House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs (Room 44)

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

9:00 AM

H.412 - An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against people without homes

• Trevor Whipple, Chief of Police, South Burlington, Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police
• Mark Redmond, Executive Director, Spectrum Youth and Family Services, Burlington, VT

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Budget Discussion

Update - Committee Budget Liaisons.

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Department of Liquor Control

Legislative Priorities

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Gary Kessler, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Liquor Control

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H.711 - An act relating to employment protections for crime victims

• Catherine Z. Davis, Director of Government Affairs, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce & GBIC
• Daniel Barlow, Public Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
• Ashley Moore, Campaigns Director, Main Street Alliance of VT

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H.812 - An act relating to employee scheduling

Introduction

• Representative Rachael Fields, Sponsor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 min after Floor

H.907 - An act relating to improving rental housing safety

• Douglas Farnham, Director and Tax Research Economist, Department of Taxes
• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

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Committee Discussion

Rental Housing Safety and Sexual Assault Related Bills.

3:30 PM

Housing

Emergency Housing and Rental Subsidies

• Kenneth Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
• Sean Brown, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families

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Adjourn