House Committee on Ways and Means

 

AGENDA

 

Room 45 and Zoom

February 18, 2025 - February 21, 2025

Last Updated 2/21/2025 11:39 AM

 

 

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

 

After the floor                     Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Education Finance: Grand List Values

Room 11

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

 

2:45 PM                   Education Finance: State Guarantee

Room 11

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

Jake Feldman, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Department of Taxes

Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes

 

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

9:15 AM                   Education Finance: Land Value Tax Proposal

Joshua Vincent, President, Center for the Study of Economics

Kati Gallagher, Sustainable Communities Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council - Invited

 

10:40 AM                   Break

 

10:50 AM                   H. 135 - An act relating to administrative and policy changes to Vermont tax laws and extending reimbursement to municipalities for tax abatement due to flooding

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Education Finance: Reappraisal Reform

Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes

Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes

 

3:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

Thursday, February 20, 2025

9:00 AM                   Education Finance: Governor's Proposed Foundation Formula

Ezra Holben, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

10:30 AM                   Joint Assembly

Election of Sergeant at Arms and UVM Trustees

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Education Finance: Administration's Education Transformation Proposal

continued

Ezra Holben, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

2:00 PM                   Education Finance: Administration's Education Transformation Proposal

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

Friday, February 21, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 178 - An act relating to refunding property tax overpayments to the City of Barre and to the Town of Milton

Rep. Michael Boutin, Sponsor of the bill

Carol Dawes, TIF Administrator, City of Barre

 

9:15 AM                   H. 177 - An act relating to income-based education funding

Rep. Bram Kleppner, Sponsor of the bill

 

9:30 AM                   FLOOR

 

10:00 AM                   Education Finance: Pensions

Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

Timothy Duggan, Director of Vermont Retirement Systems, Office of the State Treasurer

 

11:05 AM                   Education Finance: Administration's Education Transformation Proposal

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:10 PM                   Tax Workshop 3

Consumption Taxes

Room 11

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office