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House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
AGENDA
Room 49 and Zoom
April 8, 2025 - April 11, 2025
Last Updated 4/4/2025 3:22 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-agriculture-food-resiliency-and-forestry.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
10:00 AM House Floor and Caucus
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Committee Discussion
TBD
4:00 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
9:30 AM H. 326 - An act relating to the regulation of the use of rodenticides
TBD
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
4:00 PM Adjourn
Thursday, April 10, 2025
9:30 AM Committee Discussion
TBD
10:00 AM UVM Student Presentations
TBD
Dr. Meredith Niles, Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences/Food Systems Program, University of Vermont
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
4:00 PM Adjourn
Friday, April 11, 2025
9:30 AM House Floor
11:00 AM Committee Discussion
TBD
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM S. 60 - An act relating to establishing the Farm Security Special Fund to provide grants for farm losses due to weather conditions
Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, VT Agricultural Fairs Association
Gwynn Zakov, Lobbyist, Vermont Forest Products Association
Dana Doran, Executive Director, Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast
3:30 PM Adjourn
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
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If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Sydonia Axis Lary at slary@leg.state.vt.us
House Committee on Appropriations
AGENDA
Room 9 and Zoom
April 7, 2025 - April 11, 2025
Last Updated 4/4/2025 9:23 AM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-appropriations.
Monday, April 7, 2025
4:00 PM Committee Discussion
H.454 An act relating to transforming Vermont's education governance, quality, and finance systems
Education Finance Discussion
Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Adjourn
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
- TBD
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
- TBD
Thursday, April 10, 2025
- TBD
Friday, April 11, 2025
- TBD
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
Should you require accessibility services, please click here and note that requests should be made 48 hours in advance of testimony.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Erin Pedley at epedley@leg.state.vt.us
This agenda has not yet been published.
House Committee on Corrections and Institutions
AGENDA
Room 34 and Zoom
April 8, 2025 - April 11, 2025
Last Updated 4/4/2025 3:01 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-corrections-and-institutions.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
10:00 AM House Floor & Caucuses
-- Lunch
1:00 PM City of Montpelier Floods
Flood Updates and Proposals
Jon Copans, Executive Director, Montpelier Commission on Recovery and Resilience
2:00 PM Bennington Battle Monument
Proposal - Affordable Rehabilitation Alternative
2:30 PM Vermont State Buildings Naming Committee Report
Committee Discussion
-- Adjourn
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
9:00 AM County Court Houses
Ownership and Responsibility for Renovation
Joyce McKeeman, President, Vermont Association of County Judges
10:00 AM Vermont Correctional Facilities Bed Count Report
Bed Count Numbers, Types, Restrictions
Jordan Pasha, Classification Director, Department of Corrections
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
-- Adjourn
Thursday, April 10, 2025
9:00 AM H. 294 - An act relating to commissary and telecommunications prices in State correctional facilities and fair compensation for incarcerated labor
Walk-through
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-- H. 349 - An act relating to the creation of the Vermont State Building Security Board
Walk-through
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM H. 379 - An act relating to second look sentencing
Walk-through
Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-- Pretrial Supervision
Overview of Current Statutes
Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM Lunch
-- Adjourn
1:00 PM House Floor
Friday, April 11, 2025
9:30 AM House Floor)
12:00 AM Lunch
1:00 PM TBD - Please check back
-- Adjourn
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
Should you require accessibility services, please click here and note that requests should be made 48 hours in advance of testimony.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Phil Petty at ppetty@leg.state.vt.us
House Committee on Education
AGENDA
Room M103 and Zoom
April 8, 2025 - April 11, 2025
Last Updated 4/4/2025 1:54 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-education.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
10:00 AM House Floor
After Floor Lunch and Caucuses
1:15 PM Roles and Responsibilities of School Boards
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:45 PM Committee Meeting TBA
- Adjourn
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
9:00 AM H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems
Walk-through of amendments proposed by House Ways and Means and House Appropriations Committees
