House Committee on Human Services (Room 46)

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

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Thursday, January 9, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:00 AM

Joint Assembly

Receive report of Canvassing Committee

-

Lunch

2:00 PM

Joint Assembly

Governor's Inaugural Address

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Friday, January 10, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Committee Organization Meeting

-

Lunch

1:00 PM

General Assistance and Emergency Housing

Oversight and Accountability

• Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Lily Sojourner, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families
  
• Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  

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Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

Overdose Prevention Sites

Oversight and accountability
Implementation update

• Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
  
• Joe Magee, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Mayor, City of Burlington
  

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Juvenile Justice Oversight

Joint hearing with House Judiciary
Hearing will be held in the Pavilion Building, Room 270 and will be livestreamed on the House Judiciary YouTube page: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-judiciary.

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Ben Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Juvenile Justice Oversight

Joint hearing with House Judiciary (continued)

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

11:10 AM

Juvenile Justice Oversight

Joint hearing with House Judiciary (continued)

• Matthew Bernstein, Director, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate
  
• Lauren Higbee, Deputy Advocate, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Juvenile Justice Oversight

Joint hearing with House Judiciary (continued)

• Lindy Bourdreau, Adolescent Services Director, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division
  
• Gary Marvel, Deputy Director of Field Services, Department of Corrections
  
• Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  
• Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

3:30 PM

Juvenile Justice Oversight

Joint hearing with House Judiciary (continued)

• Matthew Bernstein, Director, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate
  
• Lauren Higbee, Deputy Advocate, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate
  
• Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  

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Thursday, January 16, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Juvenile Justice Oversight

Joint hearing with House Judiciary
Hearing will be held in the Pavilion Building, Room 270 and will be livestreamed on the House Judiciary YouTube page: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-judiciary.

• Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Juvenile Justice Oversight

Joint hearing with House Judiciary (continued)

• Laura Carter, Racial Justice Data Analyst, Division of Racial Justice Statistics, Office of Racial Equity
  
• Amy Davenport, Vice Chair, Council for Equitable Justice
  
• Karen Vastine, Chair, Council for Equitable Youth Justice
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Agency of Human Services

Agency organization & overview

• Kristin McClure, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Human Services
  
• Monica Ogelby, Medicaid Director, Agency of Human Services
  
• Jenney Samuelson, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
  

2:00 PM

Budget Adjustment Act

• Emily Byrne, Deputy Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, January 17, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Legislative Counsel Overview

• Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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Budget Adjustment Act

Committee work time, will not be livestreamed

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Budget Adjustment Act

Committee work time, will not be livestreamed

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Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

Oversight and Accountability

Adoption - post permanency services

• Melissa Appleton, Coordinator of Post Permanency Services, Lund Center
  
• Paul Gibeault, Clinical Director, Easterseals Vermont
  
• Susan Reed, Senior Director of Operations, Easterseals Vermont
  

1:30 PM

Oversight and Accountability

Youth homeless shelter

• Mark Redmond, Executive Director, Spectrum Youth and Family Services
  
• Will Towne, Chief Operating Officer, Spectrum Youth and Family Services
  

1:45 PM

Public Records Overview

• Tucker Anderson, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:15 PM

Budget Adjustment Act

Committee work time, will not be livestreamed

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Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Prior Legislation & Reports Due to Committee

• Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Budget Adjustment Act

Committee work time, will not be livestreamed

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Budget Adjustment Act

Committee discussion

3:00 PM

House Floor

3:45 PM

Legislative Briefing

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Thursday, January 23, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Medicaid 101

• Ashley Berliner, Director of Medicaid Policy, Agency of Human Services
  
• Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Alex McCracken, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  

10:00 AM

Budget Adjustment Act

Committee discussion and work time

• Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Security Briefing

The briefing will not be livestreamed.

