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House of Representatives
  • Rep. Thomas Stevens, Chair
  • Rep. Robin Chesnut-Tangerman, Vice Chair
  • Rep. Kathleen James, Ranking Member
  • Rep. Ashley Bartley
  • Rep. Elizabeth Burrows
  • Rep. Caleb Elder
  • Rep. Mary E. Howard, Clerk
  • Rep. Emilie Krasnow
  • Rep. Dennis LaBounty
  • Rep. Larry Labor
  • Rep. Saudia LaMont
  • Rep. Joseph Parsons

House Committee on General and Housing

 

AGENDA

 

Room 31 and Zoom

January 31, 2023 - February 3, 2023

Last Updated 2/3/2023 3:09 PM

 

 

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

 

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Lunch and Caucuses

 

1:00 PM                   H. 66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Walk-through

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:00 PM                   Break

 

2:15 PM                   H. 66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Continuation from above

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

9:15 AM                   Basic Needs and Livable Wage

Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

 

10:00 AM                   Break

 

10:15 AM                   Basic Needs and Livable Wage

Continuation from above

 

11:15 AM                   Lunch

 

12:00 PM                   Caucus of the Whole

 

1:15 PM                   H. 66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Fiscal modeling

Patrick Titterton, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office

 

2:00 PM                   Break

 

2:15 PM                   Mental Health Advocacy Day

Committee will briefly hear about the affordable housing and homelessness study of Washington County as well as  data released related to families and housing in the State of Vermont's Children Report.

Dan Towle, President, Parker Advisors

Dora Levinson, Research and Data Director, Building Bright Futures State Advisory Council

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, February 2, 2023

9:15 AM                   Probing Equity Questions

Technique for an equity lens

Rep. Elizabeth Burrows, Social Equity Caucus

 

10:00 AM                   Break

 

10:15 AM                   H. 66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Committee discussion

 

10:45 AM                   H. 66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Continuation of walk-through

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Completion of walk-through followed by testimony

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Michelle Fay, Executive Director, Voices for Vermont's Children

Kara Casey, Director of Economic Development, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

 

1:45 PM                   Break

 

2:00 PM                   H. 66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Continuation of testimony

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, February 3, 2023

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10 min after Floor                   H. 111 - An act relating to workforce housing

Introduction

Rep. Katherine Sims, Sponsor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   H. 66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Austin Davis, Government Affairs Manager, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce

David Dolginow , Co-founder, Vice President, Shacksbury Cider

Randy George, Co-owner, Red Hen Baking Company

 

2:00 PM                   Break

 

2:15 PM                   H. 66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Continuation from above

 

-                                   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

 Ron Wild at rwild@leg.state.vt.us