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Ezra Holben, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
11:00 AM H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems
Committee discussion and possible straw poll vote on amendments proposed by House Ways and Means and House Appropriations Committees
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
After Floor Committee Meeting TBA
- Adjourn
Thursday, April 10, 2025
9:00 AM Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont
Updates
Meagan Roy, Chair, Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont
10:00 AM Committee Meeting TBA
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
After Floor Committee Meeting TBA
- Adjourn
Friday, April 11, 2025
9:30 AM House Floor
After Floor Committee Meeting TBA
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Committee Meeting TBA
- Adjourn
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
Should you require accessibility services, please click here and note that requests should be made 48 hours in advance of testimony.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Annie Gianni at agianni@leg.state.vt.us
House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure
AGENDA
Room 32 and Zoom
April 8, 2025 - April 11, 2025
Last Updated 4/4/2025 2:14 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-energy-and-digital-infrastructure.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
10:00 AM House Floor
15 Minutes After Floor Caucuses
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM S. 50 - An act relating to increasing the size of solar net metering projects that qualify for expedited registration
Brian Evans-Mongeon, General Manager, Village of Hyde Park - Invited
1:30 PM S. 50 - An act relating to increasing the size of solar net metering projects that qualify for expedited registration
Andrew Cunningham, Director of Sales and Business Development, Southern Vermont Solar
2:00 PM S. 50 - An act relating to increasing the size of solar net metering projects that qualify for expedited registration
Gregg Faber, Legislative Liaison, Public Utility Commission
Jake Marren, Staff Attorney, Public Utility Commission
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
9:00 AM S. 50 - An act relating to increasing the size of solar net metering projects that qualify for expedited registration
Committee Discussion and Mark-up
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM House Floor
2:30 PM Renewable Energy for Communities Program
TJ Poor, Director Regulated Utility Planning, Department of Public Service - Invited
Thursday, April 10, 2025
9:00 AM H. 394 - An act relating to renewable energy generation
Bill Walk-through
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM S. 50 - An act relating to increasing the size of solar net metering projects that qualify for expedited registration
Committee Discussion and Markup
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
Friday, April 11, 2025
9:00 AM S. 50 - An act relating to increasing the size of solar net metering projects that qualify for expedited registration
Committee Discussion and Mark-up
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM House Floor
After Floor TBD
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
Should you require accessibility services, please click here and note that requests should be made 48 hours in advance of testimony.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Jack Locker at jlocker@leg.state.vt.us
This agenda has not yet been published.
House Committee on General and Housing
AGENDA
Room 31 and Zoom
April 8, 2025 - April 11, 2025
Last Updated 4/4/2025 10:37 AM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-general-and-housing.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
10:00 AM House Floor
- Caucuses
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 AM H. 333 - An act relating to collective bargaining for agricultural workers
Introduction
Rep. Kate Logan, Sponsor
1:10 PM H. 336 - An act relating to enhancing enforcement of employment laws
Introduction
Rep. Kate Logan, Sponsor
1:20 PM H. 337 - An act relating to duties of the Commissioner of Labor
Introduction
Rep. Kate Logan, Sponsor
1:30 PM H. 344 - An act relating to creating a good cause standard for termination of employment
Introduction
Rep. Kate Logan, Sponsor
1:40 PM H. 347 - An act relating to expanding coverage of the minimum wage and overtime laws and maintaining the authority of the Attorney General to enforce complaints of employee misclassification
Introduction
Rep. Kate Logan, Sponsor
1:50 PM H. 439 - An act relating to the creation of the Whole Home Repairs Program
Introduction
Rep. Kate Logan, Sponsor
2:00 PM Federal Funding Cuts
Testimony
Nate Formalarie, Deputy Commissioner, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
Kathleen Berk, Executive Director, Vermont State Housing Authority
3:30 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
9:00 AM H. 334 - An act relating to limiting employer restrictions on individuals separating from employment
Testimony
Pat Garofalo, Director of State and Local Policy, American Economic Liberties Project
Brian Callaci, Chief Economist, Open Markets Institute
Sebastian Hickey, State Economic Analyst, Economic Policy Institute
