House Committee on Government Operations

AGENDA

Room 49

April 2, 2019 - April 5, 2019

Last Updated 4/5/2019 8:49 AM

Tuesday, April 02, 2019

9:00 AM                   Town Charters

Subcommittee

H.545 - South Burlington

H.508 - Bennington

H.539 - Stowe

H.540 - Williston

H.544 - Burlington

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

10:00 AM                   House Floor

-                                   Party Caucuses

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   S. 54 - An act relating to the regulation of cannabis

Comparison of S.54 to H.196

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

2:00 PM                   S. 107 - An act relating to elections corrections

Walk - through

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Will Senning, Director, Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

Wednesday, April 03, 2019

9:00 AM                   S. 54 - An act relating to the regulation of cannabis

Department of Taxes

Craig Bolio, Deputy Commissioner, VT Department of Taxes

Abby Shepard, Tax Policy Analyst, Department of Taxes

9:30 AM                   S. 54 - An act relating to the regulation of cannabis

Vermont Agency of Agriculture

Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management

11:00 AM                   S. 54 - An act relating to the regulation of cannabis

T.J. Donovan, Vermont Attorney General, Attorney General's Office - Phone

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   House Floor

Right After House Floor                   S. 54 - An act relating to the regulation of cannabis

Alcohol Regulation

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

3:00 PM                   S. 54 - An act relating to the regulation of cannabis

Vermont Department of Health

Mark Levine, M.D., Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health

Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

Thursday, April 4, 2019

9:00 AM                   S. 107 - An act relating to elections corrections

Carol Dawes, City Clerk, Barre City

Will Senning, Director, Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

9:45 AM                   H. 535 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Brattleboro

Introduction

Rep. Mollie S. Burke, Sponsor

Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, Sponsor

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

10:00 AM                   H. 535 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Brattleboro

Walk - through

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

10:45 AM                   S. 118 - An act relating to the time frame for the adoption of administrative rules

Walk - through

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

-                                   S. 118 - An act relating to the time frame for the adoption of administrative rules

Mark up and Vote

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   House Floor

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

Friday, April 05, 2019

8:30 AM                   Town Charters

Subcommittee

Charles Safford, Town Manager, Town of Stowe

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Stuart Hurd, Town Manager, Bennington - Phone

Rep. Mary A. Morrissey, Sponsor

9:30 AM                   House Floor

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   S. 54 - An act relating to the regulation of cannabis

Monique McHenry, Executive Director, VT Patients Alliance

Jody Vona, Champlain Valley Dispensary, Inc.

Chris Walsh, General Manager, Medical Marijuana Dispensary, Brandon VT

Devan Walsh, Assistant Manager, Medical Marijuana Dispensary, Brandon VT

2:00 PM                   S. 54 - An act relating to the regulation of cannabis

Rural Vermont

Nick Zigelbaum, Owner, Longest Acre Farm

2:30 PM                   S. 54 - An act relating to the regulation of cannabis

Heady Vermont

Eli Harrington, Founder and COO, Heady Vermont

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

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 Kelly O'Brien at 802-828-2267 or kobrien@leg.state.vt.us