House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs

 

AGENDA

 

Room 44

February 13, 2018 - February 16, 2018

Last Updated 2/21/2018 11:56 AM

 

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

15 min after Floor                   Franchise Law

Committee Discussion.

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch and Caucuses

 

2:30 PM                   H. 707 - An act relating to the prevention of sexual harassment

Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General

Kerin Stackpole, Director, Leader of the Labor and Employment Team, Paul, Frank and Collins

Lisa Senecal, Co-Founder, The Maren Group

 

-                   H. 294 - An act relating to inquiries about an applicant’s salary history

Mark-up and Possible Vote.

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

-                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

9:00 AM                   H. 412 - An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against people without homes

Trevor Whipple, Chief of Police, South Burlington, Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police

Mark Redmond, Executive Director, Spectrum Youth and Family Services, Burlington, VT

 

-                   Budget Discussion

Update - Committee Budget Liaisons.

 

-                   Department of Liquor Control

Legislative Priorities

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Gary Kessler, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Liquor Control

 

-                   H. 711 - An act relating to employment protections for crime victims

Catherine Z. Davis, Director of Government Affairs, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce & GBIC

Daniel Barlow, Public Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility

Ashley Moore, Campaigns Director, Main Street Alliance of VT

 

-                   H. 831 - An act relating to funding for an accelerated weatherization program

Walk-through

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

-                   H. 812 - An act relating to employee scheduling

Introduction

Rep. Rachael Fields, Sponsor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

15 min after Floor                   18-0849 - An act relating to improving rental housing safety

Douglas Farnham, Director and Tax Research Economist, Department of Taxes

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

-                   Committee Discussion

Rental Housing Safety and Sexual Assault Related Bills.

 

3:30 PM                   Housing

Emergency Housing and Rental Subsidies

Kenneth Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

Sean Brown, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families

 

-                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, February 15, 2018

9:00 AM                   H. 831 - An act relating to funding for an accelerated weatherization program

Sarah Phillips, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families

Paul Zabriskie, Weatherization Director, Capstone Community Action

Dwight DeCoster, Director, Weatherization Program, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity

Ludy Biddle, Executive Director, NeighborWorks of Western Vermont

Abby White, Director of Marketing, Communications and External Affairs, Efficiency Vermont

Sarah Carpenter, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

 

10:30 AM                   Election of Trustees for the Vermont State Colleges Corporation

Joint Assembly.

 

After Joint Session                   H. 693 - An act relating to designating the Honor and Remember Flag as the State Veterans Flag

Mockup and Possible Vote.

Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

15 min after Floor                   H. 710 - An act relating to beer and wine franchises

Erin Sigrist, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association

 

-                   Adjourn

 

Friday, February 16, 2018

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Committee Discussion

Budget memos,

H.711, and H.707

 

 

-                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring one hard copies. Please write your name, organization, date and title on each document. With few exceptions, any documents you hand out to a committee, or send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s webpage.

 

For the health and consideration of members of the committee and others, please use unscented body and cosmetic products and refrain from using perfume, or cologne.

 

If you have any questions and comments, please contact

 Ron Wild at 802-828-3559 or rwild@leg.state.vt.us