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House Committee on Energy and Technology Room 41

The House Committee on Energy and Technology considers matters relating to energy, including the regulation of power generation, transmission facilities, energy efficiency, natural gas facilities, and siting of energy facilities; utilities, including rates and quality of service; telecommunications, siting of telecommunications facilities, the buildout of cellular and broadband services, and rates and quality of service; and the state's information technology systems.

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Previous Meetings - Full Report

Summary Report
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Convenes

1:30 PM

House Floor

New member seating and election of Canvassing Committee

Thursday, January 10, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

10:00 AM

Joint Assembly

Results from Canvassing Committee

11:00 AM

Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

House Floor immediately following Joint Assembly

1:30 PM

Joint Assembly

Governor's Inaugural Address

Friday, January 11, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

10:00 AM

Security Training

Immediately following adjournment of the Floor

10 mins after training

Committee Discussion & Organization

Introductions and clerical discussion

Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

Caucuses

Immediately after House Floor adjourns

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Energy and Telecom Overview

Broad Themes

  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:30 PM

Telecom 101

  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:30 PM

Public Utilities Commission

Overview

  • Margaret Cheney, Commissioner, Public Utility Commission
  • Thomas Knauer, Public Utility Commission
4:00 PM

Telecom Overview

  • Jim Porter, Director for Public Advocacy, Department of Public Service
  • Clay Purvis, Director of Telecommunications and Connectivity, Department of Public Service
  • June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

AT&T

Introduction and Overview

  • Jr. , Owen Smith, Regional Vice President, External Affairs, AT&T
10:00 AM

IT Overview

Hearing Preparation

  • John Quinn, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services
  • Dan Smith, Consultant, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

3:00 PM

Joint Committee Meeting

House Appropriations and House Energy and Technology
A Review of the Integrated Eligibility Project
Room 11

  • Thani Boskailo, Director of Eligibility and Enrollment, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Sean Brown, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Mark Combs, Chief Technology Officer, Agency of Digital Services
  • Genevieve Gaudet, Program Manager, NAVA
  • Cassandra Madison, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
Thursday, January 17, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Field Trip

Department of Public Service

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

-

Decorum Training

Immediately after Floor adjourns

2:30 PM

Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC)

Introduction and Overview

  • Jeff Austin, Director of Government Relations, Consolidated Communications
  • Roger Nishi, Vice President, Industry Relations, Waitsfield Champlain Valley Telecom
3:30 PM

Wireless Service Providers

Introduction and Overview

  • Jeanne Kennedy, Lobbyist, T-Mobile
  • Chris Rice, Lobbyist, Verizon
Friday, January 18, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Cable Companies

10 minutes after the Floor adjourns
Introduction and Overview

  • John Sutich, Director of State Government Relations, Comcast
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

E-911 Overview

Overview

  • Barbara M. Neal, Executive Director, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses

Immediately following Floor adjournment

12:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM

An Analysis of Decarbonization Methods in Vermont

Joint Hearing with House Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife
Room 11

  • Marc Hafstead, Resources for the Future
  • Wesley Look, Resources for the Future
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Committee Presentation

Decarbonization Study Follow-up

  • Marc Hafstead, Resources for the Future
  • Wesley Look, Resources for the Future
10:30 AM

The Regulatory Assistance Project

  • Rick Weston, Principal and Director, Policy, The Regulatory Assistance Project
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Efficiency Vermont

Introduction and Overview

  • Rebecca Foster, Director, Efficiency Vermont
  • Abby White, Director of Communications, Efficiency Vermont
3:00 PM

Renewable Energy Vermont

Informational Overview

  • Olivia Campbell Andersen, Executive Director, Renewable Energy Vermont
4:00 PM

Vermont League of Cities and Towns

Introduction and Overview

  • Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
  • Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Thursday, January 24, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Electric Utilities

Introduction and Overview

  • Melissa Bailey, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Representative, VPPSA
  • Mike Kanarick, Director of Customer Care, Community Engagement, and Communications, Burlington Electric Department
  • Ken Nolan, General Manager, VPPSA
  • Darren Springer, General Manager, Burlington Electric Department
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Electric Utilities

Introduction and Overview

  • Mary Powell, President/CEO, Green Mountain Power
  • Rebecca Towne, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Governor's FY 2020 Budget Address

Joint Assembly-House Chamber

-

Regional Planning Commission

Immediately following the Governor's Budget Address

  • Catherine Dimitruk, Executive Director, Northwest Regional Planning Commission
Friday, January 25, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Committee Discussion

9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Vermont Electric Power Company

10 minutes after the Floor adjourns
Introduction and Overview

  • John Flynn, Vice President of Strategic Business Development, VELCO
  • Shana Louiselle, Communications and Policy Advocate, VELCO
10:45 AM

ISO New England

Introduction and Overview

  • Molly Connors, External Affairs Representative, ISO New England
  • Eric Johnson, Director of External Affairs, ISO New England
11:30 AM

Washington Electric Coop

Introduction and Overview

  • Patricia Richards, General Manager, Washington Electric Coop
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Energy Advocacy Groups

  • Jared Duval, Executive Director, Energy Action Network
  • Tom Hughes, Energy Independent Vermont
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Governor's Proposed FY2019 Budget Adjustment

Caucus of the Whole
House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Vermont Gas

Introduction and Overview

  • Don Rendell, CEO, Vermont Gas
1:50 PM

Break

2:00 PM

Agency of Natural Resources

Administration's Reaction to Decarbonization Study, TCI in Vermont, and Governor's Commission on Climate Change Update

  • Peter Walke, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
3:30 PM

Break

3:40 PM

Vermont Fuel Dealers Association

Introduction and Overview

  • Matt Cota, Executive Director, VFDA
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Identifying and Addressing Electric Generation Constraints in Vermont Report

Overview and Discussion

  • Ed McNamara, Director of Planning and Energy Resources Division, Department of Public Service
10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

Broadband Goals

Discussion About Governor Scott's Broadband Goals and Initiatives

  • Ted Brady, Deputy Commissioner, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  • Clay Purvis, Director of Telecommunications and Connectivity, Department of Public Service
  • June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:30 PM

Energy Advocacy Groups

Overview and Discussion

  • Johanna Miller, Energy & Climate Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Sue Minter, Executive Director, Capstone Community Action
  • Paul Zabriskie, Weatherization Director, Capstone Community Action
3:30 PM

H.94 - An act relating to funding for State broadband initiatives

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H.95 - An act relating to electric companies and broadband Internet access service

Introductions and Walk-throughs

  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Laura Sibilia, Sponsor of Bill
Thursday, January 31, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Agency of Digital Services

Budget Discussion

  • John Quinn, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services
  • Kate Slocum, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Digital Services
10:00 AM

H.920 - An act relating to the authority of the Agency of Digital Services

Walk-through and Discussion

  • John Quinn, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services
  • Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

Northeast Kingdom Collaborative

Discussion of strategy, success, and alignment among partners in the Northeast Kingdom.

