House Committee on General and Housing

 

AGENDA

 

Room 31 and Zoom

February 11, 2025 - February 14, 2025

Last Updated 2/14/2025 11:50 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-general-and-housing.

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Manufactured Housing

Testimony

Jason Webster, Co-President, Owner, Huntington Homes, Inc.

Nate Formalarie, Deputy Commissioner, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Joseph Gunter, Town Manager, Town of Fair Haven

Peter Schneider, Senior Consultant, Efficiency Vermont

 

2:15 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

10:00 AM                   H. 42 - An act relating to the creation of the Housing Board of Appeals

Walk-through

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:45 AM                   Landlord Tenant Issues

Testimony

Steve Dolgin, Landlord

 

11:30 AM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Housing Production

Testimony

Zeke Davisson, Chief Operating Officer, Summit Properties

Evan Langfeldt, Chief Executive Officer, O’Brien Brothers

 

2:20 PM                   Adjourn

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, February 13, 2025

10:45 AM                   H. 169 - An act relating to amending the prohibitions against discrimination in public accommodations and housing

Introduction and walk-through

Rep. Leonora Dodge, Sponsor

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Let's Build Homes Tax Increment Financing Proposal

This is a joint hearing with House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development held in Room 267 of the Pavilion. This will be live streamed on House General and Housing's YouTube channel.

Miro Weinberger, Executive Chairperson, Let's Build Homes

David White, President, White & Burke Real Estate Investment Advisors, Inc.

Zeke Davisson, Chief Operating Officer, Summit Properties

Charlie Baker, Executive Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission

Michael Gaughan, Executive Director, Vermont Bond Bank

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, February 14, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:30 AM                   Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition

Testimony

Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust

Patrick Shattuck, Executive Director, RuralEdge

Hannah Pickett, Resident, Champlain Housing Trust

Kate Wanner, Senior Project Manager, Trust for Public Land

Mary Cohen, CEO, Cornerstone Housing Partners

 

11:30 AM                   Break

 

11:35 AM                   Housing Production

Testimony

Kevin Moyer, Owner, Vermont Frames

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Magali Stowell Aleman at mstowellaleman@leg.state.vt.us