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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