House Committee on Ways and Means (Room 34)

Friday, March 11, 2011

8:30 AM

H.436 - An act relating to tax changes, including income taxes, property taxes, economic development credits, health care-related tax provisions, and miscellaneous tax provisions

Downtown and Village Tax Credits

• Noelle MacKay, Commissioner, Department of Economic, Housing & Community Development
• Chris Cochran, Department of Economic, Housing & Community Development
• Susan Mesner, Economist, Department of Taxes
• Paul Bruhn, Director, Preservation Trust of Vermont

9:15 AM

H.287 - An act relating to job creation, economic development, and buy local agriculture

Vote

• Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Lawrence Miller, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

10:30 AM

H.436 - An act relating to tax changes, including income taxes, property taxes, economic development credits, health care-related tax provisions, and miscellaneous tax provisions

Walkthrough

• Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Molly Bachman, General Counsel, Department of Taxes
• Karen Lafayette, Vermont Low Income Advocacy Council
• Mark Perrault, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
• Sara Teachout, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

1:00 PM

H.151 - An act relating to the imposition of an excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages

• Dr. Rachel Johnson, Professor of Nutrition and Medicine, University of Vermont
• Bill MacDonald, Owner, Waits River General Store, Topsham
• Dr. Kelly Brownell, Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University
• Ken Jones, Policy Analyst, Department of Taxes
• Dr. Louis DiNicola, President, Vermont Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
• Peter Sterling, Executive Director, Vermont Campaign for Health Care Security
• Jim Quinn, Owner, Crossroads Beverage & Deli, Waterbury
• Jim Harrison, President, Vermont Grocers' Association
• Brandi Jagemann

3:15 PM

H.436 - An act relating to tax changes, including income taxes, property taxes, economic development credits, health care-related tax provisions, and miscellaneous tax provisions

Provider Tax

• Nolan Langweil, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
• Paul Harrington, Executive Vice-President, Vermont Medical Society
• Michael Del Trecco, Vice President of Finance, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
• Clifford Peterson, General Counsel, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities & Health Care Administration