House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs

AGENDA

Via Zoom

May 4, 2021 - May 7, 2021

Last Updated 5/6/2021 4:32 PM

Meetings will be livestreamed here unless otherwise noted

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

10:00 AM                   House Floor

12:00 PM                   Lunch and Caucuses

2:00 PM                   S. 79 - An act relating to improving rental housing health and safety

Mark-up and possible vote

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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

Sarah Carpenter, Chair, Rental Housing Advisory Board

Wendy Morgan, MPH, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

-                                   Adjourn

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

9:30 AM                   Rights and Democracy Vermont (RADVT)

Thirty-minute presentation to committee

Kate Logan, Director of Programming and Policy, Rights and Democracy Vermont

Lindsey Brand, Member, RADVT, Waterbury

Angela Lawrence, Member, RADVT, Brattleboro

Zach Scheffler, Member, RADVT, St. Albans

Tina Cook, Member, RADVT, Bennington

-                                   S. 79 - An act relating to improving rental housing health and safety

Mark-up and possible vote

Jean Murray, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

Angela Zaikowski, Director, Vermont Apartment Owners Association, LLC

11:45 AM                   Break

1:15 PM                   House Floor

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

Mark-up and possible vote - as time allows.

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wendy Morgan, MPH, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

Jean Murray, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

Sarah Carpenter, Chair, Rental Housing Advisory Board

-                                   Adjourn

Thursday, May 6, 2021

9:00 AM                   Housing Recovery Working Group

Budget recommendations

Josh Hanford, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development

Sarah Phillips, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families

Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

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

Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

10:30 AM                   Housing 101

Presentation on a variety of housing solutions in the State

Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

Tony Pickett, Executive Director, Grounded Solutions Network

Nancy Owens, Co-President, Evernorth (formerly Housing Vermont)

Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust

11:45 AM                   Break

1:15 PM                   House Floor

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

Mark-up and possible vote

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wendy Morgan, MPH, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

Jean Murray, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

Angela Zaikowski, Director, Vermont Apartment Owners Association, LLC

-                                   Adjourn

Friday, May 7, 2021

9:30 AM                   House Floor

1:00 PM                   S. 78 - An act relating to binding interest arbitration for employees of the Vermont Judiciary

Committee discussion

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

2:15 PM                   H. 313 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to alcoholic beverage laws

Update and possible amendments

Rep. Matthew Birong, Reporter, House Committee on General, Housing & Military Affairs

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

-                                   Adjourn

ATTENTION WITNESSES

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Ron Wild at rwild@leg.state.vt.us