Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

 

AGENDA

 

Room 27 and Zoom

March 10, 2026 - March 13, 2026

Last Updated 3/13/2026 12:54 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

9:00 AM                   S. 328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities

Section 1

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

Catherine Dimitruk, Executive Director, Northwest Regional Planning Commission

 

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:00 AM                   S. 328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities

Sections 11 and 12

Rachel Siegel, Senior Officer, Pew Charitable Trusts - Zoom

 

10:30 AM                   S. 328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities

Sections 11 and 12

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Chip Sawyer, Director of Planning and Development, St. Albans, VT - Zoom

Matt Boulanger, Zoning Administrator, Williston - Zoom

J.P. Isabelle, Executive Director, Vermont State Labor Council AFL-CIO

 

11:45 AM                   S. 278 - An act relating to cannabis

Testimony

Dr. Rick Hildebrant, MD, Commissioner, Department of Health

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

8:30 AM                   S. 327 - An act relating to economic development

Testimony and mark up

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Sen. David Weeks, Sponsor

Jeremy Reed, Chief Engineer of the Highway Division, Agency of Transportation

Roy Newton, Editor and Publisher, Lakeside News

Nick DeLauri, Culinary Arts Instructor, SouthWest Tech

Devon Neary, Executive Director, Rutland Regional Planning Commission

Amy Spear, Vermont Chamber President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce

Leslie Wells, Pizzeria Verita and Sotto Enoteca

Derek Williams , Director, River Valley Technical Center School District - Zoom

 

10:05 AM                   Break

 

10:15 AM                   S. 278 - An act relating to cannabis

Section by section walk through

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board

Geoffrey Pizzutillo, Executive Director and CoFounder, Vermont Growers Association

Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont

David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Working Vermont

Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Founder, Maidstone Public Relations

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Thursday, March 12, 2026

8:30 AM                   S. 198 - An act relating to the regulation and taxation of tobacco products and tobacco substitutes

Vote

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Rosemary Kennedy, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Hannah Chauvin, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Liquor and Lottery

Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Founder, Maidstone Public Relations

 

9:30 AM                   S. 327 - An act relating to economic development

Vote

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:45 AM                   Break

 

10:00 AM                   S. 278 - An act relating to cannabis

Testimony, walk-through and fiscal note preview

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board

Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Geoffrey Pizzutillo, Executive Director and CoFounder, Vermont Growers Association

David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Working Vermont

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

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

12:10 PM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Friday, March 13, 2026

8:30 AM                   S. 278 - An act relating to cannabis

Vote

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board

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

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Working Vermont

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

Julie Hubbard, Board Member, Cannabis Control Board

 

9:55 AM                   Break

 

10:05 AM                   S. 328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities

Vote

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

David Scherr, Deputy Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer

Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development

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

J.P. Isabelle, Executive Director, Vermont State Labor Council AFL-CIO

David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Working Vermont

 

11:25 AM                   Adjourn

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

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