House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

 

AGENDA

 

Room 35 and Zoom

April 23, 2024 - April 26, 2024

Last Updated 4/26/2024 1:50 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-commerce-and-economic-development.

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

9:00 AM                   Everyone Eats

Chris Meyer, Co-Adminstrator and Special Projects Coordinator, Everyone Eats

Gary Holloway, Downtown Program Manager - Community Planning & Revitalization, Department of Housing and Community Development

 

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Lunch and Caucuses

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

8:15 AM                   Field Trip

The House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development is on a field trip this morning. The trip will not be livestreamed.

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, April 25, 2024

9:00 AM                   H. 659 - An act relating to captive insurance

Cryptocurrency kiosks

Larry Lipka, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, CoinFlip

Ethan McClelland, Government Relations Director, Bitcoin Depot

Mark Smalley, Chief Compliance Officer, Bitcoin Depot

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, April 26, 2024

9:00 AM                   Taipei Economic and Cultural Office of Boston

Charles Liao, Director General, Taipei Economic & Cultural Office

Wellington Shih, Deputy Director General, Taipei Economic & Cultural Office

 

9:20 AM                   Committee Discussion

Discussion with intern

Wiley Barzelay, Student, University of Vermont

 

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10 Mins After Floor                   Data Privacy

Jim Hall, President and CEO, The Vermont Country Store

Rob Bean, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, Orvis

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Data Privacy

Testimony on data privacy developments in other States

Margaret O'Neil, State Representative, Maine

Sara Love, State Delegate, Maryland

Collin Walke, Former State Representative, Oklahoma

Whitney Westerfield, State Senator, Kentucky

Daniel Zolnikov, State Senator, Montana

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Andrew Hegarty at ahegarty@leg.state.vt.us