House Committee on General and Housing (Room 31)

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

10:00 AM

House Floor

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Caucuses

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Fair Housing Awareness Day

Testimony

• Big Hartman, Executive Director & General Counsel, Vermont Human Rights Commission
• Kahlia Livingston, Fair Housing Project Education & Outreach Coordinator, CVOEO
• Leo Beebe, Student - Winooski High School

1:35 PM

Break

2:00 PM

H.173 - An act relating to granting public higher education employees the right to strike

Testimony and committee discussion

• Sharon Reich Paulsen, General Counsel, The University of Vermont

2:30 PM

H.169 - An act relating to amending the prohibitions against discrimination in public accommodations and housing

Testimony and committee discussion

• Chris Delia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
• Jose Ignacio De La Cruz, Member, Migrant Justice/Justicia Migrante
• Will Lambek, Organizer, Migrant Justice/Justicia Migrante
• Alexandra Alvarado, Director of Marketing and Education, American Apartment Owners Association
• Jessica Hyman, Director, Fair Housing Program, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)

4:00 PM

Adjourn