House Committee on Ways and Means

AGENDA

Virtual Meetings

March 9, 2021 - March 12, 2021

Last Updated 3/22/2021 11:29 AM

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Tuesday, March 9, 2021

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

After the floor                     Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM                   Joint Assembly

Election of UVM College Trustees

1:15 PM                   H. 175 - An act relating to the beverage container redemption system

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Bree Dietly, Environmental Consultant, the Beverage Association of Vermont (1:45 PM)

Susan Collins, President, Container Recycling Institute

Ken Albert, President, Vermont Wine and Grape Council

Clare Buckley, Lobbyist, Vermont Wholesale Beverage Association

Denis Noel, Owner, Bennington Beverage Outlet

Michael Trackim, Associated Grocers of New England

Michael Evans, Associated Grocers of New England

Ann Gammell, Highway Division Deputy Director and Chief Engineer, Agency of Transportation

Nicholas Van Den Berg, Materials Engineer, Agency of Transportation

Cathy Jamieson, Program Manager, WMPD Solid Waste Program, Department of Environmental Conservation

Ted Siegler, Resource Economist, DSM Environmental Services, Inc.

Michael Noel, Government Affairs Manager, Tomra Collectible Solutions

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

9:00 AM                   H. 360 - An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment

potential vote

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Rep. Laura Sibilia, Sponsor

Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

David Healy, Board Member, CVFiber

10:00 AM                   Break

10:15 AM                   H. 437 - An act relating to changes that affect the revenue of the State

Manufactured Home Tax Credit

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes

Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust

Megan Roush, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

11:30 AM                   21-0782 - An act relating to addressing the needs and conditions of public school facilities in the State

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:15 PM                   FLOOR

After the Floor                     H. 31 - An act relating to extending merger benefits to school districts that were involuntarily merged under the State Board of Education’s Act 46 merger order

Lori Bibeau, Business Administrator, WCUUSD

Brad James, Finance Manager, Agency of Education

Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Thursday, March 11, 2021

9:30 AM                   Update on Education Funding, Education Fund Outlook, Federal Funds, and Status of School Budgets

Joint Hearing with House Committee on Education - livesteam on the House Education YouTube channel

Sue Ceglowski, Executive  Director, Vermont School Boards Association

Brad James, Finance Manager, Agency of Education

10:50 AM                   H. 175 - An act relating to the beverage container redemption system

Committee Discussion

Rep. Kristi Morris, Reporter of the Bill, House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife

11:15 AM                   Tax Provisions in the Federal American Rescue Plan

Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

11:30 AM                   H. 436 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to Vermont’s tax laws

Alcohol Beverage Tax

Craig Bolio, Commissioner, VT Department of Taxes

Will Baker, Director of Legal Unit, Department of Taxes

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:15 PM                   FLOOR

3:30 PM                   H. 436 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to Vermont’s tax laws

Pharmacy reporting dates

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Christopher Curtis, Chief, Public Protection Division, Attorney General's Office

3:45 PM                   H. 437 - An act relating to changes that affect the revenue of the State

Manufactured Home Tax Credit

Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

4:00 PM                   Corporate Tax

Committee Discussion

Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Friday, March 12, 2021

9:00 AM                   H. 175 - An act relating to the beverage container redemption system

Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

John Langhus, Owner, Putney Rd. Redemption Center

9:30 AM                   FLOOR

After the floor                     H. 175 - An act relating to the beverage container redemption system

Kim Crosby, Environmental Compliance Officer, Casella Waste Management

Scott DeFife, President, Glass Packaging Institute

Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group

Mike Smaha, Vice President, Government Relations, Can Manufacturers Institute

Kimberly Trombley, Owner, Vermont Redemption Center

Justin Heilenbach, President, Co-Founder, Citizen Cider

12:00 PM                   Lunch