10:00 AM Prop 3 - Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain
Introduction, walk-through, and committee discussion
Sen. Nader Hashim, Sponsor, Senate Committee on Judiciary - Invited
Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM H. 362 - An act relating to State recognition of Native American tribes and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Introduction
Rep. Troy Headrick, Sponsor
11:10 AM H. 399 - An act relating to tenant rights
Introduction
Rep. Chloe Tomlinson, Representative
11:20 AM H. 234 - An act relating to determining the appropriateness of a collective bargaining unit for adjunct faculty
Introduction
Rep. Conor Casey, Sponsor - Invited
11:30 AM H. 485 - An act relating to granting State employees in the Executive Branch and Judiciary the right to strike
Introduction
Rep. Conor Casey, Sponsor - Invited
11:40 AM Committee Discussion
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
Thursday, April 10, 2025
9:00 AM S. 127 - An act relating to housing and housing development
Testimony, walk-through, and committee discussion
Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
Friday, April 11, 2025
9:30 AM House Floor
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM S. 127 - An act relating to housing and housing development
Walk-through & mark-up
2:00 PM Adjourn
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
Should you require accessibility services, please click here and note that requests should be made 48 hours in advance of testimony.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Magali Stowell Aleman at mstowellaleman@leg.state.vt.us
House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
AGENDA
Room M106 and Zoom
April 8, 2025 - April 11, 2025
Last Updated 4/4/2025 4:24 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-government-operations-and-military-affairs.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
10:00 AM House Floor
After Floor Caucuses and Lunch
1:00 PM S. 56 - An act relating to creating an Office of New Americans
Jill Martin Diaz, Executive Director, Vermont Asylum Assistance Program - Invited
Tracy Dolan, Director, State Refugee Office, Agency of Human Services
Michael Pieciak, Vermont State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer - Invited
Molly Gray, Executive Director, Vermont Afghan Alliance - Invited
Austin Davis, Director, Government Affairs, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce - Invited
Jan Steinbauer, Chair, Chittenden Asylum Seekers Assistance Network
Mike Zimmerman, Senior Policy Consultant, ONA State Network
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
9:30 AM H. 233 - An act relating to requirements for State-funded grants
Testimony
Witnesses TBD
10:00 AM Veterans Affairs
Testimony
Witnesses TBD
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
Thursday, April 10, 2025
9:30 AM S. 59 - An act relating to amendments to Vermont’s Open Meeting Law
John Flowers, Former President, Vermont Press Association
Mike Donoghue, Executive Director, Vermont Press Association
Lisa Loomis, Board President, Vermont Press Association
10:45 AM S. 23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Testimony
Witnesses TBD
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
Friday, April 11, 2025
9:30 AM House Floor
12:00 PM Lunch
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
Should you require accessibility services, please click here and note that requests should be made 48 hours in advance of testimony.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Autumn Crabtree at acrabtree@leg.state.vt.us
House Committee on Health Care
AGENDA
Room 42 and Zoom
April 8, 2025 - April 11, 2025
Last Updated 4/4/2025 12:25 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-health-care.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
10:00 AM House Floor
12:00 PM Caucuses & Lunch
1:00 PM S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Introduction
Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Sponsor, Chittenden-Southeast District - Invited
Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
- S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Walk-through
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Fiscal Note
Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- S. 28 - An act relating to access to certain legally protected health care services
Mark-Up and Possible Vote
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
9:00 AM TBD
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
After Floor TBD
Thursday, April 10, 2025
9:00 AM Fertility Advocacy Day
Kate Weldon LeBlanc, Executive Director, Resolve New England
10:00 AM Children's Health Crisis
Mary Holland, CEO, Children's Health Defense
10:30 AM TBD
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
After Floor TBD
Friday, April 11, 2025
9:30 AM House Floor
After Floor TBD
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM TBD
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
Should you require accessibility services, please click here and note that requests should be made 48 hours in advance of testimony.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Kristen Varin at kvarin@leg.state.vt.us
This agenda has not yet been published.
This agenda has not yet been published.
This agenda has not yet been published.
