S.311

An act relating to bringing everyone home

Sponsors:

Location: Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

Last Recorded Action: 2/20/2024 - Committed to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy with report of Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs intact, under suspension of Senate Rule 49, on motion of Senator Baruth

Committee Activity - Meeting Full List

Regular Session 2023-2024

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

10:45 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Walk-through

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Thursday, January 11, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

9:00 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Ben Beatty-Owens, Co-owner, Black Locust LLC

Thursday, January 18, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

9:00 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Updates on Development Timelines

Zeke Davisson, Chief Operating Officer, Summit Properties
Kathy Beyer, Senior Vice President, Real Estate Development, Evernorth

Friday, January 19, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

9:00 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Introduction to New Hampshire's Appeals Board

Ben Frost, Deputy Executive Director, New Hampshire Housing

9:30 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Designation 2050

Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing & Community Development
Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning & Revitalization, Department of Housing & Community Development
Jacob Hemmerick, Community Planning & Policy Manager, Department of Housing and Community Development

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

10:45 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Expansion of the Environmental Board

Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

11:00 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Positive Rent Payment Program

Michael Pieciak, Vermont State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust

11:45 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Mobile Home Task Force Report and Recommendations

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Thursday, January 25, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

9:15 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Manufactured Housing and Housing Supply Reports

Alex Horowitz, Project Director, Housing Policy Initiative, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Rachel Siegel, Senior Officer, Housing Policy Initiative, The Pew Charitable Trusts

9:55 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

David Jaacks, Chief Executive Officer, TenFold Engineering
Ted Brady, Executive Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Christopher Roy, Director, Litigation Group & Complex Land Use and Development, Downs Rachlin Martin
Jeff Lubell, Principal Associate for Housing and Asset Building, ABT Associates
Sandrine Kibuey, Director- Housing Advocacy Programs, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity
Ryan Gerrity, Senior Resident Organizer, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)
JoEllen Calderara, Disaster Recovery Expert, CVOEO MHP CSS Volunteer, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)
Molly Dugan, Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Cathedral Square / Support and Services at Home (SASH)
Kathrynn Titus, Director of Operations, Cathedral Square
Will Lambek, Organizer, Migrant Justice
Marita Canedo, Programs Coordinator, Migrant Justice/Justicia Migrante

Friday, January 26, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

9:00 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Wendy Harrison, Senator, Windham
Heather Pembrook, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation

9:45 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Act 250 Discussion

Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
Lauren Hierl, Executive Director, Vermont Conservation Voters

10:15 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Walk-through and mark-up

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

10:00 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Will Lambek, Organizer, Migrant Justice
Richard Leadbeater, Director of State Advocacy and Legislative Affairs, Esri

10:30 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Walk-through and mark-up

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

9:00 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Walk-through and mark-up

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:00 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Geoff Hand, Attorney, Saunders Raubvogel & Hand

10:30 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Mobile Home Task Force Recommendations

Curt Taylor, Chair, Mobile Home Task Force Committee
Wendy Harrison, Member, Mobile Home Task Force Committee

11:00 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Walk-through and mark-up

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Thursday, February 1, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

9:00 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Michael Desrochers, Director, Division of Fire Safety, Department of Public Safety
Roberta Rubin, Chief Counsel, Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities
Ted Brady, Executive Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Billy Coster, Director of Policy and Planning, Agency of Natural Resources
Bryan Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
Tom Dipietro, Director of Public Works, South Burlington

11:00 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Walk-through and mark-up

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Friday, February 2, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

9:00 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Elizabeth Bridgewater, Executive Director, Windham and Windsor Housing Trust
Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

9:30 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Walk-through of tax sections

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

10:00 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Walk-through and mark-up

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

10:00 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Flood insurance

Peter Tucker, Advocacy & Public Policy Director, Vermont Association of Realtors

10:15 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Walk-through

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

9:10 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Walk-through

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:35 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Walk-through of tax sections

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Patrick Titterton, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

10:55 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Craig Bolio, Commissioner, Department of Taxes
Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
Sarah Carpenter, Chair, Rental Housing Advisory Board
Joseph Aldsworth, Deputy Chief, Fire, EMS, and Deputy Emergency Management Director, City of Barre
Shaun Gilpin, Housing Division Director, Department of Housing and Community Development

Thursday, February 8, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

8:30 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Walk-through and mark-up

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:00 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Chip Sawyer, Director of Planning and Development, St. Albans City
Mike Miller, Director of Planning & Community Development, City of Montpelier

10:30 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Walk-through and mark-up

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Friday, February 9, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

9:00 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
Kati Gallagher, Sustainable Communities Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
Charlie Baker, Executive Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission

11:15 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Walk-through and mark-up

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

10:00 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Walk-through and mark-up

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

9:00 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Michael Desrochers, Director, Division of Fire Safety, Department of Public Safety
Julie Marks, Founder and Director, Vermont Short Term Rental Alliance Inc.
Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
Craig Bolio, Commissioner, Department of Taxes
Charlie Baker, Executive Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
Amy Spear, Vice President of Tourism, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Shaun Gilpin, Housing Division Director, Department of Housing and Community Development
Eric Forand, Director, Vermont Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

Friday, February 16, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

9:00 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Walk-through of tax sections

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

9:30 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Walk-through, mark up, and vote

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:30 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Committee discussion and vote

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

10:00 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

9:00 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs Committee
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Thursday, March 21, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

9:00 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Charlie Baker, Executive Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
Ted Brady, Executive Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning Revitalization, Department of Housing and Community Development
Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
Jacob Hemmerick, Community Planning & Policy Manager, Department of Housing and Community Development

Friday, March 22, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

9:00 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
Zeke Davidson, Chief Operating Officer, Summit Properties
Sandrine Kibuey, Director- Housing Advocacy Programs, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity
Kathy Beyer, Senior Vice President, Real Estate Development, Evernorth
Christopher Roy, Director, Litigation Group & Complex Land Use and Development, Downs Rachlin Martin
Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

9:00 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning Revitalization, Department of Housing and Community Development
Jacob Hemmerick, Community Planning & Policy Manager, Department of Housing and Community Development
Sandrine Kibuey, Director- Housing Advocacy Programs, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity
Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
Brian Shupe, Executive Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

Thursday, March 28, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

9:00 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Friday, March 29, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

9:00 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Committee Discussion

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Peter Gill, Executive Director, Natural Resources Board
Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

10:00 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Peter Tucker, Advocacy & Public Policy Director, Vermont Association of Realtors
Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

9:00 AM

S.311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Candace Morgan, Chief Government and Regulatory Affairs Executive, Green Mountain Power
Michael Burke, Director of Field Operations, Green Mountain Power
Zak Hale, Partner, Hale Resources LLC
Christopher Roy, Director, Litigation Group & Complex Land Use and Development, Downs Rachlin Martin
Michael Burke, Director of Field Operations, Green Mountain Power
Brendon Deso, Selectboard Chair, Town of St. Albans