Senate Committee on Finance

AGENDA

Room 6 and Zoom

March 29, 2022 - April 1, 2022

Last Updated 4/1/2022 3:27 PM

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

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

1:30 PM                   H. 627 - An act relating to the Vermont Economic Development Authority

VEDA Update and Vote

Cassie Polhemus, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Economic Development Authority

2:45 PM                   Review Governor's Tax Proposals in House Bills

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

3:10 PM                   Potential Revenue Sources

Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

4:00 PM                   H. 556 - An act relating to exempting property owned by Vermont-recognized Native American tribes from property tax

Committee Discussion and Possible Vote

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

3:00 PM                   H. 489 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting health insurance regulation

Testimony, Discussion and Possible Vote

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

Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, MVP Healthcare

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

4:00 PM                   Montpelier TIF District

Bill Fraser, City Manager, Montpelier

Abbie Sherman, Executive  Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council

Thursday, March 31, 2022

12:30 PM                   Senate Floor

2:15 PM                   H. 515 - An act relating to banking, insurance, and securities

Michael Pieciak, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation

Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

David Provost, Deputy Commissioner, Captive Insurance Division, Department of Financial Regulation

Kevin Gaffney, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation, Insurance Division

Friday, April 1, 2022

11:30 PM                   Senate Floor

1:30 PM                   H. 159 - An act relating to community and economic development and workforce revitalization

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - Invited

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

2:45 PM                   H. 461 - An act relating to excluding the income of asylum seekers and refugees from household income

Tracy Dolan, Director, State Refugee Office, Agency of Human Services

Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Hope Crifo, President, Central Vermont Refugee Action Network

Julia Richter, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

3:30 PM                   H. 737 - An act relating to setting the homestead property tax yields and the nonhomestead property tax rate

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Julia Richter, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

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