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STATE OF VERMONT
House of Representatives
  • Rep. Michael McCarthy, Chair
  • Rep. Matthew Birong, Vice Chair
  • Rep. Mark Higley, Ranking Member
  • Rep. Lucy Boyden, Clerk
  • Rep. Seth Chase
  • Rep. Lisa Hango
  • Rep. Philip Jay Hooper
  • Rep. Robert Hooper
  • Rep. Michael Morgan
  • Rep. Michael Mrowicki
  • Rep. Kate Nugent
  • Rep. Chea Waters Evans

House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

 

AGENDA

 

Room 10 and Zoom

February 7, 2023 - February 10, 2023

Last Updated 3/17/2023 8:46 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-government-operations-and-military-affairs.

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   H. 54 - An act relating to support for municipal services that have traditionally been provided by the State

Introduction

Rep. Peter Anthony, Sponsor

 

1:25 PM                   H. 52 - An act relating to creditable service for temporary State employment

Introduction

Rep. Conor Casey, Sponsor

 

1:35 PM                   H. 49 - An act relating to establishing a statewide retirement system for voluntary firefighters

Introduction

Rep. Logan Nicoll, Sponsor

 

1:45 PM                   3rd Class Liquor Liability

Richard Welch, CEO and President, Hospitality Insurance Group

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:24 PM                   Constituent Service Time

 

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

9:00 AM                   Retired Employee Health Plan

Testimony regarding Medicare Advantage from retired state employees

Tom Giffen, President of the Retirees' Chapter, Vermont State Employees Association

 

9:20 AM                   Break

 

9:30 AM                   Agency of Digital Services

Governor's Proposed FY 2024 Budget

Artificial Intelligence

Shawn Nailor, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services

Kate Slocum, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Digital Services

Rep. James Harrison, House Committee on Appropriations

Josiah Raiche, Director, Artificial Intelligence Division, Agency of Digital Services

 

11:15 AM                   10 Minute Break

 

11:25 AM                   Agency of Digital Services

Continued

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:30 PM                   Office of Racial Equity

Language Access Report Presentation

Joint hearing with Senate Committee on Government Operations

 

Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity, Agency of Administration

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

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, February 9, 2023

9:00 AM                   H. 305 - An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation

Introduction and walk-through of the OPR Committee Bill

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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

Lauren Layman, Staff Attorney, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office

 

10:30 AM                   15 Minute Break

 

10:45 AM                   H. 305 - An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation

Continued

 

11:30 AM                   Constituent Service Time

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 127 - An act relating to sports wagering

John Pappas, SVP, Government & Public Affairs, GeoComply

 

2:00 PM                   10 Minute Break

 

2:10 PM                   An act relating to the interstate Counseling Compact

Overview of H.62

Rep. Lori Houghton, Sponsor, House Committee on Health Care

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

 

-                                   An act relating to Vermont's adoption of the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact

Overview of H.77

Rep. Lori Houghton, House Committee on Health Care

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

 

-                                   An act relating to Vermont's adoption of the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact

Overview of H.86

Rep. Lori Houghton, House Committee on Health Care

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

 

2:36 PM                   Constituent Service Time

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, February 10, 2023

9:30 AM                   House Floor

Discrimination Prevention Training after the Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 476 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to law enforcement officer training laws

Introduction and walk-through

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1:30 PM                   H. 127 - An act relating to sports wagering

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:40 PM                   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

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