Senate Committee on Finance

 

AGENDA

 

Room 6 and Zoom

April 30, 2024 - May 3, 2024

Last Updated 5/3/2024 9:04 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

1:45 PM                   H. 10 - An act relating to amending the Vermont Employment Growth Incentive Program

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development

Jessica Hartleben, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council

 

2:45 PM                   

H. 887 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, nonhomestead rates, and policy changes to education finance and taxation

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

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

 

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

3:00 PM                   H. 887 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, nonhomestead rates, and policy changes to education finance and taxation

Jeff Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

Morgan Daybell, President, Vermont Association of School Business Officials

 

3:30 PM                   H. 887 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, nonhomestead rates, and policy changes to education finance and taxation

CLA

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

4:00 PM                   H. 887 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, nonhomestead rates, and policy changes to education finance and taxation

Cloud tax

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Jeff Couture, Executive Director, Vermont Technology Alliance

Skye Chalmers, Founder and CEO, Image Relay

Ethan Carlson, Founder, Chairman and Chief Product Officer, Datablend

Robbie Adler, Chief Strategy Officer, Faraday

Ted Adler, Founder & President, Union Street Media

Mike Lane, CEO, Fluency

Rubin Bennett, Owner and Senior Network Engineer, rb Technologies

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

 

6:10 PM                   Break

 

6:20 PM                   H. 887 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, nonhomestead rates, and policy changes to education finance and taxation

Short term rentals

Lisa Ford, Owner, Cozy Vermont Cabins

Julie Marks, Executive Director, Vermont Short Term Rental Association

Amy Spear, Vice President of Tourism, Vermont Chamber of Commerce

Hans van Wees, General Manager, Hotel Vermont

 

Thursday, May 2, 2024

1:45 PM                   H. 887 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, nonhomestead rates, and policy changes to education finance and taxation

Yields and property tax credit

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

3:15 PM                   Break

 

3:30 PM                   H. 887 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, nonhomestead rates, and policy changes to education finance and taxation

Excess spending threshold

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

4:30 PM                   H. 887 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, nonhomestead rates, and policy changes to education finance and taxation

Discussion of possible amendment

Rep. Scott Beck, Caledonia-Essex

 

5:00 PM                   H. 887 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, nonhomestead rates, and policy changes to education finance and taxation

Angie Harbin, Executive Director, Downstreet Housing and Community Development

Craig Bolio, Commissioner, Department of Taxes

 

Friday, May 3, 2024

5:00 PM                   H. 887 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, nonhomestead rates, and policy changes to education finance and taxation

Excess spending penalties

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

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H. 887 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, nonhomestead rates, and policy changes to education finance and taxation

Discussion of revenue options

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

6:45 PM                   Break

 

-                                   H. 887 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, nonhomestead rates, and policy changes to education finance and taxation

Discussion, markup and possible vote

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

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

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 Zane Buckminster at zbuckminster@leg.state.vt.us