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  • Sen. Jeanette K. White, Chair
  • Sen. Anthony Pollina, Vice Chair
  • Sen. Brian Collamore
  • Sen. Alison Clarkson
  • Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Clerk

Senate Committee on Government Operations

 

AGENDA

 

Via Zoom

Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted.

 

March 9, 2021 - March 12, 2021

Last Updated 3/11/2021 5:38 PM

 

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:00 PM                   Results of the Votes for Sergeant at Arms, Adjutant and Inspector General, Trustees of the UVM and State Agricultural College

Joint Assembly

 

1:30 PM                   Cannabis Bill

(S.25) Discuss aspects of the bill relevant to government operations

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Virginia Renfrew, Lobbyist, Marijuana Dispensaries

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Monica Caserta Hutt, Chief Prevention Officer, Office of Phil Scott

Mark Hughes, Executive Director, Vermont Racial Justice Alliance

Graham Unangst-Rufehacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont

Geoffrey Pizzutillo, Executive Director and CoFounder, Vermont Growers Association

 

5:00 PM                   Chairs' Meeting

 

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   S. 51 - An act relating to the persons authorized to make contributions to candidates and political parties and to political committee names

Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Will Senning, Director, Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office

Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group

Deborah Billado, Chair, Vermont Republican Party

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

 

2:15 PM                   S. 78 - An act relating to binding interest arbitration for employees of the Vermont Judiciary

Committee discussion; possible vote

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association

Patricia Gabel, Vermont State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary

Joseph McNeil, Chief Negotiator, Employer Commissioners, Vermont Judiciary

 

3:15 PM                   Cannabis Bill

Proposed amendment

Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Sen. Corey Parent, Sponsor, Franklin County

 

3:30 PM                   S. 15 - An act relating to correcting defective ballots

Proposed amendments

Sen. Joe Benning, Sponsor, Caledonia District

Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group

Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

Thursday, March 11, 2021

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

2:15 PM                   Cannabis Bill

Proposed amendment to bill

Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Sen. Corey Parent, Sponsor, Franklin County

 

3:00 PM                   Cannabis Bill

(S.25) Continue discussion of aspects of the bill relevant to government operations

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Virginia Renfrew, Lobbyist, Marijuana Dispensaries

 

Friday, March 12, 2021

11:00 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Committee  Discussion

To be determined

 

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

 Gail Carrigan at gcarrigan@leg.state.vt.us