House Committee on Ways and Means

 

AGENDA

 

Room 34 and Zoom

January 11, 2022 - January 14, 2022

Last Updated 4/21/2022 2:11 PM

 

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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

 

After the Floor                     Caucuses

 

After Caucuses                      TIF Overview

Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Pensions Update

Chris Rupe, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

2:00 PM                   Unemployment Task Force

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel

 

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

9:00 AM                   Cannabis Tax and Fees

Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Brynn Hare, Executive Director, Cannabis Control Board

 

10:00 AM                   Break

 

10:15 AM                   H. 738 - An act relating to technical and administrative changes to Vermont’s tax laws

technical tax portions of the bill

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes

 

11:30 AM                   H. 461 - An act relating to excluding the income of asylum seekers and refugees from household income

walk-thru

Jennifer Myers, Treasurer and Board Member, Central Vermont Refugee Action Network

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

2:00 PM                   H. 461 - An act relating to excluding the income of asylum seekers and refugees from household income

Janet Givens, Danville, VT

Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes

 

3:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

Thursday, January 13, 2022

9:00 AM                   S. 287 - An act relating to improving student equity by adjusting the school funding formula and providing education quality and funding oversight

Brad James, Finance Manager, Agency of Education

Deb Brighton, Consultant, Joint Fiscal Office

Catherine Benham, Chief Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:30 PM                   Emergency Board Meeting

public viewing link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgHFernWVwH5MD0Se9NmVhg/videos?view=57

 

3:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

Friday, January 14, 2022

9:00 AM                   Emergency Board Consensus Forecast Discussion

Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

9:30 AM                   FLOOR

Trainings for House Members will follow the Floor