House Committee on Energy and Technology

AGENDA

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January 11, 2022 - January 14, 2022

Last Updated 1/14/2022 4:12 PM

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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

10:00 AM                   House Floor

-                                   Caucuses

11:20 AM                   H. 410 - An act relating to the creation of the Artificial Intelligence Commission

Walk-through

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   H. 410 - An act relating to the creation of the Artificial Intelligence Commission

Mark Combs, Chief Technology Officer, Agency of Digital Services

2:10 PM                   Break

2:45 PM                   Budget Adjustment Act

Committee Discussion

John Quinn, III, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services

3:45 PM                   Adjourn

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

9:00 AM                   H. 410 - An act relating to the creation of the Artificial Intelligence Commission

Rep. Brian Cina, Sponsor, Burlington

Honorable Justice John A. Dooley, former member, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force

10:00 AM                   Break

10:45 AM                   Agency of Digital Services

Childcare System

Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families

Michael Blanchard, Director of IT, Agency of Digital Services

Katarina Lisaius, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   H. 410 - An act relating to the creation of the Artificial Intelligence Commission

Discussion and Mark-up

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

2:30 PM                   Break

3:00 PM                   House Floor

-                                   Adjourn

Thursday, January 13, 2022

9:00 AM                   H. 410 - An act relating to the creation of the Artificial Intelligence Commission

Bill Mark-up

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:10 AM                   Break

11:30 AM                   H. 410 - An act relating to the creation of the Artificial Intelligence Commission

Mark-up and Possible Vote

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   Climate Action Plan

Weatherization

Christine Donovan, President and Founder, C.T. Donovan Associates

David Farnsworth, Senior Associate, The Regulatory Assistance Project

Brian Woods, Environmental Analyst, Air Quality & Climate Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

2:15 PM                   H. 410 - An act relating to the creation of the Artificial Intelligence Commission

Mark-up and Possible Vote

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

3:00 PM                   House  Floor

-                                   Adjourn

Friday, January 14, 2022

9:30 AM                   House Floor

-                                   Lunch

2:15 PM                   Infrastructure Investment Proposals

Melissa Bailey, Manager of Government and Member Relations, VPPSA

Peter Rossi, Chief Operating Officer, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Andrea Cohen, Manager, Government Affairs and Member Relations, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Michael Burke, Director of Field Operations, Green Mountain Power

Amber Widmayer, Regulatory Specialist, Burlington Electric Department

Hantz Presume, Systems Planning Manager, VELCO

Shana Louiselle, Communications and Policy Advocate, VELCO

Kerrick Johnson, Chief Innovation and Communications Officer, VELCO

3:45 PM                   Adjourn

Please note that witnesses may not be called in the order in which they are listed.

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 Rowan Hawthorne at rhawthorne@leg.state.vt.us