House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

 

AGENDA

 

Room 10 and Zoom

March 28, 2023 - March 31, 2023

Last Updated 1/23/2024 3:29 PM

 

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

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

1:00 PM                   Joint Assembly

Judicial Retention of Supreme Court Justices and Superior Court Judges

 

10 min. after Joint Assembly adjourns                   House Floor

 

After House Floor adjourns--                   Caucuses

 

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

9:00 AM                   S. 9 - An act relating to the authority of the State Auditor to examine the books and records of State contractors

Introduction and walk-through

Sen. Ruth Hardy, Sponsor

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Doug Hoffer, State Auditor, State Auditor's Office

Doug Farnham, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Administration

Shawn Nailor, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services

Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce

 

10:15 AM                   H. 386 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Brattleboro

Introduction and walk-through

Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, Sponsor

Rep. Mollie S. Burke, Co-sponsor

Rep. Tristan Toleno, Co-sponsor

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:50 AM                   Break

 

11:03 AM                   H. 418 - An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the Town of Barre

Walk-through and possible mark-up and vote

Ashleigh Angel, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   H. 146 - An act relating to amendments to the charter of the Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District

Walk-through and possible mark-up and vote

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   H. 150 - An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the Village of Alburgh

Walk-through and possible mark-up and vote

Ashleigh Angel, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Counsel

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   H. 271 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Springfield

Walk-through and possible mark-up and vote

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:30 AM                   Wrap-up and Review Next Day's Agenda

 

12:00 PM                   House Caucus of the Whole

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, March 30, 2023

9:00 AM                   Regional Dispatch Report

Paul White, Chair, Regional Dispatch Working Group

Barbara Neal, Executive Director, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board

Jennifer Morrison, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety

Capt. Lance Burnham, Vermont State Police, Department of Public Safety

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:50 AM                   H. 150 - An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the Village of Alburgh

Possible mark-up and vote

Ashleigh Angel, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:00 AM                   Constituent Service Time

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, March 31, 2023

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   S. 32 - An act relating to ranked-choice voting for presidential primary elections

Walk-through

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Will Senning, Director, Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office

Carol Dawes, Legislative Committee Chair, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association

Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group

Sam McGinty, Democracy Advocate, Vermont Public Interest Research Group

 

2:25 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