  • Ted Brady, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  • Amy Brady, Policy Associate, Voices for Vermont's Children
  • Ellen Drollet, Owner, Family Child Care Home Program, Burlington
  • Alyson Gryzb, Owner, Bennington Early Childhood Center
  • Sarah Kenney, Senior Director of Policy, Let's Grow Kids
  • Aly Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Let's Grow Kids
  • Melissa Riegel-Garrett, Child Development Division Policy Director, Agency of Human Services Child Development Division
  • Beth Truzansky, Deputy Director, Building Bright Futures
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

S. - An act relating to establishing a health care emergency State plan

Joint Hearing with Senate Committee Health and Welfare

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:00 PM

FY2020 Supplemental Budget Adjustment Bill

Agency of Human Services

  • Sean Brown, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
  • Christine Johnson, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director IV, Department for Children and Families
3:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

10:30 AM

Caucus of the Whole

1:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, May 14, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
12:00 PM

COVID-19 Response

Re-opening Childcare Centers

  • Steven Berbeco, Deputy Commissioner, Agency of Human Services Child Development Division
  • Melissa Riegel-Garrett, Child Development Division Policy Director, Agency of Human Services Child Development Division
  • Ilisa Stalberg, Maternal and Child Health Deputy Director, Vermont Department  of Health
1:00 PM

COVID-19 Response

Homelessness

  • Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
  • Geoffrey Pippenger, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families/Economic Services Division
  • Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
2:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, May 15, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

10:00 AM

House Floor

Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
1:00 PM

H.611 - An act relating to the Older Vermonters Act

Amendment

  • Ruby Baker, Executive Director, Community of Vermont Elders (COVE)
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Alicia Cooper, Director of Payment Reform, Reimbursement and Rate Setting, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Monica Caserta Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
  • Virginia Renfrew, Lobbyist, Vermont Association of Adult Day Services (VAADS)
  • Angela Smith-Dieng, Director of State Unit of Aging, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
3:00 PM

Adjourn

3:30 PM

Caucus of the Whole

Wednesday, May 20, 2020
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No Committee Meetings Scheduled

11:00 AM

House Floor

Thursday, May 21, 2020
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12:00 PM

H.611 - An act relating to the Older Vermonters Act

Amendment

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
12:30 PM

COVID-19 Response

Justice Involved Youth in Residential Care

  • Chris Cole, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  • Christine Johnson, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Carol Ruggles, Youth Counselor, Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center
  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
2:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, May 22, 2020
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No Committee Meetings Scheduled

10:00 AM

House Floor

Tuesday, May 26, 2020
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1:00 PM

C0VID-19 Response

Childcare Restart and Roll-Out

  • Steven Berbeco, Deputy Commissioner, Agency of Human Services Child Development Division
  • Morgan Crossman, Executive Director, Building Bright Futures
  • Breena Holmes MD, Director of Maternal and Child Health, Department of Health
  • Claire Kendall, Co-Director, Family Center of Washington County, Parent Child Center Network
  • Sarah Kenney, Senior Director of Policy, Let's Grow Kids
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Holly Morehouse, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool, Inc.
  • Judy Rex, Director of Policy and Planning, Department of Children and Families
  • Aly Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Let's Grow Kids
  • Melissa Riegel-Garrett, Child Development Division Policy Director, Agency of Human Services Child Development Division
3:00 PM

Adjourn

3:30 PM

Whole House Caucus

Wednesday, May 27, 2020
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No Committee Meetings Scheduled

11:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, May 28, 2020
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12:00 PM

S.185 - An act relating to adopting a climate change response plan and regional planning commission involvement in identifying health care-related needs

Walk-through and testimony

  • Charlie Baker, Executive Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Barb Neal, Executive Director, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board
1:30 PM

H.611 - An act relating to the Older Vermonters Act

Amendment

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, May 29, 2020
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No Committee Meetings Scheduled