House Committee on Human Services
AGENDA
Room 46 and Zoom
April 8, 2025 - April 11, 2025
Last Updated 4/4/2025 3:50 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-human-services.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
10:00 AM House Floor
After Floor Caucuses & Lunch
1:00 PM Oversight and Accountability
Syringe Services - Implementation of Act 22 of 2023
Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
2:00 PM H. 92 - An act relating to Human Services Board fair hearing proceedings
Kelli Kazmarski, Project Director, Disability Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
9:00 AM H. 293 - An act relating to health equity data reporting and registry disclosure requirements
Possible vote
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - Invited
- H. 92 - An act relating to Human Services Board fair hearing proceedings
Ashley Johns, Staff Attorney, Agency of Human Services
10:30 AM H. 58 - An act relating to Medicaid coverage for play therapy
Ashley Berliner, Director of Medicaid Policy, Agency of Human Services - Invited
11:15 AM TBD
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
After Floor H. 92 - An act relating to Human Services Board fair hearing proceedings
Review underlying statute & begin mark-up
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, April 10, 2025
9:00 AM S. 36 - An act relating to the Medicaid payment model for residential substance use disorder treatment services
Sec. 4
Peter Hull, Chief of Police, Colchester, Vermont
Roger Marcoux, Sheriff, Lamoille County - Invited
Jason Luneau, Chief of Police, Morrisville - Invited
9:30 AM S. 36 - An act relating to the Medicaid payment model for residential substance use disorder treatment services
Sec. 4
Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections
Witnesses TBD, Department of Mental Health - Invited
10:15 AM S. 36 - An act relating to the Medicaid payment model for residential substance use disorder treatment services
Witnesses TBD, Valley Vista - Invited
Jennifer Stratton, Executive Director, Lamoille County Mental Health Services - Invited
11:00 AM TBD
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
After Floor H. 92 - An act relating to Human Services Board fair hearing proceedings
Mark-up
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, April 11, 2025
9:30 AM House Floor
After Floor H. 92 - An act relating to Human Services Board fair hearing proceedings
Mark-up and possible vote
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM TBD
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
Should you require accessibility services, please click here and note that requests should be made 48 hours in advance of testimony.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Lori Morse at lmorse@leg.state.vt.us
House Committee on Judiciary
AGENDA
Room 30 and Zoom
April 8, 2025 - April 11, 2025
Last Updated 4/4/2025 6:32 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-judiciary.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
10:00 AM House Floor
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM S. 45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities
Walk-through
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- H. 230 - An act relating to the management of fish and wildlife
Walk-through
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:30 PM H. 86 - An act relating to establishing the Chloride Contamination Reduction Program at the Agency of Natural Resources
Walk-through and witness testimony
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Committee
Adam Necrason, Necrason Group, Necrason Group
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
9:00 AM H. 86 - An act relating to establishing the Chloride Contamination Reduction Program at the Agency of Natural Resources
Witness testimony
Samantha Sheehan, Municipal Policy and Advocacy Specialist, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Josh Hanford, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Ted Diers, Assistant Director Water Division, NH Department of Environmental Service - Invited
Michael Johnson, Lawyer, Boyles Shaughnessy Law - Invited
10:30 AM S. 45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities
Witness testimony
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
After Floor S. 109 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures
Walk-through of amendment
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office - Invited
Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary - Zoom
Hour After Floor H. 331 - An act relating to a victim’s right to be heard at an appeal or postconviction remedy hearing
Walk-through and witness testimony
Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - Invited
Jennifer Poehlmann, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services - Invited
Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary - Zoom
Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs - Invited
Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office - Invited
Thursday, April 10, 2025
9:00 AM S. 87 - An act relating to extradition procedures
Witness testimony
Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office - Invited
Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
Josh O'Hara, Supervising Attorney, Defender General's Office - Invited
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
Friday, April 11, 2025
9:30 AM House Floor
12:00 PM Lunch
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
Should you require accessibility services, please click here and note that requests should be made 48 hours in advance of testimony.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Nate Biscotti at nbiscotti@leg.state.vt.us
This agenda has not yet been published.
House Committee on Transportation
AGENDA
Room 43 and Zoom
April 8, 2025 - April 11, 2025
Last Updated 4/4/2025 8:57 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-transportation.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
10:00 AM House Floor
After Floor Caucuses
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Vermont Association of Planning and Development Agencies
Memorandum on Understanding Process
Devon Neary, Executive Director, Rutland Regional Planning Commission
Jason Rasmussen, Executive Director, Mount Ascutney Regional Commission - Zoom
