House Committee on Ways and Means

 

AGENDA

 

Room 45 and Zoom

February 4, 2025 - February 7, 2025

Last Updated 2/3/2025 2:59 PM

 

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

 

After the floor                     Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Governor's Budget Adjustment

vote

Emily Byrne, Deputy Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

 

1:45 PM                   Property Tax Credit

Pavilion, Room 270

Joint Hearing with Senate Finance. Hearing will be livestreamed on the House Ways and Means YouTube channel

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Stephanie Yu, Executive Director, Public Assets Institute

Jake Feldman, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Department of Taxes

 

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

9:00 AM                   Governor's FY2026 Proposed Budget

Downtown Village Center Tax Credit

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

Caitlin Corkins, Tax Credit and Grants Coordinator, Department of Housing and Community Development

Ben Doyle, President, Preservation Trust of Vermont

 

10:00 AM                   Governor's FY2026 Proposed Budget

Child Care Tax Credit

Earned Income Tax Credit

Social Security Income Tax Credit

Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

10:45 AM                   Vermont Lodging Association

Brian Maggiotta, Owner, Inn at Manchester

Kim Donahue, Co-owner, Roundbarn, Watisfiled

 

11:00 AM                   Pressures on the General Fund

Emily Byrne, Deputy Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Governor's FY2026 Proposed Budget

Douglas Farnham, Chief Recovery Officer, State of Vermont

 

2:00 PM                   Education Transformation Funding

follow-up discussion

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education - Invited

Jill Briggs Campbell, Interim Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education - Invited

 

3:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

Thursday, February 6, 2025

9:00 AM                   Education Finance Testimony

Considerations and principles for reform

Pavilion, Room 270

Joint Hearing with House Education. Hearing will be livestreamed on the House Ways and Means YouTube channel.

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

Nicole Mace, School Board Member, Winooski School District

Heather Bushey, President, Vermont Association of School Business Officials

Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association

Amy Minor, President, Vermont Superintendents Association (11:00 AM)

Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association - Invited

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Statewide Appraisals

John Adams, Director, Center for Geographic Information, Agency of Digital Services

Tim Terway, GIS Professional, Vermont Center for Geographic Information, Agency of Digital Services

Christopher Landin, Managing Director, Landin & Associates Assessment Services

 

3:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

Friday, February 7, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 115 - An act relating to tax debt forgiveness for victims of fraud

Rep. Michelle Bos-Lun, Sponsor of the bill

Uma Balakishnan, Westminster, VT

 

9:20 AM                   H. 85 - An act relating to the taxation of vehicles used for forestry operations

Rep. Jed Lipsky, Sponsor of the bill

 

9:30 AM                   FLOOR

 

After the floor                     TBA

 

12:10 PM                   TaX Workshop #1

Anatomy of a Tax

Principles of a High-Quality Tax System

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

 

1:00 PM                   TBA

 

2:15 PM                   Budget Proposal

Pavilion, Room 267

Joint hearing with House Education. Hearing will be streamed via the House Education YouTube channel.

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

Jill Briggs Campbell, Interim Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education