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The House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development considers matters relating to business organizations, including banking, insurance and utility companies and corporations, unemployment and workers' compensation insurance, and the industrial and internal development of the State, but excluding matters relating to transportation.

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    • Monday, May 11, 2015
      • S.138: David Hall: Section-by-section summary, draft 14.1, House proposal of amendment
      • S.138: Fred Kenney: VEGI Economic Ladder
      • S.138: Rep. Bill Botzow: Section-by-section reporters of draft 14.1 of House proposal of amendment to S.138
    • Friday, May 8, 2015
      • S.138: Joint Fiscal Office: Fiscal Note - promoting economic development
      • S.138: Rep. Alison Clarkson-Rep. Patti Komline: West's Vermont Statutes Annotated, Sec. 101 Definitions
      • S.138: Rep. Alison Clarkson-Rep. Patti Komline: West's Vermont Statutes Annotated, Sec. 1151 Definitions
    • Wednesday, April 29, 2015
      • S.138: Fred Kenney: E-mail testimony regarding S.138
    • Tuesday, April 28, 2015
      • S.138: Chris Bailey: Tesimony from Vermont Smoke and Cure regarding VEGI proposals
      • S.138: Daniel Dickerson: Preliminary Fiscal Note on S.138
      • S.138: Doug Hoffer: State Auditor's Comments regarding VEGI
      • S.138: Fred Kenney: Six VEGI Case Studies
      • S.138: Fred Kenney: VEGI - Three Feathers and the Company that Saved Him
      • S.138: Fred Kenney: VEGI Program Potential Lost Opportunities
      • S.138: Fred Kenney: VEGI Projected vs Actual Economic Activity
      • S.138: Fred Kenney: VEGI Wage Threshold and Benefits
      • S.138: Sarah Carpenter: DPA Fiscal Impact
      • S.138: Sarah Carpenter: VHFA Memo regarding Vermont Down Payment Assistance Program
      • S.138: Sarah Carpenter: Vermont Down Payment Assistance (DPA) Program
    • Thursday, April 23, 2015
      • S.138: Bob Flint: Testimony from Regional Development Corporations of Vermont
      • S.138: Gregory Maguire: Testimony from Revision Military on S.138
      • S.138: Margaret Murray: Testimony on S.138
      • S.138: Paul Cillo: Written Testimony from Public Assets Institute on VEGI Program proposals
      • S.138: Sarah Carpenter: Down Payment Assistance- A Good Investment for Vermont
      • S.138: Sarah Carpenter: Vermont Down Payment Assistance Program Proposal
    • Tuesday, April 21, 2015
      • S.138: Daniel Norris: E-mail testimony from State Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired
      • S.138: Jeff Couture: Testimony on S.138 - Vermont Brand
      • S.138: JoLinda LeClair-Chelsea Lewis: Vermont Domestic Export Program
      • S.138: Stuart Schurr: Testimony to House Commerce and Economic Development
      • S.138: Tim Lueders-Dumont: E-mail of confirmation of language dealing with (H.402)
    • Friday, April 17, 2015
      • S.138: Brady Toensing: Testimony to House Commerce and Economic Development regarding S.138
    • Thursday, April 16, 2015
      • S.138: Annie Noonan: Youth Work Experience Opportunity Study and Report
      • S.138: David Snedeker: Testimony from Regional Development Corporations of Vermont
      • S.138: Fred Kenney: Illustration of Enchanced Training Incentive
      • S.138: Fred Kenney: LMA Maps - Senate Proposal and VEPC Proposal
      • S.138: Fred Kenney: VEGI - Aggregated Impact by Year
      • S.138: Fred Kenney: VEGI Projected and Actual Data - Graph
      • S.138: John Fischer: Tech Centers and Economic Development Bill
      • S.138: Karen Schwartz: Suggested language on H.402 - Section 8001
    • Wednesday, April 15, 2015
      • S.138: Chris D'Elia: Vermont Bankers' Association suggested language change to H.393
      • S.138: Jared Duval: Wood Manufacturers' Tax Incentives Summary Overview
      • S.138: Jared Duval: Wood Products Manufacture Study
      • S.138: John Pelletier: Advancing K-12 Financial Education- A Guide for Policymakers (H.393)
      • S.138: John Pelletier: Vermont's Financial Literacy Action Plan (H.393)
      • S.138: Rep. Sam Young: Amendment regarding Wood Manufacturer's Tax Incentives
    • Tuesday, April 14, 2015
      • S.138: Chris D'Elia: Added language change in S.73 on (H.402)
      • S.138: Chris D'Elia: Vermont Bankers Association proposed language change to H.402
      • S.138: David Hall: Strike-all amendment, Draft No. 3.1, 4-14-2015
      • S.138: Fred Kenney: VEGI - Impact of 2015 Legislative Proposals
      • S.138: Fred Kenney: VERMONT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH INCENTIVE (VEGI) PROPOSALS
      • S.138: Steve Klein: VEGI Senate Changes
    • Friday, April 3, 2015
      • H.124: Peter Burt: DAIL Testimony on economic development - (H.402)
      • H.124: Sam Liss: MWPD Testimony (H.333)
      • S.138: Cindy Tabor: Testimony before House Commerce and Economic Development (H.402)
      • S.138: Joanne Wechsler: Consumer Protection ABLE (H.402)
      • S.138: Kirsten Murphy: Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) - (H.402)
      • S.138: Kirsten Murphy: Testimony on Consumer Protection - (H.402)
      • S.138: Nicole LeBlanc: Consumer Protection-ABLE - (H.402)
      • S.138: Sam Liss: Powerpoint - Medicaid for Working Persons with Disabilities (H.333)
      • S.138: Tim Lueders-Dumont: ABLE Legislatioin Status in other States - (H.402)
      • S.138: Whitney Nichols: Testimony on S.138 (H.333)
    • Thursday, April 2, 2015
      • H.124: Annie Noonan: Department of Agriculture Workforce Development Programs
      • H.124: Annie Noonan: Initial Workforce Survey
      • H.124: Annie Noonan: Non-classroom Career Exploration and Development Activity Charts
      • H.124: Annie Noonan: Vermont Training Program-ACCD
    • Wednesday, April 1, 2015
      • H.124: Oliver Goodenough: Blockchain Technology Underpinning Bitcoin Used to Authenticate Documents
      • H.124: Oliver Goodenough: Digital Firm Formation
      • H.124: Oliver Goodenough: Innovations in payment technologies and the emergence of digital currencies
      • H.124: Oliver Goodenough: Making Vermont's Legal Structure Hospitable to e-Commerce
      • H.124: Oliver Goodenough: Who's Eating Law Firms' Lunch
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