1:20 PM Agency of Transportation Updates
Memorandum on Understanding Process
Jeremy Reed, Chief Engineer of the Highway Division, Agency of Transportation
1:40 PM Agency of Transportation Updates
Automated Speed Enforcement
Jeremy Reed, Chief Engineer of the Highway Division, Agency of Transportation
2:10 PM Buildings and General Services Updates
EV Charging at State-owned Buildings and Rest Areas
Brian Sewell, State Energy Program Manager, Department of Buildings and General Services - Invited
Cole Barney, Legislative Liaison, Department of Buildings and General Services - Invited
Emily Kisicki, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services - Invited
2:40 PM Break
3:00 PM Agency of Transportation Updates
Federal Projects on Hold
Jayna Morse, Director, Finance & Administration Division, Agency of Transportation
3:45 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
9:00 AM S. 123 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to laws related to motor vehicles
Fiscal Note Walk-through
Logan Mooberry, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
9:30 AM Department of Motor Vehicles Updates
Purchase and Use Tax
Matthew Rousseau, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
After Floor TBD
4:00 PM Adjourn
Thursday, April 10, 2025
9:00 AM Department of Motor Vehicles Updates
Driver Improvement
Matthew Rousseau, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
After Floor TBD
4:00 PM Adjourn
Friday, April 11, 2025
9:30 AM House Floor
After Floor TBD
12:00 PM Adjourn
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
Should you require accessibility services, please click here and note that requests should be made 48 hours in advance of testimony.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Camryn Griffin at CGriffin@leg.state.vt.us
House Committee on Ways and Means
AGENDA
Room 45 and Zoom
April 8, 2025 - April 11, 2025
Last Updated 4/4/2025 3:41 PM
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
8:30 AM H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems
vote
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM FLOOR
after the floor Lunch and Caucuses
2:00 PM S. 51 - An act relating to the Vermont unpaid caregiver tax credit
Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
3:30 AM S. 3 - An act relating to the transfer of property to a trust
possible vote
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
9:00 AM S. 18 - An act relating to licensure of freestanding birth centers
possible vote
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
9:30 AM Break
10:30 AM S. 46 - An act relating to the taxation of vehicles used for forestry operations
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Logan Mooberry, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM FLOOR
After the floor TBA
Thursday, April 10, 2025
9:00 AM TBA
10:00 AM Break
10:15 AM TBA
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM FLOOR
After the floor TBA
Friday, April 11, 2025
9:00 AM TBA
9:30 AM FLOOR
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM TBA
Senate Committee on Agriculture
AGENDA
Room 28 and Zoom
April 8, 2025 - April 11, 2025
Last Updated 4/4/2025 12:33 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-agriculture.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
9:30 AM Senate Floor
15 minutes after Senate adjourns H. 167 - An act relating to establishing the Vermonters Feeding Vermonters Grant at the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Introduction of bill
Michelle Bos-Lun, Bill Reporter - Invited
10:15 AM S. 118 - An act relating to agricultural economic development
Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Sponsor - Invited
12:00 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
9:00 AM Vermont Association of Conservation Districts
Budget request
Michelle Monroe, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts
Clare Ireland, Director of Operations, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts
9:45 AM Committee Adjourns
Thursday, April 10, 2025
9:00 AM Pesticides
Pesticide fee disposal and report proposal
Jennifer Holliday, Representative, Chittenden Solid Waste District
Margaret Laggis, Responsible Industry for a Sustainable Environment (RISE), CropLife America - Zoom
Jon Gaeta, Senior Director, Government Affairs, Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment - Zoom
Steve Dwinell, Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets - Invited
12:00 PM Adjourn
Friday, April 11, 2025
9:00 AM To Be Scheduled
11:15 AM Adjourn
11:30 AM Senate Floor
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Senate Committee on Appropriations
AGENDA
Room 5 and Zoom
April 8, 2025 - April 11, 2025
Last Updated 4/4/2025 3:46 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-appropriations.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
1:00 PM H. 493 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Vermont Pension Investment Commission
Thomas Golonka, Chair, Vermont Pension Investment Commission
Eric Henry, Chief Investment Officer, Vermont Pension Investment Commission
1:15 PM H. 493 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Office of Racial Equity - IDEAL program
Xusana Davis, Executive Director, Office of Racial Equity
1:30 PM H. 493 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Web Report and Committee Discussion
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
After Floor H. 493 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Mark-up and Committee Discussion
Thursday, April 10, 2025
After Floor H. 493 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Mark-up and Committee Discussion
Friday, April 11, 2025
1:00 PM H. 493 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Mark-up and Committee Discussion
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Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
AGENDA
Room 27 and Zoom
April 8, 2025 - April 11, 2025
Last Updated 4/5/2025 4:04 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
9:30 AM Senate Floor
10:30 AM H. 479 - An act relating to housing
Appeals and By-Right
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
Thomas Weiss, Resident, City of Montpelier
12:00 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
9:00 AM Tariffs
Joint Hearing with House Commerce from 9 AM to 12 noon in Room 11.
Other details forthcoming.
