House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

 

AGENDA

 

Room M106 and Zoom

March 25, 2025 - March 28, 2025

Last Updated 3/27/2025 4:12 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-government-operations-and-military-affairs.

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Discussion of proposed amendments and vote

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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

Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office

 

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Caucuses and Lunch

 

2:05 PM                   H. 397 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the statutes governing emergency management and flood response

Discussion and vote on Ways and Means and Appropriations amendments

Rep. Edward "Teddy" Waszazak, Reporter, House Committee on Ways and Means

Rep. Jim Harrison, Reporter, House Committee on Appropriations

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:30 PM                   Committee Work Time

The committee will work individually on bill reports. This will not be live-streamed.

 

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

9:30 AM                   H. 404 - An act relating to authority over the highways of the Village of Old Bennington

Introduction and walk-through

Rep. William "Will" Greer, Sponsor

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   S. 59 - An act relating to amendments to Vermont’s Open Meeting Law

Introduction and walk-through

Sen. Larry Hart, Reporter, Senate Committee on Government Operations

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:35 AM                   S. 23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections

Introduction and walk-through

Sen. Brian Collamore, Reporter, Senate Committee on Government Operations

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:00 AM                   H. 474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Discussion and vote on Sibilia Amendment

Rep. Laura Sibilia, Amendment Co-Sponsor

Rep. Troy Headrick, Amendment Co-Sponsor

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

Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, March 27, 2025

9:35 AM                   H. 233 - An act relating to requirements for State-funded grants

Walk-through and testimony

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Emma Paradis, Common Good Vermont Manager of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, United Way of Northwest Vermont

Daniel Franklin, Executive Director, Vermont Association for Mental Health and Addiction Recovery

Olivia Sharrow, Executive Director, Vermont's Free and Referral Clinics (VFRC)

Russell Bradbury-Carlin, Executive Director, Interaction Vermont

Ken Schatz, Interim CEO, Lund Center

Timothy Keefe, Chief Financial Officer, Lund Center

 

10:35 AM                   H. 397 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the statutes governing emergency management and flood response

Discussion on Kornheiser et al. Amendment

Rep. Edward "Teddy" Waszazak, Amendment Co-Sponsor

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:55 AM                   H. 397 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the statutes governing emergency management and flood response

Discussion on Birong Amendment

Rep. Matthew Birong, Amendment Sponsor

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:00 AM                   Break

 

11:10 AM                   H. 397 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the statutes governing emergency management and flood response

Discussion on Wood Amendment

Rep. Theresa Wood, Amendment Sponsor

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:15 AM                   H. 244 - An act relating to State contracting standards for advertising

Discussion on Galfetti Amendment

Rep. Gina Galfetti, Amendment Sponsor

 

11:25 AM                   H. 397 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the statutes governing emergency management and flood response

Straw-poll on presented amendments

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, March 28, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   H. 404 - An act relating to authority over the highways of the Village of Old Bennington

Testimony

Anne Slattery, Trustee, Village of Old Bennington

Stuart Hurd, Town Manager, Bennington

 

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 Autumn Crabtree at acrabtree@leg.state.vt.us