House Committee on Ways and Means

 

AGENDA

 

Room 45 and Zoom

January 17, 2023 - January 20, 2023

Last Updated 3/21/2023 9:49 AM

 

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

 

After the floor                     Caucuses

 

11:00 AM                   Emergency Board Consensus Revenue Forecast

Governor's Ceremonial Office

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Emergency Board Consensus Revenue Forecast Discussion

Tom Kavet, Legislative Economist, Kavet, Rockler & Associates, LLC

 

2:00 PM                   Break

 

2:50 PM                   School Construction/PCB Update

Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources

Daniel French, Ed.D., Secretary, Agency of Education

Michael Pieciak, Vermont State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer

Julia Richter, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

9:00 AM                   Consumption Taxes

Emily Byrne, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   Tax Expenditure Report

Patrick Titterton, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Income-Based Education Tax Study and Study Committee Update

Jake Feldman, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Department of Taxes

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Julia Richter, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

2:00 PM                   RAND Early Care and Education Financing Study – Presentation

Joint committee zoom, livestreamed on the Senate Appropriations YouTube channel

 

3:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

Thursday, January 19, 2023

9:00 AM                   Property Valuation Report and Secondary Residences

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

Jake Feldman, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Department of Taxes

Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes

 

11:10 AM                   RAND Early Care and Education Financing Study

Committee Discussion

Lynn Karoly, Senior Economist, RAND Corporation

Aaron Strong, Senior Economist, RAND Corporation

Christopher Doss, Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation

 

12:10 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   H. 471 - An act relating to technical and administrative changes to Vermont’s tax laws

Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes

 

2:00 PM                   Tax Increment Financing Districts

Overview, last report and updates

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Emily Byrne, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

 

3:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

Friday, January 20, 2023

9:30 AM                   FLOOR

 

10:15 AM                   Inflation Reduction Act and Federal Spending Bill

Emily Byrne, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

 

10:30 PM                   Federal and State Tax Link-Up Language

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:45 AM                   Cannabis Update

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:40 AM                   Tax Expenditure Review

Earned Income Tax Credit, continued

Patrick Titterton, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Governor's 2024 Budget Address

House Chamber