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  • Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Chair
  • Sen. Alison Clarkson, Vice Chair
  • Sen. Randy Brock
  • Sen. Ann Cummings
  • Sen. Wendy Harrison, Clerk

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

 

AGENDA

 

Room 27 and Zoom

May 6, 2024 - May 10, 2024

Last Updated 5/10/2024 4:03 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-economic-development-housing-and-general-affairs.

Monday, May 6, 2024

10:30 AM                   S. 30 - An act relating to creating a Sister State Program

Walk-through of House proposal of amendment and vote

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:00 AM                   H. 704 - An act relating to disclosure of compensation in job advertisements

Final walk-through and vote

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:30 AM                   H. 612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments

Final walk-through and vote

Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Gabrielle Malina, Lobbyist, Down Rachlin Martin, LLC

Rep. Matthew Birong, Reporter, House Committee On Government Operations and Military Affairs

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

James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board

Geoffrey Pizzutillo, Executive Director and CoFounder, Vermont Growers Association

 

-                                   H. 704 - An act relating to disclosure of compensation in job advertisements

Continuation from above

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

10:00 AM                   Senate Floor

 

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

8:45 AM                   S. 102 - An act relating to expanding employment protections and collective bargaining rights

Review of House proposal of amendment

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office

 

9:00 AM                   Adjourn

 

10:00 AM                   Senate Floor

 

Thursday, May 9, 2024

9:00 AM                   H. 687 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection through land use

This meeting will be held in the Senate Natural Resources and Energy room and streamed on their YouTube page.

Rep. Seth Bongartz

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   Senate Floor

 

3:30 PM                   H. 687 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection through land use

This meeting will be held in the Senate Natural Resources and Energy room and streamed on their YouTube page.

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

4:30 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Friday, May 10, 2024

8:30 AM                   H. 121 - An act relating to enhancing consumer privacy

Walk-through and committee discussion

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:00 AM                   H. 687 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection through land use

This meeting will be held in the Senate Natural Resources and Energy room and streamed on their YouTube page.

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   Senate Floor

 

11:45 AM                   H. 687 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection through land use

This meeting will be held in the Senate Natural Resources and Energy room and streamed on their YouTube page.

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

3:50 PM                   H. 121 - An act relating to enhancing consumer privacy

Review of Ram Hinsdale et. al. amendment

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

5:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.

 

Should you require accessibility services, please click here and note that requests should be made 48 hours in advance of testimony.

 

 

 

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Magali S. Aleman at MStowellAleman@leg.state.vt.us