House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

 

AGENDA

 

Room 10 and Zoom

April 2, 2024 - April 5, 2024

Last Updated 4/8/2024 8:19 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

9:35 AM                   H. 875 - An act relating to the State Ethics Commission and the State Code of Ethics

Brennan, Harrison, Pajala amendment

Rep. Patrick Brennan, Sponsor

Rep. James Harrison, Co-sponsor

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   H. 875 - An act relating to the State Ethics Commission and the State Code of Ethics

Shaw amendment

Rep. Charles "Butch" Shaw, Sponsor

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Caucuses and Lunch

 

12:45 PM                   House Floor

 

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

9:00 AM                   S. 55 - An act relating to authorizing public bodies to meet electronically under Vermont’s Open Meeting Law

Walk-through and testimony

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office

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

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

Catherine Dimitruk, Chair, Vermont Association of Planning & Development Agencies

Devon Neary, Executive Director, Rutland Regional Planning Commission

Wendy Mays, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Broadcasters

 

10:30 AM                   15 Minute Break

 

10:45 AM                   S. 206 - An act relating to designating Juneteenth as a legal holiday

Testimony

Sen. Becca White, Reporter

Jay Greene, Racial Equity Policy & Research Analyst, Office of Racial Equity

Mia Schultz, President, Rutland NAACP

 

11:18 AM                   Break

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, April 4, 2024

9:25 AM                   S. 310 - An act relating to natural disaster government response, recovery, and resiliency

Introduction and walk-through

Sen. Ruth Hardy, Reporter

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:45 AM                   Break

 

11:15 AM                   S. 96 - An act relating to privatization contracts

Introduction and walk-through

Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky, Reporter

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, April 5, 2024

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:07 PM                   Vermont Pension Investment Commission

Meketa Report on VPIC Carbon Footprint

Thomas Golonka, Chair, Vermont Pension Investment Commission

Sarah Bernstein, Head of Sustainability, Managing Principal, Consultant, Meketa Investment Group, Inc.

Eric Henry, Chief Investment Officer, Vermont Pension Investment Commission

 

2:20 PM                   Adjourn

 

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