House Committee on Ways and Means

 

AGENDA

 

Room 45 and Zoom

March 25, 2025 - March 28, 2025

Last Updated 3/27/2025 1:56 PM

 

 

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

 

after the floor                     Lunch and Caucuses

 

1:30 PM                   H. 493 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government

vote

Emily Byrne, Deputy Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

 

2:00 PM                   25-0152 - An act relating to property valuation and reappraisals

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:30 PM                   25-0153 - An act relating to property classification

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:15 PM                   Property Tax Credit and House Site Exemption

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

3:45 PM                   Foundation Formula, the State guarantee and excess spending

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

9:00 AM                   Education Transformation

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

Stephanie  Yu, Executive Director, Public Assets Institute

Chad Simmons, Housing Policy and Engagement Specialist, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

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

Austin Davis, Director, Government Affairs, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce

Nicole Mace, Winooski School Board Trustee,, Member of the Commission on the Future of Public Education

Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association (10:45 AM)

Amy Spear, Vermont Chamber President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce (11:00 AM)

Molly Mahar, President, Vermont Ski Areas Association

Chelsea Myers, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

Heather Bushey, President, Vermont Association of School Business Officials - Zoom

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

1:15 PM                   Caucus of the Whole

 

after the floor                     TBA

 

Thursday, March 27, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 479 - An act relating to housing

House Appropriations Amendment

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

James Duffy, Joint Fiscal Office

 

9:10 AM                   H. 479 - An act relating to housing

Straw Poll

 

9:15 AM                   H. 397 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the statutes governing emergency management and flood response

Kornheiser Amendment

 

9:30 AM                   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

 

9:40 AM                   H. 397 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the statutes governing emergency management and flood response

Straw Poll

 

9:45 AM                   Education Transformation

Tammy Kolbe, Ed.D., Principal Researcher, American Institutes for Research

 

10:45 AM                   Break

 

11:00 AM                   Education Transformation

Foundation Formula

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

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

Parsons Amendment - Straw Poll

Rep. Joseph Parsons, Sponsor of the bill

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

Friday, March 28, 2025

9:00 AM                   Education Transformation

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

9:30 AM                   FLOOR

 

after the floor                     TBA

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   25-0153 - An act relating to property classification

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes

Jake Feldman, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Department of Taxes

 

2:00 PM                   Education Transformation

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office