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STATE OF VERMONT
General Assembly

Standing Committee Meetings

Week of April 20, 2025 - April 26, 2025

House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry

 

AGENDA

 

Room 49 and Zoom

April 22, 2025 - April 25, 2025

Last Updated 4/22/2025 3:53 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-agriculture-food-resiliency-and-forestry.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor and Caucus

 

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

Committee Discussion and Possible Vote

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA-VT

 

1:30 PM                   Break

 

1:40 PM                   S. 45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

Steven Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

3:00 PM                   Break

 

3:15 PM                   Review of Federal Dollars

Forest Parks and Recreation

Danielle Fitzko, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

Ansley Bloomer, Director of Finance and Administration, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

 

3:40 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

9:00 AM                   Small Farm Action Day

Caroline Sherman-Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont

Katie Steere, Wild Earth Farm, Randolph

Samantha Langevin, Director of Partnerships and Community, Liberation Ecosystems

Joseph Morel, Eastman Farm, Barnard

Zachary Lizee, Cognizant Sparks LLC, Plainfield

Ben Wilcox, Farmer, Off Piste Farm

 

10:00 AM                   Break

 

10:15 AM                   Neonicotinoid Legislation Overview

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:00 AM                   Neonicotinoid Field Trial Study

Heather Darby, Associate Professor, UVM Extension, Founding Member Northern Grain Growers Association

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

2:30 PM                   S. 45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

Jon Groverman, VNRC Policy & Water Program Director

Scott Sanderson, Director of Farm and Food, Conservation Law Foundation

Steven Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

3:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, April 24, 2025

9:30 AM                   H. 326 - An act relating to the regulation of the use of rodenticides

Christopher Sweezy, Region Director, RK Environmental Services

Blair Calder, President, Meal Kit Suppluy

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:45 AM                   S. 45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont

Frank Kampf, Bull Shed Farm, Cabot

Normand Thibault, Farmer

Alex Thibault, Farmer

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, April 25, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

11:00 AM                   H. 326 - An act relating to the regulation of the use of rodenticides

Rebecca Gooley, Scientist, UC Davis, Wisdom Goodworks

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 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

 Sydonia Axis Lary at slary@leg.state.vt.us

 


House Committee on Appropriations

 

AGENDA

 

Room 9 and Zoom

April 22, 2025 - April 25, 2025

Last Updated 4/22/2025 1:57 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-appropriations.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

 

-                                   Lunch and Caucuses

 

1:00 PM                   Federal Funding

Human Rights Commission

Big Hartman, Executive Director & General Counsel, Vermont Human Rights Commission

 

1:30 PM                   S. 36 - An act relating to the Medicaid payment model for residential substance use disorder treatment services

Walk through and vote

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1:55 PM                   Break

 

2:00 PM                   Federal Funding

Substance misuse

Paul Daley, Finance Director, Vermont Department of Health

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

9:00 AM                   Federal Funding

Regional Planning Commissions

Charlie Baker, Executive  Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission

Catherine Dimitruk, Executive Director, Northwest Regional Planning Commission

Peter Gregory, Executive Director, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission

 

-                                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   Federal Funding

Department of Economic Development

Department of Tourism and Marketing

Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development

Heather Pelham, Commissioner, Department of Tourism and Marketing

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

2:00 PM                   Federal Funding

Agency of Natural Resources

Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources

Steve Gomez, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Natural Resources

 

3:00 PM                   Break

 

3:30 PM                   Federal Funding

Department of Public Safety

Jennifer Morrison, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety

Daniel Batsie, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety

Richard Hallenbeck, Director of Finance and Administration, Department of Public Safety

Eric Forand, Director, Vermont Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, April 24, 2025

9:00 AM                   Federal Funding

Agency of Education

Sean Cousino, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education

 

-                                   TBD

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

2:00 PM                   Federal Funding

Social Services Block Grant

Richard Donahey, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services

Anna Swensen, Financial Manager, Vermont Department of Health

 

3:00 PM                   Federal Funding

SNAP, LIHEAP, and TANF

Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families

Megan Smeaton, Financial Director, Department for Children and Families

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, April 25, 2025

9:30 AM                   FLOOR

 

10:00 AM                   TBD

 

11:30 AM                   Federal Funding

Department of Labor

Michael Harrington, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Labor

Kendal Smith, Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Department of Labor

Chad Wawrzyniak, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Labor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Federal Funding

Child Welfare

Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families

Megan Smeaton, Financial Director, Department for Children and Families

Heather McLain, Revenue Enhancement Director, Department for Children and Families

 

-                                   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

 Erin Pedley at epedley@leg.state.vt.us

 


House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

 

AGENDA

 

Room 35 and Zoom

April 22, 2025 - April 25, 2025

Last Updated 4/22/2025 4:04 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-commerce-and-economic-development.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

9:00 AM                   Non-Profit Legislative Day

Emma Paradis, Common Good Vermont Manager of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, United Way of Northwest Vermont

Jill Diaz Martin, Executive Director, Vermont Asylum Assistance Program

Renata Aylward, Communications Manager, Merck Forest and Farmland Center

Phoebe Zorn, Executive Director, Pride Center

Daniel Barlow, DPT, OCS, Executive Director, People's Health & Wellness Clinic

 

10:00 AM                   House Floor and Caucuses

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 243 - An act relating to the regulation of business organizations

Walk-through of Senate Proposal of Amendment and Straw-poll Vote

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

David Hall, Director of Business Services, Secretary of State's Office

Sen. Christopher "Chris" Mattos, Reporter

 

1:15 PM                   Break

 

1:30 PM                   S. 127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Charlie Baker, Secretary/Treasurer, Vermont Association of Planning and Development Agencies

Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency - Zoom

 

2:30 PM                   Break

 

3:25 PM                   S. 127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Lindsay Kurrle, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

 

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

9:00 AM                   Act 181

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   S. 127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Michael Pieciak, Vermont State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, April 24, 2025

9:00 AM                   S. 127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

10 Mins After the Floor                   S. 117 - An act relating to rulemaking on safety and health standards and technical corrections on employment practices and unemployment compensation

Mark-up and Possible Vote

Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Dirk Anderson, Director of Workers' Compensation and Safety, Department of Labor

James Feehan, Government Relations Director, Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC

David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Vermont Association for Justice - Invited

 

Friday, April 25, 2025

8:45 AM                   Meeting with Interns

Meeting with UVM Legislative Intern

Helen Argraves, Legislative Intern, University of Vermont

 

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   S. 127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

TBA

 

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

 Annagrace Oblak at aoblak@leg.state.vt.us

 


House Committee on Corrections and Institutions

 

AGENDA

 

Room 34 and Zoom

April 22, 2025 - April 25, 2025

Last Updated 4/22/2025 3:04 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-corrections-and-institutions.

 

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

10:00 AM                   House  Floor & Caucuses

 

--                                  Lunch

 

1:05 PM                   S. 109 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Proposed Amendment Draft 1.2 - Pertaining to County Courthouse Capital Reserve Funds and Plans

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Teri Corsones, Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary

 

2:10 PM                   H. 349 - An act relating to the creation of the Vermont State Building Security Board

VSEA Weigh-in: State Employee Safety and Security in State Buildings

Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association

 

2:55 AM                   Break

 

3:10 PM                   H. 379 - An act relating to second look sentencing

Weigh-in on Bill

Petition Procedure and 15-year Minimum

Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office

Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 379 - An act relating to second look sentencing

Testimony

Alexandra Bailey, Chair, LWOP New England

 

10:00 AM                   H. 32 - An act relating to treatment for opioid use disorder in correctional facilities

Draft 1.2

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:30 AM                   H. 379 - An act relating to second look sentencing

Weigh-in- Victims' Perspective

Jennifer Poehlmann, J.D., Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

Thursday, April 24, 2025

10:00 AM                   Southeast State Correctional Facility

   Background and History of the Property, Current Status, Future Use

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

Joe Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services

John Austin, Wildlife Division Director, Department of Fish and Wildlife

Chris Bernier, Wildlife Biologist, Department of Fish and Wildlife

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

Friday, April 25, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

--                                  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 22, 2025 - April 25, 2025

Last Updated 4/22/2025 3:50 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-education.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:30 PM                   H. 130 - An act relating to expanding the membership and duties of the Advisory Council on Harassment, Hazing, and Bullying Prevention in Schools

Walk-through

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1:50 PM                   Break

 

2:15 PM                   H. 130 - An act relating to expanding the membership and duties of the Advisory Council on Harassment, Hazing, and Bullying Prevention in Schools

Rebecca McBroom, Chair, Harassment, Hazing and Bullying Advisory Council

Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

Big Hartman, Executive Director & General Counsel, Vermont Human Rights Commission

 

3:20 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

9:15 AM                   H. 54 - An act relating to cell phone-free schools

Walk-through and committee discussion

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:45 AM                   Break

 

10:00 AM                   H. 54 - An act relating to cell phone-free schools

Harris Strokoff, MD, Psychiatrist and Medical Director, NCSS, Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatrist, Green State Psychiatry

 

10:30 AM                   Committee Meeting TBA

 

11:00 AM                   H. 497 - An act relating to student freedom of expression rights in school-sponsored media in approved independent schools and postsecondary schools

Walk-through and introduction

Rep. Conor Casey, Sponsor

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:30 AM                   H. 54 - An act relating to cell phone-free schools

Testimony on cell phone use during emergencies

Sunni Eriksen, School Safety Program Manager, Vermont School Safety Center

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

3:00 PM                   Committee Discussion

Agenda planning

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, April 24, 2025

9:30 AM                   Committee Meeting TBA

 

11:30 AM                   H. 54 - An act relating to cell phone-free schools

Testimony from the Vermont Superintendents Association

Chelsea Myers, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Committee Meeting TBA

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, April 25, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Committee Meeting TBA

 

11:30 AM                   Adult Education and Literacy Advocacy Day

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Student testimony. Joint hearing with Senate Education Committee. Hearing will be hosted in room 11 and livestreamed on the House Education YouTube channel.

 

-                                   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 22, 2025 - April 25, 2025

Last Updated 4/22/2025 5:30 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-energy-and-digital-infrastructure.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

15 Minutes After Floor                   Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:30 PM                   State of Vermont IT Funding

Denise Reilly-Hughes, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services

 

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

10:00 AM                   H. 121 - An act relating to affordable broadband service

Paul Goodman, Attorney, Center for Accessible Technology

 

11:00 AM                   H. 181 - An act relating to Residential and Commercial Building Energy Standards

Kelly Launder, Assistant Director Efficiency and Energy Resources Division, Department of Public Service

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

2:00 PM                   H. 181 - An act relating to Residential and Commercial Building Energy Standards

Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office

 

3:00 PM                   H. 181 - An act relating to Residential and Commercial Building Energy Standards

Sandra Vitzthum, Member, Public Policy Committee, The American Institute of Architects, Vermont Chapter

 

Thursday, April 24, 2025

9:00 AM                   Weatherization

Mia Watson, Special Programs Manager, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency - Invited

 

10:00 AM                   H. 121 - An act relating to affordable broadband service

Sean Gonsalves, Senior Reporter, Editor, and Researcher, Institute for Local Self-Reliance

