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Senate Committee on Finance

 

AGENDA

 

Room 6

February 18, 2020 - February 21, 2020

Last Updated 2/20/2020 4:37 PM

 

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   S. 309 - An act relating to limitations on health care contract provisions and surprise medical bills

Testimony and Committee Discussion

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

Dr. Carl "Trey" Dobson, Chief Medical Officer, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center

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

Sebastian Arduengo, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation

 

2:30 PM                   S. 277 - An act relating to heating fuel and the Department of Public Service

Testimony and Committee Discussion

Matt Cota, Executive Director, Vermont Fuel Dealers Association

Riley Allen, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Service

James Sullivan, Director, Bennington County Regional Commission - Phone

 

2:55 PM                   S. 279 - An act relating to the sales tax and vehicle charging stations

Testimony and Committee Discussion

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

Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning & Intermodal Dev. Div., Agency of Transportation

Robert Dostis, Vice President of Stakeholder Relations, Green Mountain Power

 

3:40 PM                   S. 267 - An act relating to the Renewable Energy Standard

Committee Discussion

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

Olivia Campbell Andersen, Executive Director, Renewable Energy Vermont

 

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

15 mins after the floor                   S. 310 - An act relating to use value appraisals

 

`                                   S. 200 - An act relating to the definition of housesite for use value appraisals

Testimony, Committee Discussion and Mark-up

Steven Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

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

Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Forests. Parks and Recreation

 

2:05 PM                   S. 337 - An act relating to energy efficiency entities and programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the thermal energy and transportation sectors

Testimony

Rebecca Foster, Director, Efficiency Vermont

Darren Springer, General Manager, Burlington Electric Department

Melissa Bailey, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Representative, VPPSA

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

Robert Dostis, Vice President of Stakeholder Relations, Green Mountain Power

TJ Poor, Director of Efficiency and Energy Resources, Department of Public Service

 

3:30 PM                   Peer 2 Peer Car-Sharing

Testimony and Committee Discussion

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

 

4:00 PM                   S. 283 - An act relating to the Town of Hartford’s tax increment financing district

Testimony, Committee Discussion and Possible Vote

Megan Sullivan, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

Thursday, February 20, 2020

1:30 PM                   S. 318 - An act relating to financing options for public, educational, and government access television

Mark-up

Sen. Becca Balint, Sponsor

Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

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

Committee Discussion and Possible Mark-up

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

Doug Smith, Chief Public Supply Executive, Green Mountain Power

Kerrick Johnson, Vice President - Strategic Innovation, VELCO

Ed McNamara, Director of Planning, Department of Public Service

 

2:50 PM                   S. 301 - An act relating to repealing the sunset on 30 V.S.A. § 248a

Testimony, Committee Discussion and Possible Vote

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Gregg Faber, Analyst, Public Utility Commission

Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, A T & T

Owen Smith, Regional Vice President, External Affairs, AT&T

Gregg Faber, Analyst, Public Utility Commission

Annette Smith, Executive Director, Vermonters for a Clean Environment - Phone

Stephen Whitaker, Telecom/IT Planning and Accountability Advocate, Montpelier

 

3:45 PM                   S. 193 - An act relating to penalties for violations of E-911 outage reporting rules

Testimony and Committee Discussion

Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Barb Neal, Executive Director, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board

Jeff Austin, Director of Government Relations, Consolidated Communications

Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, AT&T

 

4:15 PM                   S. 318 - An act relating to financing options for public, educational, and government access television

Vote

Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

4:20 PM                   S. 309 - An act relating to limitations on health care contract provisions and surprise medical bills

Response to Health Care Advocate's Proposal

Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare

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

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

Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society

 

Friday, February 21, 2020

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   S. 296 - An act relating to limiting out-of-pocket expenses for prescription insulin drugs

Committee Discussion, Mark-up and Possible Vote

 

2:00 PM                   S. 191 - An act relating to tax increment financing districts

Committee Discussion and Mark-up

 

3:00 PM                   S. 267 - An act relating to the Renewable Energy Standard

Committee Discussion and Mark-up

 

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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