  • Jonathan Baker, GainLife
  • Michael Birnbaum, Owner, Kingdom Fiber
  • Evan Carlson, Chair, Lyndon Economic Development Committee
  • Clay Purvis, Director of Telecommunications and Connectivity, Department of Public Service
  • Katherine Sims, Director, Northeast Kingdom Collaborative
  • Dave Stoner, Member, Craftsbury Broadband Committee
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

-

Decorum Training

Immediately following Floor adjournment

3:30 PM

Public Utility Commission

Sheffield-Highgate Export Interface Overview and Update

  • Thomas Knauer, Policy Director, Public Utility Commission
  • Kyle Landis-Marinello, General Counsel, Public Utility Commission
Friday, February 1, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Technology and Security Update

  • Matthew S. Romei, Chief of Police, Capitol Police Department
9:30 AM

House Floor

10:00 AM

H.18 - An act relating to the economic benefits of the energy efficiency charge

-

H.51 - An act relating to fossil fuel infrastructure

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Mary Sullivan, Sponsor
10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

H.54 - An act relating to solar generation and renewable energy credits

Introduction and Walk-Through

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Charles "Butch" Shaw, Sponsor
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Department of Public Service

Discussion of the Funding Report and Budget

  • Riley Allen, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Service
  • June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
2:15 PM

Public Utility Commission

Discussion of the Funding Report and Budget

  • Ann Bishop, Operations Director, Public Utility Commission
  • Anthony Roisman, Chair, Public Utility Commission
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses

-Immediately following Floor adjournment

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.135 - An act relating to the authority of the Agency of Digital Services

Continued Discussion

  • Dan Smith, JFO Consultant, Consultant
  • Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Update on Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL) Reports

Joint hearing with House Heath Care
Room 11

  • Michael Costa, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Emily Richards, Health Information Exchange/Health Information Technology Integration Manager, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Michael K. Smith, Interim President and CEO, Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)
  • Dan Smith, JFO Consultant, Consultant
11:00 AM

Telecom Plan

Discussion and Overview

  • Clay Purvis, Director of Telecommunications and Connectivity, Department of Public Service
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, February 7, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

USF Presentation

Overview and Discussion

  • Clay Purvis, Director of Telecommunications and Connectivity, Department of Public Service
  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

H.93 - An act relating to pole attachment rules and broadband deployment

Introduction and Walk-through

  • Rep. James Masland, Sponsor
  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

Committee Discussion

H.94 and H.95

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

-

CUDs and Telecom

Immediately Following Floor Adjournment
Discussion

  • Christine Hallquist
  • Jeremy Hansen, Chair, CVFiber
  • Irv Thomae, Chair, ECFiber
Friday, February 8, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.135 - An act relating to the authority of the Agency of Digital Services

Mark-up and Possible Vote

9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Committee Discussion

Immediately Following Floor Adjournment
Addressing the House Ways and Means Memo

  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM

H.145 - An act relating to the universal service charge and prepaid wireless telecommunications service

Introduction, Walk-Through, and Discussion

  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Laura Sibilia, Sponsor
  • Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, AT&T
12:00 PM

Lunch

Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses

Immediately Following Floor Adjournment

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Budget Review

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Maria Royle, Legal Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:00 PM

Break

3:00 PM

Fee Bill

Review of the Governor's Proposal to Fund DPS and PUC

  • Olivia Campbell Andersen, Executive Director, Renewable Energy Vermont
3:30 PM

Fee Bill

Review of the Governor's Proposal to Fund DPS and PUC

  • Ann Bishop, Operations Director, Public Utility Commission
  • Anthony Roisman, Chair, Public Utility Commission
4:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

Fee Bill

Review of the Governor's Proposal to Fund DPS and PUC

  • Riley Allen, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Service
  • June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
9:00 AM

H.94 - An act relating to funding for State broadband initiatives

-

H.145 - An act relating to the universal service charge and prepaid wireless telecommunications service

  • Jeff Austin, Director of Government Relations, Consolidated Communications
  • Jeanne Kennedy, Lobbyist, T-Mobile
  • Chris Rice, Lobbyist, Verizon
  • Erin Sigrist, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
  • Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, AT&T
9:30 AM

Break

10:00 AM

Broadband Access

Discussion and Overview of Broadband in Respect to the Agricultural Community in Vermont

  • Brian Carpenter, Board Member VT Dairy Producers Alliance, Champlain Valley Equiptment
  • Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers
  • Scott Magnan, Owner, Magnan Custom Operators
  • Meg Nelson, Lobbyist, Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance
  • Bill Rowell, Chair of Board, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance
11:15 AM

H.94 - An act relating to funding for State broadband initiatives

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

H.135

2:30 PM

Funding Discussion

Universal Service Fund, Bonding, and VEDA Funding Proposals

  • Michael Birnbaum, Owner, Kingdom Fiber
  • Carole Monroe, CEO, ValleyNet, ECFiber
3:30 PM

Fee Bill

Drafting a Response to the Review of the Governor's Proposal to Fund DPS and PUC

  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:30 AM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 14, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

USF Presentation

General Discussion of the Universal Service Fund

  • Peter Bluhm
10:00 AM

Funding Discussion

Universal Service Fund, Bonding, and VEDA Funding Proposals

  • Jeremy Hansen, Chair, CVFiber
10:30 AM

H.95 - An act relating to electric companies and broadband Internet access service

  • Barry Bernstein, President, Board of Directors, Washington Electric Coop
  • Andrea Cohen, Manager, Government Affairs and Member Relations, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.
  • John Flynn, Vice President of Strategic Business Development, VELCO
  • Brian Otley, Senior Vice President, Operations, Green Mountain Power
  • Patricia Richards, General Manager, Washington Electric Coop
11:00 AM

H.160 - An act relating to support for enhanced broadband deployment in Vermont

  • Michael Gaughan, Executive Director, Vermont Municipal Bond Bank
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:15 PM

Fee Bill

Discussion of Letter to House Ways and Means

  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:30 PM

Vermont League of Cities and Towns

Broadband and Cell Coverage

  • Margurite Ladd, Town Administrator, Cambridge
  • Doug Molde, Selectboard, Johnson
  • George Putnam, Selectman, Cambridge
  • Brian Story, Town Administrator, Johnson
3:15 AM

Fee Bill

Discussion of Letter to House Ways and Means

  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, February 15, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

11:30 AM

H.94 - An act relating to funding for State broadband initiatives

-

H.145 - An act relating to the universal service charge and prepaid wireless telecommunications service

Discussion of Universal Service Fund

  • Roger Nishi, Vice President, Industry Relations, Waitsfield Champlain Valley Telecom
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.160 - An act relating to support for enhanced broadband deployment in Vermont

  • Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
2:00 PM

Committee Discussion

Discussion about Combining H.94 and H.145

  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Implicit Bias Training

Immediately Following Floor Adjournment
Led by the Vermont Human Rights Commission for the Entire House in the House Chamber

12:30 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

Caucuses

2:00 PM

Weatherization

  • Elizabeth Bridgewater, Executive Director, Windham and Windsor Housing Trust
  • Amy Demetrowitz, Director of Real Estate Development, Champlain Housing Trust
3:00 PM

H.160 - An act relating to support for enhanced broadband deployment in Vermont

  • Scott Baker, Director Financial Reporting, Office of the State Treasurer
  • Paul Giuliani, Bond Counsel, PrimmerPiperand Eggleston Cramer PC
  • Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Cable Regulations

  • Kevin Christopher , President, Vermont Access Network
  • Lauren-Glenn Davitian, Executive Director, CCTV
  • Michael Wassenaar, President, Alliance for Community Media
9:30 AM

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

  • Dylan Zwicky, Lobbyist, Leonine Public Affairs, New England Cable & Telecommunications Association (NECTA)
10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

H.160 - An act relating to support for enhanced broadband deployment in Vermont

  • Jo Bradley, CEO, Vermont Economic Development Authority
  • Ted Brady, Deputy Commissioner, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  • Cassie Polhemus, Chief Operating Officer, incoming CEO, Vermont Economic Development Authority
11:30 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2020 Budget

Sections C.100(a)

  • John Quinn, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, February 21, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Weatherization

  • Melanie Paskevich, Program Manager, Heat Squad
  • Sarah Phillips, Director, Vermont Office of Economic Opportunity
  • Geoff Wilcox, Weatherization Program Administrator, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families
  • Paul Zabriskie, Director of Weatherization and Home Performance, Capstone Community Action
10:00 AM

TBD

10:30 AM

Election of Sergeant at Arms, an Adjutant and Inspector General, and three Trustees of UVM and State Agricultural College

Joint Hearing

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, February 22, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

11:00 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2020 Budget

Discussion About Drafting a Letter to House Appropriations

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

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

Discussion

  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

Governor's Proposed FY2020 Budget

Discussion About Drafting a Letter to House Appropriations
Immediately Following 19-1206 Hearing

  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses

Immediately Following Floor Adjournment

11:30 AM

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

  • Leslie Nulty, CFO, Mansfield Community Fiber, Inc.
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

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

  • Fletcher Kittredge, CEO, GWI
  • Carole Monroe, CEO, ValleyNet, ECFiber
  • Irv Thomae, Chair, ECFiber
2:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2020 Budget

Section C.100(f)

  • Sarah Phillips, Director, Vermont Office of Economic Opportunity
2:30 PM

Break

2:45 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2020 Budget

Section C.108

  • Merideth Chaudoir, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  • Robert McDougall, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
3:15 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2020 Budget

Sections E.400 and E.500.1

  • John Quinn, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services
3:45 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2020 Budget

Committee Discussion

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

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

  • Jeff Austin, Director of Government Relations, Consolidated Communications
  • Clay Purvis, Director of Telecommunications and Connectivity, Department of Public Service
10:30 AM

Break

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

-

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

Immediately Following Floor Adjournment

  • Brian Otley, Senior Vice President, Operations, Green Mountain Power
2:30 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2020 Budget

Finalizing the Memo to House Appropriations

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:30 PM

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

Discussion and Mark-up

  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2020 Budget

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:15 AM

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

Mark-up

  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

Break

11:30 AM

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

Mark-up and Possible Vote

  • Maria Royle, Legal Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, March 1, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Committee Discussion

Immediately Following Floor Adjournment
Bill Priorities

12:00 PM

Lunch

Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

The General Assembly is on break for the week of Town Meeting

Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Non-Pricing Approaches to Reducing Carbon Emissions in Vermont

Regulatory Assistance Project

  • Rick Weston, Principal and Director of Policy, The Regulatory Assistance Project
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses

  • Rep. Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Co-sponsor
  • Rep. James Masland, Sponsor
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.191 - An act relating to the Public Utility Commission and Department of Public Service’s lack of jurisdiction over electric vehicle charging stations

Introduction and Overview

  • Rep. Mary Sullivan, Sponsor
1:15 PM

H.423 - An act relating to public institutions using net metering

1:30 PM

H.462 - An act relating to addressing climate change

Introduction and Overview

  • Rep. Selene Colburn, Sponsor
  • Rep. Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Co-sponsor
1:45 PM

H.133 - An act relating to miscellaneous energy subjects

  • Olivia Campbell Andersen, Executive Director, Renewable Energy Vermont
2:15 PM

H.133 - An act relating to miscellaneous energy subjects

  • Darren Springer, General Manager, Burlington Electric Department
2:30 PM

Break

3:00 PM

H.133 - An act relating to miscellaneous energy subjects

  • Riley Allen, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Service
  • Josh Castonguay, Vice President of Chief Innovation Executive & Power Supply, Green Mountain Power
  • Bill Jordan, Director of Engineering, Department of Public Service
  • Anne Margolis, Renewable Energy Development Manager, Department of Public Service
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Integrated Eligibility Project

  • Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
  • Mark Combs, Chief Technology Officer, Agency of Digital Services
  • Cassandra Madison, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access
  • Dan Smith, JFO Consultant, Joint Fiscal Office
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Executive Session

  • Nicholas Andersen, Chief Information Security Officer, Agency of Digital Services
  • John Quinn, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Integrated Eligibility Project

  • Dan Smith, JFO Consultant, Joint Fiscal Office
2:30 PM

Renewable Energy Standard

  • Ed Macnamara, Director, Energy Planning and Resources Division, Department of Public Service
3:30 PM

Standard Offer Program & Net Metering

  • Jake Marren, Staff Attorney, Public Utility Commission
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

H.133 - An act relating to miscellaneous energy subjects

  • Olivia Campbell Andersen, Executive Director, Renewable Energy Vermont
  • Anne Margolis, Renewable Energy Development Manager, Department of Public Service
  • Ed McNamara, Director of Planning and Energy Resources Division, Department of Public Service
  • Clay Purvis, Director of Telecommunications and Connectivity, Department of Public Service
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

-

H.133 - An act relating to miscellaneous energy subjects

Mark-up and Possible Vote
Immediately Following Floor Adjournment

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, March 15, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

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

  • Daniel Dutcher, Environmental Policy Manager, Agency of Transportation
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

H.477 - An act relating to a carbon charge, public transportation, tax credits, weatherization, and incentives

Introduction

  • Rep. Diana Gonzalez, Sponsor
2:30 PM

E-911

Updates on 911 Board Special Meeting

  • Barbara M. Neal, Executive Director, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board
3:00 PM

Wireless Contract

  • Clay Purvis, Director of Telecommunications and Connectivity, Department of Public Service
4:00 PM

H.477 - An act relating to a carbon charge, public transportation, tax credits, weatherization, and incentives

  • Moya Abdel-Mawgood, Student, Vermont Youth Lobby
  • Emma Harter, Organizer, Vermont Youth Lobby
  • Hope Petraro, Student, Vermont Youth Lobby
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses

Immediately Following Floor Adjournment

  • Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Lunch

Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

CPG Process

  • Richard Cowart, Director, The Regulatory Assistance Project
10:30 AM

Break

11:00 AM

Vermont Climate Action Commission

  • Peter Walke, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, March 21, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.338 - An act relating to the Standard Offer Program and hydroelectric plants

  • Andrew Locke, Vice President, Vermont Independent Power Producers Association
  • Mathew Rubin, President, Vermont Independent Power Producers Association
9:30 AM

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

Walk-through

  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:45 AM

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

Discussion of Amendment

  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:15 AM

H.155 - An act relating to the Standard Offer Program exemption for utilities

Introduction

  • Rep. Michael Yantachka, Sponsor
10:30 AM

H.337 - An act relating to energy transformation projects under the Renewable Energy Standard

-

H.339 - An act relating to energy efficiency programs and equipment powered by fossil fuels

Introductions

  • Rep. Robin Chesnut-Tangerman, Sponsor
11:00 AM

Break

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:30 PM

Vermont Climate Action Commission

  • Paul Costello, Executive Director, Vermont Council on Rural Development
Friday, March 22, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

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

Discussion of Amendment

  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Renewable Energy

Discussion of Report

  • Maria Fischer, Utilities Economic Analyst, Department of Public Service
  • Ed McNamara, Director of Planning and Energy Resources Division, Department of Public Service
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses

Immediately Following Floor Adjournment

12:00 PM

Lunch

Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Global Warming Solutions Act

  • Steve Crowley, Chair, Sierra Club Energy Committee
  • Sandy Levine, Senior Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation
10:30 AM

Retention of Superior Court Judges and Magistrates

Joint Assembly

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, March 28, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Vermont Climate Action Commission

  • Paul Costello, Executive Director, Vermont Council on Rural Development
10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

Friday, March 29, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Residential Building Energy Standards

  • Jim Bradley, President, Home Builders and Remodelers Association
9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.423 - An act relating to public institutions using net metering

  • Jim Merriam, CEO, Norwich Technologies
  • Joel Stettenheim, President, Norwich Technologies
2:00 PM

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

  • Melissa Bailey, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Representative, VPPSA
2:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses

Immediate Following Floor Adjournment

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.51 - An act relating to fossil fuel infrastructure

  • Jon Erickson, Blittersdorf Professor of Sustainability Science and Policy, Gund GPI Project
2:15 PM

Update

  • Stacey Briggs, Senior Manager, Legislative Affairs, T-Mobile
2:30 PM

Break

3:00 PM

S.12 - An act relating to the State Energy Management Program

Walk-through

  • Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.462 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Jenny Rushlow, Professor, Vermont Law School
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.462 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Collin Smythe, Environmental Analyst, Agency of Natural Resources, Air Quality & Climate Division
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

