House Committee on Ways and Means

 

AGENDA

 

Room 34

January 22, 2019 - January 25, 2019

Last Updated 5/9/2019 2:33 PM

 

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

10:00 AM                   FLOOR and Caucuses

 

After Caucuses                      H. 47 - An act relating to the taxation of electronic cigarettes

Graham Campbell, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Emergency Board Meeting

Governor's Ceremonial Office

 

2:10 PM                   January 2019 Consensus Revenue Forecast Review

Tom Kavet, Legislature's Economist, Kavet, Rockler & Associates, LLC

 

3:00 PM                   Sales Tax Exemptions

Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

3:30 PM                   H. 48 - An act relating to increasing the tobacco tax on cigarettes and new smokeless tobacco

Rep. George W. Till, Sponsor

 

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

9:00 AM                   Education

Education Fund Structure and Reserve

Governance Update

Special Education Funding

Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Emily Byrne, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education

 

11:00 AM                   Taxpayer Advocate Report

Jeffrey Dooley, Taxpayer Advocate, Department of Taxes

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

After the Floor                     Vermont Economic Progress Council

Megan Sullivan, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council

 

3:00 PM                   Property Valuation Report

continuation

Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes

 

Thursday, January 24, 2019

9:00 AM                   19-1295 - An act relating to changes that affect the revenue of the State

Publicly Traded Partnerships

Brian Murphy, Attorney, Master Limited Partnership Association (MLPA).

 

9:15 AM                   19-0814 - An act relating to miscellaneous tax bill

Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

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

 

10:00 AM                   Livable Wage Report

Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

11:00 AM                   S. 96 - An act relating to the provision of water quality services

Jarlath O'Neil-Dunne, Director, Spatial Analysis Laboratory

 

11:40 AM                   19-0814 - An act relating to miscellaneous tax bill

Committee Discussion

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

2:00 PM                   Governor's Budget Address

Joint Assembly - House Chamber

 

After the Joint Assembly                   Governor's 2019 FY Budget Address

Committee Discussion

 

Friday, January 25, 2019

9:30 AM                   FLOOR

 

After the Floor                     Governor's FY2020 Budget Address

Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Kaj Samsom, Commissioner, Department of Taxes

 

11:45 AM                   H. 23 - An act relating to creating an income tax checkoff for the Organ Donation Special Fund

Rep. Martin LaLonde, Sponsor, Reporter

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

12:15 PM                   Tax Workshop 3 - Sales and Use Taxes

This member workshop will take place in Room 10 from 12:15-1:15.