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The House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish & Wildlife considers matters relating to conservation and development of the state's water resources; conservation and development of lands; land resources; land use; geology; fish and wildlife; natural habitats; air quality, environmental permitting; climate change; scenery; and solid waste and toxic substances management.

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Previous Meetings - Full Report

Summary Report
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

1:30 PM

House Floor

Thursday, January 7, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

10:00 AM

Joint Assembly

Canvassing Committee Report

-

Caucus

1:00 PM

Committee Meeting

Welcome and Introductions

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:00 PM

Joint Assembly

Governor's Remarks

3:00 PM

To Be Determined

Friday, January 8, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

11:00 AM

COVID-19 Updates

Agency of Natural Resources update on the use of COVID-19 money use to improve and maintain recreational access areas

  • Steve Gomez, Financial Manager, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Peter Walke, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Mike Wichrowski, Land and Facilities Manager, Department of Fish and Wildlife
-

Lunch

1:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch and Caucuses

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Kelley McGill, Legislative Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:00 PM

Election of the Clerk

3:00 PM

Agency of Natural Resources

Educational overview of the agency including budget and mission

  • Emily Byrne, Director, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Amy Gendron, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Agency of Natural Resources

Department overview

  • Colonel Jason Batchelder, Director of Law Enforcement, Department of Fish & Wildlife
  • Catherine Gjessing, General Counsel, Department of Fish & Wildlife
  • Steve Gomez, Financial Manager, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Eric Palmer, Director of Fisheries, Department of Fish & Wildlife
  • Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Mark Scott, Wildlife Director, Department of Fish & Wildlife
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
-

Lunch

1:15 PM

House Floor

Following the Floor

Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

2:30 PM

Legal Framework for Wetlands Protection

  • Matthew Chapman, General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Agency of Natural Resources

Department overview

  • Eric Blatt, Director of Engineering, Water Investment Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Heidi Hales, Director, Air Quality & Climate Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Neil Kamman, Director, Water Investment Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Jon Kim, Acting Director, Vermont Geological Survey Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Peter LaFlamme, Director, Watershed Management Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Adam Miller, Director, Environmental Compliance Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Joanna Pallito, Administrative Services Director, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Brian Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Chuck Schwer, Director, Waste Management Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Peter Walke, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
-

Lunch

1:15 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Department of Environmental Conservation

Clean water service providers update

  • Neil Kamman, Director, Water Investment Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
Friday, January 15, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

10:15 AM

Wetlands Regulation in the State

Program review

  • Laura Lapierre, Wetlands Program Manager, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Peter Walke, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
-

Lunch

1:00 PM

Wetlands Regulation in the State

  • Karina Dailey, Ecological Restoration Coordinator, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Jeff Nelson, Strategic Advisor, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

Following the Floor

Implicit Bias Prevention Training

12:15 PM

Lunch and Caucuses

2:00 PM

Solid Waste

Program overview

  • Cathy Jamieson, Program Manager, WMPD Solid Waste Program, Department of Environmental Conservation
-

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Solid Waste

Organization overview and current topics

  • Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
  • Jennifer Holliday, Director of Public Policy and Communications, Chittenden Solid Waste District
  • Samuel Nicolai, VP Engineering and Compliance, Casella Waste Management
11:15 AM

D.U.M.P Committee

Organization overview and updates

  • Peggy Stevens, Committee Representative, D.U.M.P Advisory Committee
-

Lunch

1:15 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Executive Order 02-21

Briefing with Legislative Counsel

  • Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, January 21, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

Executive Order 02-21

Joint Hearing with Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy. Please click here for the livestream.

  • Fred Baser, Chair, District # 9 Environmental Board
  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Annette Smith, Executive Director, Vermonters for a Clean Environment
9:40 AM

Break

10:00 AM

Executive Order 02-21 Continued

  • Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Greg Boulbol, General Counsel, Natural Resources Board
  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Jaye Pershing Johnson, General Counsel, Governor's Office
  • Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Diane Snelling, Chair, Natural Resources Board
-

Lunch

1:15 PM

House Floor

Fifteen Minutes After House Floor

Committee Discussion

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, January 22, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

10:15 AM

Fish and Wildlife

Status and trends on game and non-game species of fish and wildlife

  • Eric Palmer, Director of Fisheries, Department of Fish & Wildlife
  • Steve Parren, Wildlife Diversity Program Manager, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Mark Scott, Wildlife Director, Department of Fish & Wildlife
-

Lunch

1:00 PM

Fish and Wildlife

  • Jim Andrews, Coordinator, The Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas
  • Bill Kilpatrick, Professor, University of Vermont
  • Kent McFarland, Co-Founder, Vermont Center for Ecostudies
  • Allan Strong, Chair, Endangered Species Committee
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM

Governor's FY2022 Budget Address

Joint Assembly

2:30 PM

Fish and Wildlife

Current issues in wildlife management

  • Rob Mullen, Board Member, Vermont Wildlife Coalition
-

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Ecosystems and Lands

  • John Austin, Director, Department of Fish & Wildlife
  • Jon Leibowitz, Executive Director, Northeast Wilderness Trust
  • Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Mark Scott, Wildlife Director, Department of Fish & Wildlife
  • Eric Sorenson, Ecologist, Department of Fish and Wildlife
-

Lunch

1:15 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Forest Fragmentation

  • Jamey Fidel, General Counsel and Forest and Wildlife Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.136 - An act relating to Abenaki trapping licenses

Introduction

  • Rep. Patrick Brennan, Sponsor
9:10 AM

H.120 - An act relating to updates to Act 250

Introduction

  • Rep. Amy Sheldon, Sponsor
9:20 AM

H.115 - An act relating to household products containing hazardous substances

Introduction

  • Rep. Gabrielle Stebbins, Sponsor
9:30 AM

H.108 - An act relating to Vermont standards for issuing a Clean Water Act section 401 certification

Introduction

  • Rep. Mari Cordes, Sponsor
9:35 AM

H.83 - An act relating to development and subdivisions above 1,500 feet

Introduction

  • Rep. Peter Anthony, Sponsor
9:40 AM

H.70 - An act relating to the permitting of low-impact wastewater systems

Introduction

  • Rep. Mollie S. Burke, Sponsor
9:50 AM

H.15 - An act relating to the use of pesticide chlorpyrifos and the herbicides glyphosate and atrazine

Introduction

  • Rep. James McCullough, Sponsor
-

H.3 - An act relating to the land application of sludge and septage

Introduction

  • Rep. James Harrison, Sponsor
  • Rep. James McCullough, Sponsor
  • Rep. George W. Till, Sponsor
10:15 AM

H.4 - An act relating to the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos

Introduction

  • Rep. George W. Till, Sponsor
10:30 AM

H.14 - An act relating to the effectiveness of the beverage container redemption system

Introduction

  • Rep. James Harrison, Sponsor
1:15 PM

House Floor

Ten Minutes After House Floor

H.108 - An act relating to Vermont standards for issuing a Clean Water Act section 401 certification

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • James Dumont, Lobbyist, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
Friday, January 29, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

1:00 PM

Land Conservation

  • Karen Freeman, Director of Conservation Programs, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  • Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  • Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
2:00 PM

Land Conservation

  • Mark Anderson, Director of Conservation Science: Eastern US Divisions, The Nature Conservancy
  • Phil Huffman, Director of Government Relations and Policy, The Nature Conservancy in Vermont
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch and Caucuses

2:00 PM

H.108 - An act relating to Vermont standards for issuing a Clean Water Act section 401 certification

  • Peter LaFlamme, Director, Watershed Management Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Hannah Smith, Associate General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources
-

Break

3:00 PM

H.108 - An act relating to Vermont standards for issuing a Clean Water Act section 401 certification

  • Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Committee
  • David Mears, Vice President and Executive Director, Audubon Vermont
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Protecting Biodiversity

  • Rich Holschuh, Executive Director, Atowi Project
  • Susan Morse, Science Director, Keeping Track, Inc.
-

Lunch

1:15 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Natural Solutions and Multi-Solving

  • Susan Masino, Professor, Trinity College
3:00 PM

Ecosystem Protection and Emergency Management

  • Ben Rose, Recovery and Mitigation Section Chief, Vermont Emergency Management
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Glyphosate

Join Hearing with House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. Please click here for the livestream.

  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
10:30 AM

H.175 - An act relating to the beverage container redemption system

  • Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
  • Marcie Gallagher, Environmental Associate, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
-

Lunch

1:15 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

H.175 - An act relating to the beverage container redemption system

Walk-through

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

H.175 - An act relating to the beverage container redemption system

  • Erin Sigrist, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
  • Paul Tomasi, District Manager, NEK Waste Management District
Friday, February 5, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.108 - An act relating to Vermont standards for issuing a Clean Water Act section 401 certification

  • James Dumont, Lobbyist, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Jeff Nelson, Strategic Advisor, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
2:00 PM

Fish and Wildlife

  • Mike Covey, Executive Director, Vermont Traditions Coalition
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch and Caucuses

2:00 PM

H.108 - An act relating to Vermont standards for issuing a Clean Water Act section 401 certification

