House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs

AGENDA

Via Zoom

April 6, 2021 - April 9, 2021

Last Updated 4/8/2021 4:30 PM

Meetings will be livestreamed here unless otherwise noted

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

9:30 AM                   H. 157 - An act relating to registration of construction contractors

Possible vote on amendment

Rep. James Masland, Sponsor

10:00 AM                   House Floor

12:00 PM                   Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM                   Committee meeting canceled

Due to extended House Floor debate

-                                   Adjourn

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

9:00 AM                   H. 157 - An act relating to registration of construction contractors

Possible vote on amendments

Rep. Charles "Butch" Shaw, Amendment Sponsor

Rep. Thomas Stevens, Amendment Sponsor

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

9:30 AM                   S. 79 - An act relating to improving rental housing health and safety

Sarah Carpenter, Chair, Rental Housing Advisory Board

Angela Zaikowski , Director, Vermont Apartment Owners Association, LLC - Invited

Michael Desrochers, Director, Division of Fire Safety, Department of Public Safety

Josh Hanford, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development

Shaun Gilpin, Housing Program Administrator, Department of Housing and Community Development

Wendy Morgan, MPH, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

-                                   Federal Housing Funds

Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

12:45 PM                   H. 157 - An act relating to registration of construction contractors

Possible vote on amendments

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, House Committee on Ways and Means

1:15 PM                   House Floor

15 min after Floor                   S. 79 - An act relating to improving rental housing health and safety

Continuation of morning discussion.

As Floor time allows.

-                                   Adjourn

Thursday, April 8, 2021

9:45 AM                   H. 232 - An act relating to promoting land and home ownership and economic opportunity

Walk-through

Timing is approximate

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - Invited

11:00 AM                   H. 232 - An act relating to promoting land and home ownership and economic opportunity

Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board - Invited

Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board - Invited

11:45 AM                   Break

1:15 PM                   House Floor

15 min after Floor                   H. 273 - An act relating to promoting racial and social equity in land access and property ownership

Walk-through

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - Invited

-                                   Adjourn

Friday, April 9, 2021

9:30 AM                   House Floor

15 min after Floor                   H. 379 - An act relating to a reciprocity requirement for out-of-state consumer shipping licenses

Introduction and walk-through

Rep. Matthew Birong, Sponsor

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

11:45 AM                   Break

1:00 PM                   Eviction Moratorium

Dorigen Keeney, Landlord, Plainfield

Rob Perry, Landlord, Warren

Jennifer Emens-Butler, Landlord, Bethel

Laura Garand, Homeowner, Williamstown

Ray Scheren, Landlord, Johnson

Ashley Perlow, Landlord, Bellows Falls

-                                   Adjourn

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

 Ron Wild at rwild@leg.state.vt.us