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  • Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Chair
  • Sen. Ruth Hardy, Vice Chair
  • Sen. Ann Cummings
  • Sen. Cheryl Hooker
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Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

AGENDA

Via Zoom

March 9, 2021 - March 12, 2021

Last Updated 3/12/2021 12:02 PM

 

Meeting livestreamed here, unless otherwise specified.

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:00 AM                   21-0729 - An act relating to extending health care regulatory flexibility during and after the COVID-19 pandemic

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:00 AM                   Committee Discussion

 

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

9:00 AM                   H. 315 - An act relating to COVID-19 relief

Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

Erin Oalican , Reach-Up/TANF Program Director, Department for Children and Families

Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

Brenda Gooley, Operations Director, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families

Cheryle Wilcox, Interagency Planning Director, Interim Policy Director, Department of Mental Health

Frank Reed, Director of Mental Health Services, Department of Mental Health

Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Care Partners

Hilary Melton, Executive Director, Pathways Vermont

Rebeka Lawrence-Gomez, Assistant Director, Pathways Vermont

John Sayles, CEO, Vermont Foodbank

 

10:50 AM                   Break

 

11:00 AM                   H. 315 - An act relating to COVID-19 relief

Committee discussion

 

11:30 AM                   S. 24 - An act relating to banning flavored tobacco products and e-liquids

Committee discussion, mark-up

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

Thursday, March 11, 2021

8:00 AM                   S. 20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

Testimony and committee discussion

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jen Duggan, Vice President/Director, Conservation Law Foundation

Marcie Gallagher, Environmental Associate, Vermont Public Interest Research Group

Bradley R. Reed, President, Professional Firefighters of Vermont

Samuel Nicolai, P.E., VP Engineering and Compliance, Casella Waste Management

Bill Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont

Steven Hentges, Executive Director, Polycarbonate/BPA Global Group, American Chemical Council

Shawn Swearingen, Director, Alliance for Telomer Chemistry Stewardship, American Chemical Council

Eileen Conneely, Senior Director, Chemical Products and Technology, American Chemistry Council

Mitch Hubert, Technical Director, Fire Fighting Foam Coalition, American Chemical Council

Andrew Hackman, Lobbyist, Juvenile Product Manufacturers Association

Tom Mallen, Vice President for Compliance and Technology Packaging Coatings, The Sherwin-Williams Company

Martin Wolf, Director, Product Sustainability & Authenticity, Seventh Generation

Lauren Hierl, Executive Director, Vermont Conservation Voters

Erin Sigrist, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association

 

Friday, March 12, 2021

9:00 AM                   S. 24 - An act relating to banning flavored tobacco products and e-liquids

Vote

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:15 AM                   S. 117 - An act relating to extending health care regulatory flexibility during and after the COVID-19 pandemic and to coverage of health care services delivered by audio-only telephone

Amendment discussion

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:30 AM                   S. 20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

Mark-up, vote

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

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

 Nellie Marvel at nmarvel@leg.state.vt.us