House Committee on General and Housing

 

AGENDA

 

Room 31 and Zoom

February 20, 2024 - February 23, 2024

Last Updated 2/23/2024 1:46 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-general-and-housing.

 

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 132 - An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against persons without homes

Possible Vote

 

-                                   H. 617 - An act relating to residential rental application fees

Jean Murray, Director, Housing for Everyone Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid - Invited

Everett Secor, Renter, Attorney Vermont Legal Aid

Reuben Stone, Partner, Stone and Browning Property Management

Heather Kelly, Owner & Property Manager, Revolution Rental Management

 

-                                   H. 132 - An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against persons without homes

Vote

 

-                                   H. 616 - An act relating to providing protections against eviction

Jean Murray, Director, Housing for Everyone Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid - Invited

Reuben Stone, Partner, Stone and Browning Property Management

Heather Kelly, Owner & Property Manager, Revolution Rental Management

 

-                                   H. 686 - An act relating to measuring progress toward statewide and regional housing targets

Mark-up

Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

9:15 AM                   H. 553 - An act relating to the right of entry following a tax sale

Carol Dawes, Clerk-Treasurer, Barre City, Co-chair, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association Legislative Committee

Amy Ingrassia, Treasurer and Assistant Clerk, Town of Brookfield

Mike Doenges, Mayor, Rutland City

Ted Brady, Executive Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

 

-                                   H. 556 - An act relating to requiring mobile home park flood risk disclosure

Ryan Gerrity, Senior Resident Organizer, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)

Sofia Benito-Alston, Mobile Home Program Flood Recovery Specialist , Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity

Christopher Trombly, Managing Director of Community Development, Vermont State Housing Authority

Elise Shanbacker, Executive Director, Addison Housing Works

 

-                                   H. 704 - An act relating to disclosure of compensation in job advertisements

Kristin Warner, Public Policy Manager, Vermont Business for Social Responsibility (VBSR)

Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   H. 449 - An act relating to creating a short-term rental housing registry

Walk-through and testimony

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Julie Marks, Founder and Director, Vermont Short Term Rental Alliance Inc.

Amy Spear, Vice President of Tourism, Vermont Chamber of Commerce

 

-                                   FY 2025 Budget

Work on budget memo

Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, February 22, 2024

9:15 AM                   H. 137 - An act relating to expanding the Vermont Housing Improvement Program

Susan Aranoff, J.D., Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   H. 725 - An act relating to the Human Rights Commission

Discussion and mark-up

Amanda Garces, Director of Policy, Education and Outreach, Vermont Human Rights Commission

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   FY 2025 Budget

Work on budget memo

 

11:15 AM                   H. 829 - An act relating to creating permanent upstream eviction protections and enhancing housing stability

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Committee Meeting

Work on final budget memo

Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust

Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

Chad Simmons, Housing Policy and Engagement Specialist, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

Meg Larraine Fuerst, Representative, Action Circles

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, February 23, 2024

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10 mins after Floor                   FY 2025 Budget

Budget memo

 

-                                   H. 829 - An act relating to creating permanent upstream eviction protections and enhancing housing stability

Discussion - time permitting

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   FY 2025 Budget

Work on budget memo

 

-                                   H. 829 - An act relating to creating permanent upstream eviction protections and enhancing housing stability

Discussion

Abby Shepard, Executive Policy Advisor, Department of Taxes

 

-                                   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