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STATE OF VERMONT
House of Representatives
  • Rep. Thomas Stevens, Chair
  • Rep. Joseph "Chip" Troiano, Vice Chair
  • Rep. Barbara Murphy, Ranking Member
  • Rep. Matthew Birong
  • Rep. Tiffany Bluemle
  • Rep. Lisa Hango
  • Rep. Mary E. Howard, Clerk
  • Rep. John Killacky
  • Rep. John Palasik
  • Rep. Joseph Parsons
  • Rep. Tommy Walz

House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs

 

AGENDA

 

Via Zoom

May 11, 2021 - May 14, 2021

Last Updated 5/14/2021 11:31 AM

 

 

Meetings will be livestreamed here unless otherwise noted

 

Please note that closed captions/transcripts are not completely accurate

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch and Caucuses

 

1:00 PM                   H. 313 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to alcoholic beverage laws

Erin Sigrist, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association

Clare Buckley, Lobbyist, Vermont Wholesale Beverage Association

Wendy Knight, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

9:15 AM                   H. 313 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to alcoholic beverage laws

Direct to consumer sales

Ryan Christiansen, President, Caledonia Spirits

Bob Montgomery, Manager, Hill Farmstead Brewery

Shaun Hill, Founder and Owner, Hill Farmstead Brewery

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wendy Knight, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery

 

11:45 AM                   Break

 

1:15 PM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, May 13, 2021

9:15 AM                   S. 78 - An act relating to binding interest arbitration for employees of the Vermont Judiciary

Discussion and possible vote

Tim Noonan, Executive Director, Labor Relations Board

 

-                                   J.R.H. 2 - Joint resolution sincerely apologizing and expressing sorrow and regret to all individual Vermonters and their families and descendants who were harmed as a result of State-sanctioned eugenics policies and practices

Review Senate action. Possible vote.

Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:45 AM                   J.R.H. 2 - Joint resolution sincerely apologizing and expressing sorrow and regret to all individual Vermonters and their families and descendants who were harmed as a result of State-sanctioned eugenics policies and practices

Committee amendment and possible vote

Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1:15 PM                   House Floor

 

15 min after Floor                   H. 313 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to alcoholic beverage laws

Possible amendments and vote

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - Invited

Wendy Knight, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery

Ryan Christiansen, President, Caledonia Spirits

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, May 14, 2021

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

1:00 PM                   H. 313 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to alcoholic beverage laws

Discussion and possible amendments

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wendy Knight, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery

Kobey Shwayder, Owner, Vermont Vermouth

Carol Martel, Representative, Wine Institute

Clare Buckley, Lobbyist, Vermont Wholesale Beverage Association

Ryan Christiansen, President, Caledonia Spirits

 

-                                   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