Senate Committee on Finance

 

AGENDA

 

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February 1, 2022 - February 4, 2022

Last Updated 3/25/2022 9:30 AM

 

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

 

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

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

Corporate Income Taxes

Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, Reporter, House Committee on Ways and Means

Stephanie  Yu, Deputy Director, Public Assets Institute

Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

2:45 PM                   Break

 

3:00 PM                   S. 53 - An act relating to exempting feminine hygiene products from the Vermont Sales and Use Tax

Committee Discussion

 

3:15 PM                   S. 53 - An act relating to exempting feminine hygiene products from the Vermont Sales and Use Tax

Corporate Income Taxes - National Perspective

Bruce Fort, Advisor, Multistate Tax Commission

 

3:45 PM                   Vermont's Legal Cannabis Law

Colin Reynolds, Chief Executive Officer, Elmore Mountain Therapeutics

 

4:15 PM                   Chairs' Meeting

 

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:45 PM                   Pupil Weights vs Cost Equity Grants

Dan French, Secretary, Agency of Education (1:45 PM)

Stephanie  Yu, Deputy Director, Public Assets Institute (2:00 PM)

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association (2:20 PM)

Brad James, Finance Manager, Agency of Education (2:30 PM)

 

3:00 PM                   Break

 

3:15 PM                   Pupil Weights vs Cost Equity Grants

Brad James, Finance Manager, Agency of Education

Sonya Spaulding, Chair, Barre Unified Union School District Board

John Stroup, School Board Chair, Addison Northwest School District

 

4:00 PM                   S. 253 - An act relating to the management of perpetual care funds by cemetery associations

Testimony and Possible Vote

Rep. Michael Yantachka, Morningside Cemetery Association, Charlotte/Hinesburg

Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer

Peter Richardson, Trustee, Morningside Cemetery Association

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

Thursday, February 3, 2022

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

2:45 PM                   S. 214 - An act relating to valuation of time-share projects

Josh Hanford, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development

Tom Vickery, Appraiser, Lamoille County

Jim Mazur, President, Smugglers' Notch Shareowner Association

 

4:00 PM                   S. 247 - An act relating to prohibiting discrimination based on genetic information

Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Sponsor, Chittenden County

Emily Brown, Director of Rates and Forms, Department of Financial Regulation

Jill Rickard, Regional Vice President, American Council of Life Insurers

Dr. David Rengachary, Medical Director, American Council of Life Insurers

Dr. Debra Leonard, MD, PhD, Chief of  Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UVM Larner College of Medicine and UVM Health Network

Dr. Robert Wildin, F.A.C.M.G., Associate Professor and Associate Medical Director of the Genomic Medicine Laboratory, UVM Larner College of Medicine and UVM Health Network

 

Friday, February 4, 2022

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

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

Corporate Minimum Taxes

Craig Bolio, Commissioner, Department of Taxes

 

2:00 PM                   S. 53 - An act relating to exempting feminine hygiene products from the Vermont Sales and Use Tax

Corporate Income Taxes and Impact on State Revenues

Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

2:30 PM                   Pupil Weights vs Cost Equity Grants

Jeff Francis, Executive Director, VT Superintendents Association

Peter Burrows, Superintendent, Addison Central School District

Libby Bonesteel, Superintendent of Schools, Montpelier Roxbury Public Schools

Jennifer Botzojorns, Superintendent, Kingdom East Supervisory District

Zach Mclaughlin, Superintendent, Springfield School District

Lynn Cota, Superintendent, Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union

David Young, Superintendent, South Burlington Supervisory District

Emilie Knisley, Superintendent, Orange East Supervisory Union

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Faith Brown at fbrown@leg.state.vt.us