2019-2020 Session

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs (Room 27)

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.

Meeting Record Print

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

8:30 AM

Short Term Rental Housing

Doug Farnham, Senior Research Economist and the Director of Policy, Department of Taxes
Ronda Burns, Vice President of Tourism, Vermont Chamber of Commerce

9:40 AM

Housing Code Enforcement

Bill draft

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wendy Morgan, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
Sarah Carpenter, Chair, Rental Housing Advisory Board
Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health

11:00 AM

Break

11:15 AM

Housing Bond

Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board

11:30 AM

Short Term Rental Housing

Andrew Kalloch, Public Policy, Airbnb
Joe Montano, Government Affairs Manager, Expedia Group

12:15 PM

Recovery Day

Eileen Peltier, Executive Director, Downstreet Housing, Barre
Sarah Mekos, Director, Willow Grove, Wilder

2019-2020 Session