House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

 

AGENDA

 

Room 35 and Zoom

January 31, 2023 - February 3, 2023

Last Updated 2/3/2023 1:32 PM

 

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

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

9:00 AM                   Everyone Eats

Amanda Witman, Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator, Southeastern Vermont Community Action (SEVCA)

 

9:30 AM                   Budget Adjustment

Joint hearing with the House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   House  Floor

 

-                                   Lunch and Caucuses

 

1:00 PM                   H. 87 - An act relating to regulating earned wage access services

Introduction and walk-through

Rep. Michael Marcotte, Sponsor

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Ben LaRocco, Senior Director of Government Relations, Earnin

Matt McMahon, Lobbyist, MMR

Molly Jones, Vice President of Government Affairs, Payactiv

Ryan Naples, Senior Manager of Public Policy, DailyPay

 

2:45 PM                   Break

 

3:00 PM                   H. 87 - An act relating to regulating earned wage access services

Aaron Ferenc, Interim Deputy Commissioner of Banking, Department of Financial Regulation

Ethan McLaughlin, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation

Emily Kisicki, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation

 

3:30 PM                   Budget Adjustment

Joint hearing with the House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

4:05 PM                   H. 87 - An act relating to regulating earned wage access services

Aaron Ferenc, Interim Deputy Commissioner of Banking, Department of Financial Regulation

Emily Kisicki, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation

Joseph Bergeron, President, Association of Vermont Credit Unions

Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association

 

4:45 PM                   Budget Adjustment

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

9:00 AM                   National Conference of Insurance Legislators

Insurance training

Will Melofchik, General Counsel, National Conference of Insurance Legislators

Frank Tomasello, Executive Director, Institute Griffiths Foundation

David Pooser, Associate Professor of Risk Management and Insurance, St. John's University

 

11:00 PM                   Lunch

 

12:00 PM                   Caucus of the Whole

Budget adjustment amendment

 

1:00 PM                   Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

Introduction

Danielle Fitzko, Interim Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

 

1:30 PM                   Agency of Agriculture

Introduction

Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

4:00 PM                   State Business Portal

Sarah Copeland Hanzas , Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office

Shawn Nailor, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, February 2, 2023

9:00 AM                   H. 55 - An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance amendments

 

-                                   H. 92 - An act relating to expanding eligibility for unemployment insurance

Introduction and walk-through

Both H.55 and H.92 will be discussed

Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, Chair, 2021 Unemployment Insurance Task Force

Rep. Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Sponsor

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:45 AM                   Break

 

11:00 AM                   H. 55 - An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance amendments

 

-                                   H. 92 - An act relating to expanding eligibility for unemployment insurance

Both H.55 and H.92 will be discussed

Meeting continued

Jesse Bridges, Chief Executive Officer, United Way of Northwest Vermont

Emma Paradis, Senior Policy Coordinator, Common Good VT

Kelli Kazmarski, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 55 - An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance amendments

 

-                                   H. 92 - An act relating to expanding eligibility for unemployment insurance

Both H.55 and H.92 will be discussed

Michael Harrington, Commissioner, Department of Labor

Cameron Wood, Director, Unemployment Insurance Division, Department of Labor

Robert Depper, General Counsel, Department of Labor

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, February 3, 2023

9:00 AM                   Committee Discussion

Discussion with interns

Ben Donsbach, Intern, University of Vermont

Ali Schafer, Intern, University of Vermont

 

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10 Mins After Floor                   H. 10 - An act relating to amending the Vermont Employment Growth Incentive Program

Walk-through

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Emily Byrne, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 10 - An act relating to amending the Vermont Employment Growth Incentive Program

Introduction

Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, Sponsor

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Andrew Hegarty at ahegarty@leg.state.vt.us