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House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
AGENDA
Room 44
February 11, 2020 - February 14, 2020
Last Updated 2/27/2020 4:01 PM
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
10:00 AM House Floor
- Lunch and Caucuses
1:00 PM H. 783 - An act relating to recovery residences
Discussion and Mark-up
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Health
Erhard Mahnke, Coordinator, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition
- Racing Commission Statute
Review and Inquiry from House Committee on Government Operations.
Rep. James Harrison, House Committee On Government Operations
- Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget
Gambling
Gary Kessler, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery
- Adjourn
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
9:15 AM H. 492 - An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against people without homes
Mark-up
Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget
General Assistance
VHCB
Gambling
Sarah Phillips, Director, Vermont Office of Economic Opportunity
Mary Moulton, Executive Director, Washington County Mental Health Services
Adam Greshin, Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management
Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
15 min after Floor H. 783 - An act relating to recovery residences
Mark-up
David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Jeff Moreau, Founding Executive Director, Vermont Alliance for Recovery Residences
Erhard Mahnke, Coordinator, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition
Wendy Morgan, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
- H. 739 - An act relating to improving rental housing health and safety
Wendy Morgan, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
Michael Desrochers, Executive Director of Fire Management, Department of Public Safety
Jessica Radbord, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
- Adjourn
Thursday, February 13, 2020
9:00 AM J.R.H. 7 - Joint resolution apologizing and expressing sincere condolences to all Vermonters and their families who were harmed as a result of State-sanctioned and eugenically inspired sterilization
Mark-up
Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- H. 109 - An act relating to designating October 12 as Dewey Day
Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Jason Gould, Resident, Barre City
- H. 783 - An act relating to recovery residences
Eileen Peltier, Executive Director, Downstreet Housing, Residences for Recovery Initiative and VTARR, Vice Chair
Dale Crook, Director of Field Services, Department of Corrections
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
15 min after Floor H. 783 - An act relating to recovery residences
Discussion
- H. 492 - An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against people without homes
Discussion
Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Erhard Mahnke, Coordinator, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition
Bor Yang, Executive Director, VT Human Rights Commission
- Adjourn
Friday, February 14, 2020
9:30 AM House Floor
15 min after Floor S. 83 - An act relating to prohibiting agreements that prevent an employee from working for the employer following the settlement of a discrimination claim
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Bor Yang, Executive Director, VT Human Rights Commission
Richard Cassidy, Attorney, Rich Cassidy Law
11:45 AM Climate Change
Love Letter for the Climate
Sarah Kate Smith, Student, Harwood Union High School, Vermont Youth Lobby
Sydney Kulis, Student, Harwood Union High School, Vermont Youth Lobby
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM J.R.H. 7 - Joint resolution apologizing and expressing sincere condolences to all Vermonters and their families who were harmed as a result of State-sanctioned and eugenically inspired sterilization
Discussion
- Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget
Time permitting
Erhard Mahnke, Coordinator, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition
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