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  • Rep. Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Chair
  • Rep. John Gannon, Vice Chair
  • Rep. Robert LaClair, Ranking Member
  • Rep. Nelson Brownell
  • Rep. Harold "Hal" Colston
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  • Rep. James Harrison
  • Rep. Robert Hooper
  • Rep. Warren F. Kitzmiller
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House Committee on Government Operations

 

AGENDA

 

Room 49

January 14, 2020 - January 17, 2020

Last Updated 1/17/2020 11:11 AM

 

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

9:00 AM                   Charter Sub Committee

H.554 - Perkinsville, Weathersfield

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Rep. Annmarie Christensen, House Committee on Health Care

 

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

 

immediately following the Floor                   Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Governor's FY2020 Proposed Budget Adjustment

Patricia Gabel, Vermont State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary

Gregg Mousley, Chief of Finance and Administration, Vermont Judiciary

Adam Greshin, Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

1:30 PM                   Governor's FY2020 Proposed Budget Adjustment

Michael K. Smith, Secretary, Agency of Human Services

Candace Morgan, Principal Assistant to the Secretary, Agency of Human Services

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

2:30 PM                   15 Minute Break

 

3:00 PM                   Governor's FY 2020 Proposed Budget Adjustment

Doug Hoffer, State Auditor, State Auditor's Office

Andrew Stein, Deputy Auditor, State Auditor's Office

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

3:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

9:00 AM                   H. 554 - An act relating to approval of the dissolution of the Village of Perkinsville and the merger of the Village with the Town of Weathersfield

Report of Charter Sub Committee and possible vote

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

9:30 AM                   GAC Worksheets

Description of how the Committee will use the worksheets

Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

 

10:00 AM                   10 Minute Break

 

10:15 AM                   Governor's FY2020 Proposed Budget Adjustment

Adam Greshin, Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

11:00 AM                   Public Records

Wendy Mays, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Broadcasters

Michael Donoghue, Executive Director, Vermont Press Association

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

1:45 PM                   Governor's FY 2020 Proposed Budget Adjustment

Committee Discussion

 

1:51 PM                   H. 464 - An act relating to law enforcement training on appropriate use of force, de-escalation tactics, and cross-cultural awareness

Rep. Brian Cina, Sponsor

 

2:10 PM                   H. 634 - An act relating to the State Ethics Commission

Rep. John Gannon, Sponsor

 

2:30 PM                   Governor's FY2020  Proposed Budget Adjustment

Committee Discussion

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, January 16, 2020

9:00 AM                   H. 557 - An act relating to municipal regulation of livestock running at large

Rep. Janet Ancel, Sponsor of Bill

Rep. Carl Demrow

 

-                                   H. 608 - An act relating to incompatible local offices

Rep. Janet Ancel, Sponsor

 

9:30 AM                   H. 558 - An act relating to exempting the Victims Compensation Board from the Open Meeting Law

Rep. Maxine Grad, Sponsor

Robert Paolini, Victim's Compensation Board

Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services

 

9:45 AM                   15  Minute Break

 

10:00 AM                   H. 614 - An act relating to increasing legislative compensation for the Speaker, President Pro Tempore, and committee chairs

Rep. James McCullough, Sponsor

 

10:15 AM                   H. 599 - An act relating to the use of drones by law enforcement officers

Rep. Seth Chase, Sponsor

 

10:20 AM                   H. 616 - An act relating to the professional regulation of land surveyors

Rep. George W. Till, Sponsor

 

10:33 AM                   H. 619 - An act relating to permitting candidate expenditures for child care costs

Rep. Linda Joy Sullivan, Sponsor

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

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

1:40 PM                   H. 650 - An act relating to boards and commissions

Walk Through

Rep. John Gannon, Sponsor

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

2:15 PM                   S. 54 - An act relating to the regulation of cannabis

Committee Discussion

 

2:45 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, January 17, 2020

9:30 AM                   FLOOR

 

10:00 AM                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 1 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 or comments, please contact

 Andrea Hussey at 802-828-2267 or ahussey@leg.state.vt.us