2021-2022 Session
Change SessionH.360 (Act 71)
An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment
- Sponsor(s)
- Last Recorded Action
- Senate 5/21/2021 - House message: Governor approved bill on June 8, 2021
Bill/Resolution Text
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An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment
Detailed Status
Regular Session 2021-2022
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Roll Call History
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment
Committee Meetings
Regular Session 2021-2022
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Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2021-2022
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- 3:00 PM
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Walk-through
Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, January 28, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- 2:30 PM
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Property Tax Exemption for Broadband Fiber
Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Catherine Benham, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- 1:00 PM
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Testimony from Independent Telephone / Broadband Companies of Vermont
Kim Gates, Controller, Franklin Telephone and Independent Telephone Companies
Scott Brooks, Manager - State Government Affairs, TDS Telecom
Roger Nishi, Vice President, Waitsfield Champlain Valley Telecom and Independent Telecom
Tim Nulty, CEO, Mansfield Community Fiber, Inc.
Leslie Nulty, CFO, Mansfield Community Fiber, Inc.
- 3:00 PM
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History of Vermont Telecommunications Authority
Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- 9:00 AM
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History of the Vermont Telecommunications Authority
Chris Campbell, Former Executive Director, Vermont Telecommunication Authority Board
- 2:30 PM
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Testimony from Vermont Communications Union Districts Association (VCUDA)
F.X. Flinn, Chair, VCUDA
Kristen Fountain, Vice President, VCUDA
Thursday, February 4, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- 9:00 AM
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Washington Electric Coop Testimony on Fiber Property Tax Exemption
Patricia Richards, General Manager, Washington Electric Coop
Barry Bernstein, President, Board of Directors, Washington Electric Coop
- 10:30 AM
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Tax Department Testimony on Fiber Property Tax Exemption
Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes
Will Baker, Director of Legal Unit, Department of Taxes
Joan White, Utility Analyst, Public Utility Commission
Friday, February 5, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- After the Floor
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Department of Public Service Overview of Connectivity Division, Connectivity Initiative, and Connectivity Fund
June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
Clay Purvis, Director of Telecommunications and Connectivity, Department of Public Service
- 1:30 PM
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Committee Discussion and Mark-up
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- 1:00 PM
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Kingdom Fiber Testimony
Michael Birnbaum, Owner, Kingdom Fiber
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- 9:00 AM
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Treasurer Testimony on Broadband Lending Program Expansion
Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
- 10:00 AM
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Vermont Electric Coop Testimony
Rebecca Towne, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- 11:00 AM
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Testimony from Independent Telephone / Broadband Companies of VT
Roger Nishi, Vice President, Waitsfield Champlain Valley Telecom and Independent Telecom
Thursday, February 11, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- 8:30 AM
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Walk-through
Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 9:00 AM
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Consolidated Communications
Jeff Austin, Senior Director, Fiber Build Strategy, Consolidated Communications
Erika Smith, Director - Legislative and Regulatory Matters, Consolidated Communications
- 10:30 AM
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Department of Public Service Testimony on Open Access, State-Owned Assets, and the Role of the Rural Broadband Tech Assistant Specialist
June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
Clay Purvis, Director of Telecommunications and Connectivity, Department of Public Service
Friday, February 12, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- 10:30 AM
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Testimony Regarding Broadband Lending Program Expansion
Cassie Polhemus, CEO, Vermont Economic Development Authority
Thad Richardson, CFO, Vermont Economic Development Authority
Carole Monroe, Board Chair, ValleyNet
Stan Williams, Board Treasurer, ValleyNet
Jim Anderson, Senior Vice President, Municipal Capital Markets Group
- 1:00 PM
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Committee Discussion and Walk-Through
Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- 3:00 PM
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Workforce Development
Sarah Buxton, State Director of Workforce Development, Department of Labor
Sue Kay, President, Eustis Cable Enterprises
- 4:00 PM
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Testimony from DPS Commissioner Tierney
June Tierney, Commissioner, Public Service Department
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- 9:00 AM
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Pole Surveying
F.X. Flinn, Chair, VCUDA
- 10:00 AM
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Testimony
Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Zachary Tomanelli, Communications and Technology Director, VPIRG
David Snedeker, Executive Director, Northeastern Vermont Development Association
Adam Lougee, Executive Director, Addison County Regional Commission
- 11:00 AM
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Testimony on Vermont Telecom Authority
Christa Shute, Former Staff, Vermont Telecommunication Authority Board
- After the Floor
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Draft 3.1 Walk-through and Discussion
Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, February 18, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- 8:30 AM
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Testimony
Holly Groschner, Delegate and Chair, ECFiber
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Committee Discussion
- After the Floor
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H.360 - An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment
Committee Discussion
Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, February 19, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- 11:30 AM