• Agatha Kessler, Sergeant at Arms, Vermont General Assembly
  
• Sara Macera, Sergeant, Capitol Police Department
  
• Joe Tremblay, Officer, Capitol Police Department
  

2:10 PM

Designated and Specialized Services Agencies

Overview

• Amy Johnson, Government Affairs & Communications Director, Vermont Care Partners
  
• Delaina Norton, Executive Director, Champlain Community Services
  
• Gloria Quinn, Executive Director, Upper Valley Services
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

Ethics, Rules, and Decorum Training

For all House members

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Friday, January 24, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

8:30 AM

Budget Adjustment Act

Review Committee memo to House Appropriations

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

Discrimination Prevention Training

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Vermont Community Action Partnership

Advocacy Day

• Jenna O'Farrell, Executive Director, Northeast Kingdom Community Action
  
• Liz Scharf, Director of Community Economic Development and Food Security, Capstone Community Action
  
• Casey Winterson, Director of Economic and Community Based Services, Northeast Kingdom Community Action
  

2:00 PM

Parent Child Center Network

• Ellen Amstutz, Director, PCCN
  
• Carol Lang-Godin, Chair, PCCN
  
• Lindsey Trombley, Vice-Chair, PCCN
  

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Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

Governor's 2026 Budget Address

Joint assembly to receive budget address

2:45 PM

Oversight and Accountability

DAIL - QA/QI

• Jill Bowen, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  
• Jennifer Garabedian, Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division
  
• Jeff Nunemaker, Assistant Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  
• Rebecca Silbernagel, Principal Assistant, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  

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Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for home- and community-based service providers

Walk-through

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

9:40 AM

H.13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for home- and community-based service providers

• Jill Bowen, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  
• Alicia Cooper, Director of Managed Care Operations, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  
• Monica Ogelby, Medicaid Director, Agency of Human Services
  

10:35 AM

Break

11:10 AM

Public Assets Institute

• Julie Lowell, Policy Analyst, Public Assets Institute
  

11:50 AM

Mental Health Advocacy Day

• Marie Lennon, Board Member, Counseling Services of Addison County
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Mental Health Advocacy Day

• Annamarie Cioffari, Director, Graduate Programs in Counseling, Vermont State University
  
• Michelle Rauch, Assistant Director, Vermont State University
  

1:30 PM

H.13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for home- and community-based service providers

• Eric Fritz, President, Vermont Association of Adult Day Services (VAADS)
  
• Mary Hayden, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Area Agencies on Aging
  
• Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, January 30, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

General Assistance Emergency Housing

Report of Task Force
Joint hearing with Senate Health & Welfare
Hearing will be held in Room 267 of the Pavilion Building

• Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  
• Rep. Jubilee McGill, Co-Chair, General Assistance Emergency Housing Task Force
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for home- and community-based service providers

• Molly Dugan, Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Cathedral Square / Support and Services at Home (SASH)
  
• Helen Labun, Executive Director, Vermont Health Care Association
  

1:45 PM

H.13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for home- and community-based service providers

• Kirsten Murphy, Executive Director, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council, Health Equity Advisory Commission
  

2:10 PM

H.13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for home- and community-based service providers

• Laurie Mumley, Parent, Developmental Disabilities Housing Initiative
  
• Donna Roberts, Parent, Developmental Disabilities Housing Initiative
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, January 31, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:10 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

Walk-through

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

11:05 AM

Break

11:15 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

Committee discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Building Bright Futures

Overview

• Morgan Crossman, Executive Director, Building Bright Futures
  

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Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

Oversight and Accountability

Recovery Residence Certification Program 2025 Report

• Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
  

1:45 PM

H.13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for home- and community-based service providers

• Max Barrows, Outreach Director, Green Mountain Self Advocates
  
• Karen Topper, Administrative Director, Green Mountain Self Advocates
  

2:35 PM

H.13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for home- and community-based service providers

Review Supreme Court case

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

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Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for home- and community-based service providers

• Heidi Hall, CFO, Washington County Mental Health Services
  
• Amy Johnson, Government Affairs & Communications Director, Vermont Care Partners
  
• Steven Maneely, CFO, Howard Center
  
• Gloria Quinn, Executive Director, Upper Valley Services
  
• Beth Sightler, Executive Director, Washington County Mental Health Services
  
• Lisa Stamatis, Parent, Champlain Community Services
  
• Kelsey Stavseth, Executive Director, Northeast Kingdom Human Services
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:35 AM

H.13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for home- and community-based service providers

Adult Days

• Mary Button, Participant, Care Partners Adult Day Center
  
• Nicole Fournier Grisgraber, Executive Director, Care Partners Adult Day Center
  

10:50 AM

Break

11:00 AM

H.13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for home- and community-based service providers

• Susan Garcia Nofi, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid Disability Law Project
  
• Kaili Kuiper, State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Vermont Legal Aid
  

11:15 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Individual members' work time - will not be livestreamed

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

• Chris Louras, Homeless Response Coordinator, City of Rutland
  

2:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Agency of Human Services

• Richard Donahey, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
  
• Monica Ogelby, Medicaid Director, Agency of Human Services
  
• Jenney Samuelson, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Individual members' work time - will not be livestreamed

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Thursday, February 6, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for home- and community-based service providers

Mark-up

• Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Alicia Cooper, Director of Managed Care Operations, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  
• Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Monica Ogelby, Medicaid Director, Agency of Human Services
  

10:10 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

• Anne Sosin, Public Health Researcher, Dartmouth College
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for home- and community-based service providers

Mark-up

• Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Alicia Cooper, Director of Managed Care Operations, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  
• Alex McCracken, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  
• Monica Ogelby, Medicaid Director, Agency of Human Services
  
• Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
  

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

3SquaresVT Awareness Day

• Zoe Christiansen, Community Member
  
• Jerome Hazlewood, Community Member, Barre
  
• Anore Horton, Executive Director, Hunger Free Vermont
  
• Amy Scott, Food Program Manager, BROC Community Action
  
• Carrie Stahler, Government and Public Affairs Officer, Vermont Foodbank
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, February 7, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

11:05 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Department for Children and Families

• Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  
• Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  
• Megan Smeaton, Financial Director, Department for Children and Families
  
• Lily Sojourner, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families
  
• Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living

• Jill Bowen, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  
• Jennifer Garabedian, Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  
• Bill Kelly, Financial Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  
• Stuart Schurr, General Counsel, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  
• Angela Smith-Dieng, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  

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Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

Oversight and Accountability

DAIL - Conflict-free case management & payment reform

• Jessica Bernard, Deputy Director of Payment Reform, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  
• Jill Bowen, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  
• Erin Flynn, Deputy Director of Payment Reform, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  
• Dylan Frazer, Deputy Director of Medicaid Policy, Agency of Human Services
  
• Jennifer Garabedian, Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  
• Alex McCracken, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  
• Angela McMann, Adult Services Division, Interim Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  
• Jeff Nunemaker, Assistant Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  
• Stuart Schurr, General Counsel, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  
• Angela Smith-Dieng, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  

2:00 PM

Vermont 211

• Elizabeth Gilman, Executive Director, United Way of Vermont
  

2:30 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Vermont Department of Health

• Paul Daley, Finance Director, Vermont Department of Health
  
• Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
  
• Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
  

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Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

8:30 AM

H.13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for home- and community-based service providers

Discussion and vote

• Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

9:00 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Department for Children and Families

• Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  
• Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  
• Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  
• Megan Smeaton, Financial Director, Department for Children and Families
  
• Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  

10:15 AM

Break

10:20 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

• Brenda Siegel, Executive Director, End Homelessness Vermont
  

11:05 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

• Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  
• Lily Sojourner, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families
  

12:05 PM

Howard Center Arts Collective

Creative Sector Day

• Amy Cunningham, Deputy Director, Vermont Arts Council
  
• Lydia Littwin, Howard Center Arts Collective
  

12:20 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Individual members' work time - will not be livestreamed.

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, February 13, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

Prekindergarten Education

Report of the Implementation Committee. This will be a joint hearing of the House Committees on Human Services and Education. It will be held in Room 11 of the State House and will be livestreamed to the House Human Services YouTube channel.

• Tammy Bates, Early Education Program Manager, Agency of Education
  
• Morgan Crossman, Executive Director, Building Bright Futures
  
• Sharron Harrington, Executive Director, Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children
  
• Renee Kelly, Head Start Collaboration Director, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  
• Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Meg Porcella, Division Director, Student Support Services Division, Agency of Education
  
• Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education
  
• Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

11:10 AM

Break

11:25 AM

3SquaresVT

• Carrie Stahler, Government and Public Affairs Officer, Vermont Foodbank
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

• Ellyn Leamon, YDP Director, Elevate Youth Services
  
• Zoe Souder, Youth Advocacy Coordinator, Elevate Youth Services
  
• Jessie Warren, Return House Director, Elevate Youth Services
  

1:45 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

• Linda Anderson, Director of Family and Community Support Services, Capstone Community Action
  
• Paul Dragon, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)
  

2:30 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

• Shelby Lebarron, Person with Lived Experience
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Individual members' work time, will not be livestreamed

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Friday, February 14, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Individual members' work time - will not be livestreamed.

