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  • Rep. Janet Ancel, Chair
  • Rep. William Canfield, Vice Chair
  • Rep. Johannah Donovan, Ranking Member
  • Rep. Peter Anthony
  • Rep. Scott Beck
  • Rep. Patrick Brennan
  • Rep. James Masland
  • Rep. Emilie Kornheiser
  • Rep. Robin Scheu, Clerk
  • Rep. George W. Till
  • Rep. Samuel Young

House Committee on Ways and Means

 

AGENDA

 

Room 34

January 21, 2020 - January 24, 2020

Last Updated 2/24/2020 2:04 PM

 

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

 

After the Floor                     Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   20-0791 - An act relating to miscellaneous tax bill

Carol Dawes, City Clerk/Treasurer, Barre City

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

2:00 PM                   Joint Assembly - Governor's Budget Address

House Chamber

 

3:30 PM                   Governor's Budget Address

Craig Bolio, Commissioner, VT Department of Taxes

 

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

9:00 AM                   Downtown Tax Credits

Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning & Revitalization, Housing and Community Development

 

9:45 AM                   Governor's Budget Address

Adam Greshin, Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management

Matt Riven, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management

 

10:45 AM                   Sales Tax on Cloud Services

Rep. Michael Yantachka, Sponsor

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

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

Joseph Bishop-Henchman, Counsel, McDermott, Will and Emery, LLP (11:00 AM) - Phone

Jeff Couture, Executive Director, Vermont Technology Alliance

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

After the Floor                     Tax Increment Financing Districts

Doug Hoffer, State Auditor, State Auditor's Office

Megan Sullivan, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council

 

Thursday, January 23, 2020

9:00 AM                   H. 934 - An act relating to renter rebate reform

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

Karen Lafayette, Lobbyist, Vermont Low Income Advocacy Council

 

10:30 AM                   VEGI

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

 

11:00 AM                   20-0791 - An act relating to miscellaneous tax bill

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

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

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

After the Floor                     20-0791 - An act relating to miscellaneous tax bill

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

 

Friday, January 24, 2020

9:05 AM                   H. 813 - An act relating to creating a Vermont personal income tax credit for premiums paid for long-term care insurance

Rep. Linda K. Myers, Sponsor

 

9:15 AM                   H. 790 - An act relating to exempting social security income from Vermont’s personal income tax

 

-                                   H. 791 - An act relating to exempting military retirement pay from Vermont’s personal income tax

Rep. James Gregoire, Sponsor

 

9:30 AM                   FLOOR

 

After the floor                     H. 792 - An act relating to imposing an income tax surcharge to reduce State retirement liabilities

Rep. David Yacovone, Sponsor

 

11:45 AM                   H. 840 - An act relating to exempting pension income from State taxation

 

-                                   H. 858 - An act relating to taxation upon the transfer of tax-exempt property

Rep. Robert Hooper, Sponsor