2021-2022 Session
Change SessionHouse Committee on Government Operations (Room 11)
The House Committee on Government Operations considers matters relating to the organization, oversight, and conduct of state government, compensation of state officials and employees; pensions; law enforcement; public safety; reapportionment; municipal corporations; suffrage; nominations, elections, and the election of members; local, county, and regional governmental structures; relations between State and local governments; open meeting issues, and public records issues.
Meeting Record
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
- 9:00 AM
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S.220 - An act relating to State-paid deputy sheriffs
Possible mark-up and vote
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Sheriff Mark Anderson, President, Vermont Sheriffs Association
- Annie Noonan, Labor Relations and Operations Manager, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Vincent Illuzzi, Lobbyist, Vermont State Employees Association
- Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
- John Berard, Director, Labor Relations, Department of Human Resources
- 9:30 AM
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S.286 - An act relating to amending various public pension and other postemployment benefits
Beck amendment
- Representative Scott Beck, Amendment Sponsor
- 9:45 AM
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S.181 - An act relating to authorizing miscellaneous regulatory authority for municipal governments
Introduction and walk-through
- Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Jessie Baker, City Manager, South Burlington
- Aaron Frank, Town Manager, Town of Colchester
- John Beling, Interim Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
- 10:45 AM
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S.250 - An act relating to law enforcement data collection and interrogation
Possible mark-up and vote
- Sheriff Mark Anderson, President, Vermont Sheriffs Association
- Robert Appel, Attorney
- Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 11:40 AM
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H.635 - An act relating to secondary enforcement of minor traffic offenses
Senate Proposal of Amendment
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 11:45 AM
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Break
- 11:54 AM
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H.635 - An act relating to secondary enforcement of minor traffic offenses
Senate Proposal of Amendment
- Senator Joe Benning, Reporter
- 12:00 PM
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Lunch
- 12:45 PM
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H.635 - An act relating to secondary enforcement of minor traffic offenses
Senate Proposal of Amendment continued
- 12:52 PM
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S.286 - An act relating to amending various public pension and other postemployment benefits
Beck amendment, continued discussion
- Representative Scott Beck, Amendment Sponsor
- 1:00 PM
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House Floor
- 3:25 PM
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S.181 - An act relating to authorizing miscellaneous regulatory authority for municipal governments
Continued from the morning
- Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 3:55 PM
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Break
- 4:15 PM
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S.181 - An act relating to authorizing miscellaneous regulatory authority for municipal governments
Continued
- Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 4:30 PM
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Adjourn