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition

VHCC Legislative Day

• Janna Clar, SASH Emotional Wellness Clinician, Washington County Mental Health Services
  
• Molly Dugan, VHCC Co-Chair, Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Cathedral Square
  
• Kim Fitzgerald, Chief Executive Officer, Cathedral Square
  
• Elise Shanbacker, Executive Director, Addison Housing Works
  

2:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Committee discussion

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Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

H.218 - An act relating to fiscal year 2026 appropriations from the Opioid Abatement Special Fund

Walk-through

• Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

1:30 PM

Oversight and Accountability

Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee - explanation of committee process

• Jess Kirby, Member, Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee
  
• Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
  

2:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

• Kathleen Berk, Executive Director, Vermont State Housing Authority
  
• Caprice Hover, Special Programs Manager, Vermont State Housing Authority
  

3:00 PM

Break

3:10 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

• Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
  
• Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
  

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Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

• Frank Knaack, Executive Director, Housing and Homelessness Alliance of Vermont
  

9:30 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

• Julie Bond, Co-Executive Director, Good Samaritan Haven, Barre
  
• Jon Hoover, Assistant Executive Director, Groundworks Collaborative
  
• Michael Redmond, Executive Director, Upper Valley Haven
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

• Josh Hanford, Director, Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
  
• Norma Hardy, Chief, Brattleboro Police Department
  
• Samantha Sheehan, Municipal Policy and Advocacy Specialist, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
  

11:45 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

• Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Recovery Day

Certified Recovery Residences

• Candace Gale, Director of Community Relations, Vermont Foundation of Recovery
  
• Joshua Maple, House Coordinator and Member, VFOR Essex Men's Transitional Apartment
  
• Hilary Whitaker, Member, VFOR Barre Women's Recovery Home
  

1:30 PM

Recovery Day

Recovery Service Organizations

• Lila Bennett, Executive Director, Journey to Recovery Community Center
  
• Gary DeCarolis, Outgoing Executive Director, Recovery Partners of Vermont
  
• Nicholas Farias, Guest, Journey to Recovery Community Center
  
• Suzy Walker, Incoming Executive Director, Recovery Partners of Vermont
  

2:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

• Alison Harte, Supportive and Affordable Housing Consultant
  

2:30 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

• Angela Lasso-Jimenez, Policy & Research Analyst, Office of Racial Equity
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Update from work groups and committee discussion

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Thursday, February 20, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

• Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
  

9:50 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

• Maryellen Griffin, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
  

10:30 AM

Joint Assembly

Election of Sergeant at Arms and UVM Trustees

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

• Sarah Launderville, Executive Director, Vermont Center for Independent Living (VCIL)
  

1:30 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

• Cheryl Jackins, Housing First Program Director, Pathways Vermont
  

2:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

• Melissa Battah, Executive Director, Vermont Interfaith Action
  
• Jason Braasch, Person with Lived Experience, Vermont Interfaith Action
  
• Fred Breunig, Vermont Interfaith Action
  
• Joey Corcoran, Vermont Interfaith Action
  
• Beth Ann Maier, Vermont Interfaith Action
  
• Tom Morgan, Vermont Interfaith Action
  
• Mindy Rollins, Person with Lived Experience
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, February 21, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:05 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Committee discussion

• Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

• Sarah Russell, Special Assistant to End Homelessness, City of Burlington
  

1:35 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

Balance of State, Continuum of Care

• Mary Gerisch, Administrator, Bennington Housing Authority
  

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Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

Oversight and Accountability

Act 76 Implementation Update

• Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  
• Megan Smeaton, Financial Director, Department for Children and Families
  

2:30 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

• Alex Karambelas, Policy Advocate, ACLU of Vermont
  

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Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Committee discussion & decisions

• Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

10:15 AM

Break

10:25 AM

H.218 - An act relating to fiscal year 2026 appropriations from the Opioid Abatement Special Fund

Opioid Fund and H.218; review of previous legislation

• Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

11:10 AM

Break

11:15 AM

H.218 - An act relating to fiscal year 2026 appropriations from the Opioid Abatement Special Fund

• Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
  

12:20 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

• Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  
• Lily Sojourner, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families
  

2:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Committee discussion and decisions

3:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

H.2 - An act relating to increasing the minimum age for delinquency proceedings

Review of bill from House Judiciary

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Rep. Martin LaLonde, Bill Reporter, House Committee on Judiciary
  

