House Committee on Ways and Means

 

AGENDA

 

Room 45 and Zoom

March 18, 2025 - March 21, 2025

Last Updated 4/9/2025 11:38 AM

 

 

 

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

 

after the floor                     Lunch and Caucuses

 

1:00 PM                   H. 397 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the statutes governing emergency management and flood response

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

 

2:00 PM                   H. 479 - An act relating to housing

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

James Duffy, Joint Fiscal Office

Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

Will Baker, General Counsel, Department of Taxes

Jake Feldman, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Department of Taxes

Julie Marks, Founder and Director, VT Short Term Rental Alliance (3:00 PM)

 

3:15 PM                   25-0974 - An act relating to setting the homestead property tax yields and the nonhomestead property tax rate

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 321 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments

Higley Amendment

 

 

9:05 AM                   H. 479 - An act relating to housing

potential vote

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

James Duffy, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

9:30 AM                   H. 243 - An act relating to the regulation of business organizations

Floor Amendment

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:45 AM                   25-0974 - An act relating to setting the homestead property tax yields and the nonhomestead property tax rate

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

10:45 AM                   H. 472 - An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation

potential vote

Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Hercules Liotard, American Massage Therapy Association - Vermont Chapter

Rep. Kate Nugent, Reporter, House Committee On Government Operations and Military Affairs

 

11:30 AM                   H. 397 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the statutes governing emergency management and flood response

vote

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

1:15 PM                   H. 488 - An act relating to the fiscal year 2026 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Logan Mooberry, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Patrick Murphy, State Policy Director, Agency of Transportation

 

2:00 PM                   H. 489 - An act relating to fiscal year 2025 budget adjustments

Emily Byrne, Deputy Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

 

2:30 PM                   H. 481 - An act relating to stormwater management

potential vote

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

Neil Kamman, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

James Duffy, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

                                    H. 319 - An act relating to miscellaneous environmental subjects

potential vote

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

James Duffy, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

                                    H. 484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

potential vote

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

James Duffy, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

Thursday, March 20, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 397 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the statutes governing emergency management and flood response

floor amendment

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:05 AM                   25-0974 - An act relating to setting the homestead property tax yields and the nonhomestead property tax rate

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

10:30 AM                   H. 401 - An act relating to exemptions for food manufacturing establishments

potential vote

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

11:00 AM                   H. 237 - An act relating to prescribing by doctoral-level psychologists

potential vote

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

after the floor                     TBA

 

Friday, March 21, 2025

9:00 AM                   25-0974 - An act relating to setting the homestead property tax yields and the nonhomestead property tax rate

vote

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

9:30 AM                   FLOOR

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch