House Committee on General and Housing

 

AGENDA

 

Room 31 and Zoom

January 21, 2025 - January 24, 2025

Last Updated 1/22/2025 1:36 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-general-and-housing.

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

10:45 AM                   Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Act 250

Peter Gill, Executive Director, Land Use Review Board

Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning Revitalization, Department of Housing and Community Development

Catherine Dimitruk, Chair, Vermont Association of Planning and Development Agencies

 

2:00 PM                   Land Access and Opportunity Board

Jean Hamilton, Director of Program Development, Land Access and Opportunity Board

Ornella Matta-Figueroa, Director of Advocacy and Community Engagement, Land Access and Opportunity Board

 

2:30 PM                   Discrimination Prevention Training

This meeting will take place in the Pavilion and will not be livestreamed

 

3:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

9:00 AM                   Housing Production

Introductions

Molly Dugan, Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Cathedral Square / Support and Services at Home (SASH)

Liz Genge, Director, Support and Services at Home (SASH)

 

9:45 AM                   Landlord Tenant Law Study Committee

Joint hearing with Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs

Rep. Emilie Krasnow, Chair, Landlord Tenant Law Study Committee

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Teri Corsones, Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary

Jean Murray, Director, Housing for Everyone Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid

Jessica Hyman, Director, Fair Housing Program, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 33 - An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave

Introduction, walk-through, and testimony

Rep. Troy Headrick, Sponsor

Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce

Johanna de Graffenreid, Public Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility

 

2:15 PM                   H. 38 - An act relating to adding new positions to the Human Rights Commission

Introduction

Rep. Elizabeth Burrows, Sponsor, Windsor-1

Rep. Kevin "Coach" Christie, Sponsor, Hartford

 

2:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

3:45 PM                   Legislative Briefing

House Chamber

 

Thursday, January 23, 2025

9:00 AM                   Housing Production

Elizabeth Bridgewater, Executive Director, Windham and Windsor Housing Trust

 

9:30 AM                   Community Development

Introductions

Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce

Austin Davis, Director, Government Affairs, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce

 

10:15 AM                   Labor

Introductions

David Mickenberg, Partner, Mickenburg, Dunn and Smith, PLC

Donald Tinney, President, Vermont National Education Association

Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association

Weiwei Wang, Co Founder and Executive Director, Vermont Professionals of Color Network

 

11:00 AM                   Budget Adjustment Act

Vote on committee letter to House Appropriations

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Committee Discussion

TBA

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After the floor                     Ethics, Rules, and Decorum Training

 

Friday, January 24, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:30 AM                   Vermont Community Action Partnership

Introductions

Jenna O'Farrell, Executive Director, Northeast Kingdom Community Action

Casey Winterson, Director of Economic and Community Based Services, Northeast Kingdom Community Action

 

11:00 AM                   Committee Meeting

TBA

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Housing Production

Testimony

Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust

 

1:45 PM                   Committee Discussion

TBA

 

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Magali Stowell Aleman at mstowellaleman@leg.state.vt.us