Rep. Jill Krowinski, Speaker of the House
Lindsay Kurrle, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
Heather Pelham, Commissioner, Department of Tourism and Marketing
Tim Tierney, Director of Recruitment and International Trade, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
12:00 PM Adjourn
1:00 PM Senate Floor
Thursday, April 10, 2025
9:00 AM Tourism Economy Day
Joint Hearing with House Commerce from 9 - 11 AM in Room 10
11:00 AM Break
11:15 AM H. 34 - An act relating to workforce leadership in Vermont
Walk-through
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM Adjourn
1:00 PM Senate Floor
Friday, April 11, 2025
9:00 AM Landlord Tenant Eviction Taskforce Report
Rep. Emilie Krasnow, House Committee on General and Housing
Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Break as needed
10:00 AM H. 479 - An act relating to housing
Sections 5, 17-18
Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Nate Formalarie, Deputy Commissioner, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes
Tim Terway, GIS Professional, Vermont Center for Geographic Information, Agency of Digital Services
Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes
Jake Feldman, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Department of Taxes
Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
11:15 AM Adjourn
11:30 AM Senate Floor
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Senate Committee on Education
AGENDA
Room 28 and Zoom
April 8, 2025 - April 11, 2025
Last Updated 4/4/2025 3:12 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-education.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
9:30 AM Senate Floor
1:30 PM District Spending Analysis
Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
2:45 PM Rural School Community Alliance
3:45 PM H. 480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law
Committee Discussion
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Adjourn
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
1:00 PM Senate Floor
1:30 PM Impacts of Federal Changes
Jill Briggs Campbell, Interim Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
Anne Bordonaro, Federal Education and Support Division Director, Agency of Education
3:00 PM H. 480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law
Testimony on language regarding cardiac emergency response plans for Vermont schools.
Tina Zuk, Government Relations Regional Lead, American Heart Association
Dominic Barcomb, Cardiac Arrest Survivor, Milton High School
Kyle Peckham, Head Athletic Trainer, Rice Memorial High School
Matt Howland, Athletic Trainer, Rutland Regional Medical Center
- Adjourn
Thursday, April 10, 2025
1:00 PM Senate Floor
1:30 PM H. 480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law
Sandra Cameron, Associate Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Lindsey Hedges, Interim Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education (2:15 PM)
2:45 PM H. 209 - An act relating to intranasal epinephrine in schools
Courtney O'Brien, Interim Director of Operations, Agency of Education
- Adjourn
Friday, April 11, 2025
11:30 AM Senate Floor
1:30 AM School Employee Healthcare
Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
2:00 PM Performance Based Contracts for School Improvement Projects
Eric Lafayette, Project Manager, Energy Efficient Investments, Inc.
2:30 PM Committee Budget Letter
- Adjourn
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Senate Committee on Finance
AGENDA
Room 6 and Zoom
April 8, 2025 - April 11, 2025
Last Updated 4/5/2025 8:06 AM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-finance.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
1:30 PM H. 243 - An act relating to the regulation of business organizations
Amendment Walk-through
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - Invited
David Hall, Director of Business Services, Secretary of State's Office - Invited
- H. 398 - An act relating to the Vermont Economic Development Authority
Possible vote
- Governor Appointments
Vote
2:30 PM Education Transformation
Michael Leichliter, Superintendent, Harwood Unified Union School District
Sheila Soule, Superintendent, Addison Northwest School District
Chelsea Myers, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
1:00 PM Senate Floor
1:45 PM H. 491 - An act relating to setting the homestead property tax yields and the nonhomestead property tax rate
Rep. Charles Kimbell, House Committee on Ways and Means
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Thursday, April 10, 2025
1:00 PM Senate Floor
1:45 PM S. 104 - An act relating to income-based education funding
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office - Invited
Jake Feldman, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Department of Taxes
Friday, April 11, 2025
1:00 PM Education Foundation Formula
Tammy Kolbe, Ed.D., Principal Researcher, American Institutes for Research
2:30 PM H. 397 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the statutes governing emergency management and flood response
Preview
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office - Invited
Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office - Invited
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Senate Committee on Government Operations
AGENDA
Room 4 and Zoom
April 8, 2025 - April 11, 2025
Last Updated 4/4/2025 11:17 AM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-government-operations.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
9:30 AM Senate Floor
1:30 PM H. 397 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the statutes governing emergency management and flood response
Introduction and walk through
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
2:30 PM VT Saves Opt-Out
Rep. Anne B. Donahue
3:00 PM H. 1 - An act relating to accepting and referring complaints by the State Ethics Commission
Vote
3:15 PM H. 10 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of Barre
Vote
4:30 PM Adjourn (Tentative)
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
1:00 PM Senate Floor
1:30 PM H. 472 - An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation
Rep. Kate Nugent, Reporter, House Committee On Government Operations and Military Affairs
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
