The Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance will meet on Friday, August 07, 2026, 10:00 A.M. in the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room on St. Croix to receive testimony on the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget.

BLOCK I                                                                                                                                                  10:00 A.M.
Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs

Invited Testifier:
Honorable H. Natalie Hodge, Commissioner

Office of Cannabis Regulation

Invited Testifier:
Joanne Moorhead, Director

BLOCK II                                                                                                                                                  1:00 P.M.
Department of Agriculture

Invited Testifier:
Dr. Louis E. Petersen, Jr., Ph.D., Commissioner

 Virgin Islands Food and Farm Council

Invited Testifier:
Dr. Safiya George, President of the University of the Virgin Islands

BLOCK III                                                                                                                                               3:00 P.M.
Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority

Invited Testifier:
Valdez Shelford, Interim Executive Director