House Committee on Ways and Means

 

AGENDA

 

Room 45 and Zoom

January 24, 2023 - January 27, 2023

Last Updated 3/21/2023 9:50 AM

 

Livestream

 

 

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

 

After the floor                     Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Budget Adjustment Memo

Committee Discussion

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:00 PM                   Governor's FY2024 Budget Discussion

Adam Greshin, Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management

Craig Bolio, Commissioner, Department of Taxes

 

3:00 PM                   Universal Service Fund

Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:55 PM                   Budget Adjustment Memo

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

9:00 AM                   Universal School Meals

Anore Horton, Executive Director, Hunger Free Vermont

Julia Richter, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education

Rosie Krueger, State Director of Child Nutrition Programs, Agency of Education

Bob Keeley, Education Data Program Deputy Director, Agency of Education

Anne Bordonaro, Division Director, Federal and Education Support Programs, Agency of Education

 

10:00 AM                   Break

 

10:15 AM                   Cloud Tax Exemption Overview

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Patrick Titterton, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

11:00 AM                   Fee Report

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Home Health Provider Tax

Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNA's of Vermont

 

2:00 PM                   Break

 

2:15 PM                   Cannabis Control Board

Update

James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board - Invited

Brynn Hare, Executive Director, Cannabis Control Board - Invited

Andrew Livingston, Director of Economics and Research, Vicente Sederberg, LLP

 

3:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

Thursday, January 26, 2023

9:00 AM                   Child Tax Credit

updates

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   Break

 

10:15 AM                   Streamline Tax Association

Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes

John Gortakowski, Tax Policy Analyst, Department of Taxes

 

11:00 AM                   Fee Report

Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Transportation Fund Overview

Chris Rupe, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

2:15 PM                   H. 480 - An act relating to property valuation and reappraisals

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

Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes

 

3:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

After the floor                     Ethics Training for Members

House Floor

 

Friday, January 27, 2023

9:00 AM                   H. 61 - An act relating to an elective pass-through entity income tax and credit

Rep. James Harrison, Sponsor of the bill, Rutland-Windsor-1

 

9:30 AM                   FLOOR

 

After the floor                     H. 107 - An act relating to the Town of Hartford’s tax increment financing district

Rep. Kevin "Coach" Christie, Co-Chair, House Committee on Judiciary

 

10:45 AM                   H. 113 - An act relating to the public, pious, or charitable uses property tax exemption

Rep. Laura Sibilia, Sponsor, House Committee on Energy and Technology

 

11:00 AM                   H. 120 - An act relating to imposing sales and use tax on vendor-hosted prewritten computer software

Rep. James Masland, Sponsor, House Committee on Ways and Means

 

12:00 PM                   Tax Workshop #3

Education Finance

House Chamber and livestreamed to the House Ways and Means YouTube channel.

Julia Richter, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office