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H.360 - An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment
Draft 4.1 Walk-through
Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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Mark-up and Possible Vote
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- After the Floor
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H.360 - An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment
Mark-up and Possible Vote
Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, February 26, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- After the Floor
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H.360 - An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment
Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Barry Bernstein, President, Board of Directors, Washington Electric Coop
Patricia Richards, General Manager, Washington Electric Coop
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- 3:00 PM
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VEDA Broadband Expansion Lending Program
Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
Tom Huestis, Senior Managing Director, Public Resources Advisory Group
Cassie Polhemus, CEO, Vermont Economic Development Authority
Thad Richardson, CFO, Vermont Economic Development Authority
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- 9:00 AM
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potential vote
Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Laura Sibilia, Sponsor
Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
David Healy, Board Member, CVFiber
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- 3:00 PM
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Committee Discussion
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- 9:00 AM
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Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- 11:00 AM
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Committee Discussion
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Appropriations
- 1:15 PM
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Review of the Bill
Rep. Timothy Briglin, Chair, House Committee on Energy and Technology
Rep. Laura Sibilia, Reporter, House Committee on Energy and Technology
Rep. Caleb Elder, Reporter, House Committee on Ways and Means
Thursday, March 18, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- 10:53 AM
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Cassie Polhemus, CEO, Vermont Economic Development Authority
Chris Delia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, March 19, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- 2:00 PM
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H.360 - An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment
Committee Discussion
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- 9:00 AM
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Committee Discussion
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- 9:00 AM
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Mulvaney-Stanak Amendment Discussion
Rep. Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Sponsor of Amendment
Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Appropriations
- 9:30 AM
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Amendment
Rep. Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Sponsor of amendment
- 11:45 AM
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Floor Amendment - Discussion
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 1:30 PM
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Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 1:30 PM
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H.360 vs S.118
Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 2:00 PM
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Tom Evslin, Former Vermont Chief Recovery Officer, Co-founder of Broadband Equity Now
- 2:45 PM
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Lessons from the VTA
Chris Campbell, Former Executive Director, Vermont Telecommunications Authority
Holly Groschner, Former Legal Counsel, Vermont Telecommunications Authority
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 1:30 PM
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Update on CUDs
Robert Fish, Rural Broadband Technical Assistance Specialist, Department of Public Service
- 2:15 PM
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Commissioner Tierney's Review of H.360 and S.118
June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
- 3:15 PM
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CUDs - Update on Status and Future Plans/Abilities (10 min each)
Sean Kio, Chair, Northwest CUD
Michael Rooney, Chair, Lamoille FiberNet
Christine Hallquist , Administrator, NEK Community Broadband
Bill Moore, Chair, Otter Creek CUD
Steve Huffaker, Chair, Maple Broadband
Evan Carlson, Chair, NEK Community Broadband
Christine Hallquist , Administrator, NEK Community Broadband
Jeff Such, Chair, Southern Vermont CUD
Ann Manwaring, Chair, DVFiber
Jeremy Hansen, Chair, CVFiber
F.X. Flinn, Chair, ECFiber
Thursday, April 8, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 1:30 PM
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Other ISP Providers
Leslie Nulty, CFO, Mansfield Community Fiber, Inc.
Kim Gates, Controller, Franklin Telephone and Independent Telephone Companies
Bryan Marteeny, General Manager, Topsham Telephone
Roger Nishi, Vice President, Waitsfield Champlain Valley Telecom and Independent Telecom
Michael Birnbaum, Owner, Kingdom Fiber
Erika Smith, Director - Legislative and Regulatory Matters, Consolidated Communications
Jeff Austin, Senior Director, Fiber Build Strategy, Consolidated Communications
Elin Katz, VP Utilities, Tilson
- 3:30 PM
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Testimony continued
- 4:30 PM
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VEDA's Role
Cassie Polhemus, CEO, Vermont Economic Development Authority
Friday, April 9, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 3:00 PM
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Committee Discussion
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 1:30 PM
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Broadband in Affordable Multifamily Housing
Molly Dugan, Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Cathedral Square
Kathy Beyer, Senior Vice President, Real Estate Development, Evernorth (formerly Housing Vermont)
- 2:00 PM
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Irv Thomae, Former Chair, ECFiber
- 4:15 PM
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Committee Discussion
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 2:45 PM
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Michel Guite, President, V-Tel
Arianna Robinson, Chief Technology Officer, VTel
Gordon Mathews, Vice President Legal and Regulatory Affairs, VTel
Thursday, April 15, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 1:30 PM
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Act 79- Make-Ready Provisions and Pole Harvesting - Where are we and what is needed?