 

11:00 AM                   H. 181 - An act relating to Residential and Commercial Building Energy Standards

Matt Bushey, Architect, American Institute of Architects - Invited

 

11:30 AM                   H. 181 - An act relating to Residential and Commercial Building Energy Standards

Robert Duncan, American Institute of Architects - Invited

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

2:00 PM                   H. 11 - An act relating to consumer protections applicable to broadband and VoIP services

Committee Discussion and Testimony Review

 

3:30 PM                   H. 181 - An act relating to Residential and Commercial Building Energy Standards

Enrique Bueno, Senior Engineer, ePlus Buildings

 

Friday, April 25, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

11:00 AM                   S. 50 - An act relating to increasing the size of solar net metering projects that qualify for expedited registration

Committee Discussion and Vote

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:45 PM                   H. 181 - An act relating to Residential and Commercial Building Energy Standards

Craig Peltier, Director of Asset Management and Project Design, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board - Invited

 

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

 


House Committee on Environment

 

AGENDA

 

Room EA and Zoom

April 22, 2025 - April 25, 2025

Last Updated 4/22/2025 3:46 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-environment.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor & Caucuses

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Integrating Vermont's Environmental Justice Act into the DEC's State Revolving Fund Program.

Liz Curry, Principal, Commonland Solutions - Zoom

Jeremiah Ward, Cooperative Development Specialist, Cooperative Development Institute - Zoom

 

1:45 PM                   Break

 

2:00 PM                   S. 127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Review

Matt Chapman, Director of Waste Management & Prevention Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Rep. Abbey Duke

 

3:15 AM                   Break

 

3:20 PM                   H. 230 - An act relating to the management of fish and wildlife

Discussion

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Hannah Smith, Associate General Counsel, Fish and Wildlife

 

3:45 PM                   H. 86 - An act relating to establishing the Chloride Contamination Reduction Program at the Agency of Natural Resources

Discussion

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

9:00 AM                   Committee Field Trip

Chittenden County Solid Waste Materials Recycling Facility

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         H. 230 - An act relating to the management of fish and wildlife

Discussion and vote

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

After Floor                         H. 86 - An act relating to establishing the Chloride Contamination Reduction Program at the Agency of Natural Resources

Discussion and vote

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

Thursday, April 24, 2025

9:00 AM                   TBD

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, April 25, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:30 AM                   TBD

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:15 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

 Anika Adams at aeadams@leg.state.vt.us

 


House Committee on General and Housing

 

AGENDA

 

Room 31 and Zoom

April 22, 2025 - April 25, 2025

Last Updated 4/22/2025 3:37 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-general-and-housing.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Prop 3 - Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain

This public hearing will be held in room 10

 

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

9:00 AM                   S. 125 - An act relating to workers’ compensation and collective bargaining rights

Testimony

Joseph McNeil, Chief Labor Negotiator, State of Vermont

Teri Corsones, State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary

Sarah Mearhoff, Director of Advocacy and Communications, Associated General Contractors of Vermont

Judy Desrochers, Director of Finance, J.A. McDonald, Inc.

Michael Harrington, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Labor

Dirk Anderson, Director of Workers' Compensation and Safety, Department of Labor

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

Emily Kisicki, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Working Vermont

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After the Floor                     S. 125 - An act relating to workers’ compensation and collective bargaining rights

Committee discussion

 

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, April 24, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 169 - An act relating to amending the prohibitions against discrimination in public accommodations and housing

Committee discussion and mark-up

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   S. 127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Committee discussion and mark-up

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Doug Farnham, Chief Recovery Officer, Agency of Administration

 

11:00 AM                   Committee Meeting

Discussion of S.127 and H.169

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, April 25, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After the Floor                     Prop 3 - Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain

Committee discussion and possible vote

Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   S. 125 - An act relating to workers’ compensation and collective bargaining rights

Walk-through and mark-up

Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

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 22, 2025 - April 25, 2025

Last Updated 4/22/2025 2:56 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-government-operations-and-military-affairs.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 10 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of Barre

Straw-poll on Senate Proposal of Amendment

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1:05 PM                   H. 376 - An act relating to the creation of the Treatment and Recovery Fund and the labeling and taxation of alcoholic beverages

Introduction and walk-through

Rep. Kate Nugent, Sponsor

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1:30 PM                   Secretary of State

Testimony on federal election directives

Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office

 

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

9:30 AM                   S. 59 - An act relating to amendments to Vermont’s Open Meeting Law

Testimony

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:30 AM                   H. 233 - An act relating to requirements for State-funded grants

Walk-through

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, April 24, 2025

10:00 AM                   H. 505 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Barre

Testimony

Chris Violette, Town Manager, Barre Town - Zoom

 

10:30 AM                   H. 504 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of Rutland

Testimony

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Witnesses TBD, City of Rutland

 

11:00 AM                   S. 56 - An act relating to creating an Office of New Americans

Testimony

Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office

Xusana Davis, Executive Director, Office of Racial Equity

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

2:30 PM                   Vermont Youth Council

2025 recommendations

Astrid Longstreth, Climate Change Committee Chair, Vermont Youth Council - Zoom

Taryn Burns, Education Committee Chair, Vermont Youth Council - Zoom

Nisha Hickok, Equity & Anti-Racism Committee Chair, Vermont Youth Council - Zoom

Claire Zandstra, Youth Mental Health Committee Chair, Vermont Youth Council - Zoom

Aiden Otterman, Youth Voice Committee Chair, Vermont Youth Council - Zoom

 

3:00 PM                   S. 56 - An act relating to creating an Office of New Americans

Testimony

Brigadier General Hank Harder, Deputy Adjutant General, Office of the Adjutant General

Major General Gregory C. Knight, Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard - Zoom

 

Friday, April 25, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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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 22, 2025 - April 25, 2025

Last Updated 4/22/2025 3:04 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-health-care.

Tuesday, April 22, 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

Sections 8 and 9

Christopher Koller, President, Milbank Memorial Fund - Zoom

Alena Berube, PhD Student, Health Policy, and Clinical Practice, The Dartmouth Institute / GMCB

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont

 

2:45 PM                   Break

 

3:00 PM                   S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform

Sections 8 and 9, continued

Brendan Krause, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services

Alicia Cooper, Ph.D., Director of Managed Care Operations, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

 

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

9:00 AM                   Health Care Sustainability

This is a joint hearing with the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare. It will be hosted in Room 11 and livestreamed to the Senate Health and Welfare Youtube Channel.

Jessica Holmes, Ph.D., Board Member, Green Mountain Care Board

Tom Frank, President and CEO, North Country Hospital

Michael Costa, President and CEO, Gifford Health Care

Robert Adcock, President & CEO, Springfield Hospital

Brendan Krause, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services

Fran Hodgins, Administrative Services Director, Agency of Human Services

 

11:00 AM                   Act 115 of 2024

Updates

Lynn Stanley, Exective Director, National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Vermont Chapter - Zoom

Jill Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform

Section 10

William Dempsey, Health Data Officer, Agency of Human Services

Lindsay Kill, Deputy Director of Health Systems Data & Analytics, Green Mountain Care Board

Witness TBD, Vermont Health Information Exchange (VITL) - Invited

Witness TBD, Vermont Health Care Uniform Reporting and Evaluation System (VHCURES) - Invited

Witness TBD, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid - Invited

 

Thursday, April 24, 2025

9:00 AM                   S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform

Budget Updates

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

9:30 AM                   S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform

Section 10

David Murman, Board Member, Green Mountain Care Board - Invited

Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems

Jill Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont

Mary Kate Mohlman, Director of Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association

Witness TBD, Healthfirst, Inc. - Invited

Witness TBD, Vermont Care Partners - Invited

Witness TBD, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England - Invited

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform

Sections 11, 14, and 16

Susan Barrett, J.D., Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board

 

-                                   S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform

Sections 12, 13, and 15

Brendan Krause, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services

Sarah Rosenblum, Deputy Director for the Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services

Alicia Cooper, Ph.D., Director of Managed Care Operations, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

 

Friday, April 25, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform

Section 7

Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems

Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont

Witness TBD, MVP Health Care - Invited

Witness TBD, Cigna Health Care - Invited

Witness TBD, Department of Financial Regulation - Invited

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform

Hillary Wolfley, Executive Director, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc. (VPQHC)

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Kristen Varin at kvarin@leg.state.vt.us

 


House Discrimination Prevention Panel

This agenda has not yet been published.


House Ethics Panel

This agenda has not yet been published.


House Sexual Harassment Prevention Panel

This agenda has not yet been published.


House Committee on Human Services

 

AGENDA

 

Room 46 and Zoom

April 22, 2025 - April 25, 2025

Last Updated 4/22/2025 3:06 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-human-services.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Caucuses & Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Oversight and Accountability

DCF - Update on Justice-Involved Youth

Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families

Megan Smeaton, Financial Director, Department for Children and Families

Tyler Allen, High-End System of Care Director, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division

 

2:15 PM                   H. 46 - An act relating to the Rare Disease Advisory Council

Richard Page, M.D., Dean, Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont

 

2:35 PM                   H. 46 - An act relating to the Rare Disease Advisory Council

Committee discussion

Natalie Weill, Public Health Policy Advisor

 

2:40 PM                   S. 36 - An act relating to the Medicaid payment model for residential substance use disorder treatment services

Committee discussion and review amendment

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Rep. Barbara Rachelson, Sponsor of Amendment

 

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 120 - An act relating to the study and design of a long-term care trust fund

Walk-through

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   H. 120 - An act relating to the study and design of a long-term care trust fund

Michael Pieciak, Vermont State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer

Rep. David Yacovone, Representative, Morristown - Invited

 

10:30 AM                   H. 248 - An act relating to supplemental child care grants and the Child Care Financial Assistance Program

Sarah Kenney, Chief Policy Officer, Let's Grow Kids

 

11:00 AM                   H. 248 - An act relating to supplemental child care grants and the Child Care Financial Assistance Program

Erin Roche, Vermont Director, First Children's Finance

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

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

Mark-up and possible vote

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

Thursday, April 24, 2025

9:00 AM                   VSEA Members Regarding DCF

Witnesses TBD - Invited

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

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

Mark-up and possible vote

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

Friday, April 25, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After House 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.

 

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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 22, 2025 - April 25, 2025

Last Updated 4/22/2025 3:31 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-judiciary.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 AM                   Lunch

 

1:30 PM                   S. 36 - An act relating to the Medicaid payment model for residential substance use disorder treatment services

Introduction

Rep. Doug Bishop, Representative

 

2:00 PM                   H. 86 - An act relating to establishing the Chloride Contamination Reduction Program at the Agency of Natural Resources

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:00 PM                   S. 109 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Walk-through

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office

 

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

9:00 AM                   S. 12 - An act relating to sealing criminal history records

Witness testimony

Jeffrey Wallin, Director, Vermont Crime Information Center, Department of Public Safety

Kristina Lynch, Kaye Consulting, LLC

Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office

Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

Tucker Jones, General Counsel, Department of Public Safety

 

12:00 AM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         S. 12 - An act relating to sealing criminal history records

