Senate Committee on Finance (Room 6)

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

8:30 AM

S.135 - An act relating to expanding the responsibilities of the Green Mountain Care Board

Committee mark-up

• Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Michael Donofrio, General Counsel, Green Mountain Care Board
• Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:15 AM

S.135 - An act relating to expanding the responsibilities of the Green Mountain Care Board

Committee mark-up

• Cory Gustafson, Director, Government and Public Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
• Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
• Robin Lunge, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Administration
• Nick Sherman, Lobbyist, Rutland Regional Medical Center
• Michael Donofrio, General Counsel, Green Mountain Care Board
• Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

11:30 AM

H.117 - An act relating to telecommunications.

Sen. MacDonald and Mullin proposal of amendment

• Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Irv Thomae, Chairman, EC Fiber
• Jim Porter, Director of Telecommunications, Public Service Department
• Jamie Feehan, Lobbyist, Independent Telephone Companies
• Beth Fastiggi, State President, Fairpoint Communications
• John Roy, Treasurer, EC Fiber

12:30 PM

H.489 - An act relating to revenue

Satellite tax proposal of amendment

• Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Chris Rice, Lobbyist, Direct TV, DISH Network

1:00 PM

H.489 - An act relating to revenue

HEARING IN ROOM 10 - public comments on the Senate Finance Committee’s Draft Revenue Bill, H.489, draft 4.2

• Robert Paolini, Executive Director, Vermont Bar Association
• Lauren-Glenn Davitian, Director, Common Good VT
• Katrina Spaulding, Advocacy and Development Director, Vermont Realtors Association
• Betsy Bishop, President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
• Dan Barlow, Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
• Tina Zuk, Government Relations Director VT, American Heart Association
• Margaret Laggis, National Confectioners Association
• Christine Speidel, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
• Gini Milkey, Executive Director, Community of Vermont Elders (COVE)
• Catherine Davis, Vice President for Strategy and Public Affairs, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Millie Armstrong, Prseident-Elect, Vermont Veterinary Medical Association
• Karen Horn, Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
• Mark Severance, Vermont Mortgage Bankers Association
• Andy Robinson, Owner, Andy Robinson Consulting, LLC
• Pam Trag, Owner, Quality Market, Hardwick
• Pal Borofsky, Owner, Sam's Outfitters
• John Dubie, Owner, Pearl Street Beverage
• Jim Harrison, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
• Mary Burns, Greater Burlington YMCA
• Joseph Bilodeau, CPA, VT Society of CPAs
• David Porteous
• Pam Schooner
• Jeff Berard
• Thomas Denenberg, Director, Shelburne Museum
• Karen Lafayette, Vermont Low-Income Advocacy Council

5:00 PM

Break

7:15 PM

H.489 - An act relating to revenue

Mark-up and vote

• Emily Brown, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
• Todd Bailey, Lobbyist, New England Cable and Telecommunications Association
• Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Sara Teachout, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office