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Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Committee discussion and decisions

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Thursday, February 27, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

8:30 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Committee discussion and decisions

9:15 AM

Rare Diseases Day

• Sarah Elliott, Person with Lived Experience, District Orleans-4
  
• Karin Hammer-Williamson, Care Services Coordinator- Vermont
  
• Nancy Luke, Person with Lived Experience, Bristol
  
• Katie Paquette, Person with Lived Experience, Essex
  
• Mary Nadon Scott, Person with Lived Experience, Northfield
  
• Carolyn Sheridan, National Organization for Rare Disorders
  

9:45 AM

Break

9:55 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Committee discussion and decisions

• Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

• Abby Miller, Consultant, Housing Innovations
  

2:00 PM

H.218 - An act relating to fiscal year 2026 appropriations from the Opioid Abatement Special Fund

Mark-up

• Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

H.218 - An act relating to fiscal year 2026 appropriations from the Opioid Abatement Special Fund

Committee discussion

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Friday, February 28, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

8:30 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Review Committee memo to House Committee on Appropriations

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:15 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Review Committee memo to House Committee on Appropriations

• Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

11:25 AM

H.218 - An act relating to fiscal year 2026 appropriations from the Opioid Abatement Special Fund

Committee discussion and possible vote

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.218 - An act relating to fiscal year 2026 appropriations from the Opioid Abatement Special Fund

Discussion and vote

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

1:15 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

• Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
  
• Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  
• Samantha Sweet, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  

2:10 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Vote on Committee memo to House Committee on Appropriations

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Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

8:30 AM

H.238 - An act relating to the phaseout of consumer products containing added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances

Review of bill from House Committee on Environment

• Rep. Ela Chapin, House Committee on Environment
  
• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

H.479 - An act relating to housing

Review of bill from House Committee on General and Housing

• Shaun Gilpin, Housing Division Director, Department of Housing and Community Development
  
• Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

Mark-up

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

Mark-up

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

9:55 AM

Break

10:05 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

Mark-up

• Monika Madaras, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department for Children and Families
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Action Circles
  

11:00 AM

H.92 - An act relating to Human Services Board fair hearing proceedings

Bill introduction

• Rep. Francis McFaun, Sponsor
  

11:15 AM

H.30 - An act relating to the use of seclusion and restraint on children and youth in the custody of the Department for Children and Families

Bill introduction

• Rep. Tiffany Bluemle, Sponsor
  

11:30 AM

H.192 - An act relating to prohibiting solitary confinement for children

Bill introduction

• Rep. Angela Arsenault, Sponsor
  
• Rep. Barbara Rachelson, Sponsor
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, March 13, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

Committee discussion

10:00 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

Mark-up

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Action Circles, Vermont Community Action Partnership
  
• Brenda Siegel, Executive Director, End Homelessness Vermont
  
• Lily Sojourner, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:30 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

Mark-up and committee discussion

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Action Circles, Vermont Community Action Partnership
  

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Friday, March 14, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

11:15 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

Mark-up and committee discussion

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Lily Sojourner, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

Mark-up and committee discussion

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Brenda Siegel, Executive Director, End Homelessness Vermont
  

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Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

Oversight and Accountability

DAIL - Adult Protective Services - Act 81 of 2023

• John Gordon, Director, Adult Protective Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Disabilities
  
• Joe Nusbaum, Director, Licensing and Protection, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  

2:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

Mark-up and committee discussion

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Sarah Robinson, Co-Executive Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  
• Brenda Siegel, Executive Director, End Homelessness Vermont
  
• Lily Sojourner, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families
  

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Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

8:30 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

Mark-up and committee discussion

• Frank Knaack, Executive Director, Housing and Homelessness Alliance of Vermont
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Action Circles, Vermont Community Action Partnership
  
• Lily Sojourner, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

4:10 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

Mark-up and committee discussion

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Action Circles, Vermont Community Action Partnership
  
• Lily Sojourner, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families
  

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Thursday, March 20, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

Committee discussion

• Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Matt Levin, Executive Director, Early Childhood Advocacy Alliance
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Action Circles, Vermont Community Action Partnership
  

10:30 AM

Joint Assembly

Judicial Retention

12:15 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

Committee vote

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, March 21, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Federal Funding

