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

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

 Faith Brown at fbrown@leg.state.vt.us