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  • Sen. Ann Cummings, Chair
  • Sen. Thomas Chittenden, Vice Chair
  • Sen. Ruth Hardy
  • Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick
  • Sen. Randy Brock
  • Sen. Scott Beck
  • Sen. Christopher "Chris" Mattos, Clerk

Senate Committee on Finance

 

AGENDA

 

Room 6 and Zoom

April 8, 2025 - April 11, 2025

Last Updated 4/5/2025 8:06 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-finance.

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

1:30 PM                   H. 243 - An act relating to the regulation of business organizations

Amendment Walk-through

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - Invited

David Hall, Director of Business Services, Secretary of State's Office - Invited

 

-                                   H. 398 - An act relating to the Vermont Economic Development Authority

Possible vote

 

-                                   Governor Appointments

Vote

 

2:30 PM                   Education Transformation

Michael Leichliter, Superintendent, Harwood Unified Union School District

Sheila Soule, Superintendent, Addison Northwest School District

Chelsea Myers, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

 

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:45 PM                   H. 491 - An act relating to setting the homestead property tax yields and the nonhomestead property tax rate

Rep. Charles Kimbell, House Committee on Ways and Means

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

Thursday, April 10, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:45 PM                   S. 104 - An act relating to income-based education funding

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office - Invited

Jake Feldman, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Department of Taxes

 

Friday, April 11, 2025

1:00 PM                   Education Foundation Formula

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

 

2:30 PM                   H. 397 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the statutes governing emergency management and flood response

Preview

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office - Invited

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office - Invited

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Charlotte Strasser at cstrasser@leg.state.vt.us