Contact staff assigned to specific commitees, bills, or policy areas
See www.leg.state.vt.us/legdir/staff.cfm for complete listing of phone numbers and email addresses.
Standing Committees of the House and Senate.
2009-2010 Legislative Council (LC) and Joint Fiscal Offices (JFO)
Staff Assignments by Major Subject |
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Major Subjects
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Committees of Jurisdiction
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Staff Assigned
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Agriculture Dairy price policy Farm labor Agriculture policy Current use tax |
House Agriculture Senate Agriculture |
Michael O’Grady (LC) |
Appropriations | House Appropriations Senate Appropriations Joint Fiscal Committee |
Maria Belliveau (JFO) Stephanie Barrett (JFO) Emily Bergquist (LC) Stephen Klein (JFO) Robin Lunge (LC) |
Commerce Business Organizations Banking Insurance Securities regulation Corporations Utilities regulation |
House Commerce Senate Finance |
David Hall (LC) |
Capital construction School construction Corrections construction State buildings |
House Institutions Senate Institutions |
Anne Winchester (LC) Catherine Benham (JFO) |
Corrections policy | House Judiciary Senate Judiciary House Institutions Senate Institutions Joint Committee on Corrections Oversight |
Michele Childs (LC) Erik Fitzpatrick (LC) Anne Winchester (LC) Catherine Benham (JFO) |
Economic development Community development Housing Tourism and marketing Tax credits and incentives |
House General, Housing and Military Affairs Senate Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs |
David Hall (LC) Maria Royle (LC) Meredith Sumner (LC) |
Education School districts School governance Education policy |
House Education Senate Education |
Donna Russo-Savage (LC) Mark Perrault (JFO) |
Education finance | House Ways and Means Senate Finance |
David Hall(LC) |
Energy Energy policy Energy conservation |
House Natural Resources and Energy Senate Natural Resources and Energy Joint Enerrgy Committee |
Aaron Adler (LC) |
Fish and Wildlife Hunting Fishing |
House Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources |
Aaron Adler (LC) |
Government operations Elections Local government Campaign finance Administrative rules Government organization Public records access |
House Government Operations Senate Government Operations Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules |
Brian Leven (LC) Michael O’Grady (LC) |
Health Health care reform Health policy Mental health Medicaid |
House Health Care Senate Health and Welfare Health Access Oversight Mental Health Oversight Commission on Health Care Reform |
Jennifer Carbee (LC) |
Human services Economic assistance programs Welfare TANF |
House Human Services Senate Health and Welfare |
Nolan Langweil (JFO) Robin Lunge (LC) |
Judiciary Courts Crimes Criminal and civil procedure Family Law Estates Property Torts Juvenile proceedings Corrections policy Judicial rules review Judges appointment and retention |
House Judiciary Senate Judiciary Joint Committee on Judicial Retention Joint Committee on Judicial Rules |
Erik Fitzpatrick (LC) Michele Childs (LC) |
Labor Fair labor laws Workers’ compensation Unemployment compensation Employment training |
House General, Housing and Military Affairs Senate Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs |
David Hall (LC) Maria Royle (LC) Meredith Sumner (LC) |
Natural resources Air quality Land use Water quality |
House natural Resources and Energy Senate Natural Resources and Energy |
Aaron Adler (LC) Michael O’Grady (LC) |
Rules and process House and Senate rules Joint rules Parliamentary procedures |
House Rules Senate Rules Joint Rules |
Don Milne (House Clerk) David Gibson (Senate Secretary) Emily Bergquist (LC) |
Sins (but not crimes Gambling Alcohol Tobacco Lottery |
House General, Housing and Military Affairs Senate Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs |
David Hall (LC) Maria Royle (LC) Meredith Sumner (LC) |
Taxation Property Tax Education property tax Income tax; personal, corporate Sales tax Meals and Rooms tax Misc. other taxes Fees |
House Ways and Means Senate Finance |
David Hall (LC) Daniel Paradis (LC) Mark Perrault (JFO) Maria Royle (LC) Sara Teachout (JFO) |
Transportation Highways and Bridges Transportation budget Motor vehicles Rail Airports |
House Transportaion Senate Transportation Joint Transportation |
Nathan Lavery (JFO) Michael Slater (LC) Neil Schickner (JFO) |