Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

 

AGENDA

 

Room 27

February 25, 2020 - February 28, 2020

Last Updated 2/28/2020 11:04 AM

 

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

9:45 AM                   S. 331 - An act relating to reducing student loan debt for rural Vermont workers

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

 

10:15 AM                   S. 237 - An act relating to promoting affordable housing

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Kate McCarthy, Sustainable Communities Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

 

11:30 AM                   Implicit Bias Training

Legislative Lounge

Bor Yang, Executive Director, VT Human Rights Commission

 

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

8:30 AM                   S. 237 - An act relating to promoting affordable housing

Committee Discussion and Mark-up related to bill sections on  Homelessness, Mobile Home Parks, Short-Term Rentals, Accessory Dwelling Units, and other sections as time allows

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

10:00 AM                   S. 187 - An act relating to transient occupancy for health care treatment and recovery

Committee Discussion, Mark-up and Consideration of Bill Relative to S. 237

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

10:30 AM                   S. 237 - An act relating to promoting affordable housing

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, CT Attorneys Title Company

 

Thursday, February 27, 2020

8:30 AM                   Committee Bill

Economic Development Initiatives

Committee Discussion and Mark-up

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Seth Jensen, Planning Commissioner, Westford

Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office

Avery Schwenk, Co-owner, Hermit Thrush Brewery, Brattleboro

Heather Pelham, Commissioner, Department of Tourism and Marketing, Agency of Commerce and Community Development - Phone

Megan Sullivan, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council

 

Friday, February 28, 2020

8:30 AM                   S. 237 - An act relating to promoting affordable housing

Committee Discussion and Mark-up on multiple bill sections.

Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Eric Blatt, Director Facilities Engineering Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

Jacob Hemmerick, Planning and Policy Manager, Department of Housing and Community Development

 

10:00 AM                   Committee Bill

Economic Development Initiatives

Committee Discussion and Mark-Up

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Megan Sullivan, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council

Stephen Klein, Chief Legislative Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 6 hard copies. Please write your name, organization, date and title on each document. With few exceptions, any documents you hand out to a committee, or send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s webpage.

 

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Denise Gumpper at 802-828-3803 or dgumpper@leg.state.vt.us