June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
Clay Purvis, Director of Telecommunications and Connectivity, Department of Public Service
F.X. Flinn, Chair, ECFiber
Jeremy Hansen, Chair, CVFiber
Christine Hallquist , Administrator, NEK Community Broadband
Rob White, Project Delivery Bureau Director, Agency of Transportation
Craig Keller, Utilities and Permits Manager, Agency of Transportation
- 3:10 PM
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Property Tax Exemption
Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Friday, April 16, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 1:30 PM
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H.360 - An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment
Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 3:00 PM
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Committee Discussion
Friday, April 23, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 1:30 PM
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Net Neutrality
Joshua Diamond, Deputy Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- 4:25 PM
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Tuesday, April 27, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 3:15 PM
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Committee Discussion
- 4:45 PM
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Committee Discussion
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 2:30 PM
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Mark-up and Possible Vote
Christine Hallquist , Administrator, NEK Community Broadband
Irv Thomae, Former Chair, ECFiber
Friday, April 30, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 1:00 PM
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Mark-up and Possible Vote
- 3:45 PM
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Cliff Duncan, Owner, Duncan Cable TV
Monday, May 3, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 12:00 PM
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Mark-up and Possible Vote
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 11:00 AM
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Mark-up and Possible Vote
- 1:30 PM
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Mark-up and Possible Vote
Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes
- 4:15 PM
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Review Senator Brock's Amendment and Possible Vote
Sen. Randy Brock, Sponsor
Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tom Evslin, Former Vermont Chief Recovery Officer, Co-founder of Broadband Equity Now
Mary Evslin, Volunteer, Broadband Equity NOW
Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Breanna Parker, Legislative Fiscal Data Analyst , Joint Fiscal Office
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 12:45 PM
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H.360 - An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment
Walk-through and Vote
Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 4:45 PM
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Vote
Thursday, May 6, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- 2:45 PM
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Sen. Ann Cummings
Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- 8:30 AM
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H.360 - An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment
Walk-through and discussion of Senate version
Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, May 13, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- 11:00 AM
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Committee Discussion
Monday, May 17, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Committee of Conference
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9:00 AM
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Committee of Conference
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5:00 PM
8:00 PM
Committee Documents
An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment
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
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- H.360 An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment–As passed by the General Assembly
- H.360 An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment–As Introducedand with House Appropriations proposal of amendment
- H.360 An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment–As Introducedand as voted out of House Ways and Means
An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment
Committee of Conference Members
Regular Session 2021-2022
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Committee of Conference Meetings
Regular Session 2021-2022
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Committee of Conference Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2021-2022
Monday, May 17, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Committee of Conference
- 9:00 AM
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Tuesday, May 18, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Committee of Conference
- 12:00 PM
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- 5:00 PM
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- 8:00 PM
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No committee of conference report found for H.360 in the Regular Session 2021-2022.
Act
An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment
Statutes Affected
Regular Session 2021-2022
| Statute |
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| 10 V.S.A. § 280ee. Broadband Expansion Loan Program |
| 10 V.S.A. § 280ff. Funding |
| 30 V.S.A. § 127. Utility poles in easements across private property |
| 30 V.S.A. § 202f. Telecommunications and Connectivity Advisory Board |
| 30 V.S.A. § 3084. Confidentiality; legislative intent |
| 30 V.S.A. § 7515b. Connectivity Initiative |
| 30 V.S.A. § 7516. Connectivity Fund |
| 30 V.S.A. § 7523. Rate of charge |
| 30 V.S.A. § 8081. Purpose |
| 30 V.S.A. § 8082. Definitions |
| 30 V.S.A. § 8083. Vermont Community Broadband Fund |
| 30 V.S.A. § 8084. Vermont Community Broadband Board |
| 30 V.S.A. § 8085. Broadband Preconstruction Grant Program |
| 30 V.S.A. § 8086. Broadband Construction Grant Program |
| 30 V.S.A. § 8087. Centralized resources for communications union districts |
| 30 V.S.A. § 8088. Interagency cooperation and assistance |
| 30 V.S.A. § 8089. Annual report |
| 32 V.S.A. § 3602a. Facilities used in the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric power |
| 32 V.S.A. § 3620. Electric utility poles, lines, and fixtures |
| 32 V.S.A. § 3800. Statutory purposes [Effective until July 1, 2037] |
| 32 V.S.A. § 3802. Property tax |