2:30 PM H. 474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Rep. Chea Waters Evans, Ranking Member, House Committee On Government Operations and Military Affairs
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
3:30 PM H. 474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Chris Saxman, Former State Legislator, Virginia
Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
Chelsea Magwire, Clerk, Orange County, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association
Thomas Weiss, Resident, City of Montpelier
4:30 PM Adjourn (Tentative)
Thursday, April 10, 2025
1:00 PM Senate Floor
1:30 PM S. 119 - An act relating to the licensure of early childhood educators
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Giovanni Tabor, Director, Melody Makers
2:30 PM H. 463 - An act relating to technical corrections for the 2025 legislative session
Introduction and walk through
Ben Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:30 PM Adjourn (Tentative)
Friday, April 11, 2025
11:30 AM Senate Floor
1:00 PM Committee Discussion
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Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
AGENDA
Room 17 and Zoom
April 8, 2025 - April 11, 2025
Last Updated 4/6/2025 10:06 AM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-health-and-welfare.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
9:30 AM Senate Floor
10:00 AM H. 96 - An act relating to increasing the monetary thresholds for certificates of need
Mark-up and vote
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM H. 13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for home- and community-based service providers
Mark-up and vote
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM H. 238 - An act relating to the phaseout of consumer products containing added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances
Committee discussion and mark-up
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
9:00 AM H. 91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Witness TBD, Agency of Human Services
Witnesses TBD, Community Action Agencies
Sarah Robinson, Co-Executive Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence - Invited
11:15 AM H. 401 - An act relating to exemptions for food manufacturing establishments
Introduction and walk-through
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Gregory "Greg" Burtt, Reporter - Invited
Witness TBD, Vermont Department of Health - Invited
11:45 AM H. 259 - An act relating to preventing workplace violence in hospitals
Mark-up and vote
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM Adjourn
1:00 PM Senate Floor
Thursday, April 10, 2025
9:00 AM Budget Overview
Emily Byrne, Deputy Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
10:15 AM H. 482 - An act relating to Green Mountain Care Board authority to adjust a hospital’s reimbursement rates and to appoint a hospital observer
Owen Foster, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board - Invited
Emily Brown, Deputy Commissioner of Insurance, Department of Financial Regulation - Invited
Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont - Invited
Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems - Invited
11:30 AM H. 266 - An act relating to the 340B prescription drug pricing program
Witness TBD, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
11:45 AM Fertility Awareness Day
Kate LeBlanc, Executive Director, AllPaths Family Planning
12:00 PM Adjourn
1:00 PM Senate Floor
Friday, April 11, 2025
9:00 AM Committee Discussion
10:00 AM FY26 Budget
TBA
11:20 AM Adjourn
11:30 AM Senate Floor
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Senate Committee on Institutions
AGENDA
Room 7 and Zoom
April 8, 2025 - April 11, 2025
Last Updated 4/4/2025 3:24 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-institutions.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
9:30 AM Senate Floor
1:00 PM H. 50 - An act relating to identifying underutilized State buildings and land
Walk-through
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:30 PM H. 494 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding
Walk-through
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Adjourn
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
1:00 PM Senate Floor
1:30 PM Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget
Section 7: University of Vermont
Richard Cate, Vice President and CFO, University of Vermont
2:15 PM Vermont Association of Conservation Districts
Update & FY26 Budget
Cory Ross, Executive Director, Windham County Natural Resources Conservation District
Clare Ireland, Director of Operations, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts
- Adjourn
Thursday, April 10, 2025
1:00 PM Senate Floor
1:30 PM Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget
Section 10: Clean Water
Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
Department of Environmental Conservation
Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
2:15 AM Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget
Section 9: Agency of Natural Resources
Department of Environmental Conservation
Eric Blatt, Director of Engineering, Water Investment Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
Ben Green, Dam Safety Engineer, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Adjourn
Friday, April 11, 2025
11:30 AM Senate Floor
1:30 PM Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget
Section 6: Vermont Veterans' Home
Melissa Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Veterans' Home
Steve McClafferty, Finance Director, Vermont Veterans' Home
Greg Krizan, Director of Environmental Services, Vermont Veterans' Home
2:30 PM Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget
Kim Fedele, Financial Manager, Vermont Military Department
Henry Harder, Deputy Adjutant General, Vermont Military Department
Jacob Roy, Lieutenant Colonel, Construction and Facilities Management Officer, Vermont Military Department
Keith Schnell, Project Manager, Vermont Military Department
3:30 PM Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget
Department of Corrections
Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
Kristin Calver, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Corrections
Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections
- Adjourn
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Senate Committee on Judiciary
