House Committee on Government Operations

 

AGENDA

Via Zoom

February 2, 2021 - February 5, 2021

Last Updated 2/5/2021 3:20 PM

 

Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted

 

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

9:30 AM                   Office Hours

Register here:

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/open-office/house-government-operations

 

The Zoom information will be emailed to you one hour prior to the start of the meeting

 

10:00 AM                   House Floor

Caucuses will be held immediately following the Floor

 

1:15 PM                   Executive Order No. 01-21

Committee Discussion

 

-                                   H.R. 7 - House resolution disapproving Executive Order 01-21

Walk-through

Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:15 PM                   15 Minute Break

 

2:30 PM                   H. 122 - An act relating to boards and commissions

Peter Walke, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation

Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife

 

2:52 PM                   Well Driller's Licensure

Discussion on Well Drillers licensure move to Office of Professional Regulation from Department of Environmental Conservation

Peter Walke, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

9:05 AM                   H.R. 7 - House resolution disapproving Executive Order 01-21

Mark up and vote

 

9:12 AM                   21-0761 - An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation

Gabe Gilman, General Counsel, Secretary of State's Office

Chris Palermo, President, Vermont Funeral Directors Association

Michelle Acciavatti, Funeral Director

 

10:15 AM                   30 Minute Break

 

10:45 AM                   Universal Service Fund

June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service

Clay Purvis, Director of Telecommunications and Connectivity, Department of Public Service

Adam Greshin, Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   House Floor

 

15 min after Floor                   H. 135 - An act relating to the State Ethics Commission

Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Julie Hulburd, Chair, Vermont State Ethics Commission

Larry Novins, Executive Director, Vermont State Ethics Commission

 

3:00 PM                   15 Minute Break

 

3:15 PM                   21-0761 - An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation

Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association

 

3:30 PM                   H. 122 - An act relating to boards and commissions

Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:35 PM                   Committee Discussion

Discussion concerning what more is needed on the OPR Bill, Boards and Commissions Bill, and listening to testimony in other Committee meetings.

 

 

3:45 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, February 4, 2021

9:00 AM                   21-0761 - An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation

 

 

Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office

Theo Kennedy, Lobbyist, Vermont Pharmacies and Vermont Retail Druggists Association

Lauren Bode, PharmD, BCPS, Vice President, Vermont Pharmacists Association, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Jeff Hochberg, President, Vermont Retail Druggists

 

10:00 AM                   30 Minute Break

 

10:30 AM                   21-0761 - An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation

Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office

 

11:30 AM                   Break

 

1:15 PM                   House Floor

 

15 min after Floor                   H. 122 - An act relating to boards and commissions

Tom Little, Vice President and General Counsel, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation

Danielle Fitzko, Director of Forests, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

 

2:25 PM                   Committee Discussion

House Resolution 7 on Floor tomorrow

Discussion on OPR Bill (Pharmacists)

 

2:30 PM                   Constituent Service Time

 

Friday, February 5, 2021

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

11:30 AM                   Office Hours

Register here:

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/open-office/house-government-operations

 

The Zoom information will be emailed to you one hour prior to the start of the meeting.

 

1:00 PM                   H. 135 - An act relating to the State Ethics Commission

Mark up and vote

Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1:20 PM                   Committee Discussion

Discussion on procedure and process for bill action

 

1:45 PM                   Adjourn

 

2:00 PM                   NCSL Webinar

Committee members are invited to participate individually in a Webinar hosted by National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).

The webinar will not be livestreamed, but may be registered for here.

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.

 

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Andrea Hussey at ahussey@leg.state.vt.us