This is a joint hearing with the House Committee on Health Care. It will be hosted in Room 10 and will be livestreamed to the House Health Care YouTube channel: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-health-care

• Ashley Berliner, Director of Medicaid Policy, Agency of Human Services
  
• Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Advocacy Day

• David Frye, Peer Specialist, Green Mountain Self Advocates
  

1:45 PM

Oversight and Accountability

DAIL - Payment Reform

• Jessica Bernard, Deputy Director of Payment Reform, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  
• Jill Bowen, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  
• Dylan Frazer, Deputy Director of Medicaid Policy, Agency of Human Services
  
• Jennifer Garabedian, Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  
• Stuart Schurr, General Counsel, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  
• Angela Smith-Dieng, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  

2:15 PM

Oversight and Accountability

Payment Reform

• Jennifer Garabedian, Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  
• Gloria Quinn, Executive Director, Upper Valley Services
  
• Jennifer Stratton, Executive Director, Lamoille County Mental Health Services
  
• David Westerman, President, Board of Directors, Upper Valley Services
  
• Susan Yuan, Parent, Jericho
  

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.248 - An act relating to supplemental child care grants and the Child Care Financial Assistance Program

Bill introduction

• Rep. James Gregoire, Bill Sponsor
  

9:10 AM

H.269 - An act relating to the federal benefits of youth in State custody

Bill introduction

• Rep. Daniel Noyes, Bill Sponsor
  

9:25 AM

H.414 - An act relating to the Vermont Commission on Aging

Bill introduction

• Rep. Daniel Noyes, Bill Sponsor
  

9:35 AM

H.120 - An act relating to the study and design of a long-term care trust fund

Bill introduction

• Rep. Daniel Noyes, Bill Sponsor
  

9:45 AM

Break

10:00 AM

Human Services Board

Review of Statutes

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:30 AM

H.218 - An act relating to fiscal year 2026 appropriations from the Opioid Abatement Special Fund

Review of House Appropriations amendment

• Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

11:05 AM

H.151 - An act relating to implementing the Restaurant Meals Program

Bill introduction

• Rep. Jubilee McGill, Bill Sponsor
  

11:25 AM

H.195 - An act relating to universal basic income payments for homeless and runaway youth

Bill introduction

• Rep. Jubilee McGill, Bill Sponsor
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, March 27, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.46 - An act relating to the Rare Disease Advisory Council

Bill introduction

• Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Bill Sponsor
  

9:15 AM

H.15 - An act relating to assistance for room and board at a Vermont postsecondary school for students served by foster or kinship care

Bill introduction

• Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Bill Sponsor
  

9:22 AM

H.184 - An act relating to establishing a community health center pilot program

Bill introduction

• Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Bill Sponsor
  

9:35 AM

H.143 - An act relating to establishing a support service program for individuals who are DeafBlind

Bill introduction

• Rep. Theresa Wood, Bill Sponsor
  

9:45 AM

Bills in Committee

Discussion of priorities

10:00 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Human Services Board

Overview

• Rep. Francis McFaun, House Committee on Health Care
  
• Joseph Reinert, Chief Hearing Officer, Human Services Board
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, March 28, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

8:45 AM

H.218 - An act relating to fiscal year 2026 appropriations from the Opioid Abatement Special Fund

Review White Amendment

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Rep. Candace White, Sponsor of Amendment
  

9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.69 - An act relating to reporting on adverse reactions related to immunizations

Bill introduction

• Rep. Mark Higley, Bill Sponsor
  

1:10 PM

H.104 - An act relating to excluding veterans’ disability benefits from income-based eligibility determinations for public assistance programs or benefits

Bill introduction

• Rep. Woodman Page, Bill Sponsor
  

1:18 PM

H.293 - An act relating to health equity data reporting and registry disclosure requirements

• Rep. Eric Maguire, Bill Sponsor
  

1:25 PM

H.39 - An act relating to repeal of authorization of overdose prevention centers

Bill introduction

• Rep. Eric Maguire, Bill Sponsor
  

1:30 PM

H.144 - An act relating to enhancing food allergen awareness in food service establishments

Bill introduction

• Rep. Brian Minier, Bill Sponsor
  

1:40 PM

H.456 - An act relating to establishing a State-funded and community-based continuum of care for justice-involved individuals

Bill introduction

• Rep. Brian Cina, Bill Sponsor
  

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