Bill Status S.5 (Act 18)

Sponsors: Sen. Christopher Bray , Sen. Philip Baruth, Sen. Brian Campion, Sen. Alison Clarkson, Sen. Ann Cummings, Sen. Martine Gulick, Sen. Ruth Hardy, Sen. Mark MacDonald, Sen. Richard McCormack, Sen. Andrew Perchlik, Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Sen. Anne Watson, Sen. Rebecca White

Last Recorded Action: 5/12/2023 - Delivered to Secretary of State on May 24, 2023 pursuant to Vermont Constitution, Chapter II, section 11

Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified

Regular Session 2023-2024

House Committee on Appropriations

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
Rep. Laura Sibilia, House Committee on Environment and Energy
Rep. Gabrielle Stebbins, House Committee on Environment and Energy

House Committee on Environment and Energy

Melissa Bailey, Director of Efficiency and Energy Resources Division, Department of Public Service
Rep. Scott Beck
Kathy Beyer, Senior Vice President, Real Estate Development, Evernorth
Stuart Blood, Resident, Thetford Center
Craig Bolio, Commissioner, Department of Taxes
Charity Clark, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
Matt Cota, Director of Government Affairs, Meadow Hill Consulting
Richard Cowart, Director, Vermont Climate Council
Richard Cowart, Member, Vermont Climate Council
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Doug Dagan, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Renewable Energy, Suburban Propane
Alison Despathy, Citizen, Danville
Bill Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
Jared Duval, Executive Director, Energy Action Network
Ben Edgerly Walsh, Climate & Energy Program Director, VPIRG
Dan Fingas, Vermont Movement Politics Director, Rights and Democracy Vermont
Scott Gardner, Building Energy
Brian Gray, General Manager, Energy Co-op of Vermont
Jay Green, Racial Equity Policy and Research Analyst, Office of Racial Equity
Laura Haight, Director, Partnership for Policy Integrity
Geoff Hand, Attorney, Saunders Raubvogel & Hand
Lauren Hierl, Executive Director, Vermont Conservation Voters
Rep. Mark Higley
Anthony Iarrapino, Senior Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation
Tony James, Owner, James and James Plumbing and Heating
Thomas Knauer, Policy Director, Public Utility Commission
Kyle Landis-Marinello, General Counsel, Public Utility Commission
Neale Lunderville, President & CEO, Vermont Gas Systems
Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
Meyers Mermel, President, Ethan Allen Institute
Johanna Miller, Energy & Climate Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
Sue Minter, Executive Director, Capstone Community Action
Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
Laura Murphy, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Perry Parker, Northeast Craftsman
Dennis Percy, General Manager, Fred's Energy
TJ Poor, Director of Planning, Department of Public Service
Annette Smith, Executive Director, Vermonters for a Clean Environment
Collin Smythe, Climate Change Progress and Data Analyst, Agency of Natural Resources
Rob Stenger, Owner, Simple Energy
Mark Stephenson, Contractor, Vermont Energy Contracting
David Westman, Director of Regulatory and State Agency Affairs, Efficiency Vermont
Cory-Ann Wind, Oregon Clean Fuels Program Manager, Oregon Clean Fuels Program
Paul Zabriskie, Director of Weatherization and Climate Impact, Capstone Community Action

Senate Committee on Appropriations

Christopher Bray, Senator, Vermont General Assembly
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
Anne Watson, Senator, Vermont General Assembly

Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

Melissa Bailey, Director of Efficiency and Energy Resources Division, Department of Public Service
Ted Barnett, Analyst, VT JFO
Paul Beauregard, Owner, OnSite Propane
Kathy Beyer, Senior Vice President, Real Estate Development, Evernorth
Craig Bolio, Commissioner, Department of Taxes
Peter Bourne, Owner, Bourne’s Energy
Drew Carlson, Partner, Global Partners, LP
Josh Castonguay, Vice President of Chief Innovation Executive & Power Supply, Green Mountain Power
Andrea Cohen, Manager, Government Affairs and Member Relations, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
Casey Cota, Owner, Cota & Cota
Matt Cota, Managing Director, Meadow Hill Consulting
Matthew Cota, Executive Director, Vermont Fuel Dealers Association
Matthew Cota, Owner, Meadow Hill Consulting Firm
Richard Cowart, Director, The Regulatory Assistance Project
Steve Crowley, Chair, Sierra Club Energy Committee
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity, Agency of Administration
Alison Despathy, Citizen, Danville
Judy Dow, Executive Director, Gedakina
Jared Duval, Member, Vermont Climate Council
Jared Duval, Member, Vermont Climate Council
Ben Edgerly Walsh, Climate & Energy Program Director, VPIRG
Dan Fingas, Movement Politics Director, Rights and Democracy Vermont
Manny Fletcher, VFDA Executive Board President, Operations and Compliance Manager, Fyles Brothers, Inc.
Steven Gorelick, Citizen, Walden
Brian Gray, General Manager, Energy Co-op of Vermont
Laura Haight, Direcctor, Partnership for Policy Integrity
Geoff Hand, Attorney, Dunkiel Saunders Elliott Raubvogel & Hand
Vickie Haskins, Owner, Haskins Gas Service
Robert Howarth , Professor Ecology & Environmental Biology, Cornell University
Anthony James , Owner, James Plumbing and Heating Oil Co
Thomas Knauer, Policy Director, Public Utility Commission
Kyle Landis-Marinello, General Counsel, Public Utility Commission
Julia Leopold, Government Liaison, VSSPA
Kelly Lucci, Director of Partner and Customer Engagement, Efficiency Vermont
Neale Lunderville, President, Vermont Gas Systems
Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
Ed McNamara, General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources
Myers Mermal, President, Ethan Allen Institute
Johanna Miller, Energy & Climate Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
Candace Morgan, Director of Corporate Affairs, Green Mountain Power
Laura Murphy, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Dennis Percy, Owner, Fred's Energy
Sarah Phillips, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity
Philip Picotte, Utilities Economic Analyst, Department of Public Service
TJ Poor, Director of Planning, Department of Public Service
James Porter, Director of Public Advocacy, Department of Public Service
Daniel Reilly, Director of Public Affairs, Efficiency Vermont
Annette Smith, Executive Director, Vermonters for a Clean Environment
Michael Smith, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
Darren Springer, General Manager, Burlington Electric Department
Andrea Stander, Member, 350 Vermont.org
Rob Stenger, Owner, Simple Energy
Mark Stephenson, Contractor, Vermont Energy Contracting
Judy Taranovich, Owner, Proctor Gas
Chase Whiting, Staff Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation