House Committee on Government Operations

AGENDA

Room 11 and Zoom

April 26, 2022 - April 29, 2022

Last Updated 4/29/2022 4:31 PM

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-government-operations.

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

9:45 AM                   S. 286 - An act relating to amending various public pension and other postemployment benefits

Gannon amendment

Colin Robinson, Political Director, Vermont National Education Association

10:00 AM                   House Floor and Caucuses

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

9:00 AM                   S. 220 - An act relating to State-paid deputy sheriffs

Possible mark-up and vote

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Sheriff Mark Anderson, Ph.D., President, Vermont Sheriffs Association - ZOOM

Annie Noonan, Labor Relations and Operations Manager, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs - ZOOM

Vincent Illuzzi, Lobbyist, Vermont State Employees Association - ZOOM

Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association

John Berard, Director, Labor Relations, Department of Human Resources - ZOOM

9:30 AM                   S. 286 - An act relating to amending various public pension and other postemployment benefits

Beck amendment

Rep. Scott Beck, Amendment Sponsor

9:45 AM                   S. 181 - An act relating to authorizing miscellaneous regulatory authority for municipal governments

Introduction and walk-through

Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jessie Baker, City Manager, South Burlington - ZOOM

Aaron Frank, Town Manager, Town of Colchester - ZOOM

John Beling, Interim Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation - ZOOM

10:45 AM                   S. 250 - An act relating to law enforcement data collection and interrogation

Possible mark-up and vote

Sheriff Mark Anderson, Ph.D., President, Vermont Sheriffs Association - ZOOM

Robert Appel, Attorney - ZOOM

Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

11:40 AM                   H. 635 - An act relating to secondary enforcement of minor traffic offenses

Senate Proposal of Amendment

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

11:45 AM                   Break

11:54 AM                   H. 635 - An act relating to secondary enforcement of minor traffic offenses

Senate Proposal of Amendment

Sen. Joe Benning, Reporter

12:00 PM                   Lunch

12:45 PM                   H. 635 - An act relating to secondary enforcement of minor traffic offenses

Senate Proposal of Amendment continued

12:52 PM                   S. 286 - An act relating to amending various public pension and other postemployment benefits

Beck amendment, continued discussion

Rep. Scott Beck, Amendment Sponsor

1:00 PM                   House Floor

3:25 PM                   S. 181 - An act relating to authorizing miscellaneous regulatory authority for municipal governments

Continued from the morning

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

3:55 PM                   Break

4:15 PM                   S. 181 - An act relating to authorizing miscellaneous regulatory authority for municipal governments

Continued

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

Thursday, April 28, 2022

9:00 AM                   H. 742 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Milton

Introduction, walk-through, possible mark-up and vote

Rep. Michael Morgan, Sponsor

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

9:37 AM                   Break

10:04 AM                   H. 746 - An act relating to an amendment to the charter of the City of Burlington

Mark-up and vote

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:17 AM                   H. 444 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of Barre

Mark-up and vote

Carol Dawes, Clerk/Treasurer, Barre City - ZOOM

Stephen Finner, Ph.D., Resident, Barre City - ZOOM

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:45 AM                   S. 122 - An act relating to the required votes of presidential electors

Mark-up and vote

Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

11:15 AM                   S. 175 - An act relating to confidential information concerning the initial arrest and charge of a child

Possible mark-up and vote

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office

Erin Jacobsen, Co-Director of Community Justice Division, Attorney General's Office - ZOOM

Jaye Johnson, General Counsel, Governor's Office (11:30 AM) - ZOOM

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   House Floor

15 min after Floor adjourns--                   H. 742 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Milton

Review amendment, mark-up and vote

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

-                                   Senate Bill S.188

Drive-by

Rep. John O'Brien, House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

Friday, April 29, 2022

9:30 AM                   House Floor

15 min after Floor adjourns-                   S. 181 - An act relating to authorizing miscellaneous regulatory authority for municipal governments

Review amendment

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Ted Brady, Executive  Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

3:00 PM                   H. 548 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis establishment procedures

Gilllian Schauer, PH.D., MPH, Executive Director, Cannabis Regulators Association - ZOOM

3:30 PM                   S. 181 - An act relating to authorizing miscellaneous regulatory authority for municipal governments

Continued

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

3:45 PM                   Break

4:00 PM                   S. 181 - An act relating to authorizing miscellaneous regulatory authority for municipal governments

Possible mark-up and vote

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

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