Senate Committee on Finance

 

AGENDA

 

Room 6

January 28, 2020 - January 31, 2020

Last Updated 1/29/2020 11:47 AM

 

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   S. 245 - An act relating to eliminating cost-sharing requirements for primary care

Testimony

 

Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare

Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid

Nissa James, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

 

2:30 PM                   S. 267 - An act relating to the Renewable Energy Standard

Introduction and Walk-through

Sen. Christopher A. Pearson, Sponsor

Sen. Andrew Perchlik

Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

3:00 PM                   Tax Increment Financing

Lindsay Kurrle, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Ted Brady, Deputy Commissioner, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Nick Grimley, Director of Entrepreneurship & Tech Commercialization, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Megan Sullivan, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council

Josh Hanford, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development

 

4:10 PM                   S. 332 - An act relating to regulating student loan servicers

Introduction

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Bill Walk-throughs

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

`                                   S. 306 - An act relating to raising an income tax surcharge in order to reduce State retirement liabilities

 

`                                   S. 310 - An act relating to use value appraisals

 

2:00 PM                   State of the State and Local Subsidies

Kenneth Thomas, Professor Emeritus, University of Missouri - St. Louis

Michael Farren, Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University

 

3:00 PM                   S. 200 - An act relating to the definition of housesite for use value appraisals

Testimony and Possible Vote

Sen. Robert Starr, Sponsor

Todd Heyman, Fat Sheep Farm and Cabins

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

 

3:30 PM                   Renter Rebate Reform

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

Erhard Mahnke, Coordinator, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition

 

Thursday, January 30, 2020

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   5G Research

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

2:00 PM                   Bill Walk-throughs

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

`                                   S. 216 - An act relating to allowing large municipal employers to provide Exchange and reflective health benefit plans to their employees

 

`                                   S. 309 - An act relating to limitations on health care contract provisions and surprise medical bills

 

`                                   S. 320 - An act relating to an incremental approach to health insurance coverage for hearing aids

 

2:30 PM                   S. 318 - An act relating to financing options for public, educational, and government access television

Walk-through

Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

3:00 PM                   Committee Discussion

 

Friday, January 31, 2020

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   S. 267 - An act relating to the Renewable Energy Standard

Testimony

Olivia Campbell Andersen, Executive Director, Renewable Energy Vermont

Asa Hopkins, Director of Energy Policy and Planning, Synapse Energy Economics

Jim Merriam, CEO, Norwich Technologies

James Moore, Co-President and Founder, Sun Common

David Hill, Managing Consultant, Energy Futures Group, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation

Steve Crowley, Chair, Sierra Club Energy Committee

 

3:00 PM                   Committee Discussion

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Faith Brown at 802-828-2253 or fbrown@leg.state.vt.us