-

Electric Vehicle Incentive Program

Immediately Following Floor Adjournment

  • Zach Handelman, Student, University of Vermont
2:30 PM

H.366 - An act relating to simplifying the application and approval process for renewable energy projects

Walk-through

  • Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.366 - An act relating to simplifying the application and approval process for renewable energy projects

  • Olivia Campbell Andersen, Executive Director, Renewable Energy Vermont
  • Gregg Faber, Analyst, Public Utility Commission
  • Jake Marren, Staff Attorney, Public Utility Commission
10:00 AM

Break

10:10 AM

H.423 - An act relating to public institutions using net metering

  • Olivia Campbell Andersen, Executive Director, Renewable Energy Vermont
  • Gregg Faber, Analyst, Public Utility Commission
  • George Gross, Town Planner, Shorham
  • Jake Marren, Staff Attorney, Public Utility Commission
  • Frank Rucker, President, Vermont Association of School Business Officials, WCSU
  • Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, April 5, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Report on Tactile Communications Facilitator Program

  • Clay Purvis, Director of Telecommunications and Connectivity, Department of Public Service
9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.462 - An act relating to addressing climate change

Walk-through

  • Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses

Immediately Following Floor Adjournment

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Fossil Fuel Infrastructure

  • Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
  • James Dumont, Environmental Attorney, Law Offices of Dumont
  • John Echeverria, Professor, Vermont Law School
2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

Fossil Fuel Infrastructure

  • Rona Cohen, Senior Policy Analyst, CSG/ERC Energy & Environment Program
  • Kristy Hartman, Energy Program Director, National Conference of State Legislatures
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.423 - An act relating to public institutions using net metering

  • Melissa Bailey, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Representative, VPPSA
  • Andrea Cohen, Manager, Government Affairs and Member Relations, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.
  • Robert Dostis, Vice President of Stakeholder Relations, Green Mountain Power
  • Monica Trombley, Senior Systems Specialist, Green Mountain Power
10:00 AM

Break

10:30 AM

H.366 - An act relating to simplifying the application and approval process for renewable energy projects

  • Leslie Caldwell, Attorney, Legal Counselors & Advocates, PLC
  • James Moore, Co-President and Founder, Sun Common
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, April 11, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Fossil Fuel Infrastructure

  • Tom Evslin, Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board, NG Advantage
  • Thomas Murray, Vice President, Vermont Gas
  • Don Rendall, CEO, Vermont Gas
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Energy Storage

  • Todd Olinsky-Paul, Project Director, Clean Energy Group
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:30 PM

INdigital Contract

  • Barbara M. Neal, Executive Director, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board
  • Stephen Whitaker, Telecom/IT Planning and Accountability Advocate
Friday, April 12, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

11:00 AM

H.366 - An act relating to simplifying the application and approval process for renewable energy projects

  • Billy Coster, Director of Planning and Policy, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Annette Smith, Executive Director, Vermonters for a Clean Environment
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Net-Metering

  • Thomas Vitolo, Senior Associate, Synapse Energy Economics
-

H.366 - An act relating to simplifying the application and approval process for renewable energy projects

  • Ann Bishop, Operations Director, Public Utility Commission
  • Kyle Landis-Marinello, General Counsel, Public Utility Commission
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses

Immediately Following Floor Adjournment

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

Executive Orders on Fossil Fuel Infrastructure

Discussion of Two Presidential Executive Orders Signed on April 10, 2019

  • Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:30 PM

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

  • Ann Bishop, Operations Director, Public Utility Commission
  • Gregg Faber, Analyst, Public Utility Commission
  • Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
12:00 PM

Lunch

2:30 PM

House Floor

Thursday, April 18, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Fossil Fuel Infrastructure

  • Peter Bourne, Owner, Bourne’s Energy
  • Matt Cota, Executive Director, Vermont Fuel Dealers Association
  • Casey Cota, Owner, Cota & Cota
  • Manny Fletcher, VFDA Executive Board President, Operations and Compliance Manager, Fyles Brothers, Inc.
  • Judy Taranovich, Owner, Proctor Gas
10:15 AM

Break

11:00 AM

Eminent Domain

The Trans-Pecos Pipeline Film
Eminent Domain Discussion

  • Nicol Ragland, Director and Photographer
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

-

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

Immediately Following Floor Adjournment

  • Gregg Faber, Analyst, Public Utility Commission
  • Jamie Feehan, Government Relations Director, Primmer Piper and Eggleston Cramer PC
  • Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, April 19, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

-

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

Immediately Following Floor Adjournment
Possible Vote

  • Warren Coleman, Lobbyist, MMR
  • Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Lunch

Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses

Immediately Following Floor Adjournment

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Update on PUC Rule 5.100

  • Jake Marren, Staff Attorney, Public Utility Commission
2:30 PM

Break

5:00 PM

Public Hearing on Fossil Fuel Infrastructure

Room 11

  • Will Angrer, Resident, Johnson
  • Sage Barber, Resident, Brookfield
  • Rick Barstow, Resident, Adamant
  • Daniel Batten, Resident, Bristol
  • Carl Bayer, Resident, Ryegate
  • Karen Bixler, Resident, Bethel
  • Arthur Blackhawk, Resident, Essex Junction
  • Stuart Blood, Resident, Thetford Center
  • Catherine Bock, Resident, Charlotte
  • Barbara Burnett, Resident, Montpelier
  • Sally Burrell, Resident, Bristol
  • Beth Champagne, Resident, St. Johnsbury
  • Katie Concannon, Resident, Middlebury
  • Terrence Cuneo, Resident, St. George
  • Isaac Danuloff, Resident, Middlebury
  • Valerie Deering, Resident, Bristol
  • Gregory Dennis, Resident, Cornwall
  • J.T. Dodge, Resident, Newbury
  • Tica Drury, Resident, Burlington
  • James Dumont, Environmental Attorney, Law Offices of Dumont
  • Sophie Ehrhardt, Resident, Montpelier
  • Patrick Flood, Resident, Woodbury
  • Brian Forest, Resident, Williston
  • Geoffrey Gardner, Resident, Bradford
  • Edward Gilbert, Resident, Barre Town
  • Dee Gish, Resident, Sharon
  • Lucy Gluck, Resident, Burlington
  • Doug Grandt, Resident, Putney
  • George Gross, Resident, Shorham
  • Jason Kaiser, Resident, Lyndonville
  • Julie Koepp, Resident, Burlington
  • Julie Macuga, Extreme Energy Field Organizer, 350Vermont
  • Charlie Mageso, Resident, Burlington
  • Susan Mahony, Resident, Monkton
  • Alex Messinger, Resident, Burlington
  • Jane Palmer, Resident, Monkton
  • Nathan Palmer, Resident, Monkton
  • Rebecca Poretsky, Resident, Burlington
  • Brenna Reagan, Resident, Burlington
  • Laura Simon, Resident, Hartford
  • Asa Sleinder, Resident, Montpelier
  • Douglas Smith, Resident, Sharon
  • Rachel Smolker, Resident, Hinesburg
  • Clarissa Spraque, Resident, Burlington
  • Olivia Summers, Resident, Middlebury
  • Beth Thompson, Resident, Danby
  • Brian Tokar, Resident, East Montpelier
  • Brooke Van Buiten, Resident, Burlington
  • Ulrike Von Moltke, Resident, Sharon
  • Carrie Waiter, Resident, Burlington
  • Theora Ward, Resident, Hinesburg
7:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

PUC Rule 5.100

  • Dee Gish, Finance Manager & Special Projects Director, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission
  • Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
10:30 AM

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

Browning Amendment

  • Melissa Bailey, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Representative, VPPSA
  • Rep. Cynthia Browning, Sponsor of amendment, Arlington
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, April 25, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.133 - An act relating to miscellaneous energy subjects

