S.327

An act relating to economic development

Sponsors:

Last Recorded Action: 5/1/2026 - Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

Committee Activity - Meeting Full List

Regular Session 2025-2026

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

9:30 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Committee Discussion

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Linda Rossi, State Director, Vermont Small Business Development Center

10:50 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Committee Discussion

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jeremy Little, Policy and Outreach Associate, Vermont Chamber of Commerce

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

-

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Vote

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

10:40 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Section 6, Sections 10 and 11, Section 1.

Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
Matt Chapman, Director, Waste Management & Prevention Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
Sarah Bartlett, Manager, Brownfields Program
Trish Coppolino, Senior Environmental Program Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation, Agency of Natural Resources
Jessica Hartleben, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

9:00 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Section 3 Testimony

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Nicole Killoran, Director, Vermont Small Business Law Center and Clinic, Vermont Law and Graduate School
Rosie Gray, Financial Securities Specialist and Business Coach, Capstone Community Action
Liz Scharf, Director of Community Economic Development and Food Security, Capstone Community Action
Weiwei Wang, Co Founder and Executive Director, Vermont Professionals of Color Network

10:45 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Section 11 Testimony

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Matt Cropp, Executive Director, Vermont Employee Ownership Center

11:15 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Section 7 Testimony

Lyle Jepson, Commissioner, Agency of Economic Development
Heather Pelham, Commissioner, Department of Tourism and Marketing
Nick Grimley, Director of Entrepreneurship & Tech Commercialization, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

11:50 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Vermont Business for Social Responsibility

Chelsea Bardot Lewis, Executive Director, Vermont Business for Social Responsibility (VBSR)

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

10:50 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Section 3

Linda Rossi, State Director, Vermont Small Business Development Center
Emma Paradis, Common Good Vermont Co-Director, United Way of Northwest Vermont

11:35 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

New Draft Walk Through

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Linda Rossi, State Director, Vermont Small Business Development Center

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

8:30 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Section by section walk through and committee discussion

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Drake Turner, Deputy Director, Office of Workforce Strategy and Development
Emma Paradis, Common Good Vermont Co-Director, United Way of Northwest Vermont
Matt Cota, Lobbyist, Vermont Automotive Distributors Association

10:15 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Section 10

Jessica Hartleben, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council

10:30 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Nick Bennette, Executive Director of the Vermont Mountain Bike Association, Vermont Trails and Greenways Council

11:00 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Section 5
Taiwan partnership

Nick Grimley, Deputy Commissioner, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
Jacqueline Odanga-Kegode, Director, Eastern Trade Council

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

11:30 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Table summary

Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

8:30 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Testimony and mark up

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Sen. David Weeks, Sponsor
Jeremy Reed, Chief Engineer of the Highway Division, Agency of Transportation
Roy Newton, Editor and Publisher, Lakeside News
Nick DeLauri, Culinary Arts Instructor, SouthWest Tech
Devon Neary, Executive Director, Rutland Regional Planning Commission
Amy Spear, Vermont Chamber President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Leslie Wells, Pizzeria Verita and Sotto Enoteca
Derek Williams , Director, River Valley Technical Center School District

Thursday, March 12, 2026

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

9:30 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Vote

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Finance

1:30 PM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Walk-through

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

2:45 PM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Caitlin Corkins, Tax Credit and Grants Coordinator, Department of Housing and Community Development

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S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Appropriations

2:20 PM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Walk-through

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Sen. Alison Clarkson, Sponsor, Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs Committee

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Appropriations

3:30 PM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Vote

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

10:15 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Amendment Straw Poll

Sen. Wendy Harrison, Bill Sponsor, County and Regional Governance Study Committee
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

1:10 PM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Walk-through

Sen. Alison Clarkson, Sponsor
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Sabina Haskell, Executive Director, Office of Workforce Strategy and Development

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

9:00 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Lyle Jepson, Commissioner, Agency of Economic Development
Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Ben Doyle, President, Preservation Trust of Vermont
Jon Copans, Executive Director, Montpelier Commission on Recovery and Resilience
Rick Ufford-Chase, Mayor, Newport
Jessica Hartleben, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council

2:10 PM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Committee Discussion

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Nick Bennette, Executive Director of the Vermont Mountain Bike Association, Vermont Trails and Greenways Council
Kelly Ault, Executive Director, Vermont Outdoor Business Alliance

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

9:00 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Joyce Judy, President, Community College of Vermont
Sabina Haskell, Executive Director, Office of Workforce Strategy and Development
Drake Turner, Deputy Director, Office of Workforce Strategy and Development
Jeff Lawson, Vice-Pres. Tourism & Marketing, Hello Vermont, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
Austin Davis, Director, Government Affairs, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
Adam Grinold, Executive Director, Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation
Linda Rossi, State Director, Vermont Small Business Development Center

2:40 PM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Transportation

10:30 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Section 11 Introduction and Discussion

Sen. David Weeks, Sponsor of Bill

Friday, April 10, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

11:30 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Jay Ramsey, Director of Workforce Development, Vermont Department of Labor

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

1:00 PM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Rep. Kathleen James, Chair, House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure
Michael Yaki, SVP, Senior Counsel, Petros PACE Finance
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Chris Delia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
Josh Hanford, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Joe Valenti, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation
Amanda Samai, Castle Green Finance

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

After Floor

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Mark-up

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Joan Goldstein, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Economic Development Authority
Sam Buckley, Director of Energy and Broadband Lending, Vermont Economic Development Authority
Peter Walke, Managing Director, Efficiency Vermont
Joe Valenti, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

9:05 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Hospitality section

Jay Ramsey, Director of Workforce Development, Vermont Department of Labor
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rowan Hawthorne, Policy and Legislative Affairs Director, Vermont Department of Labor

9:30 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Cash rounding

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

1:05 PM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Mark up

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rowan Hawthorne, Policy and Legislative Affairs Director, Vermont Department of Labor

2:40 PM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Mark up and Vote

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Ways and Means

2:25 PM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Abbey Duke, Reporter of the Bill, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Thursday, April 23, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Ways and Means

2:30 PM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Michael Yaki, SVP, Senior Counsel, Petros PACE Finance
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Josh Hanford, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Friday, April 24, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Ways and Means

9:20 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

vote

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Appropriations

1:05 PM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Walk through

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Abbey Duke, Reporter, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

3:05 PM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Vote

Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

11:50 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Amendment Discussion

Rep. Charles Kimbell, Reporter

12:15 PM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Rep. Charles Kimbell, Amendment Sponsor, House Committee on Ways and Means

Thursday, April 30, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

11:40 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Amendment Discussion

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel