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The Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs has jurisdiction over matters relating to economic development, commerce, and community development, including tourism and marketing, promotion of the arts, and film activities; matters relating to labor; matters relating to housing; matters relating to liquor and tobacco control; matters relating to lotteries; and all matters relating to subjects for which there is no other appropriate committee.

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  • Friday, February 16, 2018
    • S.40: As introduced Damien Leonard
    • S.40: Amendment offered Randy Brock
  • Thursday, February 8, 2018
    • S.40: Memo - Minimum Wage Impact Monitoring Capability Thomas Kavet
  • Tuesday, February 6, 2018
    • S.40: As Introduced Damien Leonard
    • S.40: As Recommended Damien Leonard
    • S.40: Minimum Wage Outcomes in line with S.40 Joyce Manchester
    • S.40: Letter to Committee Win Smith
  • Wednesday, January 31, 2018
    • S.40: A Revised Potential Path for the Minimum Wage Joyce Manchester
  • Tuesday, January 30, 2018
    • S.40: Tipped minimum wage for housekeepers Ashley Romeo-Boles
    • S.40: Report of the Minimum Wage and Benefits Cliff Study Committee Minimum Wage and Benefits Cliff Study Committee
    • S.40: Potential Disemployment Effects Tom Kavet
  • Friday, January 26, 2018
    • S.40: AARP Statement David Mickenberg
    • S.40: COVE Testimony David Mickenberg
    • S.40: Average renter wage Erhard Mahnke
    • S.40: Excerpt from National Employment Law Project Report Erhard Mahnke
    • S.40: Housing Profile Erhard Mahnke
    • S.40: Summary Page Erhard Mahnke
    • S.40: HCBS COLA History Jill Olson
    • S.40: History of Home Health Cuts Jill Olson
    • S.40: Testimony Jill Olson
  • Thursday, January 25, 2018
    • S.40: Written Testimony Andrew Sambrook
    • S.40: Amendment Damien Leonard
    • S.40: Report of the Minimum Wage and Benefits Cliff Study Committee Deb Brighton
    • S.40: Written Testimony Elizabeth Gadbois
    • S.40: Written Testimony Geoffrey Cobden
    • S.40: Written Testimony Kate Whelley
    • S.40: Written Testimony L. Hallock
    • S.40: Written Testimony LGBTQIA
    • S.40: Written Testimony Marla Simpson
    • S.40: Letter to Committee Sonya Kramer
    • S.40: Written Testimony Sonya Kramer
  • Wednesday, January 24, 2018
    • S.40: Minimum Wage Collection Brenda Fleming
    • S.40: Testimony Brenda Fleming
    • S.40: VASBO Minimum Wage Collection Brenda Fleming
    • S.40: Side-by-side potential approaches to tipped minimum wage Damien Leonard
    • S.40: Tipped minimum wage background and legislative options Damien Leonard
    • S.40: Tipped minimum wage testimony Isaac Grimm
    • S.40: Tipped wage testimony marked-up Isaac Grimm
    • S.40: Testimony Mark Frier
    • S.40: Minimum Wage Path Such That it Reaches $15 in 2022, 2023, and 2024 Michael Sirotkin
  • Tuesday, January 23, 2018
    • S.40: Testimony Adriel Jubilee McGill
    • S.40: Testimony Annie Wohland
    • S.40: Testimony Ed Paquin
    • S.40: Testimony Lynn Smith
    • S.40: Testimony Tom Kavet
  • Friday, January 19, 2018
    • S.40: Minimum Wage Testimony Ashley Romeo-Boles
    • S.40: Minimum Wage Testimony Bill Moore
    • S.40: Livable Jobs Dan Barlow
    • S.40: Testimony Lindsay DesLauriers
    • S.40: A Higher Wage Michael Sirotkin
    • S.40: Minimum Wage Testimony Tom Torti
  • Thursday, January 18, 2018
    • FY 2019 Budgeting for Designated and Specialized Agencies Al Gobeille
    • Example of Sliding Scale Concept Deb Brighton
    • S.40 Amendment Katie McLinn
    • Labor Figures Mat Barewicz
    • Min Wage Testimony January 2018 Sarah Kenney
    • Follow Up Data to Support Testimony Stephanie Yu
  • Wednesday, January 17, 2018
    • Understanding the Need for Higher Wage Standards Presentation David Cooper
    • Charts Stephanie Yu
    • State of Working Vermont Stephanie Yu
  • Thursday, January 11, 2018
    • Side-by-side Minimum Wage Increases by State Damien Leonard
    • Side-by-side Minimum Wage Increases of NE and NY 2018 Damien Leonard
    • Side-by-side of Wage Increase in Minimum Wage Bills Damien Leonard
    • Updated Minimum Wage Tables Jan. 2018 Damien Leonard
    • Budgeting for Designated and Specialized Agencies, Fiscal Year 2019 Joyce Manchester
    • REMI Employment Impacts Joyce Manchester
    • Report of the Minimum Wage and Benefits Cliff Study Committee Minimum Wage and Benefits Cliff Study Committee
  • Tuesday, January 9, 2018
    • S.40: Memorandum Brian Collamore and Brian Keefe
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