Senate Committee on Finance

 

AGENDA

 

Via Zoom

April 20, 2021 - April 23, 2021

Last Updated 3/25/2022 8:16 AM

 

 

Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   PPP Taxation

Austin Davis, Government Affairs Manager, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce

Thomas Lauzon, CPA, Salvador and Babic, P.C.

Karen Bradley, Dvm, Onion River Animal Hospital

Leo O'Reilly, Owner, O'Reilly & O'Reilly Business Services

Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association

Bram Kleppner, CEO, Danforth Pewter

Matt Musgrave, Government Affairs Director, Associated General Contractors of Vermont

Marc Sherman, Owner, Outdoor Gear Exchange

 

3:05 PM                   S. 88 - An act relating to insurance, banking, and securities

House Proposal of Amendment

Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:15 PM                   H. 433 - An act relating to the Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation

Sec 21: PEV Rate Design and EV Incentives

Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Riley Allen, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Service

 

3:30 PM                   Chairs' Meeting

 

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:45 PM                   H. 437 - An act relating to changes that affect the revenue of the State

Craig Bolio, Commissioner, Department of Taxes

Will Baker, Director of Legal Unit, Department of Taxes

Peter Tucker, Director of Advocacy and Public Affairs, Vermont Association of Realtors

Ray Ault, Owner/Broker, Ault Commercial Reality

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:00 PM                   H. 360 - An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment

Committee Discussion

 

Thursday, April 22, 2021

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

2:00 PM                   H. 431 - An act relating to miscellaneous energy subjects

Josh Castonguay, Vice President of Chief Innovation Executive & Power Supply, Green Mountain Power

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

Thomas Murray, Vice President, Vermont Gas

 

3:00 PM                   S. 88 - An act relating to insurance, banking, and securities

House Proposal of Amendment

Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid

Jamie Feehan, Lobbyist, Vermont Dental Society

Stephen Pitmon, DDS, Vermont Dental Society

Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, Delta Dental Plan of Vermont, Inc.

 

Friday, April 23, 2021

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   H. 360 - An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment

Net Neutrality

Joshua Diamond, Deputy Attorney General, Attorney General's Office

 

2:00 PM                   Telecommunications Plan

Overview

Joanne Hovis, President, CTC Technologies

Matt Dunne, Founder and Executive Director, Rural  Innovations

 

3:00 PM                   Burlington Waterfront TIF District Audit Schedule

Doug Hoffer, State Auditor, State Auditor's Office

 

3:10 PM                   Break

 

3:20 PM                   S. 100 - An act relating to universal school breakfast and lunch for all public school students and to creating incentives for schools to purchase locally produced foods

Senate Education Amendment

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Rosie Krueger, State Director of Child Nutrition Programs, Agency of Education

Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Breanna Parker, Legislative Fiscal Data Analyst , Joint Fiscal Office

 

4:10 PM                   S. 88 - An act relating to insurance, banking, and securities

Committee Amendment

 

4:25 PM                   H. 360 - An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment

 

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