10:00 AM

House Floor

Tuesday, June 2, 2020
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12:00 PM

Committee Discussion

Joint Meeting with House Committee on Health Care

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Michael K. Smith, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
1:15 PM

H.611 - An act relating to the Older Vermonters Act

Amendment

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Diane Lanpher, Sponsor, Appropriations Committee
2:30 PM

Adjourn

3:30 PM

Whole House Caucus

Wednesday, June 3, 2020
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No Committee Meetings Scheduled

11:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, June 4, 2020
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12:00 PM

S.185 - An act relating to adopting a climate change response plan and regional planning commission involvement in identifying health care-related needs

Walk-through and testimony

  • Charlie Baker, Executive Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
  • Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Sponsor
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Barb Neal, Executive Director, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board
1:00 PM

CRF Recommendations

Committee Discussion

2:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, June 5, 2020
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No Committee Meetings Scheduled

10:00 AM

House Floor

Tuesday, June 9, 2020
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9:00 AM

House Floor

1:00 PM

CRF Recommendations

Committee discussion

3:00 PM

Adjourn

3:30 PM

Whole House Caucus

Wednesday, June 10, 2020
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11:00 AM

CRF Recommendations

Committee Discussion

12:00 PM

Adjourn

2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, June 11, 2020
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10:30 AM

Housing Recovery

AHS Housing Recovery Plan
Joint Hearing with House Committee on Housing

  • Sean Brown, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Geoffrey Pippenger, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families/Economic Services Division
Friday, June 12, 2020
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No Committee Meetings Scheduled

10:00 AM

House Floor

Tuesday, June 16, 2020
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10:00 AM

House Floor

1:30 PM

Committee Discussion

2:00 PM

S.185 - An act relating to adopting a climate change response plan and regional planning commission involvement in identifying health care-related needs

  • David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Health
3:00 PM

Adjourn

3:30 PM

All House Caucus

Wednesday, June 17, 2020
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No Committee Meetings Scheduled

10:00 AM

House Floor

Thursday, June 18, 2020
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10:00 AM

House Floor

12:15 PM

CRF Aggregate Housing Language

Review H.966 Amendment
Joint Hearing with House Committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs

  • Sean Brown, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Josh Davis, Executive Director, GroundWorks Collaborative, Brattleboro
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
2:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, June 19, 2020
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No Committee Meetings Scheduled

10:00 AM

House Floor

Tuesday, June 23, 2020
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10:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

House Floor

Wednesday, June 24, 2020
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8:30 AM

S.295 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

Walk-through

  • Bill Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Elena Mihaly, Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation
9:20 AM

FY 2021 First Quarter Appropriations Bill

H.961 Amendment

  • Rep. Diane Lanpher, Sponsor, House Committee on Appropriations
10:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, June 25, 2020
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10:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, June 26, 2020
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8:30 AM

H.572 - An act relating to the Maternal Mortality Review Panel

Senate Amendment

  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
8:45 AM

CRF Recommendations

Senate Amendments to HHS CRF Recommendations in H.965
and
Stabilization Program

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

House Floor

Tuesday, August 25, 2020
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10:00 AM

House Floor

11:00 AM

H.967 - An act relating to the provision of child care at family child care homes during remote learning days

Joint Hearing with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

  • Steven Berbeco, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Christel Michaud, Director of Childcare Licensing, Division of Child Development, Department for Children and Families
  • Aly Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Let's Grow Kids
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director IV, Department for Children and Families
1:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, August 26, 2020
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No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Thursday, August 27, 2020
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10:30 AM

H.967 - An act relating to the provision of child care at family child care homes during remote learning days

Vote

10:45 AM

Governor's Recommended Restatement of the FY21 State Budget

Department for Children and Families

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director IV, Department for Children and Families
11:30 AM

Governor's Recommended Restatement of the FY21 State Budget

Child Care Financial Assistance Program (CCFAP)

