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Senate Committee on Finance
AGENDA
Via Zoom
March 9, 2021 - March 12, 2021
Last Updated 3/31/2021 12:33 PM
Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted
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 S. 94 - An act relating to the cannabis excise tax and local fees
Walk-through
Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
2:15 PM S. 1 - An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Review the Current Status of the Bill
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jake Marren, Staff Attorney, Public Utility Commission
Mary Jo Krolewski, Utility Analyst, Public Utility Commission
Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
Annette Smith, Executive Director, Vermonters for a Clean Environment
4:10 PM S. 48 - An act relating to Vermont’s adoption of the interstate Nurse Licensure Compact
Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
Sen. Ann Cummings, Reporter
Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
5:00 PM Chairs' Meeting
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
1:00 PM Senate Floor
10 Min After the Floor S. 88 - An act relating to insurance, banking, and securities
Captive Amendment, Discussion and Possible Vote
Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jill Rickard, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation
David Provost, Deputy Commissioner, Captive Insurance Division, Department of Financial Regulation
2:30 PM S. 60 - An act relating to allowing municipal and cooperative utilities to offer innovative rates and services
Discussion and Possible Vote
Riley Allen, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Service
Melissa Bailey, Manager of Government and Member Relations, VPPSA
4:00 PM Break
4:15 PM S. 94 - An act relating to the cannabis excise tax and local fees
Jeanette White, Sponsor
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Thursday, March 11, 2021
1:00 PM Senate Floor
1:30 PM S. 1 - An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Discussion and Possible Vote
Gregg Faber, Analyst, Public Utility Commission
Dylan Zwicky, Lobbyist, Stored Solar
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:40 PM S. 111 - An act relating to local option taxes
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Stephen Klein, Chief Legislative Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
3:10 PM Break
3:25 PM S. 118 - An act relating to reconstituting the Vermont Telecommunications Authority
Walk-through
Sen. Randy Brock, Sponsor
Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:45 PM S. 60 - An act relating to allowing municipal and cooperative utilities to offer innovative rates and services
Committee Discussion and Possible Vote
5:00 PM S. 1 - An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Committee Discussion
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, Stored Solar
Friday, March 12, 2021
11:30 AM Senate Floor
1:30 PM S. 88 - An act relating to insurance, banking, and securities
Committee Discussion and Vote
1:45 PM S. 1 - An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Committee Discussion and Possible Vote
Gregg Faber, Analyst, Public Utility Commission
Dylan Zwicky, Lobbyist, Stored Solar
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:40 PM S. 94 - An act relating to the cannabis excise tax and local fees
Committee Discussion and Possible Vote
Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:50 PM S. 1 - An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Committee Discussion and Possible Vote
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:10 PM Break
` S. 60 - An act relating to allowing municipal and cooperative utilities to offer innovative rates and services
Committee Discussion and Possible Vote
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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Faith Brown at fbrown@leg.state.vt.us