Senate Committee on Finance

 

AGENDA

 

Room 6 and Zoom

February 4, 2025 - February 7, 2025

Last Updated 2/4/2025 4:04 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

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 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1akzzVH35AlFalPl5LmYfQ/featured

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Stephanie  Yu, Executive Director, Public Assets Institute

Jake Feldman, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Department of Taxes

 

3:50 PM                   Committee  Discussion and Planning

 

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate  Floor

 

1:30 PM                   S. 30 - An act relating to updating and reorganizing the health insurance statutes in 8 V.S.A. chapter 107

Introduction and Overview

Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:30 PM                   Gubernatorial Appointee, Committee Interview

Kerrick Johnson, Commissioner, Department of Public Service

 

3:00 PM                   H. 35 - An act relating to unmerging the individual and small group health insurance markets

Walk Through and Testimony

Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid

Emily Brown, Deputy Commissioner of Insurance, Department of Financial Regulation

 

Thursday, February 6, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate  Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Foundation Formula Best Practices

Joint meeting via zoom with Senate Education. Senate Finance will host the meeting on their channel.

Rebecca Sibilia, Executive Director, EdFund

 

2:30 PM                   Break

 

2:45 PM                   S. 30 - An act relating to updating and reorganizing the health insurance statutes in 8 V.S.A. chapter 107

Possible Vote

 

3:00 PM                   Gubernatorial Appointment

Possible vote

 

Friday, February 7, 2025

1:30 PM                   S. 31 - An act relating to a temporary suspension of the ambulance agency provider tax

Walk Through

Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:15 PM                   District Grand List Analysis

Joint meeting with Senate Education in Room 10 of the Statehouse. Senate Finance will host the meeting on their channel.

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Charlotte Strasser at cstrasser@leg.state.vt.us