Witness testimony

Sheriff Mark Anderson, President, Vermont Sheriffs' Association

James Pontbriand, Chief, Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police

Matthew Rousseau, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles

 

Thursday, April 24, 2025

9:00 AM                   S. 12 - An act relating to sealing criminal history records

Witness testimony

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

Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

Teri Corsones, Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary

Xusana Davis, Executive Director, Office of Racial Equity - Invited

Monica Weeber, Executive Director, Crime Research Group

Robin Joy, Director of Research, Crime Research Group

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         S. 87 - An act relating to extradition procedures

Witness testimony

Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office

Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs - Invited

Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

Rebecca Turner, Supervising Attorney, Appellate Division, Office of the Defender General

 

Friday, April 25, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         S. 87 - An act relating to extradition procedures

Committee discussion and possible vote

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   S. 12 - An act relating to sealing criminal history records

Witness testimony

Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association

Jennifer Myka, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families - Invited

Brenda Gooley, Operations Director, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families - Invited

John Gordon, Director, Adult Protective Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Disabilities - Invited

Stuart Schurr, General Counsel, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living - Invited

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Nate Biscotti at nbiscotti@leg.state.vt.us

 


House Rules Committee

 

AGENDA

 

Live Streaming Link

Last Updated 4/17/2025 10:07 AM

 

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

4:00 PM                   Appointment to the House Discrimination Prevention Panel

Committee Discussion and Vote

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

 


House Committee on Transportation

 

AGENDA

 

Room 43 and Zoom

April 22, 2025 - April 25, 2025

Last Updated 4/22/2025 8:13 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-transportation.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Field Trip

The Committee will not be meeting to accommodate a field trip to see in progress and completed projects from the Agency of Transportation

 

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

9:00 AM                   S. 123 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to laws related to motor vehicles

Matthew Rousseau, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Logan Mooberry, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

11:00 AM                   Break

 

11:15 AM                   S. 123 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to laws related to motor vehicles

Committee Discussion

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

15 Minutes After Floor                   S. 123 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to laws related to motor vehicles

Pouech Amendment

Rep. Phil Pouech, Sponsor

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, April 24, 2025

9:00 AM                   S. 46 - An act relating to the taxation of vehicles used for forestry operations

Introduction

Sen. Rebecca "Becca" White, Sponsor

 

9:10 AM                   S. 66 - An act relating to motor vehicle noise, exhaust modifications, and engine compression brakes

Introduction

Sen. Rebecca "Becca" White, Sponsor

 

9:20 AM                   H. 500 - An act relating to automated license plate recognition systems

Introduction

Rep. Barbara Rachelson, Sponsor

 

9:30 AM                   H. 503 - An act relating to delaying the requirements of the Advanced Clean Truck rule

Introduction

Rep. Chris Keyser, Sponsor

 

9:45 AM                   Break

 

10:00 AM                   S. 46 - An act relating to the taxation of vehicles used for forestry operations

Professional Logging Contractors Northeast

Dana Doran, Executive Director, Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast

Rep. Jed Lipsky, Representative

 

10:45 AM                   Act 135 of 2024

Verra Mobility

Lew Miller, Senior Vice President of Global Operations, Verra Mobility - Invited

 

11:30 AM                   Lunch

 

After Floor                         Act 135 of 2024

Vermont State Police

Jennifer Morrison, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety

Colonel Matthew Birmingham, Colonel, Vermont State Police

Mandy Wooster, Executive Director of Policy Development, Department of Public Safety

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, April 25, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         TBD

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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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 22, 2025 - April 25, 2025

Last Updated 4/22/2025 1:05 PM

 

 

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

 

after the floor                     Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 483 - An act relating to the expansion of existing income tax credits

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 364 - An act relating to approval of the annexation of property by the Village of Swanton

vote

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:15 AM                   H. 483 - An act relating to the expansion of existing income tax credits

Rep. Jed Lipsky, Member

Sen. Joseph "Joe" Major, Member - Invited

Gary DeGasta, Chairperson, Governor's Veterans Advisory Council

Henry Harder, Deputy Adjutant General, Vermont Military Department

 

10:15 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   H. 483 - An act relating to the expansion of existing income tax credits

Bob Burke, Director, Vermont Office of Veterans Affairs

June Heston, Widow, Brigadier General Michael Heston - Invited

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

after the floor                     H. 483 - An act relating to the expansion of existing income tax credits

Christopher Dube, President, Professional Fire Fighters of Vermont

Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association - Invited

Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association - Invited

Kieth Brunner, Political Organizer, American Federation of Teachers, VT - Invited

 

Thursday, April 24, 2025

9:00 AM                   TBA

 

10:15 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   TBA

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

after the floor                     H. 483 - An act relating to the expansion of existing income tax credits

vote

 

Friday, April 25, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 377 - An act relating to the local media advertising tax credit

 

9:15 AM                   H. 486 - An act relating to homestead declarations and the property tax credit

Rep. David Durfee, Sponsor of the bill

 

9:30 AM                   FLOOR

 

after the floor                     Tax Increment Financing Districts

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Miro Weinberger, Executive Chairperson, Let's Build Homes

David White, President, White & Burke Real Estate Investment Advisors, Inc.

Doug Hoffer, State Auditor, State Auditor's Office

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

 


Senate Committee on Agriculture

 

AGENDA

 

Room 28 and Zoom

April 22, 2025 - April 25, 2025

Last Updated 4/22/2025 3:49 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-agriculture.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

The Senate Agriculture Committee will not meet today.

