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House Committee on Government Operations
AGENDA
Room 11 and Zoom January 18, 2022 - January 21, 2022 Last Updated 1/24/2022 12:08 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-government-operations. Please note that closed captions/transcripts may not be completely error-free.
Tuesday, January 18, 2022 10:00 AM House Floor
1:00 PM Governor's FY2023 Budget Address Joint Assembly
2:00 PM H. 465 - An act relating to boards and commissions Introduction and walk-through Rep. John Gannon, Sponsor Victoria Biondolillo, Executive Director, State Workforce Development Board - ZOOM Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - ZOOM
2:22 PM H. 545 - An act relating to per diems for boards and commissions Introduction and walk-through Rep. Kevin "Coach" Christie, Co-sponsor, House Committee on Judiciary - ZOOM Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - ZOOM
2:45 PM H. 367 - An act relating to the management of perpetual care funds by cemetery associations Introduction and walk-through Peter Richardson, Charlotte Cemetery Commission - ZOOM Rep. Michael Yantachka, Sponsor Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - ZOOM Patrick Healy, President, Vermont Cemetery Association - ZOOM
3:00 PM H. 460 - An act relating to cemetery fencing Introduction and walk-through Rep. Lucy Rogers, Sponsor Patrick Healy, President, Vermont Cemetery Association - ZOOM Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - ZOOM Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, Vermont League of Cities and Towns - ZOOM
3:40 PM 15 Minute Break
3:55 PM Committee Discussion Discussion about today's bills
4:15 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, January 19, 2022 9:00 AM H. 448 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of Burlington Darren Springer, General Manager, Burlington Electric Department - ZOOM William Ward, Director of Permitting and Inspections, Burlington Electric Department - ZOOM Sarah Carpenter, City Councilor, Ward 4, Burlington, VT - ZOOM Dylan Giambatista, Leader of Public Affairs, Vermont Gas Systems - ZOOM Matt Cota, Executive Director, Vermont Fuel Dealers Association - ZOOM Brian Pine, Director, Community and Economic Development Office - ZOOM Rep. Kelly Pajala Ryan Murphy, Statewide Housing Navigator, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)
11:05 AM 15 Minute Break
11:19 AM H. 447 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Springfield Rep. Kristi Morris, Co-sponsor Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - ZOOM
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM H. 491 - An act relating to the creation of the City of Essex Junction and the adoption of the City charter Introduction and walk-through Rep. Lori Houghton, Sponsor Rep. Karen Dolan, Co-sponsor Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - ZOOM
2:45 PM Adjourn
3:00 PM House Floor
Thursday, January 20, 2022 9:30 AM H. 465 - An act relating to boards and commissions Possible mark-up and vote
9:45 AM Prop 2 - Declaration of rights; clarifying the prohibition on slavery and indentured servitude Committee discussion
10:20 AM 15 Minute Break
10:35 AM Prop 2 - Declaration of rights; clarifying the prohibition on slavery and indentured servitude Paul Gillies, Attorney - ZOOM
11:00 AM Committee Discussion Discussion regarding bills in HGO
11:20 AM Constituent Service Time
3:00 PM House Floor
6:00 PM Prop 2 - Declaration of rights; clarifying the prohibition on slavery and indentured servitude Public Hearing on Proposal 2 The public is invited to register to speak at the hearing or submit written testimony.
To register as a speaker at the hearing please sign up here: https://legislature.vermont.gov/links/proposition-2-public-hearing Registration will be accepted on a first-come, first served basis, and testimony time will be limited to five minutes per person.
If you wish to submit written testimony please email an MS Word or PDF file to: testimony@leg.state.vt.us. Please indicate in the subject line Proposal 2 Public Comment
Sylvia Knight, Burlington - ZOOM Rev. Mark Hughes, Executive Director, Vermont Racial Justice Alliance - ZOOM Max Parthes, Co-Director, State Operations, Abolish Slavery National Network - ZOOM Kamau Allen - ZOOM Damita Bishop - ZOOM Patrick Autilio, Hartford - ZOOM Keren Sita, South Burlington - ZOOM Isaac Owusu, Burlington - ZOOM Nathan Woodliff-Stanley, Charleston, SC - ZOOM Christine Hughes, Burlington - ZOOM Dr. Etan Nasreddin-Longo, Putney - ZOOM Shawn Darling - ZOOM Jeanna Kenney, Cleveland, OH - ZOOM Tribal Raine, Sumter - ZOOM Jeanette Smith, Pelion, SC - ZOOM
7:00 PM Adjourn
Friday, January 21, 2022 9:30 AM House Floor
1:00 PM Prop 2 - Declaration of rights; clarifying the prohibition on slavery and indentured servitude Vote Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - ZOOM
1:20 PM Friday's for our Future Essex High School Students visiting HGO as part of Friday's for our Future
1:25 PM 2022 Redistricting Hearings Committee discussion on the process
1:35 PM 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 Andrea Hussey at ahussey@leg.state.vt.us
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