Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

 

AGENDA

 

Room 27

February 27, 2018 - March 2, 2018

Last Updated 4/11/2018 3:35 PM

 

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

9:30 AM Senate Floor

 

10 minutes following floor S. 269 - An act relating to blockchain, cryptocurrency, and financial technology

Oliver Goodenough, Professor, Vermont Law School

Michael Pieciak, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation

 

11:00 AM S. 206 - An act relating to business consumer protection for point-of-sale equipment leases

S. 180 - An act relating to the Vermont Fair Repair Act

S. 85 - An act relating to simplifying government for small businesses

possible mark up and vote

 

11:30 AM S. 204 - An act relating to the registration of short-term rentals

David Englander, Senior Policy and Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Health

Michael Desrochers, Executive Director of Fire Management, Department of Public Safety

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

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

 

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

8:45 AM S. 94 - An act relating to promoting remote work and flexible work arrangements

mark up

Matt Dunne, Executive Director, Center on Rural Innovation - Phone

Clay Purvis, Director of Telecommunications and Connectivity, Department of Public Service

 

10:30 AM Break

 

10:45 AM S. 204 - An act relating to the registration of short-term rentals

mark up

Tom Piper, Airbnb Host, South Burlington

Joseph Montano, Government Affairs Manager, Northeast, Expedia, Inc.

 

Thursday, March 01, 2018

8:45 PM S. 94 - An act relating to promoting remote work and flexible work arrangements

S. 204 - An act relating to the registration of short-term rentals

vote

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

- S. 204 - An act relating to the registration of short-term rentals

Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

10:45 AM Break

 

11:00 AM S. 269 - An act relating to blockchain, cryptocurrency, and financial technology

discussion and mark up

Oliver Goodenough, Professor, Vermont Law School

Peter Erly, Gravel and Shea

 

11:30 AM S. 94 - An act relating to promoting remote work and flexible work arrangements

John O'Duinn, Founder, Release Mechanix, LLC

 

Friday, March 02, 2018

8:45 AM S. 269 - An act relating to blockchain, cryptocurrency, and financial technology

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Rob Kramer, CEO, Purpose Lab

Michael Pieciak, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation

 

10:20 AM S. 168 - An act relating to employment protection for volunteer emergency responders

Dame Diette, Volunteer Firefighter, Highgate

Zachary Lang, Firefighter, Bradford Fire Department - Phone

 

11:30 AM Senate Floor

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 6 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.

 

If you have any questions and comments, please contact

 Kayla Dewey at 828-3803 or kdewey@leg.state.vt.us