Energy Storage Language

  • Gregg Faber, Analyst, Public Utility Commission
  • Anne Margolis, Renewable Energy Development Manager, Department of Public Service
10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

PUC Rule 5.100

  • Billy Coster, Director of Planning and Policy, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Jason Rasmussen, Senior Planner, Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission
11:30 AM

H.133 - An act relating to miscellaneous energy subjects

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, April 26, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses

Immediately Following Floor Adjournment

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

H.133 - An act relating to miscellaneous energy subjects

  • Warren Coleman, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Power and Vermont Electric Coop
  • Andrew Locke, Vice President, Vermont Independent Power Producers Association
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Standard Offer Exemption

  • Melissa Bailey, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Representative, VPPSA
  • Jake Marren, Staff Attorney, Public Utility Commission
  • Patricia Richards, General Manager, Washington Electric Coop
10:00 AM

S.12 - An act relating to the State Energy Management Program

  • Abby White, Director of Communications, Efficiency Vermont
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

H.133 - An act relating to miscellaneous energy subjects

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM

S.12 - An act relating to the State Energy Management Program

  • Chris Cole, Commissioner, Buildings and General Services
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

-

H.133 - An act relating to miscellaneous energy subjects

Five Minutes After Floor Adjournment

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.133 - An act relating to miscellaneous energy subjects

Committee Discussion and Mark-up

  • Olivia Campbell Andersen, Executive Director, Renewable Energy Vermont
  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Dan Potter, Energy Policy and Program Analyst, Department of Public Service
9:30 AM

Break

10:00 AM

H.133 - An act relating to miscellaneous energy subjects

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Dan Potter, Energy Policy and Program Analyst, Department of Public Service
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

-

H.133 - An act relating to miscellaneous energy subjects

Five Minutes Following Floor Adjournment

  • Warren Coleman, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Power and Vermont Electric Coop
  • Gregg Faber, Analyst, Public Utility Commission
  • Dan Potter, Energy Policy and Program Analyst, Department of Public Service
Friday, May 3, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.133 - An act relating to miscellaneous energy subjects

9:30 AM

House Floor

-

H.133 - An act relating to miscellaneous energy subjects

Five Minutes Following Floor Adjournment

  • Olivia Campbell Andersen, Executive Director, Renewable Energy Vermont
  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Gregg Faber, Analyst, Public Utility Commission
12:00 PM

Lunch

Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses

Immediately Following Floor Adjournment

12:00 PM

Lunch

Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

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

  • Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Daniel Dutcher, Environmental Policy Manager, Agency of Transportation
10:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

Thursday, May 9, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

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

  • Melissa Bailey, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Representative, VPPSA
  • Gregg Faber, Analyst, Public Utility Commission
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, May 10, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

Monday, May 13, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.63 - An act relating to weatherization, a Public Utility Commission proceeding, and unclaimed beverage container deposits

  • Melissa Bailey, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Representative, VPPSA
  • TJ Poor, Energy Efficiency Specialist, Department of Public Service
  • Abby White, Director of Communications, Efficiency Vermont
3:00 PM

House Floor

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

H.63 - An act relating to weatherization, a Public Utility Commission proceeding, and unclaimed beverage container deposits

Walk-through

  • Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

House Floor

Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

Thursday, May 16, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.63 - An act relating to weatherization, a Public Utility Commission proceeding, and unclaimed beverage container deposits

  • Karen Lafayette, Coordinator, Vermont Low Income Advocacy Council
  • Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, NeighborWorks of Western Vermont
  • Abby White, Director of Communications, Efficiency Vermont
9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

Friday, May 17, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Integrated Eligibility Project

End of Session Update

  • Cassandra Madison, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access
10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.63 - An act relating to weatherization, a Public Utility Commission proceeding, and unclaimed beverage container deposits

  • Sen. Christopher Bray, Sponsor, Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
  • Nancy Lynch, Government Affairs Director, Vermont Association of Realtors
  • Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Abby White, Director of Communications, Efficiency Vermont
10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

H.63 - An act relating to weatherization, a Public Utility Commission proceeding, and unclaimed beverage container deposits

  • Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, May 23, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

-

H.135 - An act relating to the authority of the Agency of Digital Services

  • John Quinn, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services
  • Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

After the House Floor

Caucuses

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Committee Discussion & Organization

Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Committee Discussion

Overview of the Joint Information Technology Oversight Committee (JITOC)

  • Sen. Randy Brock, Joint Information Technology Oversight Committee
10:30 AM

Agency of Digital Services

Discussion regarding overview of ADS and cyber security updates.

  • John Quinn, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:15 PM

Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation

Discussion regarding forest sequestration.

  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Forests. Parks and Recreation
Thursday, January 9, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Department of Public Service

Energy Storage

  • Erin Bennett, Special Counsel, Department of Public Service
  • Anne Margolis, Deputy Planning Director, Department of Public Service
10:40 AM

Department of Public Service

Discussion regarding the Feasibility Study of Electric Companies Offering Broadband in Vermont and General Obligation Bonds.

  • David Brevitz, Consultant, Magellan Advisors
  • Clay Purvis, Director of Telecommunications and Connectivity, Department of Public Service
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Governor's State of the State Address

Joint Assembly - House Chamber

Friday, January 10, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

11:00 AM

Vermont Global Warming Solutions Act of 2020

  • Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Lunch

12:30 PM

Chairs and Vice Chairs Training

Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Agency of Digital Services

Discussion regarding ADS budget.

  • John Quinn, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services
2:30 PM

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Discussion with Agency of Natural Resources regarding most recent data on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and challenges measuring greenhouse gas emissions.

  • Heidi Hales, Director, Air Quality & Climate Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Collin Smythe, Environmental Analyst, Agency of Natural Resources, Air Quality & Climate Division
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
10:30 PM

H.573 - An act relating to allowing municipal and cooperative utilities to offer innovative rates and services

  • Rep. Avram Patt, Sponsor of Bill

H.744 - An act relating to financing options for public, educational, and government access television

  • Rep. James Masland, Sponsor
  • Rep. James Masland, Sponsor
  • Rep. Michael Yantachka, Sponsor, Reporter
11:00 AM

Climate Change and Effects on Health

Discussion with the Department of Health regarding climate change on human health.

  • Jared Ulmer, Climate & Health Program Manager, Vermont Department  of Health
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 Minutes After the Floor

H.570 - An act relating to an online database, buildings, and compliance with energy standards

  • Rep. James Masland, Sponsor
2:00 PM

Committee Discussion

House Energy and Technology committee review of FY 2020 Budget Adjustment Act memorandum.

  • Rep. Timothy Briglin, Co-Sponsor
2:30 PM

Efficiency Vermont

Discussion regarding the Energy Burden Report.

  • Rebecca Foster, Director, Efficiency Vermont
3:30 PM

H.682 - An act relating to making 30 V.S.A. § 248a permanent

  • Rep. Avram Patt, Co-Sponsor
  • Rep. Heidi E. Scheuermann, Co-Sponsor
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 16, 2020
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Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Review of the 2019 Artificial Intelligence Taskforce Report.

  • Rep. Brian Cina, Sponsor, Burlington
  • John A. Dooley, Associate Justice, Vermont Supreme Court
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:15 PM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

Discussion with Regulatory Assistance Project regarding climate change and de-carbonization.

  • Richard Cowart, Director, The Regulatory Assistance Project
  • Frederick Weston, Principal and Director, Policy, The Regulatory Assistance Project
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, January 17, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

11:00 AM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

Discussion regarding resilience and rural economy.

  • Chris Campany, Executive Director, Windham Regional Commission
  • Lauren Oates, Climate & Energy Policy Manager, The Nature Conservancy
  • Tasha Wallis, Executive Director, Lamoille County Planning Commission
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

Discussion regarding rule making and cause of action, to include Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules.

  • Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

12:45 PM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Lynn Knight, Executive Vice President, Institute for Sustainable Development
2:00 PM

Governor's 2021 Budget Address

Joint Assembly - House Chamber

3:15 PM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Paul Costello, Executive Director, Vermont Council on Rural Development
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 22, 2020
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Jon Erickson, Professor, University of Vermont
10:30 AM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Peter Walke, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:30 PM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
3:20 PM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

Discussion regarding Global Warming Solutions Act implementation in Massachusetts & natural climate solutions

  • Phil Huffman, Director of Government Relations and Policy, The Nature Conservancy
  • Laura Marx, Forest Ecologist, The Nature Conservancy
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 23, 2020
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • T.J. Donovan, Attorney General, State of Vermont
  • Robert McDougall, Chief Environmental Division, Attorney General's Office
  • Laura Murphy, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
10:00 AM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • David Cash, Dean of the Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies, University of Massachusetts, Boston
  • Ken Colburn, Co-Chair Energy Working Group, Maine Climate Council
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

3:30 PM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Jenny Rushlow, Professor, Vermont Law School
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, January 24, 2020
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Standard
Meeting Record
8:45 AM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Sue Minter, Executive Director, Capstone Community Action
9:30 AM

House Floor

11:30 AM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Bill Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Jen Duggan, Vice President/Director, Conservation Law Foundation
  • Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
  • Mary Powell, Energy Leader, Small Business Owner
  • Win Smith, President, Sugarbush Resort & Trustee, The Nature Conservancy
3:30 PM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:45 AM

Committee Discussion

10:00 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

Northeast Kingdom Collaborative Day

Discussion with NEKC regarding rural innovations, what's working, what is next, and how rural communities adjust to climate change.

  • Michael Birnbaum, Owner, Kingdom Fiber
  • Chris Campbell, Principle Consultant, Town of Tilson
  • Evan Carlson, Member, Northeast Kingdom Broadband
  • Nick D'Agostino, Executive Director, Rural Community Transit
  • Ann Lawless, NEK Coordinator, Neighborworks Heat Squad
  • Jack Sumberg, Member, Glover Energy Committee
2:05 PM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Matt Cota, Executive Director, Vermont Fuel Dealers Association
2:40 PM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Seth Fisher-Olvera, Student, Vermont Commons School
  • Evelyn Seidner, Student, Burr and Burton Academy
  • KC Whiteley, 350VT Board Vice Chair, 350Vermont
3:05 PM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Steve Crowley, Chair, Sierra Club Energy Committee
3:45 PM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Ed Larson, Lobbyist, Vermont Forest Products Association
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Matt Musgrave, Government Affairs Director, Associated General Contractors of Vermont
9:30 AM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Molly Mahar, President, Vermont Ski Areas Association
11:00 AM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Jared Duval, Executive Director, Energy Action Network
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

Solutions to mitigate climate change from buildings.

  • Enrique Bueno, Chair, VT Passive House
3:00 PM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Tom Kavet, Legislative Economist, Kavet, Rockler & Associates, LLC
4:00 PM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 30, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Michael Pieciak, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
10:00 AM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Erica Bornemann, Director, Emergency Management & Homeland Security
11:00 AM

Vermont Housing & Conservation Coalition

  • Monica Collins, Town of Hancock
  • Steve Libby, Executive Director, Vermont River Conservancy
  • Nancy Owens, President, Housing Vermont
  • Nick Richardson, President & CEO, Vermont Land Trust
11:45 AM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Robert Morlino, Emergency Management Director, State Emergency Management Committee for Southern Vermont
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

Discussion regarding the Heat Vulnerability Index and the Social Vulnerability Index.

  • David Grass, Environmental Health Program Manager, Vermont Department  of Health
  • Jared Ulmer, Climate & Health Program Manager, Vermont Department  of Health
4:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, January 31, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.905 - An act relating to the Vermont State Auditor and potential legislation and rules concerning climate change

  • Rep. Cynthia Browning, Sponsor, Arlington
  • Rep. Linda Joy Sullivan, Sponsor
9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

Committee discussion and mark-up

  • Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Lunch

2:30 PM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux, State Climatologist
4:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

After the House Floor

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

Committee discussion and mark-up

  • Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:30 PM

Committee Discussion

Review of prior legislation relating to Act 79.

  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Tara Kulkarni, Director, Center for Global Resilience & Security at Norwich University
10:00 AM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:30 AM

H.692 - An act relating to providing mandatory cybersecurity awareness training to municipal employees

  • Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

3:10 PM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 6, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Austin Davis, Government Affairs Manager, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
9:30 AM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Stephen Klein, Chief Legislative Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
10:00 AM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Susanne Young, Secretary of Administration, Agency of Administration
10:45 AM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

Committee discussion regarding rule making & appropriations as they relate to H.688.

  • Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, February 7, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

Mark-up and committee discussion.

  • Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

After the House Floor

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
1:35 PM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

Fiscal Year 2021 One-Time General Fund Appropriations

  • Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning & Intermodal Div., Agency of Transportation
  • Daniel Dutcher, Senior Environmental Policy Manager, Agency of Transportation
3:45 PM

Fiscal Year 2021 One-Time General Fund Appropriations

  • Ted Brady, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Fiscal Year 2021 One-Time General Fund Appropriations

  • Clay Purvis, Director of Telecommunications and Connectivity, Department of Public Service
9:45 AM

H.744 - An act relating to financing options for public, educational, and government access television

  • Lauren-Glenn Davitian, Executive Director, CCTV Center for Media & Democracy
10:30 AM

Fiscal Year 2021 One-Time General Fund Appropriations

  • Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
11:15 AM

Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations; Property Transfer Tax

  • John Adams, Director, Vermont Center for Geographic Information
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 13, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

H.692 - An act relating to providing mandatory cybersecurity awareness training to municipal employees

  • John Quinn, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services
10:30 AM

H.692 - An act relating to providing mandatory cybersecurity awareness training to municipal employees

  • Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes
11:00 AM

Local Government Day

  • Aaron Frank, Town Manager, Town of Colchester
  • Jeremy Hanson, Chair, CVFiber
  • Miro Weinberger, Mayor, City Of Burlington
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, February 14, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Vermont Youth Lobby

Presentation of the Vermont Youth Lobby "Love Letter for the Climate."

  • Seth Fisher-Olvera, Officer, Vermont Youth Lobby
9:30 AM

House Floor

After the House Floor

H.692 - An act relating to providing mandatory cybersecurity awareness training to municipal employees

  • Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
11:00 AM

Committee Discussion

Discussion regarding Fiscal Year 2021 One-Time General Fund response letter.

12:00 PM

Lunch

Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:30 PM

Fiscal Year 2021 Special Fund Appropriations for Tax Computer Systems

  • Craig Bolio, Commissioner, VT Department of Taxes
2:00 PM

Committee Discussion

Review of HE&T draft budget response letter.

  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:45 PM

H.692 - An act relating to providing mandatory cybersecurity awareness training to municipal employees

  • Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:20 PM

Committee Discussion

Discussion regarding HE&T budget response letter.

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 19, 2020
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Standard
Meeting Record
11:00 AM

Committee Discussion

Review and draft of HE&T budget response letter.

  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:30 AM

Fiscal Year 2021 One-Time General Fund Appropriations

  • Ted Brady, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  • Ken Jones, Economic Research Analyst, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:30 PM

H.740 - An act relating to changes to the Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
3:30 PM

Fiscal Year 2021 One-Time General Fund Appropriations

  • Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning & Intermodal Dev. Div., Agency of Transportation
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 20, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:45 AM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Rep. Robert Bancroft, Sponsor
  • Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

Election of Trustees of the Vermont State Colleges

Joint Assembly

11:15 AM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

  • Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Representative, Sponsor
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, February 21, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 Minutes After the House Floor

Committee Discussion

HE&T Budget Response Letter

  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

H.740 - An act relating to changes to the Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

House Floor

After the House Floor

Caucuses and Lunch

12:45 PM

H.692 - An act relating to providing mandatory cybersecurity awareness training to municipal employees

Mark-up and possible vote.

  • Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:00 PM

H.740 - An act relating to changes to the Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel

Discussion with NorthStar regarding the decommission project.

  • Scott State, CEO, NorthStar
2:30 PM

Department of Public Service

Walk-through of the 2020 Annual Energy Report

  • Philip Picotte, Utilities Economic Analyst, Department of Public Service
  • TJ Poor, Director of Efficiency and Energy Resources, Department of Public Service
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 26, 2020
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9:00 AM

Public Utility Commission

Discussion Regarding the PUC Interim Report (Act 62).

  • Margaret Cheney, Commissioner, Public Utility Commission
  • Thomas Knauer, Policy Director, Vermont Public Utility Commission
10:45 AM

Energy Efficiency Updates

  • Rebecca Foster, Director, Efficiency Vermont
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 27, 2020
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Integrated Eligibility Update

  • Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
  • Lori Collins, Chief Operating Officer, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Darin Prail, Director of Digital Services, Agency of Digital Services
  • Dan Smith, Consultant, Joint Fiscal Office
11:00 AM

H.692 - An act relating to providing mandatory cybersecurity awareness training to municipal employees

Committee discussion regarding cybersecurity, municipalities, and bill mark-up.

  • John Quinn, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services
  • Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, February 28, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

After the House Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:30 PM

H.573 - An act relating to allowing municipal and cooperative utilities to offer innovative rates and services

  • Riley Allen, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Service
2:10 PM

H.573 - An act relating to allowing municipal and cooperative utilities to offer innovative rates and services

  • Andrea Cohen, Manager, Government Affairs and Member Relations, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.
2:30 PM

H.573 - An act relating to allowing municipal and cooperative utilities to offer innovative rates and services

  • Melissa Bailey, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Representative, VPPSA
4:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, March 11, 2020
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Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Renewable Energy Standard

  • Maria Fischer, Utilities Economic Analyst, Department of Public Service
  • Ed McNamara, Director of Planning, Department of Public Service
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

3:00 PM

H.942 - An act relating to the Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation

Discussion regarding Section 11 of the Transportation Bill.

  • Riley Allen, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Service
  • Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning & Intermodal Dev. Div., Agency of Transportation
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, March 12, 2020
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Energy Action Network

Discussion regarding the recent EAN report

  • Jared Duval, Executive Director, Energy Action Network
11:15 AM

H.676 - An act relating to clean grid optimization

  • Ted Brady, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  • Paul Hines, Co-Founder, CEO, Packetized Energy
  • Adam Knudsen, President, Dynapower
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, March 13, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 PM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

Tuesday, March 17, 2020
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Standard
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No Committee Meetings Are Scheduled
The State House is Closed

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
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Standard
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11:00 AM

Department of Public Service

How the State's energy and telecommunications infrastructure is performing.

  • Riley Allen, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Service
  • Bill Jordan, Director of Engineering, Department of Public Service
  • Clay Purvis, Director of Telecommunications and Connectivity, Department of Public Service
  • John Quinn, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services
  • June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
2:30 PM

911 Bill

  • Barb Neal, Executive Director, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board
Friday, April 3, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
1:00 PM

COVID-19 Response Updates

  • Terry LaValley, Radio Technology Service Director, Department of Public Safety
  • John Quinn, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services
  • Owen Smith, Regional Vice President, External Affairs, AT&T
Friday, April 10, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
1:00 PM

COVID-19 - Connectivity Issues

Communications Union Districts (CUDs)

  • Evan Carlson, Member, Northeast Kingdom Broadband
  • Jeremy Hansen, Chair, CVFiber
  • Ann Manwaring, Deerfield Valley CUD
  • Tim Scoggins, Southern Vermont CUD
1:45 PM

COVID 19 - Connectivity Issues

Vermont and Federal Connectivity Program

  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:25 PM

COVID 19 - Connectivity Issues

Department of Public Service

  • Clay Purvis, Director of Telecommunications and Connectivity, Department of Public Service
  • June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
Friday, April 17, 2020
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Standard
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1:00 PM

COVID-19 Committee Discussion

Electric Utilities and Broadband Connectivity

  • Kerrick Johnson, Vice President - Strategic Innovation, VELCO
  • Brian Otley, Chief Operating Officer, Green Mountain Power
  • Patricia Richards, General Manager, Washington Electric Coop
  • Rebecca Towne, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Friday, May 1, 2020
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
1:00 PM

E911 Rule 19P-081

  • Benjamin Aron, Director of State Regulatory Affairs, CTIA - The Wireless Association
  • Michael Chowaniec, Vice President of State Government Affairs, Charter Communications
  • Jonathan Gibson, Resident, Shrewsbury
  • Barb Neal, Executive Director, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board
  • James White, Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs, Comcast - Northeast Division
  • Dylan Zwicky, Lobbyist, New England Cable & Telecommunications Association (NECTA)
Friday, May 8, 2020
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
1:00 PM

Committee Discussion

Tuesday, May 12, 2020
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1:30 PM

COVID-19

  • June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
2:30 PM

COVID-19

  • Robert Fish, Rural Broadband Technical Assistance Specialist, Department of Public Service
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Meeting Details
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`

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Thursday, May 14, 2020
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`

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Friday, May 15, 2020
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2:00 PM

Emergency Broadband Action Plan

  • Clay Purvis, Director of Telecommunications and Connectivity, Department of Public Service
  • June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
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No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Wednesday, May 20, 2020
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9:00 AM

Remote Learning and Connectivity Challenges in Vermont

  • Jess DeCarolis, Division Director, Student Pathways, Agency of Education
  • Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
9:45 AM

VPQHC Telehealth Workgroup

  • Catherine Fulton, Executive Director, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care (VPQHC)
  • David Healy, Board Member, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care (VPQHC)
  • Hillary Wolfley, Associate Director, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc.
10:30 AM

CUD Formation during COVID-19 Emergency

Bill 20-0987

  • Rep. John Gannon, House Committee On Government Operations
Thursday, May 21, 2020
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No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Friday, May 22, 2020
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1:00 PM

COVID-19

Broadband Expansion

  • Jeff Austin, Director of Government Relations, Consolidated Communications
  • Luc Beaubien, New England Wireless
  • Kerrick Johnson, Vice President - Strategic Innovation, VELCO
  • Dan Nelson, Vice President of Technology, VELCO
  • Roger Nishi, Vice President, Industry Relations, Waitsfield Champlain Valley Telecom
  • Ken Nolan, General Manager, VPPSA
  • Brian Otley, Chief Operating Officer, Green Mountain Power
  • Rebecca Towne, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.
  • Stan Williams, Chair, ValleyNet
2:30 PM

COVID-19

Agency of Digital Services Budget

  • John Quinn, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services
  • Kate Slocum, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Digital Services
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
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No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Wednesday, May 27, 2020
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9:00 AM

S.301 - An act relating to miscellaneous telecommunications changes

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Gregg Faber, Analyst, Public Utility Commission
  • Barb Neal, Executive Director, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board
  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, May 28, 2020
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2:00 PM

S.301 - An act relating to miscellaneous telecommunications changes

  • Benjamin Aron, Director of State Regulatory Affairs, CTIA - The Wireless Association
  • Jonathan Gibson, Resident, Shrewsbury
  • Annette Smith, Executive Director, Vermonters for a Clean Environment
  • Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, AT&T
  • James White, Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs, Comcast - Northeast Division
  • Dylan Zwicky, Lobbyist, NECTA
Friday, May 29, 2020
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1:00 PM

S.301 - An act relating to miscellaneous telecommunications changes

Committee Discussion and Possible Vote

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
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No Committee Meeting Scheduled

