House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

 

AGENDA

 

Room 10 and Zoom

April 16, 2024 - April 19, 2024

Last Updated 4/19/2024 3:08 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   S. 183 - An act relating to reenvisioning the Agency of Human Services

Introduction and walk-through

Sen. Alison Clarkson, Reporter

Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1:35 PM                   S. 42 - An act relating to divestment of State pension funds of investments in the fossil fuel industry

Testimony

Eric Henry, Chief Investment Officer, Vermont Pension Investment Commission

Thomas Golonka, Chair, Vermont Pension Investment Commission

Christopher Dube, Chair, Vermont Municipal Employees' Retirement System

Jon Harris, Chair, Vermont State Teachers Retirement System Board

Eric Davis, Vice Chair, Vermont State Employees Retirement System Board

Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association

 

2:45 PM                   15 Minute Break

 

3:00 PM                   S. 42 - An act relating to divestment of State pension funds of investments in the fossil fuel industry

Continued

 

3:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

9:00 AM                   S. 310 - An act relating to natural disaster government response, recovery, and resiliency

Testimony

Charlie Baker, Executive Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission

Laura Siegel, Director of Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, and DeafBlind Services

Rebecca Silbernagel, Principal Assistant, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living

Ray Coffey, Community Services Director, Winooski

Alison Segar, Director, Vermont Language Justice Project

Anore Horton, Executive Director, Hunger Free Vermont

Carrie Stahler, Government and Public Affairs Officer, Vermont Foodbank

 

10:45 AM                   15 Minute Break

 

11:00 AM                   S. 310 - An act relating to natural disaster government response, recovery, and resiliency

Testimony

Jake Lestock, Director of State Legislative Affairs, CTIA - The Wireless Association

Nicolas Storellicastro, City Manager, City of Barre

Maggie Lenz, Lobbyist, Leonine Public Affairs

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

15 min after Floor                   S. 310 - An act relating to natural disaster government response, recovery, and resiliency

Walk-through of new draft

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:30 PM                   H. 626 - An act relating to animal welfare

Appropriations amendment

Rep. James Harrison, Reporter

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, April 18, 2024

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

1:40 PM                   S. 310 - An act relating to natural disaster government response, recovery, and resiliency

Testimony

Catherine Benham, Chief Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:00 PM                   S. 310 - An act relating to natural disaster government response, recovery, and resiliency

Testimony

Brigadier General Hank Harder, Deputy Adjutant General, Office of the Adjutant General

Lt. Col. Jason Galipeau, Director of Military Support, Office of the Adjutant General

Marian Wolz, Resilience and Adaptation Coordinator, Agency of Natural Resources

Eric Forand, Director, Vermont Emergency Management and Homeland Security

Elizabeth Gilman, Executive Director, United Way of Vermont

Sarah Henshaw, LeARN Coordinator, Lamoille Area Recovery Network

Jason Gosselin, Director, Emergency Manager, Agency of Human Services

Ashlynn Doyon, Director of Policy, Office of the State Treasurer

Chris Campany, Executive Director, Windham Regional Planning Commission

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, April 19, 2024

9:00 AM                   H. 885 - An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the Town of Berlin

Introduction, testimony, and walk-through

Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Sponsor

Rep. Kenneth Goslant, Sponsor

Ture Nelson, Town Administrator, Berlin

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

15 min after Floor                   S. 310 - An act relating to natural disaster government response, recovery, and resiliency

Testimony

Neil Kamman, Director, Water Investment Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

Kevin Burke, Stormwater Program Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation, Watershed Management Division

Sue Minter, Executive Director, Capstone Community Action

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:10 PM                   Lunch

 

1:10 PM                   S. 310 - An act relating to natural disaster government response, recovery, and resiliency

Testimony, review new draft, and committee discussion

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel (1:10 PM)

Barbara Neal, Executive Director, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board (2:00 PM)

 

2:40 PM                   Adjourn

 

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