Senate Committee on Finance

 

AGENDA

 

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January 11, 2022 - January 14, 2022

Last Updated 1/14/2022 3:51 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-finance.

 

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   S. 161 - An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Dylan Zwicky, Lobbyist, Ryegate Power Station

 

2:30 PM                   Break

 

2:40 PM                   Health Care Marketplace Policy Change

Permanent Open Enrollment for Subsidy Eligible Vermonters

Sean Sheehan, Senior Policy and Implementation Analyst, Department of Vermont Health Access

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

Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont

Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, MVP Healthcare

 

3:00 PM                   Gubernatorial Appointments

 

3:05 PM                   Agenda Planning

Committee Discussion

 

4:00 PM                   Chairs' Meeting

 

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   S. 53 - An act relating to exempting feminine hygiene products from the Vermont Sales and Use Tax

Walk-through of House Proposal of Amendment regarding Corporate Taxes and Cloud Tax

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

2:30 PM                   S. 169 - An act relating to education property tax overpayments by a municipality or school district

Walk-through

Carol Dawes, Town Clerk/Treasurer, Barre City

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:00 PM                   Break

 

3:15 PM                   Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules Issues

 Investment Advisor Code of Ethics and Policy on Vulnerable Adults

William Carrigan, Deputy Commissioner of Securities, Department of Financial Regulation

 

4:00 PM                   Pupil Weighting Study

Sen. Ruth Hardy, Co-Chair, Task Force on the Implementation of the Pupil Weighting Factors Report

 

Thursday, January 13, 2022

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Cannabis Control Board Report

Brynn Hare, Executive Director, Cannabis Control Board

 

3:10 PM                   Break

 

3:25 PM                   Cannabis Control Board Report

Taxes and Fees

Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

4:15 PM                   S. 152 - An act relating to the cannabis excise tax and local fees

 

-                                   S. 154 - An act relating to cannabis excise tax revenue and the Vermont State Colleges

 

-                                   S. 215 - An act relating to the cannabis wholesale gross receipts tax

Walk-through

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

 

Friday, January 14, 2022

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:45 PM                   S. 215 - An act relating to the cannabis wholesale gross receipts tax

Sen. Richard Westman, Sponsor

 

2:10 PM                   Break

 

2:15 PM                   Review of Legislative Economist's Forecast

Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

2:30 PM                   Pupil Weightings

Brad James, Finance Manager, Agency of Education

 

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