House Committee on Government Operations

 

AGENDA

 

Room 49

January 21, 2020 - January 24, 2020

Last Updated 1/24/2020 2:15 PM

 

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

 

immediately following the Floor                   Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 679 - An act relating to voter approval of water supply rates

Rep. Eileen Dickinson, Sponsor

 

1:15 PM                   H. 671 - An act relating to the position of high bailiff

Rep. John Gannon, Sponsor

 

2:00 PM                   Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget Address

Joint Assembly - House Chamber

 

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

9:00 AM                   H. 702 - An act relating to allowing ranked choice voting in municipal elections

Rep. Laura Sibilia, Sponsor

Rep. Kelly Pajala, Sponsor

 

9:15 AM                   H. 722 - An act relating to the Department of Libraries

Rep. Martha Feltus, Sponsor

 

9:30 AM                   Procedure for Evacuation

Matthew Romei, Chief of Capitol Police, Vermont Legislature

Janet Miller, Sergeant-At-Arms, Vermont Legislature

 

10:00 AM                   Vermont Retired State Employees Association (VRSEA)

Introduction and Overview

Marc Metayer, Past President, Vermont Retired State Employees Association

Kathy Callaghan, Secretary on the Board of Trustees, Vermont Retired State Employees Association

Shelley Martin, President, Vermont Retired State Employees Association

Allen Blake, Vice President, Vermont Retired State Employees Association

 

10:15 AM                   15 Minute Break

 

10:30 AM                   Committee Review of Reports

Temporary Workers Report

Aimee Pope, Classification Manager, Department of Human Resources

Dan Pouliot, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Human Resources

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

11:30 AM                   S. 54 - An act relating to the regulation of cannabis

Rep. Amy Sheldon, Chair

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

1:55 PM                   H. 557 - An act relating to municipal regulation of livestock running at large

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau

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

 

3:00 PM                   H. 747 - An act relating to the Council of Regional Commissions

Rep. James Masland, Sponsor

 

3:10 PM                   H. 763 - An act relating to the professional regulation of tilers

Rep. Carol Ode, Sponsor

 

3:15 PM                   H. 764 - An act relating to the professional regulation of music therapists

Rep. Carol Ode, Sponsor

 

3:20 PM                   H. 775 - An act relating to creating the State Youth Council

Rep. Diane Lanpher, Sponsor

 

3:36 PM                   H. 818 - An act relating to the contractual rights of members of the Vermont State Employees’ Retirement System

Rep. Robert Hooper, Sponsor

 

3:46 PM                   H. 689 - An act relating to municipal concerns with hemp facilities

Rep. James Harrison, Sponsor

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, January 23, 2020

9:00 AM                   H. 464 - An act relating to law enforcement training on appropriate use of force, de-escalation tactics, and cross-cultural awareness

Walk through

 

Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Xusana Davis, Executive  Director of Racial Equity, Agency of Administration

 

10:00 AM                   Constituent Service Time

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, January 24, 2020

9:30 AM                   FLOOR

 

15 minutes after the Floor                   H. 619 - An act relating to permitting candidate expenditures for child care costs

Walk through

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

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

Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women

Jean Sinzdak, Associate Director, Center for American Women and Politics - Phone

 

12:15 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 464 - An act relating to law enforcement training on appropriate use of force, de-escalation tactics, and cross-cultural awareness

Wilda White, Executive  Director, Vermont Psychiatric Survivors

 

1:55 PM                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date. 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