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House Committee on General and Housing
AGENDA
Room 31 and Zoom
April 16, 2024 - April 19, 2024
Last Updated 4/19/2024 1:44 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-general-and-housing.
Tuesday, April 16, 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
Austin Davis, Director, Government Affairs, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
Bill Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
Will Lambek, Organizer, Migrant Justice
Teagen Comeau, Former Paraprofessional, Harwood Unified Union School District
David Mickenberg, Member, Working Vermont
5:30 PM Prop 3 - Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain
Public hearing - Room 267, 109 State Street (Pavilion)
Elizabeth Medina, Executive Director, Vermont Labor Council, AFL-CIO
Shadi Battah, Self Advocate, Barre Town
John Stafford, Laborers International Union of North America Local 668
Zachary Overla, Self Advocate, IBEW Local 2326
Paul van Apeldoorn, Self Advocate, VSEA
Larry Moquin, Vermont Building & Construction Trades Council, Laborers' Local Union 668
Jean Goodwin, Retired, Carpenters Local 327
Nicole Divita, Co-President for Healthcare, AFT Vermont
Alex Potvin, Member, Local 693/New England States Pipe Trades Association
Kim Hokanson, Self Advocate, North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters
Charles Rossell, Member, New England Carpenters
- Adjourn
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
9:15 AM H. 858 - An act relating to permitting Assistant Attorneys General to collectively bargain
Thomas Abdelnour, Legislative Coordinator, Vermont State Employees Association
David McLean, Assistant Attorney General, Testifying as Private Individual
- S. 102 - An act relating to expanding employment protections and collective bargaining rights
Testimony followed by review
Caroline Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
10 min after Floor Prop 3 - Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain
Committee discussion
- Adjourn
Thursday, April 18, 2024
9:30 AM House Floor
10 min after Floor Prop 3 - Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain
Discussion and possible vote
as Floor time allows
12:00 PM Lunch
1:15 PM Committee Meeting
TBD
- Committee Meeting
TBD
- Adjourn
Friday, April 19, 2024
9:30 AM House Floor
11:00 AM Prop 3 - Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain
Discussion and vote
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM Lunch
1:15 PM S. 102 - An act relating to expanding employment protections and collective bargaining rights
Continuation of walk-through and discussion
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Adjourn
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