2015-2016 Session
Change SessionS.28
An act relating to divesting State retirement funds from the 200 publically traded companies that hold the largest carbon content fossil fuels reserves
- Sponsor(s)
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- Sen. Anthony Pollina
- Additional Sponsors
- Sen. David Zuckerman
- Location
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- Last Recorded Action
- Senate 1/22/2015 - Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations
Bill/Resolution Text
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An act relating to divesting State retirement funds from the 200 publically traded companies that hold the largest carbon content fossil fuels reserves
Detailed Status
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An act relating to divesting State retirement funds from the 200 publically traded companies that hold the largest carbon content fossil fuels reserves
Roll Call History
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An act relating to divesting State retirement funds from the 200 publically traded companies that hold the largest carbon content fossil fuels reserves
Committee Meetings
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An act relating to divesting State retirement funds from the 200 publically traded companies that hold the largest carbon content fossil fuels reserves
Meeting Full List
2015 - 2016 Legislative Session
Thursday, February 12, 2015
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 1:30 PM
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S.28 - An act relating to divesting State retirement funds from the 200 publically traded companies that hold the largest carbon content fossil fuels reserves
350 Vermont
Nora Hill, Vermont Commons School
Isabelle Francke, Student
Eric Becker, Clean Yield Asset Management
Bob Kenny, Goddard President
Matt Patsky, Trillium Investments
Thursday, January 14, 2016
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 1:30 PM
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S.28 - An act relating to divesting State retirement funds from the 200 publically traded companies that hold the largest carbon content fossil fuels reserves
Eric Becker, Clean Yield Asset Management
Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
Matt Considine, Director of Investment, Office of the State Treasurer
Thursday, February 4, 2016
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 4:00 PM
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S.28 - An act relating to divesting State retirement funds from the 200 publically traded companies that hold the largest carbon content fossil fuels reserves
Toby Heaps, CEO & Co-Founder, Corporate Knights
Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
Maura Carroll, Executive Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Thursday, February 11, 2016
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- - after the floor
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S.28 - An act relating to divesting State retirement funds from the 200 publically traded companies that hold the largest carbon content fossil fuels reserves
Joe Choquette, Downs Rachlin Martin
Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
Matt Considine, Director of Investment, Office of the State Treasurer
Deborah Markowitz, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
Al Boright, Retired, Senior Legislative Counsel
Don Hooper, National Wildlife Federation
Ben Walsh, Climate & Energy Program Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
Mike O'Neil, President, VT Troopers Association
Austin Davis, Policy & Communications Coordinator, 350Vt
Friday, February 19, 2016
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 1:00 PM
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S.28 - An act relating to divesting State retirement funds from the 200 publically traded companies that hold the largest carbon content fossil fuels reserves
Joint Meeting with House Government Operations - to be held in Room 11
Ed Stanak, President, District Environmental Commission
Bill McKibben, Scholar, author, and activist, Middlebury College
Jack Robinson, Trillium Assets
Michael Dworkin, Director of the Institute for Energy and the Environment, Vermont Law School
Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
Hank Kim, Executive Director, National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems
Keith Brainard, Research Director, National Association of State Retirement Administrators
Nancy Lynch, Executive Director, VSEA
Nate Hausman, VT Chapter of the Sierra Club
Robb Kidd, Program Manager, VT Sierra Club Conservation Program
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 1:30 PM
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S.28 - An act relating to divesting State retirement funds from the 200 publically traded companies that hold the largest carbon content fossil fuels reserves
Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
Austin Davis, Policy & Communications Coordinator, 350Vt
Selene Colburn, Burlington City Council
Nancy Lynch, Legislative Director, VSEA
Thursday, March 10, 2016
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
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S.28 - An act relating to divesting State retirement funds from the 200 publically traded companies that hold the largest carbon content fossil fuels reserves
Committee Discussion
Friday, March 11, 2016
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
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S.28 - An act relating to divesting State retirement funds from the 200 publically traded companies that hold the largest carbon content fossil fuels reserves
Committee Discussion
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 3:00 PM
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S.28 - An act relating to divesting State retirement funds from the 200 publically traded companies that hold the largest carbon content fossil fuels reserves
Committee Documents
An act relating to divesting State retirement funds from the 200 publically traded companies that hold the largest carbon content fossil fuels reserves
Witnesses Who Testified
2015 - 2016 Legislative Session
Senate Committee on Government Operations
- Eric Becker, Clean Yield Asset Management
- Al Boright, Retired, Senior Legislative Counsel
- Keith Brainard, Research Director, National Association of State Retirement Administrators
- Maura Carroll, Executive Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Joe Choquette, Downs Rachlin Martin
- Selene Colburn, Burlington City Council
- Matt Considine, Director of Investment, Office of the State Treasurer
- Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
- Austin Davis, Policy & Communications Coordinator, 350Vt
- Michael Dworkin, Director of the Institute for Energy and the Environment, Vermont Law School
- Isabelle Francke, Student
- Nate Hausman, VT Chapter of the Sierra Club
- Toby Heaps, CEO & Co-Founder, Corporate Knights
- Nora Hill, Vermont Commons School
- Don Hooper, National Wildlife Federation
- Bob Kenny, Goddard President
- Robb Kidd, Program Manager, VT Sierra Club Conservation Program
- Hank Kim, Executive Director, National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems
- Nancy Lynch, Executive Director, VSEA
- Nancy Lynch, Legislative Director, VSEA
- Deborah Markowitz, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
- Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Bill McKibben, Scholar, author, and activist, Middlebury College
- Mike O'Neil, President, VT Troopers Association
- Matt Patsky, Trillium Investments
- Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
- Jack Robinson, Trillium Assets
- Ed Stanak, President, District Environmental Commission
- Ben Walsh, Climate & Energy Program Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
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An act relating to divesting State retirement funds from the 200 publically traded companies that hold the largest carbon content fossil fuels reserves
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