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  • Sen. Jeanette K. White, Chair
  • Sen. Brian Collamore, Vice Chair
  • Sen. Claire Ayer
  • Sen. Alison Clarkson, Clerk
  • Sen. Christopher A. Pearson

Senate Committee on Government Operations

 

AGENDA

 

Room 4

March 20, 2018 - March 23, 2018

Last Updated 3/23/2018 12:47 PM

 

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

1:15                   H. 846 - An act relating to the application of general law to chartered municipalities

Walkthrough.

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, VT League of Cities and Towns

 

2:15                   H. 585 - An act relating to management of records

Walkthrough.

Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council

Andrew Laing, Chief Data Officer, Agency of Digital Services

Tanya Marshall, State Archivist and Director, VT State Archives & Records Administration

Scott Murphy, State Librarian, Department of Libraries

Susan Zeller, Chief Performance Officer, Agency of Administration

Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office

 

-                   H. 700 - An act relating to the Open Meeting Law and meeting minutes

Walkthrough.

Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council

Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office

 

3:00                   Break

 

3:45                   H. 859 - An act relating to requiring municipal corporations to affirmatively vote to retain ownership of lease lands

Walkthrough.

Tucker Anderson, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council

Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, Leonine Public Affairs, Vermont Attorneys Title Corporation

Jim Knapp, Counsel, First American Title, VT Bar Association Property Law Section

Andy Mikell, State Counsel, VT Attorneys Title Corp.

Chris Delia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association

Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

 

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

After the Floor                   Committee meeting cancelled

Senate in Session all afternoon.

 

Thursday, March 22, 2018

After the Floor                   H. 829 - An act relating to appointing town grand jurors

Vote.

 

 

-                   H. 693 - An act relating to the Honor and Remember Flag

Vote.

 

2:30                   H. 843 - An act relating to technical corrections

Walkthrough.

Tucker Anderson, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council

 

3:00                   H. 771 - An act relating to the Vermont National Guard

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

3:30                   H. 378 - An act relating to the creation of the Artificial Intelligence Task Force

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

4:00                   H. 856 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to municipal law

Walkthrough.

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, VT League of Cities and Towns

 

Friday, March 23, 2018

-                   H. 585 - An act relating to management of records

Vote.

 

1:15                   H. 906 - An act relating to professional licensing for service members and veterans

Walkthrough.

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

1:45                   Committee  Discussion

 

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

 Gail Carrigan at 828-2272 or gcarrigan@leg.state.vt.us