House Committee on Ways and Means

 

AGENDA

 

Room 45 and Zoom

March 11, 2025 - March 14, 2025

Last Updated 3/7/2025 10:28 AM

 

 

 

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

 

After the floor                     Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Introduction of New Tax Commissioner

Room 11

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

Bill Shouldice, Commissioner, Department of Taxes

 

1:20 PM                   Education Finance: School Budgets Update

Room 11

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

Sean Cousino, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education

Chelsea Myers, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

2:30 PM                   Education Finance

Commission on the Future of Education in Vermont

Meagan Roy, Chair, Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont

 

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 137 - An act relating to the regulation of insurance products and services

potential vote

Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

10:30 AM                   Education Finance: Special Education

Room TBA

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

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

After the floor                     Tax Department Budget Presentation

Andrew Stein, Chief Operating Officer, Department of Taxes - Invited

 

2:30 PM                   25-0974 - An act relating to setting the yields for the education property tax

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

Thursday, March 13, 2025

9:00 AM                   25-0970 - An act relating to the expansion of existing means-tested income tax credits

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:45 AM                   25-0153 - An act relating to property classification

Education Finance

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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

Jake Feldman, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Department of Taxes - Invited

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

after the floor                     25-0152 - An act relating to a statewide property assessment system

Education Finance

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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

Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes

 

Friday, March 14, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 308 - An act relating to exempting sales of building materials and supplies from sales and use tax

Rep. Ashley Bartley, Sponsor of the bill - Invited

 

9:15 AM                   H. 438 - An act relating to exempting sales of building materials and supplies from sales and use tax for priority housing projects

Rep. Gina Galfetti, Sponsor of the bill - Invited

 

9:30 AM                   FLOOR

 

after the floor                     TBA

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   TBA