House Committee on General and Housing

AGENDA

Room 31 and Zoom

April 9, 2024 - April 12, 2024

Last Updated 4/12/2024 10:05 AM

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

10:00 AM                   House Floor

-                                   Lunch and Caucuses

1:15 PM                   S. 102 - An act relating to expanding employment protections and collective bargaining rights

Judith Dillon, Executive Director, Labor Relations Board - Invited

-                                   Adjourn

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

9:15 AM                   S. 102 - An act relating to expanding employment protections and collective bargaining rights

Cutis Clough, President, Teamsters Local 597

Ken Henderson, Nonunion Worker, Caledonia County

Rebeka Mendelsohn, Organizer, Scoopers United

Patrick Burke, President, UAW Local 2322

10:15 AM                   Prop 3 - Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain

Michael Pieciak, Vermont State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer

Jean Goodwin, Retired Union Carpenter - Invited

Heather Riemer, Executive Director, AFT Vermont

Matt Musgrave, Government Affairs Director, Associated General Contractors of Vermont

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   House Floor

10 min after Floor                   Prop 3 - Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain

Peter Teachout, Professor, Vermont Law School

Elizabeth Medina, Executive Director, Vermont Labor Council, AFL-CIO

Larry Moquin, Field Supervisor, Local 668, Laborers’ International Union of North America

Sean Stott, Director of Government Affairs, Laborers' International Union of N.A. Midwest Region

Aimee Towne, President, Vermont State Employees Association

-                                   Adjourn

Thursday, April 11, 2024

9:15 AM                   Homes for All Toolkit

Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning Revitalization, Department of Housing and Community Development

Amy Tomasso, Community Planning & Project Manager, Department of Housing and Community Development

Seth Leonard, Managing Director Community Development, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

-                                   Workforce Housing

Jeff Lubell, Principal Associate for Housing and Asset Building, ABT Associates

-                                   Housing Construction

Presentation on construction options

Jan van Eck, Director, DJ Engineering

11:30 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   House Floor

3:00 PM                   S. 102 - An act relating to expanding employment protections and collective bargaining rights

Review of collective bargaining and labor law

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

-                                   Adjourn

Friday, April 12, 2024

9:30 AM                   House Floor

15 min after Floor                   Prop 3 - Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain

Committee discussion

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:15 PM                   S. 102 - An act relating to expanding employment protections and collective bargaining rights

Defending Vermont laws in federal court

Jonathan Rose, Solicitor General, Office of Vermont Attorney General

-                                   Adjourn

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 Ron Wild at rwild@leg.state.vt.us