House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs

 

AGENDA

 

Room 44

January 22, 2019 - January 25, 2019

Last Updated 1/23/2019 12:20 PM

 

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   19-0729 - An act relating to the budget adjustment

Approve Committee Memo

 

2:00 PM                   Vermont National Guard

Annual Sexual Assault Report

Room 10

Maj. Gen Steven Cray, Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard - Invited

John S. Detweiler, Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, Vermont National Guard

Doris Sumner, State Equal Employment Manager, Vermont National Guard

Jason Kittredge, Wing Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, Vermont National Guard

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

9:00 AM                   Sheltering in Vermont

Brian Pickard, Deputy Director, Rural Edge

Patrick Donegan, Interim Director, Good Samaritan Haven, Barre

Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust

Jason Williams, Director of Government and Community Relations, University of Vermont Medical Center

 

10:45 AM                   Weatherization

Geoff Wilcox, Weatherization Program Administrator, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families

Ludy Biddle, Executive Director, NeighborWorks of Western Vermont

Paul Zabriskie, Weatherization Director, Capstone Community Action

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

15 min after Floor                   Tenant / Landlord Issues

Presentation of Eviction Report

Jessica Radbord, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid - Invited

 

-                                   Vermont National Guard

Background of previous State legislation

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

-                                   Veterans Affairs

Robert Burke, Director, Vermont Office of Veteran Affairs

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, January 24, 2019

9:00 AM                   Basic Needs and Livable Wage

Presentation of Basic Needs Report

Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

-                                   Department of Labor

Lindsay Kurrle, Commissioner, Department of Labor - Invited

 

-                                   Labor Relations Board

Tim Noonan, Executive Director, Labor Relations Board

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House  Floor

 

2:00 PM                   Governor's FY2020 Budget Address

Joint Assembly - House Chamber

 

15 min after Joint Assembly                   Committee Discussion

TBD

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, January 25, 2019

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

15 min after Floor                   H. 46 - An act relating to the creation of the Sports Betting Study Committee

Introduction and Walk-through

Rep. Benjamin Jickling, Sponsor

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Roberto Gonzalez, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council

 

-                                   H. 11 - An act relating to penalties for violations of alcoholic beverage and tobacco laws and to solicitor’s licenses

Walk-through

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Roberto Gonzalez, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council

 

-                                   H. 13 - An act relating to alcoholic beverages

Walk-through

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Roberto Gonzalez, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council

 

11:30 AM                   Department of Labor

Mat Barewicz, Economic & Labor Market Information Chief, Department of Labor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

Tax workshop from 12:15 - 1:15pm

Room 10

 

1:30 PM                   Affordable Housing

Current legislative priorities

Erhard Mahnke, Coordinator, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

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If you have any questions and comments, please contact

 Ron Wild at 802-828-3559 or rwild@leg.state.vt.us