Senate Committee on Finance

 

AGENDA

 

Room 6 and Zoom

April 4, 2023 - April 7, 2023

Last Updated 4/7/2023 3:26 PM

 

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

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:00 PM                   H. 471 - An act relating to technical and administrative changes to Vermont’s tax laws

Walk-through

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes

 

2:00 PM                   S. 139 - An act relating to the modernization of public safety communications in Vermont

Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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

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

Sheriff Roger Marcoux, Chair, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board

Captain Paul White, Chair, Regional Dispatch Working Group

Jessie Baker, City Manager, South Burlington

Stephen Whitaker, Concerned Citizen, Montpelier

 

3:40 PM                   H. 110 - An act relating to extending the sunset under 30 V.S.A. § 248a

Committee Discussion

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

2:00 PM                   S. 139 - An act relating to the modernization of public safety communications in Vermont

Committee discussion

Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:00 PM                   Career and Technical Education Report Presentation

Meeting will be livestreamed here <https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-appropriations>

Justin Silverstein, Co-CEO, APA Consulting

Jennifer Piscatelli, APA Consulting

Jackie Kraemer, NCEE Consulting

Gretchen Cheney, NCEE Consulting

 

Thursday, April 6, 2023

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   H. 53 - An act relating to driver’s license suspensions

Walk-through

Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Chris Rupe, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

2:00 PM                   H. 492 - An act relating to setting the homestead property tax yields and the nonhomestead property tax rate

Walk-through

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Julia Richter, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

3:55 PM                   Committee Discussion of Bills in Committee

H.110 and S.139

 

Friday, April 7, 2023

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Overview of H.70

An act relating to the siting of telecommunications facilities

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Gregg Faber, Legislative Liaison, Public Utility Commission

 

2:30 PM                   H. 471 - An act relating to technical and administrative changes to Vermont’s tax laws

Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes

Wendy Knight, Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery

Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

Carolyn Dawes, City Clerk/Treasurer, City of Barre

 

3:30 PM                   S. 139 - An act relating to the modernization of public safety communications in Vermont

Committee discussion

Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel

 

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

 Jill Decelles at jdecelles@leg.state.vt.us