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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