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  • Rep. Helen Head, Chair
  • Rep. Thomas Stevens, Vice Chair
  • Rep. Kevin "Coach" Christie
  • Rep. Rachael Fields
  • Rep. Diana Gonzalez, Ranking Member
  • Rep. Mary E. Howard, Clerk
  • Rep. Edward Read
  • Rep. Heidi E. Scheuermann
  • Rep. Brian Smith
  • Rep. Vicki Strong
  • Rep. Tommy Walz

House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs

 

AGENDA

 

Room 44

April 24, 2018 - April 27, 2018

Last Updated 4/27/2018 3:06 PM

 

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

-                   Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   S. 40 - An act relating to increasing the minimum wage

Discussion, markup and possible vote.

Ethan Allen

 

-                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

9:45 AM                   S. 204 - An act relating to the registration of short-term rentals

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

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

Andrew  Kalloch, Public Policy Representative, Airbnb - Skype

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

 

-                   Review of Committee's bills moving from Senate to House

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

-                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, April 26, 2018

9:45 AM                   Housing Initiatives

DownStreet Housing projects in Montpelier area.

Eileen Peltier, Executive Director, Downstreet Housing and Community Development

 

10:30 AM                   Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

Update on bond and projects.

Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

 

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

Discussion, markup and vote.

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

15 min after Floor                   H. 907 - An act relating to improving rental housing safety

Update on Senate action

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

-                   Review of Committee's bills moving from Senate to House

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

-                   Adjourn

 

Friday, April 27, 2018

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

15 min after Floor                   H. 907 - An act relating to improving rental housing safety

Weatherization portion of the bill.

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

-                   Review of Committee's bills moving from Senate to House

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Review of Committee's bills moving from Senate to House

Consider action by the Senate

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

-                   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