H.360 (Act 71)
An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment
Sponsors:
Last Recorded Action: 5/21/2021 - House message: Governor approved bill on June 8, 2021
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2021-2022
House Committee on Appropriations
- Rep. Timothy Briglin, Chair, House Committee on Energy and Technology
- Rep. Caleb Elder, Reporter, House Committee on Ways and Means
- Rep. Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Sponsor of amendment
- Rep. Laura Sibilia, Reporter, House Committee on Energy and Technology
House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Chris Delia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
- Cassie Polhemus, CEO, Vermont Economic Development Authority
- Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
House Committee on Energy and Technology
- Jim Anderson, Senior Vice President, Municipal Capital Markets Group
- Jeff Austin, Senior Director, Fiber Build Strategy, Consolidated Communications
- Will Baker, Director of Legal Unit, Department of Taxes
- Catherine Benham, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Barry Bernstein, President, Board of Directors, Washington Electric Coop
- Michael Birnbaum, Owner, Kingdom Fiber
- Scott Brooks, Manager - State Government Affairs, TDS Telecom
- Sarah Buxton, State Director of Workforce Development, Department of Labor
- Chris Campbell, Former Executive Director, Vermont Telecommunication Authority Board
- F.X. Flinn, Chair, VCUDA
- Kristen Fountain, Vice President, VCUDA
- Kim Gates, Controller, Franklin Telephone and Independent Telephone Companies
- Holly Groschner, Delegate and Chair, ECFiber
- Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Tom Huestis, Senior Managing Director, Public Resources Advisory Group
- Sue Kay, President, Eustis Cable Enterprises
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Adam Lougee, Executive Director, Addison County Regional Commission
- Carole Monroe, Board Chair, ValleyNet
- Rep. Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Sponsor of Amendment
- Roger Nishi, Vice President, Waitsfield Champlain Valley Telecom and Independent Telecom
- Leslie Nulty, CFO, Mansfield Community Fiber, Inc.
- Tim Nulty, CEO, Mansfield Community Fiber, Inc.
- Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
- Cassie Polhemus, CEO, Vermont Economic Development Authority
- Clay Purvis, Director of Telecommunications and Connectivity, Department of Public Service
- Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes
- Patricia Richards, General Manager, Washington Electric Coop
- Thad Richardson, CFO, Vermont Economic Development Authority
- Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Christa Shute, Former Staff, Vermont Telecommunication Authority Board
- Erika Smith, Director - Legislative and Regulatory Matters, Consolidated Communications
- David Snedeker, Executive Director, Northeastern Vermont Development Association
- June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
- June Tierney, Commissioner, Public Service Department
- Zachary Tomanelli, Communications and Technology Director, VPIRG
- Rebecca Towne, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- Joan White, Utility Analyst, Public Utility Commission
- Stan Williams, Board Treasurer, ValleyNet
- Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Barry Bernstein, President, Board of Directors, Washington Electric Coop
- Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- David Healy, Board Member, CVFiber
- Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Patricia Richards, General Manager, Washington Electric Coop
- Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Laura Sibilia, Sponsor
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Sen. Ann Cummings
- Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Finance
- Jeff Austin, Senior Director, Fiber Build Strategy, Consolidated Communications
- Kathy Beyer, Senior Vice President, Real Estate Development, Evernorth (formerly Housing Vermont)
- Michael Birnbaum, Owner, Kingdom Fiber
- Sen. Randy Brock, Sponsor
- Chris Campbell, Former Executive Director, Vermont Telecommunications Authority
- Evan Carlson, Chair, NEK Community Broadband
- Joshua Diamond, Deputy Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Molly Dugan, Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Cathedral Square
- Cliff Duncan, Owner, Duncan Cable TV
- Mary Evslin, Volunteer, Broadband Equity NOW
- Tom Evslin, Former Vermont Chief Recovery Officer, Co-founder of Broadband Equity Now
- Robert Fish, Rural Broadband Technical Assistance Specialist, Department of Public Service
- F.X. Flinn, Chair, ECFiber
- Kim Gates, Controller, Franklin Telephone and Independent Telephone Companies
- Holly Groschner, Former Legal Counsel, Vermont Telecommunications Authority
- Michel Guite, President, V-Tel
- Christine Hallquist , Administrator, NEK Community Broadband
- Jeremy Hansen, Chair, CVFiber
- Steve Huffaker, Chair, Maple Broadband
- Elin Katz, VP Utilities, Tilson
- Craig Keller, Utilities and Permits Manager, Agency of Transportation
- Sean Kio, Chair, Northwest CUD
- Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Ann Manwaring, Chair, DVFiber
- Bryan Marteeny, General Manager, Topsham Telephone
- Gordon Mathews, Vice President Legal and Regulatory Affairs, VTel
- Bill Moore, Chair, Otter Creek CUD
- Roger Nishi, Vice President, Waitsfield Champlain Valley Telecom and Independent Telecom
- Leslie Nulty, CFO, Mansfield Community Fiber, Inc.
- Breanna Parker, Legislative Fiscal Data Analyst , Joint Fiscal Office
- Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Cassie Polhemus, CEO, Vermont Economic Development Authority
- Clay Purvis, Director of Telecommunications and Connectivity, Department of Public Service
- Arianna Robinson, Chief Technology Officer, VTel
- Michael Rooney, Chair, Lamoille FiberNet
- Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes
- Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Erika Smith, Director - Legislative and Regulatory Matters, Consolidated Communications
- Jeff Such, Chair, Southern Vermont CUD
- Irv Thomae, Former Chair, ECFiber
- June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
- Rob White, Project Delivery Bureau Director, Agency of Transportation