Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

 

AGENDA

 

Room 27 and Zoom

May 6, 2025 - May 9, 2025

Last Updated 5/2/2025 3:08 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:30 AM                   H. 339 - An act relating to removing the repeal of 7 V.S.A. § 230

Possible Vote

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:45 AM                   H. 479 - An act relating to housing

Section 4

Rep. Elizabeth Burrows, Sponsor, Windsor-1

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Esq. Susan Aranoff, J.D., Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council

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

 

11:15 AM                   H. 479 - An act relating to housing

Sections 10-14

 

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Tom Kennedy, Director of Community Development, Mount Ascutney Regional Commission

Matt Chapman, Director of Waste Management & Prevention Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

11:45 AM                   H. 479 - An act relating to housing

Committee Discussion

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

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

Section 4

Angela Zaikowski, Director, Vermont Landlord Association - Zoom

 

9:30 AM                   H. 321 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments

Possible Vote

Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - Zoom

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Geoffrey Pizzutillo, Executive Director and CoFounder, Vermont Growers Association - Invited

Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont - Invited

Gabriel Gilman, General Counsel, Cannabis Control Board

James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board - Invited

 

10:45 AM                   Break

 

11:00 AM                   H. 479 - An act relating to housing

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - Invited

Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

 

11:30 AM                   H. 479 - An act relating to housing

Committee Discussion and Possible Vote

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Thursday, May 8, 2025

9:00 AM                   Workforce  Development

Jay Ramsey, Director of Workforce Development, Vermont Department of Labor

Tiffany Walker, Senior Director of Workforce Education, Community College of Vermont

 

9:45 AM                   H. 34 - An act relating to workforce leadership in Vermont

Possible Vote

Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:45 AM                   TBD

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Friday, May 9, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 106 - An act relating to selling real property within a FEMA mapped flood hazard area

Rep. Deborah "Debbie" Dolgin, Representative

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Peter Tucker, Advocacy & Public Policy Director, Vermont Association of Realtors

Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association

James Knapp, Chair, Vermont Bar Association Property Law Section

 

10:00 AM                   Break

 

10:15 AM                   TBD

 

11:20 AM                   Adjourn

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

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