Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

 

AGENDA

 

Room 17 and Zoom

April 30, 2024 - May 3, 2024

Last Updated 5/3/2024 10:41 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-health-and-welfare.

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

11:00 AM                   S. 25 - An act relating to regulating cosmetic and menstrual products containing certain chemicals and chemical classes and textiles and athletic turf fields containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances

Walk-through of new draft

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:20 AM                   H. 72 - An act relating to a harm-reduction criminal justice response to drug use

Walk-through of proposed amendment

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Sen. Nader Hashim, Sponsor, Senate Committee on Judiciary

 

11:30 AM                   S. 25 - An act relating to regulating cosmetic and menstrual products containing certain chemicals and chemical classes and textiles and athletic turf fields containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances

Continued discussion of lead related language

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Policy and Communications Consultant, Vermont Medical Society

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

9:05 AM                   H. 121 - An act relating to enhancing consumer privacy

Testimony and possible mark-up

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Charity Clark, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office

Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems

Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society

Jessica Barquist, Vice President of Public Affairs, VT, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England

 

10:37 AM                   S. 25 - An act relating to regulating cosmetic and menstrual products containing certain chemicals and chemical classes and textiles and athletic turf fields containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances

Mark-up

Charity Clark, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office

Matthew Chapman, Director, Waste Management Protection Division, Agency of Natural Resources

Dr. David Eaton, Professor Emeritus of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences School of Public Health, Dean and Vice Provost Emeritus, The Graduate School, University of Washington

Kathy Stanton, Senior Director, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, Personal Care Products Council

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:20 AM                   H. 612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments

Walk-through

James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board

Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Policy and Communications Consultant, Vermont Medical Society

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:55 AM                   S. 25 - An act relating to regulating cosmetic and menstrual products containing certain chemicals and chemical classes and textiles and athletic turf fields containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances

Walk-through of new draft and vote

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Thursday, May 2, 2024

9:00 AM                   H. 612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments

Testimony and possible mark-up

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board

 

10:00 AM                   H. 121 - An act relating to enhancing consumer privacy

Possible vote

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:00 AM                   Senate Floor

 

Friday, May 3, 2024

9:00 AM                   H. 121 - An act relating to enhancing consumer privacy

Final walk-through of amendment

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Chair, Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs Committee

 

-                                   Health Equity Advisory Commission

Report

Rev. Mark Hughes, Executive Director, Co-Chair, Vermont Racial Justice Alliance, Health Equity Advisory Commission

Kirsten Murphy, Executive Director, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council, Health Equity Advisory Commission

Susan Aranoff, J.D., Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council

 

10:10 AM                   H. 121 - An act relating to enhancing consumer privacy

Continued discussion and possible vote

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Christopher Curtis, Director, Consumer Assistance Program, Vermont Attorney General's Office

 

10:40 AM                   J.R.S. 44 - Joint resolution declaring the increasing number of drug overdose deaths in Vermont to be a public health emergency

New draft walk-through and vote

Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:00 AM                   Senate Floor

 

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