Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

AGENDA

Room 27 and Zoom

March 18, 2025 - March 21, 2025

Last Updated 3/21/2025 10:59 AM

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate  Floor

10:40 AM                   S. 125 - An act relating to workers’ compensation and collective bargaining rights

Possible Amendments

Sarah London, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office

Al Gordon, Partner, Pyle Rome, General Counsel, VSEA

Thomas Abdelnour, Legislative Coordinator, Vermont State Employees Association

11:30 AM                   S. 125 - An act relating to workers’ compensation and collective bargaining rights

Possible Amendments

Alex Potvin, Member, Local 693/New England States Pipe Trades Association

Richard Wobby, Executive Vice President, Associated General Contractors of Vermont

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

8:30 AM                   PR. 3 Right to Collectively Bargain

Straw Poll

8:45 AM                   Committee  Discussion of  Bills

Labor

9:00 AM                   S. 127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Possible Amendment: Positive Credit Score

Corey Parent, Owner, Parent Property Management

Michael Pieciak, Vermont State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer - Zoom

Rebecca Wasserman, Director of Economic Empowerment, Office of the State Treasurer

Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development

9:30 AM                   S. 127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Possible Amendment: Housing on Historic Sites

Laura Trieschmann, State Historic Preservation Officer, Department of Housing and Community Development

Ben Doyle, President, Preservation Trust of Vermont

Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board

Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development

10:00 AM                   S. 127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Possible Amendment: By-Right on Manufactured Housing

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Josh Hanford, Director, Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

Samantha Sheehan, Municipal Policy and Advocacy Specialist, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

Alex Horowitz, Project Director, The Pew Charitable Trusts - Zoom

10:30 AM                   S. 127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Possible Amendments

Committee Discussion

10:45 AM                   Adjourn

11:00 AM                   Senate Floor

Thursday, March 20, 2025

8:30 AM                   S. 127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Possible Ammendment

Off-site Housing Development

Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

9:15 AM                   S. 125 - An act relating to workers’ compensation and collective bargaining rights

Possible Amendments

David Mickenberg, Partner, Working Vermont

Sarah London, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office

9:45 AM                   Adjourn

10:00 AM                   Senate  Floor

10:30 AM                   Joint Assembly

Judicial Retention

Friday, March 21, 2025

8:45 AM                   Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport

Updates

Nic Longo, Director of Aviation, Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport

Jeff Bartley, Director of Innovation and Marketing, Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport

9:15 AM                   S. 125 - An act relating to workers’ compensation and collective bargaining rights

Possible Ammendment: Certified Payroll

Sonya Boisvert, Agency of Transportation - Zoom

Jayna Morse, Director, Finance & Administration Division, Agency of Transportation

David Mickenberg, Partner, Working Vermont

9:40 AM                   Committee  Discussion of  Bills

Possible Ammendments

Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Sarah Mearhoff, Director of Advocacy and Communications, Associated General Contractors of Vermont

Thomas Abdelnour, Legislative Coordinator, Vermont State Employees Association

10:15 AM                   Committee Discussion of Bills

Possible Amendment

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:30 AM                   S. 71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Introduction and Walk-through

Sen. Robert Plunkett, Senator, Senate Committee on Institutions

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:50 AM                   Adjourn

11:00 AM                   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

 Heidi Wilson Parker at hparker@leg.state.vt.us