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:30 AM                   Rural Vermont Annual Small Farm Action Day

Caroline Sherman-Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont

Katie Steere, Wild Earth Farm, Randolph

Samantha Langevin, Director of Partnerships and Community, Liberation Ecosystems

Joseph Morel, Eastman Farm, Barnard

Zachary Lizee, Plainfield

Ben Wilcox, Off Piste Farm

 

11:30 AM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, April 24, 2025

9:00 AM                   To Be Scheduled

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, April 25, 2025

9:00 AM                   Dairy Delivers Report

Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

11:15 AM                   Adjourn

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Linda Leehman at lleehman@leg.state.vt.us

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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Senate Committee on Appropriations

 

AGENDA

 

Room 5 and Zoom

April 22, 2025 - April 25, 2025

Last Updated 4/22/2025 4:33 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-appropriations.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

1:00 PM                   H. 218 - An act relating to fiscal year 2026 appropriations from the Opioid Abatement Special Fund

Walk-Through and Vote

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1:30 PM                   H. 493 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government

Positions Proposal

Aimee Pope, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

 

2:00 PM                   H. 493 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government

Possible Language Change Review

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:10 PM                   H. 493 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government

Language Changes

Grady Nixon, Fiscal Editor, Joint Fiscal Office

 

2:30 PM                   H. 493 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government

Senate Changes

Emily Byrne, Deputy Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

 

4:00 PM                   H. 493 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government

Committee Discussion and Possible Straw Poll

 

4:20 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

2:00 PM                   H. 493 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government

Senate Changes

Emily Byrne, Deputy Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

Grady Nixon, Fiscal Editor, Joint Fiscal Office

 

3:00 PM                   H. 493 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government

Possible Vote

 

Thursday, April 24, 2025

After Floor                         H. 488 - An act relating to the fiscal year 2026 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation

Walk-though and Possible Vote

Logan Mooberry, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

Friday, April 25, 2025

1:00 PM                   TBD

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Elle Oille-Stanforth at eoille-stanforth@leg.state.vt.us

 


Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

 

AGENDA

 

Room 27 and Zoom

April 22, 2025 - April 25, 2025

Last Updated 4/22/2025 2:23 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-economic-development-housing-and-general-affairs.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:30 AM                   Non-Profit Legislative Day

Martin Hahn, Director, Common Good Vermont

 

10:45 AM                   H. 34 - An act relating to workforce leadership in Vermont

Workforce: Military Recruitment

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Major General Gregory C. Knight, Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard

Bob Burke, Director, Vermont Office of Veterans Affairs

Jay Ramsey, Director of Workforce Development, Vermont Department of Labor

Michael Harrington, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Labor

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 461 - An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave

Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce

Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women

Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

 

9:30 AM                   H. 321 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments

John Rodgers, Lieutenant Governor, State of Vermont

Ornella Matta-Figueroa, Director of Advocacy and Community Engagement, Land Access and Opportunity Board

Jean Hamilton, Director of Program Development, Land Access and Opportunity Board

Geoffrey Pizzutillo, Executive Director and CoFounder, Vermont Growers Association

Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont

Jessilyn Dolan, Co Founder, Green Mountain Patients' Alliance

Dave Silberman, Director, Vermont Cannabis Action Fund - Invited

 

10:45 AM                   Break

 

11:00 AM                   S.R. 12 - Senate resolution reaffirming the friendship between the State of Vermont and Taiwan and supporting enhanced Vermont-Taiwan bilateral relations and Taiwan’s participation in international organizations

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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 24, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 34 - An act relating to workforce leadership in Vermont

Workforce: Military Recruitment

Brian Carpenter, BG(R) and Former Member, Vermont Workforce Development Board

June Heston, Widow, Brigadier General Michael Heston

Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce

Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

9:45 AM                   S. 90 - An act relating to employee privacy protections

Introduction and Walk-through

Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky, Sponsor, Senate Committee on Government Operations

Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   S. 128 - An act relating to eliminating certain exemptions from the minimum wage and overtime, including the tipped minimum wage; increasing the minimum wage; and requiring that inmates receive the minimum wage for work performed

Introduction and Walk-through

Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky, Sponsor, Senate Committee on Government Operations

Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:45 AM                   Break

 

11:00 AM                   H. 479 - An act relating to housing

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Friday, April 25, 2025

9:00 AM                   Adult Education

Brian Kravitz, Development and Outreach Director, Central Vermont Adult Education

 

9:30 AM                   S. 34 - An act relating to lowering the rate of increase for mobile home lot rents

Julia Curry, Advisor to Manufactured Home Co-operatives, Cooperative Development Institute

Stuart Bennett, CUBB Properties - Zoom

Nawar Kareem, Fernwood Manor, Bolton - Invited

 

10:15 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   H. 479 - An act relating to housing

Land Banks

Shaun Gilpin, Housing Division Director, Department of Housing and Community Development - Invited

James Tischler, State Land Bank Authority - Zoom

Joseph Rivet, State Land Bank Authority - Zoom

 

11:15 AM                   Adjourn

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

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 Heidi Wilson Parker at hparker@leg.state.vt.us

 


Senate Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 28 and Zoom

April 22, 2025 - April 25, 2025

Last Updated 4/22/2025 4:07 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-education.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association

Chelsea Myers, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

Flor Diaz-Smith, President, Vermont School Boards Association

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association

Jamie Kinnarney, Superintendent, White River Valley Supervisory Union

Nicol Whalen, Vice Chair, Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union Board

Dr. Cheryl Charles, Ph.D, Chair, Westminster School Board

 

3:35 PM                   H. 480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Walk-through of changes and committee discussion

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Tina Zuk, Government Relations Regional Lead, American Heart Association

 

4:05 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Education Actual Costs for K-6, 7-8, and High School

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

 

2:30 PM                   Tax Weights and Spending Weights

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Ezra Holben, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

3:30 PM                   Foundation Formula

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, April 24, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, April 25, 2025

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:00 PM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Student testimony. Joint hearing with House Education Committee. Hearing will be hosted in room 11 and livestreamed on the House Education YouTube channel. https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-education

 

3:15 PM                   H. 480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Possible Vote

 

3:45 AM                   Committee Discussion

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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 Will Slattery at wslattery@leg.state.vt.us

 


Senate Ethics Panel

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Senate Committee on Finance

 

AGENDA

 

Room 6 and Zoom

April 22, 2025 - April 25, 2025

Last Updated 4/22/2025 4:09 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-finance.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

1:30 PM                   H. 96 - An act relating to increasing the monetary thresholds for certificates of need

Walk-through

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

2:00 PM                   H. 488 - An act relating to the fiscal year 2026 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation

Walk-through

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Logan Mooberry, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

-                                   H. 488 - An act relating to the fiscal year 2026 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation

Vote

 

2:45 PM                   H. 206 - An act relating to the Uniform Commercial Code

Amendment

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:00 PM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Testimony

Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association - Zoom

Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association

Chelsea Myers, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

Heather Bushey, President, Vermont Association of School Business Officials - Zoom

Flor Diaz-Smith, President, Vermont School Boards Association

 

4:20 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Supplemental Spending

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

2:30 PM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Brigham Refresher

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   H. 96 - An act relating to increasing the monetary thresholds for certificates of need

Vote

 

-                                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Committee Discussion

 

Thursday, April 24, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   H. 493 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government

Walk-through

Emily Byrne, Deputy Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office - Invited

Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office - Invited

 

2:30 PM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Property Valuation

Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes

Jake Feldman, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Department of Taxes

 

3:30 PM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Testimony

Karen Lafayette, Legislative Liaison, Vermont Low Income Advocacy Council

Peter Tucker, Advocacy & Public Policy Director, Vermont Association of Realtors - Invited

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

Linda Sherman, President, Vermont Assessors and Listers Association - Invited

Amy Spear, Vermont Chamber President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce

Austin Davis, Director, Government Affairs, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce

Brian Maggiotta, Owner, Inn at Manchester

 

Friday, April 25, 2025

1:00 PM                   H. 137 - An act relating to the regulation of insurance products and services

Possible vote

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Charlotte Strasser at cstrasser@leg.state.vt.us

 


Senate Committee on Government Operations

 

AGENDA

 

Room 4 and Zoom

April 22, 2025 - April 25, 2025

Last Updated 4/22/2025 3:10 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-government-operations.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   H. 1 - An act relating to accepting and referring complaints by the State Ethics Commission

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Ben Kinsley, Executive Director, Campaign for Vermont

 

2:00 PM                   S. 145 - An act relating to collective bargaining for Assistant Attorneys General

Sen. Thomas Chittenden, Sponsor

Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office

 

2:35 PM                   H. 474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office

Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 23, 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

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Hercules Liotard, Board Member, American Massage Therapy Association - Vermont Chapter

 

2:30 PM                   H. 397 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the statutes governing emergency management and flood response

Eric Forand, Director, Vermont Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety

Sarah Henshaw, LeARN Coordinator, Lamoille Area Recovery Network

Paige Hartsell, Executive Director, Kingdom United Resilience & Recovery E?ort

Doug Farnham, Chief Recovery Officer, Agency of Administration

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, April 24, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   

S. 98 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, April 25, 2025

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:00 PM                   Committee Discussion

TBD

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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 Gillian D’Acierno at GDAcierno@leg.state.vt.us

 


Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

 

AGENDA

 

Room 17 and Zoom

April 22, 2025 - April 25, 2025

Last Updated 4/22/2025 1:51 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-health-and-welfare.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:40 AM                   H. 401 - An act relating to exemptions for food manufacturing establishments

Mark-up

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jessica Schifano, Policy Director, Vermont Department of Health

Rep. Jonathan Cooper, Representative, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

 

11:25 AM                   H. 91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Committee discussion

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Action Circles, Vermont Community Action Partnership

 

11:40 AM                   H. 13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for home- and community-based service providers

Proposed amendment

Alex McCracken, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Brendan Atwood, Public Health Policy Director, Agency of Human Services

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

9:00 AM                   Health Care Sustainability

This is a joint hearing with the House Committee on Health Care. It will be hosted in Room 11 and livestreamed to the Senate Health and Welfare Youtube Channel.

Jessica Holmes, Ph.D., Board Member, Green Mountain Care Board

Tom Frank, President and CEO, North Country Hospital

Michael Costa, President and CEO, Gifford Health Care

Robert Adcock, President & CEO, Springfield Hospital

Brendan Krause, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services

Fran Hodgins, Administrative Services Director, Agency of Human Services

 

11:00 AM                   H. 266 - An act relating to the 340B prescription drug pricing program

Mark-up

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Thursday, April 24, 2025

9:00 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

Mark-up

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:45 AM                   H. 91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Committee discussion and mark-up

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Friday, April 25, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 238 - An act relating to the phaseout of consumer products containing added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances

Mark-up

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:45 AM                   H. 91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Committee discussion and mark-up

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

-                                   H. 401 - An act relating to exemptions for food manufacturing establishments

Possible vote

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:20 AM                   Committee Discussion

Introduction to Hazel Health

Sean Bradley, Community Engagement and Government Relations Manager, Hazel Health

 

11:30 PM                   Senate Floor

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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 Kiki Carasi-Schwartz at kcarasi-schwartz@leg.state.vt.us

 


Senate Committee on Institutions

 

AGENDA

 

Room 7 and Zoom

April 22, 2025 - April 25, 2025

Last Updated 4/22/2025 5:47 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-institutions.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:00 PM                   H. 458 - An act relating to the Agency of Digital Services

