Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

 

AGENDA

 

Room 27 and Zoom

April 7, 2026 - April 10, 2026

Last Updated 4/9/2026 11:53 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:00 AM                   H. 757 - An act relating to manufactured homes and limited equity cooperatives

Committee Discussion

Rep. Marc Mihaly, Sponsor

Rep. Gayle Pezzo, Reporter

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jeremiah Ward, Cooperative Development Specialist, Cooperative Development Institute

Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association

 

11:00 AM                   H. 775 - An act relating to creating tools for housing production

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Michael Gaughan, Executive Director, Vermont Bond Bank

Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

9:00 AM                   H. 674 - An act relating to the creation of the Vermont Sister State Program

Tim Tierney, Director of Recruitment and International Trade, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Patricia Preston, Vermont Council on World Affairs

Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Enriquez, National Guard State Partnership Program Director

Peter Lynch, Senate Committee on Committees Appointee, Green Across the World, Inc.

Major General Gregory C. Knight, Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   H. 211 - An act relating to data brokers and personal information

Introduction and Walk-Through

Rep. Monique Priestley, Bill Reporter

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Ryan Kriger, Former VT Deputy AG Office & Former FTC Commissioner - Zoom

 

11:00 AM                   Break

 

11:15 AM                   H. 211 - An act relating to data brokers and personal information

Walk-Through Continued

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Kevin McGreal, University of Vermont

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Thursday, April 9, 2026

9:00 AM                   H. 556 - An act relating to exceptions to applicability of State minimum wage

Introduction and Walk-Through

Rep. Ashley Bartley, Reporter, House Committee on General and Housing

Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Josh Hanford, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

 

9:20 AM                   Vermont Food Bank

Carrie Stahler, Senior Government Affairs Manager, Vermont Foodbank

 

9:45 AM                   Priorities for Appropriations

Committee Discussion

Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Ted Barnett, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Tom Cheney, Executive Director, Advance Vermont

 

11:05 AM                   Break

 

11:15 AM                   H. 512 - An act relating to the regulation of the event ticketing market

Lauren  Wayne, General Manager at the State Theater, Portland - Zoom

Marina Cole, Citizen - Zoom

Susan Evans McClure, Executive Director, Vermont Arts Council

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Friday, April 10, 2026

9:00 AM                   Vermont Evaluation of Rural Technical Assistance

Gary Holloway, Downtown Program Manager, Agency of Commerce and Community Development - Department of Housing and Community Development

Jessica Savage, Director of Programs and Strategic Initiatives, Vermont Council on Rural Development - Invited

Denise Smith, Executive Director, Vermont Council on Rural Development

 

9:30 AM                   Northeast Organic Farming Association

Jessica Hays Lucas, Grassroots Policy Organizer

Johanna Doren, Direct Markets and Local Food Access Program Director, NOFA-VT - Zoom

 

9:45 AM                   Landlord Tenant Issues

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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

Angela Zaikowski, Director, Vermont Landlord Association - Invited

Jean Murray, Senior Housing Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

Elizabeth Bridgewater, Executive Director, Windham and Windsor Housing Trust

Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust

Nadine Scibek, Attorney, Nadine L Scibek Law - Invited

 

11:25 AM                   Adjourn

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

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