House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

 

AGENDA

 

Room M106 and Zoom

April 15, 2025 - April 18, 2025

Last Updated 4/11/2025 1:42 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 72 - An act relating to municipal ordinances governing nuisance properties containing salvage and scrap

Testimony

Witnesses TBD

 

1:30 PM                   H. 109 - An act relating to municipal ordinances governing the maintenance of properties within downtown districts

Testimony

Witnesses TBD

 

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

9:30 AM                   S. 23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections

Testimony

Adam Kuckuk, Policy Associate, Elections and Redistricting, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)

Wendy Underhill, Director, Elections and Redistricting, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)

Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont - Invited

 

10:15 AM                   H. 364 - An act relating to approval of the annexation of property by the Village of Swanton

Testimony

Bill Sheets, Manager, Village of Swanton

Brian Savage, Town Administrator, Town of Swanton

 

10:45 AM                   H. 233 - An act relating to requirements for State-funded grants

Testimony

Lauren Miltenberger, Interim MPA Director & Nonprofit Coordinator, Department of Public Administration, Villanova University

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, April 17, 2025

9:30 AM                   S. 59 - An act relating to amendments to Vermont’s Open Meeting Law

Testimony

Charlie Baker, Executive Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission

Peter Gregory, Executive Director, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission

Matt Cota, Director of Government Affairs, Meadow Hill Consulting, Vermont Communications Union Districts Association

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         H. 233 - An act relating to requirements for State-funded grants

Testimony

Kara Mayo, Agency of Transportation

 

Friday, April 18, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

11:00 AM                   Public Safety Communications Task Force

Update

Jennifer Morrison, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety - Zoom

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 506 - An act relating to approval of the adoption of the charter of the Town of Charlotte

Introduction and walk-through

Rep. Chea Waters Evans, Sponsor

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

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