House Committee on Ways and Means

 

AGENDA

 

Room 34

February 13, 2018 - February 16, 2018

Last Updated 2/20/2018 11:11 AM

 

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

 

After the floor                   H. 576 - An act relating to stormwater management

Rep. David L. Deen, House Committee on Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources - Invited

Matt Musgrave, Government Affairs Director, Vermont Realtors

Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

Neil Kamman, Senior Policy Advisor, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

11:40 AM                   Education Finance

Committee Discussion

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch and Caucuses

 

2:00 PM                   18-0833 - An act relating to Vermont’s education financing system

Ways and Means Working Proposal

Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

3:20 PM                   FY 2019 School Budget Update

Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education

 

3:55 AM                   18-0833 - An act relating to Vermont’s education financing system

Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Analyst, Office of Legislative Council

 

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

9:00 AM                   HIT Report

Michael Costa, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

Kathy Frye, Senior Consultant, HealthTech Solutions

Greg Haskamp, Senior Consultant, HealthTech Solutions

 

10:00 AM                   H. 839 - An act relating to making numerous tax changes, including exempting certain Social Security benefits and military retirement pay from State taxation

Doug Farnham, Senior Research Economist and the Director of Policy, Department of Taxes

 

11:00 AM                   Federal Tax Reform

Vermont Tax Changes: Proposed Language

Doug Farnham, Senior Research Economist and the Director of Policy, Department of Taxes

Jake Feldman, Tax Research Statistician, Department of Taxes

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

After the Floor                   H. 582 - An act relating to increased funding for the Connectivity Initiative

Potential Vote

James Feehan, Lobbyist, Independent Telephone Companies

Rep. Laura Sibilia, Sponsor of Bill

 

2:00 PM                   H. 576 - An act relating to stormwater management

Baser Amendment

 

2:15 PM                   Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Tom Kavet, State Economist, Kavet, Rockler & Associates, LLC

 

2:35 PM                   H. 576 - An act relating to stormwater management

Baser Amendment

Browning Amendment

Neil Kamman, Senior Policy Advisor, Department of Environmental Conservation

Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Committee

 

Thursday, February 15, 2018

9:00 AM                   Federal Tax Reform

Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Andrew Stein, Research Economist, Department of Taxes

 

9:30 AM                   H. 576 - An act relating to stormwater management

Browning Amendment

Discussion and Potential Vote

 

9:45 AM                   Charitable Credit

Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

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

Joint Assembly

 

11:00 AM                   H. 839 - An act relating to making numerous tax changes, including exempting certain Social Security benefits and military retirement pay from State taxation

Doug Farnham, Senior Research Economist and the Director of Policy, Department of Taxes

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

After the Floor                   H. 576 - An act relating to stormwater management

potential vote

Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

Friday, February 16, 2018

9:00 AM                   H. 636 - An act relating to miscellaneous fish and wildlife subjects

potential vote

Rep. David L. Deen, Sponsor

Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

9:30 PM                   FLOOR

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Education Finance Update

Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Analyst, Office of Legislative Council

Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office