Senate Committee on Finance

 

AGENDA

 

Room 6 and Zoom

May 20, 2025 - May 23, 2025

Last Updated 5/23/2025 3:00 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

10:00 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:00 PM                   H. 472 - An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation

Committee discussion and possible vote

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

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

Jen Colin, General Counsel, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office

Sharron Harrington, Executive Director, Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children - Zoom

 

1:30 PM                   H. 319 - An act relating to miscellaneous environmental subjects

Committee discussion and possible vote

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Elizabeth Karter, President, MZ Ryegate LLC

Daniel St Onge, Wood Operator

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

James Duffy, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Peter LaFlamme, Director, Watershed Management Division, Department of Environmental Conservation - Zoom

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

 

3:00 PM                   H. 34 - An act relating to workforce leadership in Vermont

Committee discussion

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:15 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

10:00 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:00 PM                   H. 397 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the statutes governing emergency management and flood response

Committee discussion and possible vote

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

Samantha Sheehan, Municipal Policy and Advocacy Specialist, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

Esq. Jordan Gonda, Esq., Associate General Counsel, Department of Environmental Conservation - Zoom

 

2:15 PM                   H. 231 - An act relating to technical corrections to fish and wildlife statutes

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

James Duffy, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Colonel Justin Stedman, Chief Warden of the Warden Service Division, Department of Fish and Wildlife

Andrea Shortsleeve, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife

 

-                                   H. 231 - An act relating to technical corrections to fish and wildlife statutes

Vote

 

2:40 PM                   S. 51 - An act relating to the Vermont unpaid caregiver tax credit

Review House version

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:00 PM                   H. 484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Continued from Friday, May 16

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Sen. Russ Ingalls

James Duffy, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

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

 

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

Walk-through of amendment and vote

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

4:05 PM                   H. 479 - An act relating to housing

Vote

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, May 22, 2025

10:00 AM                   Senate Floor

 

12:30 PM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Amendment walk-through.  

This is a joint meeting with Senate Education.  It is livestreamed on the Senate Education youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCqbdxuI5VHDzweC_ilzxFw/featured

 

2:00 PM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Committee discussion

 

2:45 PM                   Break

 

3:05 PM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Committee discussion continued

 

3:20 PM                   Adjourn

 

4:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

5:00 PM                   Break

 

6:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

8:10 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, May 23, 2025

10:00 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:00 PM                   H. 321 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board

Gabe Gilman, General Counsel, Secretary of State's Office

Sam Bellavance, Chief Executive Officer, Sunset Lake CBD - Zoom

Angela Payette, Forbins Finest - Zoom

 

2:00 PM                   H. 484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Heavy Cut Rule Amendment

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:30 PM                   Break

 

3:35 PM                   H. 321 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments

Vote

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:45 PM                   H. 484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Vote

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

 

4:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

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