Introduction, walk-through

Rep. Kathleen James, Sponsor, Chair, House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1:30 PM                   H. 494 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding

Committee discussion

Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

 

1:45 PM                   H. 494 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding

Request for funding from the Vermont State Colleges

Dr. Elizabeth Mauch, Dr, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges System

 

2:00 PM                   Break

 

2:10 PM                   H. 494 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding

Committee discussion, mark-up, and possible vote

Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office

Will Anderson, Budget and Management Analyst, Department of Finance and Management

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:20 PM                   Break

 

3:25 PM                   H. 494 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

 

4:35 PM                   Break

 

4:45 PM                   H. 494 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding

Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office

Laura Trieschmann, State Historic Preservation Officer, Department of Housing and Community Development

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

15 minutes after the Floor adjourns                   H. 219 - An act relating to establishing the Department of Corrections’ Family Support Program

 

Rep. Troy Headrick, Sponsor

 

3:00 PM                   Protecting Personal Information of Certain Public Servants

Overview of H.342

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   H. 494 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding

Committee discussion

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, April 24, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

-                                   Legislative IT Update

Kevin Moore, Director of Information Technology, Office of Legislative Information Technology

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, April 25, 2025

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

-                                   TBD

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Linda Leehman at lleehman@leg.state.vt.us

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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Senate Committee on Judiciary

 

AGENDA

 

Room 1 and Zoom

April 22, 2025 - April 25, 2025

Last Updated 4/22/2025 11:25 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-judiciary.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:35 AM                   H. 105 - An act relating to expanding the Youth Substance Awareness Safety Program

Testimony

Meg Rizzo, Executive Director, Washington County Diversion Program

Kelly Ahrens, Youth Restorative Programs Manager, Burlington Community Justice Center

Willa Farrell, Director, Court Diversion and Pre-Trial Services

 

11:00 AM                   Governor Appointments

Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office

 

11:20 AM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 105 - An act relating to expanding the Youth Substance Awareness Safety Program

Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs (9:00 AM)

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

 

-                                   H. 44 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the laws governing impaired driving

Possible vote

 

9:30 AM                   H. 342 - An act relating to protecting the personal information of certain public servants

Testimony

Sarah Aceves, Assistant Attorney General, Public Protection Division, Attorney General's Office

Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

Matt Adkisson, CEO, Atlas Data Privacy - Invited

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Thursday, April 24, 2025

-                                   TBD

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Friday, April 25, 2025

-                                   TBD

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

11:30 PM                   Senate Floor

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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 Megan Cannella at mcannella@leg.state.vt.us

 


Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

 

AGENDA

 

Room 8 and Zoom

April 22, 2025 - April 25, 2025

Last Updated 4/22/2025 3:57 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-natural-resources-and-energy.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:00 AM                   H. 481 - An act relating to stormwater management

Neil Kamman, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

10:30 AM                   H. 481 - An act relating to stormwater management

Serenity Wolf, Ciitzen

 

11:00 AM                   H. 481 - An act relating to stormwater management

Mark up  

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 125 - An act relating to reporting on the energy transition

Steven Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Scott Dolan, Agriculture Weights & Measures Specialist, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

9:15 AM                   H. 125 - An act relating to reporting on the energy transition

Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes

 

9:30 AM                   H. 125 - An act relating to reporting on the energy transition

Matt Cota, Director of Government Affairs, Meadow Hill Consulting, Vermont Communications Union Districts Association

 

10:15 AM                   H. 231 - An act relating to technical corrections to fish and wildlife statutes

Hannah Smith, General Counsel, Fish and Wildlife

 

11:00 AM                   H. 481 - An act relating to stormwater management

Possible Vote

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, April 24, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 125 - An act relating to reporting on the energy transition

Mark-up

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:30 AM                   H. 231 - An act relating to technical corrections to fish and wildlife statutes

Mark -up

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   Act 250 History and Municipal Appeals Process

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:30 AM                   H. 479 - An act relating to housing

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Rep. Marc Mihaly, Sponsor of the Amendment, House Committee on General and Housing

 

11:00 AM                   TBD

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, April 25, 2025

9:00 AM                   S. 133 - An act relating to land use, housing, and brownfields

Walk through

Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Sponsor

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   H. 396 - An act relating to the creation of the Mollie Beattie Distinguished Service Award

Rep. Kate Logan, Sponsor, Chittenden-16

Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:30 AM                   TBD

 

11:00 AM                   TBD

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Jude Newman at jnewman@leg.state.vt.us

 


Senate Rules Committee

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Senate Committee on Transportation

 

AGENDA

 

Room 3 and Zoom

April 22, 2025 - April 25, 2025

Last Updated 4/22/2025 12:05 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-transportation.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:45 AM                   S. 4 - An act relating to maintenance and use of legal trails

Committee Discussion

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

9:00 AM                   Medicaid Transport

Alex McCracken, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

Grace Johnson, Policy Analyst, Medicaid Policy Unit, Agency of Human Services

Anthony Knox, Blueprint Project Manager, Randolph Health Service Area - Zoom

Jim Moulton, Executive Director, Tri-Valley Transit; Chair, Vermont Public Transportation Association Board of Directors - Zoom

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:30 AM                   Agency of Transportation Updates

Outcomes of Winter Maintenance Budget

Ernie Patnoe, Director, Maintenance Division, Agency of Transportation

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Thursday, April 24, 2025

9:30 AM                   S. 4 - An act relating to maintenance and use of legal trails

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Friday, April 25, 2025

9:30 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

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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 Megan Cannella at mcannella@leg.state.vt.us