AGENDA
Room 1 and Zoom
April 8, 2025 - April 11, 2025
Last Updated 4/4/2025 3:23 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-judiciary.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
9:30 AM Senate Floor
10:30 AM An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Department of Corrections - Budget Requests Review
Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
Kristin Calver, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Corrections
11:00 AM An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Center for Crime Victims Services - Budget Requests Review
Jennifer Poehlmann, J.D., Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
11:30 AM An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Criminal Justice Council - Budget Requests Review
Christopher Brickell, Executive Director, Vermont Criminal Justice Council
- Adjourn
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
9:00 AM An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Department of Public Safety - Budget Requests Review
Jennifer Morrison, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
9:30 AM An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Court Diversion Programs - Budget Requests Review
Willa Farrell, Director, Court Diversion and Pre-Trial Services
Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
10:00 AM An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Judiciary Branch - Budget Requests Review
Teri Corsones, Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary
Gregg Mousley, Chief of Finance and Administration, Vermont Judiciary
10:30 AM An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Office of the Defender General - Budget Requests Review
Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
11:00 AM An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs - Budget Requests Review
Tim Lueders-Dumont, Executive Director, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
Annie Noonan, Director of Labor Relations and Operations, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Adjourn
1:00 PM Senate Floor
Thursday, April 10, 2025
9:00 AM S. 95 - An act relating to standby guardianships for children whose parents have been subject to adverse immigration actions
Testimony
Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
9:15 AM An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Committee discussion relating to budget priorities
- Adjourn
1:00 PM Senate Floor
Friday, April 11, 2025
10:00 AM S. 29 - An act relating to establishing the Chloride Contamination Reduction Program at the Agency of Natural Resources
Ted Diers, Assistant Director Water Division, NH Department of Environmental Service
Michael Johnson, Lawyer, Boyles Schaughnessy Law
- Adjourn
11:30 AM Senate Floor
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Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
AGENDA
Room 8 and Zoom
April 8, 2025 - April 11, 2025
Last Updated 4/4/2025 11:19 AM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-natural-resources-and-energy.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
9:30 AM Senate Floor
10:00 AM H. 481 - An act relating to stormwater management
Samantha Sheehan, Municipal Policy and Advocacy Specialist, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Robert Congdon, President, Vermont State Fair (Rutland)
Emmalee Herington, Director of Engineering, Middlebury
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
9:00 AM H. 481 - An act relating to stormwater management
Discussion
Thursday, April 10, 2025
9:00 AM H. 481 - An act relating to stormwater management
Mark up and possible vote
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM H. 231 - An act relating to technical corrections to fish and wildlife statutes
Introduction and Walk though
Rep. Larry Satcowitz, Sponsor
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM H. 125 - An act relating to reporting on the energy transition
Rep. Laura Sibilia, Bill Sponsor
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:30 AM H. 319 - An act relating to miscellaneous environmental subjects
Billy Coster, Director of Policy and Planning, Agency of Natural Resources
Friday, April 11, 2025
9:00 AM Dartmouth Policy Research
Kristin Smith, Visiting Associate Professor of Sociology, Rockefeller Center Policy Research Shop Director, Policy Research Shop, Dartmouth College
10:00 AM Budget Letter
James Duffy, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
11:00 AM Governor's Appointees
10:30 AM H. 319 - An act relating to miscellaneous environmental subjects
Continued
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:30 AM Senate Floor
If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Jude Newman at jnewman@leg.state.vt.us
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Senate Committee on Transportation
AGENDA
Room 3 and Zoom
April 8, 2025 - April 11, 2025
Last Updated 4/4/2025 7:50 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-transportation.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
9:30 AM Senate Floor
10:00 AM H. 488 - An act relating to the fiscal year 2026 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation
Walk-through
Patrick Murphy, State Policy Director, Agency of Transportation
12:00 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
9:00 AM H. 488 - An act relating to the fiscal year 2026 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation
Continued walk-through
Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division, Agency of Transportation
11:00 AM H. 488 - An act relating to the fiscal year 2026 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation
Logan Mooberry, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
12:00 PM Adjourn
1:00 PM Senate Floor
Thursday, April 10, 2025
12:00 PM Adjourn
1:00 PM Senate Floor
Friday, April 11, 2025
9:00 AM Direct Rides Program Update
This will be a joint meeting with Senate Health and Welfare Committee and will be livestreamed on the Senate Transportation channel.
Stephanie Barrett, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
Grace Johnson, Policy Analyst, Medicaid Policy Unit, Agency of Human Services
Caleb Grant, Executive Director, Rural Community Transportation - Invited
11:15 AM Adjourn
11:30 AM Senate Floor
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