3:30 PM

Whole House Caucus

Wednesday, June 3, 2020
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9:00 AM

Moratorium on Involuntary and Gas Utility Disconnections

  • Riley Allen, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Service
  • Melissa Bailey, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Representative, VPPSA
  • Andrea Cohen, Manager, Government Affairs and Member Relations, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.
  • Steve Costello, Vice President, Customer Care, Green Mountain Power
  • Thomas Murray, Vice President, Vermont Gas
  • Patricia Richards, General Manager, Washington Electric Coop
  • Darren Springer, General Manager, Burlington Electric Department
  • June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
10:00 AM

CRF Recommendations

Committee Discussion

  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:45 AM

Adjourn

11:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, June 4, 2020
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2:00 PM

CRF Recommendations

  • Evan Carlson, Member, Northeast Kingdom Broadband
  • Lauren-Glenn Davitian, Executive Director, CCTV Center for Media and Democracy
  • Catherine Fulton, Executive Director, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc. (VPQHC)
  • Carole Monroe, CEO, ValleyNet, ECFiber
  • John Quinn, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services
  • Stan Williams, Chair, ValleyNet
4:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, June 5, 2020
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1:00 PM

CRF Recommendations

  • Scott Finn, President and CEO, Vermont Public Radio
  • Holly Groschner, President and CEO, Vermont Public Television
  • Barb Neal, Executive Director, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board
  • Clay Purvis, Director of Telecommunications and Connectivity, Department of Public Service
  • June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, June 9, 2020
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9:00 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

CRF Recommendations

  • Jeff Austin, Director of Government Relations, Consolidated Communications
  • Michael Birnbaum, Owner, Kingdom Fiber
  • Peter Bluhm, Consultant and Owner, Berkshire Telecommunications Consulting
  • Roger Nishi, Vice President, Industry Relations, Waitsfield Champlain Valley Telecom
  • Leslie Nulty, CFO, Mansfield Community Fiber, Inc.
  • John Sutich, Director of State Government Relations, Comcast
  • Tim Wilkerson, Vice President & Policy Counsel, New England Cable and Telecommunications Association
12:00 PM

Adjourn

3:30 PM

Whole House Caucus

Wednesday, June 10, 2020
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9:00 AM

CRF Recommendations

Administration's Recommendations

  • John Quinn, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services
9:15 AM

CRF Recommendations

Committee Discussion

11:00 AM

Adjourn

2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, June 11, 2020
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No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Friday, June 12, 2020
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10:00 AM

House Floor

15 min after the floor

CRF Recommendations

Committee Discussion

Tuesday, June 16, 2020
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10:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Broadband Consultant

Joint hearing with Senate Finance regarding the CCG Broadband Consultant's Report.

  • Danna MacKenzie, Consultant, CCG Consulting
3:30 PM

Whole House Caucus

Wednesday, June 17, 2020
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No Committee Meetings Scheduled

10:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, June 18, 2020
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No Committee Meetings Scheduled

10:00 AM

House Floor

Friday, June 19, 2020
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10:00 AM

House Floor

1:00 PM

TBD

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, June 23, 2020
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No Committee Meetings Scheduled

10:00 AM

House Floor

After the House Floor

Caucus of the Whole

2:00 PM

House Floor

Wednesday, June 24, 2020
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No Committee Meetings Scheduled

10:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, June 25, 2020
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9:30 AM

S.301 - An act relating to miscellaneous telecommunications changes

Committee discussion regarding Senate Proposal of Amendment.

10:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, June 26, 2020
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10:00 AM

House Floor

1:00 PM

H.966 - An act relating to COVID-19 funding and assistance for broadband connectivity, housing, and economic relief

Committee discussion regarding Senate Proposal of H.966 Section 13.

2:00 PM

House Floor

Tuesday, August 25, 2020
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10:00 AM

House Floor

Wednesday, August 26, 2020
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10:30 AM

S.337 - An act relating to energy efficiency entities and programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the thermal energy and transportation sectors

  • Sen. Christopher Bray, Sponsor, Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
  • Gregg Faber, Analyst, Public Utility Commission
  • Rebecca Foster, Director, Efficiency Vermont
  • Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • TJ Poor, Director of Efficiency and Energy Resources, Department of Public Service
Thursday, August 27, 2020
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10:30 AM

S.337 - An act relating to energy efficiency entities and programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the thermal energy and transportation sectors

  • Melissa Bailey, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Representative, VPPSA
  • Andrea Cohen, Manager, Government Affairs and Member Relations, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.
  • Robert Dostis, Vice President of Stakeholder Relations, Green Mountain Power
  • Darren Springer, General Manager, Burlington Electric Department
2:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, August 28, 2020
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10:30 AM

Governor's Recommended Restatement of the FY21 State Budget

Discussion regarding FY 2021 budget and project management of Department of Labor UI system.

  • Rep. Martha Feltus, Representative, House Committee on Appropriations
  • Stacy Gibson-Grandfield, Director, Enterprise Project Management Office, Agency of Digital Services
  • Darin Prail, Chief Information Officer, Agency of Digital Services
  • Clay Purvis, Director of Telecommunications and Connectivity, Department of Public Service
  • John Quinn, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services
  • Kate Slocum, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Digital Services
  • Dan Smith, Consultant, Joint Fiscal Office
  • June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
2:00 PM

House Floor

Tuesday, September 1, 2020
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10:00 AM

House Floor

1:00 PM

Governor's Recommended Restatement of the FY21 State Budget

Discussion regarding the PEG funding study and committee discussion regarding FY21 budget recommendations.

  • Sen. Becca Balint, Reporter, Windham County
  • Davitian Lauren-Glenn, CCTV Center for Media & Democracy
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
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12:00 PM

Committee Discussion

FY21 Budget items regarding CUD funding.

2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, September 3, 2020
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10:30 AM

Communications Union Districts (CUDs) Status

Discussion with ECFiber regarding the CUD's resources.

  • F.X. Flinn, Chair, ECFiber
  • Christine Hallquist , Manager/Consultant, NEK Broadband
  • Ann Manwaring, Chair, Deerfield Valley Communications Union District
2:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, September 4, 2020
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10:30 AM

H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

Walk through and discussion regarding the Senate changes to H.688.

  • Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:00 PM

House Floor

Tuesday, September 8, 2020
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10:00 AM

House Floor

Wednesday, September 9, 2020
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2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, September 10, 2020
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2:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, September 11, 2020
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10:30 AM

Governor's Recommended Restatement of the FY21 State Budget

Discussion regarding pole data collection throughout the state of Vermont.

  • F.X. Flinn, Chair, ECFiber
  • Kirsten Fountain, Vice Chair, NEK Broadband
  • Jeremy Hansen, Chair, CVFiber
  • David Healy, Board Member
  • June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
  • Stan Williams, Chair, ValleyNet
2:00 PM

House Floor

Tuesday, September 15, 2020
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10:00 AM

House Floor

Wednesday, September 16, 2020
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11:00 AM

Review of Act 137 Funding Initiatives

  • Riley Allen, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Service
  • Scott Carbee, Chief Information Security Officer, Agency of Digital Services
  • Carol Flint, Consumer Affairs Director, Department of Public Service
  • Catherine Fulton, Executive Director, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc. (VPQHC)
  • Clay Purvis, Director of Telecommunications and Connectivity, Department of Public Service
  • June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
  • Hillary Wolfley, Associate Director, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc. (VPQHC)
2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, September 17, 2020
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2:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, September 18, 2020
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10:00 AM

House Floor

Tuesday, September 22, 2020
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10:00 AM

House Floor

3:00 PM

House Floor

Wednesday, September 23, 2020
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10:00 AM

House Floor

3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, September 24, 2020
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3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, September 25, 2020
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10:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

House Floor

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