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Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
AGENDA
Room 27 and Zoom
February 18, 2025 - February 21, 2025
Last Updated 2/21/2025 12:27 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
9:30 AM Senate Floor
10:00 AM Committee Discussion of Bills
Labor
- S. 6 - An act relating to repealing the Commissioner of Labor’s authority to recommend a subminimum wage for individuals with a disability
Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel
- S. 48 - An act relating to workforce leadership in Vermont
Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel
- 25-0652 - An act relating to compensation, workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, and wage requirements for State construction projects
Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs Committee
Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM Break
11:10 AM S. 34 - An act relating to lowering the rate of increase for mobile home lot rents
Introduction and walk-through
Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:30 AM Housing
Brownfields
Tom Kennedy, Director of Community Development, Mount Ascutney Regional Commission
David Snedeker, Executive Director, Northeastern Vermont Development Association
12:00 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
8:30 AM Cannabis Roundtable
This event is being hosted in Room 11 by the Lieutenant Governor's Office. This event will be livestreamed on the House Committee of Government Operations YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_bfJArwdA10MhI9ET7PEQw/featured
9:30 AM Break
9:45 AM Vermont Fairs
Economic Impact
Jackie Folsom, Vermont Fairs and Field Days Association
Chris Vance, Caledonia County Fair
Tim Shea, Champlain Valley Exposition
Cindy Kayart, Addison Field Days
Rick McKirryhe, Vermont State Fair
Nancy Howe, Tunbridge World's Fair
10:15 AM Economic Development
Outdoor Businesses
Kelly Ault, Executive Director, Vermont Outdoor Business Alliance
10:45 AM Break
11:00 AM Economic Development
Tax Credit Increase, Downtown Tax Credits
Caitlin Corkins, Tax Credit and Grants Coordinator, Department of Housing and Community Development
11:40 AM 25-0653 - An act relating to employee rights
Introduction
Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs Committee
Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel
- 25-0654 - An act relating to labor relations
Introduction
Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs Committee
Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM Adjourn
1:00 PM Senate Floor
Thursday, February 20, 2025
8:30 AM Department of Labor
Legislative Proposals
Michael Harrington, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Labor
Robert Depper, General Counsel, Department of Labor
- S. 37 - An act relating to unemployment insurance eligibility and benefits
Michael Harrington, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Labor
Kendal Smith, Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Department of Labor
Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
9:15 AM Committee Discussion of Bills
Draft Labor Bills
- 25-0653 - An act relating to employee rights
Walk-through, Witness Testimony
Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs Committee
Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel
David Mickenberg, Working Vermont
- 25-0654 - An act relating to labor relations
Walk-through, Witness Testimony
Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs Committee
Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel
David McLean, Assistant Attorney General, Testifying as Private Individual - Zoom
Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
10:15 AM Break
10:30 AM Joint Assembly
Election of Sergeant at Arms and UVM Trustees
12:00 AM Adjourn
Friday, February 21, 2025
8:30 AM Housing
Mobile Homes: Challenges for Senior Affordable Housing
Tim Cook, Treasurer, Williston Woods Homeowners Association - Zoom
Gary Nowak, President, Williston Woods Homeowners Association - Zoom
9:00 AM Mobile Home Parks
Manufactured Housing Improvement and Repair Program
Scott Sharland, Housing Program Coordinator - Mobile Home Parks, Department of Housing and Community Development
Shaun Gilpin, Housing Division Director, Department of Housing and Community Development
- S. 34 - An act relating to lowering the rate of increase for mobile home lot rents
9:30 AM Accessory Dwelling Units
Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:45 AM Break
10:00 AM Vermont Housing Finance Agency
Middle Income Homeownership Development Program
Rental Revolving Loan Fund Program
Continuation of work on Off-Site Housing Construction
State-wide Building Codes
Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
Loralee Tester, Executive Director, Northeast Kingdom Chamber of Commerce
Peter Kahn, Owner, Sienna Construction
10:45 AM Break
11:00 AM Housing
Supportive Housing
Esq. Susan Aranoff, J.D., Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
11:30 AM Let's Build Homes
Project-based Infrastructure Financing
Miro Weinberger, Executive Chairperson, Let's Build Homes
12:15 PM Committee Discussion and Planning
12:30 PM Adjourn
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If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Heidi Wilson Parker at hparker@leg.state.vt.us