Senate Committee on Finance

AGENDA

Room 6

February 11, 2020 - February 14, 2020

Last Updated 2/14/2020 3:44 PM

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

1:30 PM                   S. 332 - An act relating to regulating student loan servicers

Testimony

Tom Little, Vice President of General Counsel, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation

2:00 PM                   Peer 2 Peer Car-Sharing

Jeanne Kennedy, Lobbyist, Enterprise Holdings

Dylan Zwicky, Lobbyist, Turo

2:30 PM                   S. 310 - An act relating to use value appraisals

Testimony

John McCann, Owner, North Branch Vineyards, Montpelier

3:00 PM                   S. 309 - An act relating to limitations on health care contract provisions and surprise medical bills

Testimony

Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Sponsor

Rick Dooley, PA-C, Clinical Network Director, Healthfirst, Inc.

Joshua Green, N.D., Vermont Association of Naturopathic Physicians

Rick Barnett, Psy.D., M.S., LADC, Legislative Chair, Past-President, Vermont Psychological Association

Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems

Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare

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

4:10 PM                   S. 296 - An act relating to limiting out-of-pocket expenses for prescription insulin drugs

Testimony

Saumya Saini, Vermont Medical Society - Phone

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

Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

15 mins after the floor                   S. 332 - An act relating to regulating student loan servicers

Mark-up and Vote

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Jill Rickard, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation

2:10 PM                   S. 245 - An act relating to eliminating cost-sharing requirements for primary care

Testimony

Dr. Paul J. Reiss, Managing Partner, Evergreen Family Health Partners

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

Testimony, Mark-up and Possible Vote

Lauren-Glenn Davidian, Executive Director, CCTV Center for Media and Democracy

2:45 PM                   Feebate Study

Daniel Dutcher, Senior Environmental Policy Manager, Agency of Transportation

3:15 PM                   Break

3:30 PM                   S. 296 - An act relating to limiting out-of-pocket expenses for prescription insulin drugs

Pharmacy Benefits, 340b Pricing, Mark-up and Possible Vote

Nancy Hogue, Director of Pharmacy Services, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

Brian Murphy, Director of Pharmacy and Vendor Management, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont

Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems

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

Thursday, February 13, 2020

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

2:00 PM                   S. 293 - An act relating to an exemption from attorney renewal fees

Introduction and Walk-through

Sen. Brian Collamore, Sponsor

Patricia Gabel, Vermont State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

2:15 PM                   S. 283 - An act relating to the Town of Hartford’s tax increment financing district

Committee Discussion and Possible Vote

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

`                                   S. 191 - An act relating to tax increment financing districts

Committee Discussion and Mark-up

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

3:15 PM                   S. 190 - An act relating to the Standard Offer Program

Testimony, RECs 101 and PUC Questions

Alan Robertson, Secretary, Vermont Woodlands Association

Ed Larson, Lobbyist, Vermont Forest Products Association

Maria Fischer, Utilities Economic Analyst, Department of Public Service

Gregg Faber, Analyst, Public Utility Commission

4:10 PM                   S. 337 - An act relating to energy efficiency entities and programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the thermal energy and transportation sectors

Introduction and Walk-through

Sen. Christopher Bray, Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

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

5:10 PM                   E911 Rule

Committee Discussion

Friday, February 14, 2020

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

1:30 AM                   Love Letter for the Climate

Sydney Kulis, Student, Harwood Union High School, Vermont Youth Lobby

1:45 PM                   S. 267 - An act relating to the Renewable Energy Standard

Testimony

Hantz Presume, Systems Planning Manager, VELCO

Kerrick Johnson, Vice President - Strategic Innovation, VELCO

Josh Castonguay, Vice President of Chief Innovation Executive & Power Supply, Green Mountain Power

Doug Smith, Chief Public Supply Executive, Green Mountain Power

Craig Kieny, Power Supply Manager, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Andrea Cohen, Manager, Government Affairs and Member Relations, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Melissa Bailey, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Representative, VPPSA

Ed McNamara, Director of Planning, Department of Public Service

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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