2023-2024 Session
Change SessionHouse Committee on Ways and Means (Room 45)
The House Committee on Ways & Means considers matters relating to the revenue of the state, and which shall inquire into the state of the treasury; ascertain the amount of debt due the state, and the claims against it; report the amount of taxes necessary to be raised for the support of the government and inquire what measures, if any, ought to be adopted, the better to equalize the public burdens, secure the accountability of public agents, and otherwise improve the financial concerns of the state, including all matters relating to taxation, local or otherwise and all matters relating to the grand list.
Meeting Record
Thursday, February 8, 2024
- 10:00 AM
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H.629 - An act relating to changes to property tax abatement and tax sales
- Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Grace Pazdan, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
- Ted Brady, Executive Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Peter Tucker, Advocacy & Public Policy Director, Vermont Association of Realtors
- Christopher D’Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
- 11:15 AM
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H.887 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, nonhomestead rates, and policy changes to education finance and taxation
- Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Nicole Lee, Director of Education Finance, Agency of Education
- 12:00 PM
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Lunch
- 1:15 PM
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Tax Flight
- Cristobal Young, Department of Sociology, Cornell University
- 2:00 PM
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H.850 - An act relating to transitioning education financing to the new system for pupil weighting
- Amy Minor, President, Vermont Superintendents Association
- Flor Diaz-Smith, President, Vermont School Board Association
- 2:15 PM
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S.18 - An act relating to banning flavored tobacco products and e-liquids
- Meg Riordan, Vice President of Research, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
- Erika Young, Vice President of Motor Fuels & Store Operations, The Sandri Companies
- Jim Atkins, Hibbert and McGee
- Brian Erkkila, Director, Regulatory Science, Swedish Match
- Allyson Perron, Senior Regional Lead of Government Relations, American Heart Association
- Charles Giblin, Senior Advisor for Law Enforcement, Center for the Advancement of Public Safety & Security
- 3:00 PM
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