Committee on Budget, Appropriations, and Finance - Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands Close About Us History Functions and Structure FY 2026 Budget Honor Roll Rules of the 36th Legislative Youth Advisory Council Application Careers Archives Legislative Archives Tours × St. Thomas Senators  St. John Senators  St.Croix Senators  Districts All Senators St. Croix St. Thomas - St. John Senator at Large × Committees Committee of the Whole Budget, Appropriation and Finance Culture, Youth, Aging, Sports, and Parks Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure and Planning Economic Development and Agriculture Education and Workforce Development Government Operations, Veteran Affairs and Consumer Protection Health, Hospitals and Human Services Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety Housing, Transportation and Telecommunications Rules and Judiciary Session Folder × No event found! Calendars Bi-Weekly Senate Calendar Session Agenda × General Senators Committees Media Calendars Contact Committee on Budget, Appropriations, and Finance The Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance will meet on Friday , August 07, 2026, 12:00 P.M. in the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room on St. Croix to receive testimony on the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget. BLOCK I                                                                                                                                              12:00 P.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                                                                                                                                               2:30 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                                                                                                                                              4:00 P.M. Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority Invited Testifier: Valdez Shelford, Interim Executive Director                                                                         + Add to Google Calendar + iCal / Outlook export Tags: Department of Agriculture , Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs , Fiscal Year 2027 , H. Natalie Hodge , Joanne Moorhead , Louis E. Petersen , Office of Cannabis Regulation , Safiya George , Valdez Shelford , Virgin Islands Food and Farm Council , Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority Date Aug 07 2026 Time 12:00 pm Location Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room St. Croix Category Budget, Appropriations and Finance Organizer Senator Novelle E. Francis, Jr. Phone (340) 773-2424 Email senatorfrancis@legvi.org Quick Links Home Senators Committees Media News Contact Important Links Revised Organic Act of 1954 (PDF) 36th Oath of Office Booklet 100 Day Report Rules of the 36th Public Information or Archives Request Search for: Follow Follow Follow Follow