Senate Committee on Finance (Room 6)

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

1:00 PM

Senate Floor

2:00 PM

H.47 - An act relating to the taxation of electronic cigarettes

Committee Discussion and Possible Vote

• Andrew MacLean, MMR, RAI - formerly RJR Tobacco
• Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Policy and Communications Manager, Vermont Medical Society

2:30 PM

H.527 - An act relating to Executive Branch and Judicial Branch fees

Committee Discussion and Possible Vote

3:00 PM

Break

3:40 PM

H.541 - An act relating to changes that affect the revenue of the State

Further Testimony and Committee Discussion

• Brian Shupe, Executive Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
• Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Doug Farnham, Senior Research Economist and the Director of Policy, Department of Taxes
• Diane Bothfeld, Director of Administrative Services, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
• Graham Campbell, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

4:15 PM

S.95 - An act relating to municipal utility capital investment

• Gregg Faber, Analyst, Public Utility Commission

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H.513 - An act relating to broadband deployment throughout Vermont

• Gregg Faber, Analyst, Public Utility Commission

4:30 PM

H.205 - An act relating to the regulation of neonicotinoid pesticides

Vote

4:40 PM

H.460 - An act relating to sealing and expungement of criminal history records

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Tari Scott, Chief of Trial Court Operations, Office of Court Administrator
• Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

5:05 PM

H.529 - An act relating to the Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation

Testimony and Committee Discussion

• Chris Cole, Commissioner, Buildings and General Services
• Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning & Intermodal Dev. Div., Agency of Transportation

5:40 PM

H.249 - An act related to the Reach Up and Reach Ahead pilot program

Testimony and Committee Discussion

• Representative Jane Kitchel, Senate Committee on Appropriations
• Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
• Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning & Intermodal Dev. Div., Agency of Transportation