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  • Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Chair
  • Sen. Alison Clarkson, Vice Chair
  • Sen. Randy Brock
  • Sen. Ann Cummings
  • Sen. Wendy Harrison, Clerk

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

 

AGENDA

 

Room 27 and Zoom

February 13, 2024 - February 16, 2024

Last Updated 2/16/2024 12:44 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-economic-development-housing-and-general-affairs.

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:00 AM                   S. 311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Walk-through and mark-up

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

9:00 AM                   S. 311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Michael Desrochers, Director, Division of Fire Safety, Department of Public Safety

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

Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

Craig Bolio, Commissioner, Department of Taxes

Charlie Baker, Executive Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission

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

Shaun Gilpin, Housing Division Director, Department of Housing and Community Development

Eric Forand, Director, Vermont Emergency Management and Homeland Security

Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

 

Thursday, February 15, 2024

8:30 AM                   S. 289 - An act relating to age-appropriate design code

Ensuring Vermont's Youth Have Consumer Protections Online

Juniper Galvani, Local Vermont Youth Advocate

Josh Golin, Fairplay, Executive Director

Dr. Heidi Schumacher, Pediatrician and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont

Frances Haugen, Meta Whistleblower, Advocate

Trisha Prabhu, Youth Advocate, Founder, ReThink

Meetali Jain, Founder, Tech Justice Law Project

Marisa Shea, Senior Policy Manager, 5Rights

Camille Carlton, Policy Director, Center for Humane Technology

 

10:30 AM                   Joint Assembly

Election of Adjutant and Inspector General and Vermont State College Trustees

 

Friday, February 16, 2024

9:00 AM                   S. 311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Walk-through of tax sections

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

9:30 AM                   S. 311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Walk-through, mark up, and vote

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:00 AM                   Vermont Outdoor Recreation Day Press Conference

Press conference will take place in Cedar Creek room

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

12:30 AM                   S. 311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Committee discussion and vote

 

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

 Magali S. Aleman at MStowellAleman@leg.state.vt.us