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Claire Kendall, Co-Director, Family Center of Washington County, Parent Child Center Network
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director IV, Department for Children and Families
  • Jane Van Buren, Executive Director, Child Care Resource, Inc.
12:30 PM

Adjourn

2:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, August 28, 2020
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12:30 PM

Governor's Recommended Restatement of the FY21 State Budget

Woodside

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
  • Christine Johnson, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  • A.J. Ruben, Supervising Attorney, Disability Rights Vermont
  • Sen. Dick Sears, Chair, Senate Committee on Judiciary
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director IV, Department for Children and Families
1:50 PM

Adjourn

2:00 PM

House Floor

Tuesday, September 1, 2020
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10:00 AM

House Floor

11:30 AM

Governor's Recommended Restatement of the FY21 State Budget

Committee Discussion

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director IV, Department for Children and Families
1:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, September 2, 2020
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12:30 PM

Governor's Recommended Restatement of the FY21 State Budget

Committee Discussion

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, September 3, 2020
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Standard
Meeting Record
10:30 AM

COVID 19 Response

Child Care Hubs

  • Steven Berbeco, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Holly Morehouse, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool, Inc.
  • Geoffrey Pippenger, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families/Economic Services Division
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director IV, Department for Children and Families
12:30 PM

Adjourn

2:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, September 4, 2020
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No Committee Meeting Scheduled

2:00 PM

House Floor

Tuesday, September 8, 2020
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10:00 AM

House Floor

11:00 AM

H.663 - An act relating to expanding access to contraceptives

Senate Proposal of Amendment

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, September 9, 2020
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12:30 PM

Sale of Vermont Nursing Homes

  • Monica Caserta Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
1:15 PM

COVID-19 Response

Agency of Human Services Updates on CRF Spending and Needs

  • Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
2:00 PM

Caucus of the Whole

3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, September 10, 2020
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
10:30 AM

H.663 - An act relating to expanding access to contraceptives

Senate Proposal of Amendment
Joint Hearing with House Committee on Education

  • Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
  • Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
  • Sen. Debbie Ingram, Sponsor
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
12:30 PM

Adjourn

2:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, September 11, 2020
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No Committee Meeting Scheduled

2:00 PM

House Floor

Monday, September 14, 2020
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-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

5:00 PM

Retention of Superior Court Judges

Joint Assembly

Tuesday, September 15, 2020
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10:00 AM

House Floor

11:45 AM

S.352 - An act relating to making certain amendments to the Front-Line Employees Hazard Pay Grant Program

Including S.353

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Sheila Duranleau, Operational Relief Grant Program Project Manager, Department for Children and Families
  • Sarah Kenney, Senior Director of Policy, Let's Grow Kids
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  • Aly Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Let's Grow Kids
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director IV, Department for Children and Families
1:45 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, September 16, 2020
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12:30 PM

H.663 - An act relating to expanding access to contraceptives

Committee Discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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H.611 - An act relating to the Older Vermonters Act

Committee Discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, September 17, 2020
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Standard
Meeting Record
10:30 AM

Governor's Recommended Restatement of the FY21 State Budget

Committee Discussion

-

H.611 - An act relating to the Older Vermonters Act

if necessary

12:30 PM

Adjourn

2:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, September 18, 2020
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No Committee Meeting Scheduled

10:00 AM

House Floor

Monday, September 21, 2020
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No Committee Meeting Scheduled

4:45 PM

House Floor

5:00 PM

Retention of Superior Court Judges

Tuesday, September 22, 2020
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8:30 AM

Woodside Update

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
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Updates on the following bills

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

House Floor

3:00 PM

House Floor

Wednesday, September 23, 2020
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8:30 AM

Woodside Update

language

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

House Floor

3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, September 24, 2020
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2:00 PM

Committee Discussion

3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, September 25, 2020
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No Committee Meeting Scheduled

10:00 AM

House Floor

3:00 PM

House Floor

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