House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

 

AGENDA

 

Room 10 and Zoom

January 30, 2024 - February 2, 2024

Last Updated 5/2/2024 3:32 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-government-operations-and-military-affairs.

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 549 - An act relating to the siting of outdoor cannabis cultivation

Bill introduction, walk-through, testimony

Rep. Lori Houghton, Sponsor

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

Raj Chawla, City Council President, Essex Junction

 

2:00 PM                   H. 794 - An act relating to services provided by the Vermont Veterans’ Home

Bill introduction

Rep. Mary A. Morrissey, Sponsor

Peter Fagan, Vice President of the Board of Trustees, Vermont Veteran's Home

Melissa Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Veterans' Home

 

2:10 PM                   Vermont Veterans' Home

Updates and budget recommendations

Melissa Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Veterans' Home

 

2:30 PM                   15 Minute Break

 

2:50 PM                   Vermont State Youth Council

Testimony from members of the Council

Joshua Stearns, Council Chair & Youth Voice Subcommittee Member, Vermont Youth Council

Cooper O'Connell, Climate Change Subcommittee Chair, Vermont Youth Council

Aliyah Ivey-Leake, Education Subcommittee Member, Vermont Youth Council

Harmony Devoe, Equity and Anti-Racism Subcommittee Chair, Vermont Youth Council

Jaxon Dalpra, Youth Mental Health Subcommittee Chair, Vermont Youth Council

Amanda Riley, Youth Voice Subcommittee Chair, Vermont Youth Council

Nicole Miller, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool

 

3:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

9:00 AM                   24-0288 - An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation

Bill introduction, walk-through, testimony

Lauren Layman, General Counsel, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:53 AM                   Break

 

10:50 AM                   H. 875 - An act relating to the State Ethics Commission and the State Code of Ethics

Jaye Pershing Johnson, General Counsel, Governor's Office

Christina Sivret, Executive Director, Vermont State Ethics Commission

T.J. Jones, Consultant, Vermont State Ethics Commission

 

12:05 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Constituent Service Time

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, February 1, 2024

9:05 AM                   H. 833 - An act relating to capping the number of cannabis establishment licenses issued by the Cannabis Control Board

Bill introduction

Rep. Matthew Birong, Sponsor

 

-                                   H. 834 - An act relating to cannabis special event licenses

Bill introduction

Rep. Matthew Birong, Sponsor

 

9:27 AM                   H. 612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments

Testimony

John Rodgers, Former State Representative and Senator, Cannabis Farmer, West Glover, VT

James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board

 

10:30 AM                   15 Minute Break

 

10:50 AM                   H. 612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments

Testimony continued, committee discussion

Joseph Topolski, Lab Manager, Satori VT

James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board

 

11:46 AM                   Lunch

 

1:05 PM                   H. 801 - An act relating to approval of the adoption of the charter of the Town of Waterbury

Bill introduction, walk-through, testimony

Rep. Theresa Wood, Sponsor

Rep. Thomas Stevens, Co-Sponsor

Thomas Leitz, Municipal Manager, Town of Waterbury

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1:30 PM                   Constituent Service Time

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, February 2, 2024

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

15 min after Floor                   H. 641 - An act relating to authorizing boards of abatement to hear like cases as a class

Bill introduction, testimony and walk-through

Rep. Peter Anthony, Sponsor

Carol Dawes, Clerk-Treasurer, City of Barre

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   24-0299 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the laws governing alcoholic beverages and the Board of Liquor and Lottery

Bill introduction and walk-through

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:40 AM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 849 - An act relating to technical corrections for the 2024 legislative session

Bill introduction and walk-through

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

 

1:38 PM                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Andrea Hussey at ahussey@leg.state.vt.us