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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