House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

 

AGENDA

 

Room M106 and Zoom

May 13, 2025 - May 16, 2025

Last Updated 5/16/2025 2:19 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:05 PM                   S. 59 - An act relating to amendments to Vermont’s Open Meeting Law

Testimony

Glen Traverse, Select Board Chair, Town of Fair Haven

Joseph Gunter, Town Manager, Town of Fair Haven

Jim Hokenburg, Selectboard Member, Town of Alburgh

Josie Henry, Town Administrator, Town of Alburgh

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:50 PM                   Reports Repeal Bill

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:15 PM                   Committee Discussion of Bills

 

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

10:05 AM                   S. 131 - An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the City of Burlington relating to the possession of firearms

Testimony

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:40 AM                   S. 131 - An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the City of Burlington relating to the possession of firearms

Testimony

Chief Shawn Burke, Interim Chief of Police, Burlington - Zoom

 

11:00 AM                   Break

 

11:15 AM                   Reports Repeal Bill

Discussion of process

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

2:05 PM                   Reports Repeal Bill

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

Thursday, May 15, 2025

9:30 AM                   H. 508 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of Burlington

Testimony

Jessica Brown, City Attorney, City of Burlington

Erik Ramakrishnan, Attorney, City of Burlington

 

10:30 AM                   S. 23 - An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections

Discussion

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:30 AM                   S. 59 - An act relating to amendments to Vermont’s Open Meeting Law

Discussion and possible vote

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:05 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Committee Work Time

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

 

Friday, May 16, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Caucus of the Whole

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:40 PM                   Veterans Affairs

Review of survey to be sent out on Veterans Affairs Issues

 

2:00 PM                   H. 1 - An act relating to accepting and referring complaints by the State Ethics Commission

Introduction, walk-through of Senate language, and straw-poll

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

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

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

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