Mark-up and walk-through

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

H.108 - An act relating to Vermont standards for issuing a Clean Water Act section 401 certification

  • Peter LaFlamme, Director, Watershed Management Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Hannah Smith, Associate General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Agency of Natural Resources Budget

  • Emily Byrne, Director of Finance and Administration, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Maggie Gendron, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
-

Budget Discussion

10:30 AM

Natural Resources Board Budget

  • Kimberley Lashua, Business Director, Natural Resources Board
  • Diane Snelling, Chair, Natural Resources Board/Act 250
2:00 PM

Wildlands and Use Value Appraisal Programs

  • Jamey Fidel, General Counsel and Forest and Wildlife Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.175 - An act relating to the beverage container redemption system

  • Kim Crosby, Environmental Compliance Officer, Casella Waste Management
  • John Langhus, Owner, Putney Rd. Redemption Center
  • Kimberly Trombley, Owner, Vermont Redemption Center
-

H.175 - An act relating to the beverage container redemption system

  • Cathy Jamieson, Program Manager, WMPD Solid Waste Program, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Gary Kessler, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery
1:15 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

H.175 - An act relating to the beverage container redemption system

  • Peter Blair, Attorney, CLF Zero Waste Program, Conservation Law Foundation
  • Judith Enck, Visiting Professor Bennington College; Former EPA Regional Administrator, EPA Region 2, Founder of Beyond Plastics
Friday, February 12, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

10:15 AM

Department of Environmental Conservation

Budget

  • Patricia Coppolino, Environmental Program Manager, DEC Waste Management Division
  • Peter Walke, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
10:45 AM

Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

Budget

  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
11:15 AM

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Budget

  • John Austin, Lands and Habitats Manager., Department of Fish & Wildlife
  • Catherine Gjessing, General Counsel, Department of Fish & Wildlife
  • Steve Gomez, Financial Manager, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
-

Lunch

1:45 PM

Solid Waste

PFOAs/PFAS in solid waste

  • Matthew Chapman, General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Peter LaFlamme, Director, Watershed Management Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Bryan Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Chuck Schwer, Director, Waste Management Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Peter Walke, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch and Caucuses

Ten Minutes After House Floor

H.108 - An act relating to Vermont standards for issuing a Clean Water Act section 401 certification

  • James Dumont, Lobbyist, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Hannah Smith, Associate General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources
3:00 PM

Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition Day

  • Barrett Grimm, Co-Chair, Huntington Conservation Commission
  • Phil Huffman, Co-Chair, Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition
  • Kate McCabe, Vermont River Conservancy Board Chair, Co-Chair, Vermont River Conservancy Board
  • Toni Mikula, Fish and Wildlife Specialist, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Timothy Newbold, Head of School, Village School of North Bennington
-

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.175 - An act relating to the beverage container redemption system

  • Clare Buckley, Lobbyist, Vermont Wholesale Beverage Association
  • Bree Dietly, Environmental Consultant, the Beverage Association of Vermont
  • Ann Gammell, Highway Division Deputy Director and Chief Engineer, Agency of Transportation
  • Alyssa Hill, Student, Williston Central School
  • Jennifer Holliday, Director of Public Policy and Communications, Chittenden Solid Waste District
  • Rep. Michael Marcotte, Chair, Newport
  • Alan McPherson, General Manager, Baker Distributing Corporation
  • Bob Montgomery, Owner, Hill Farmstead, Vermont Brewers Association
  • Michael Noel, Government Affairs Manager, Tomra Collectible Solutions
  • Wayne Symonds, Highway Division Director and Chief Engineer, Agency of Transportation
-

Lunch

  • John Leddy, Executive Director, Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District
1:15 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

H.175 - An act relating to the beverage container redemption system

Committee Discussion

3:00 PM

Department of Environmental Conservation

Budget

  • Tracy LaFrance, Financial Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Joanna Pallito, Administrative Services Director, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Peter Walke, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Use Value Appraisal Programs

  • Alan Calfee, Principal Forester, Calfee Woodland Management, LLC
  • Tracy Zschau, Vice President for Conservation, Vermont Land Trust
10:30 AM

Election of UVM Trustees, Sergeant at Arms and the Adjutant General of the Vermont National Guard

Joint Assembly

-

Lunch

1:15 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Use Value Appraisal Programs

  • Shelby Perry, Wildlands Ecology Director, Northeast Wilderness Trust
  • Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Friday, February 19, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.108 - An act relating to Vermont standards for issuing a Clean Water Act section 401 certification

  • Matthew Chapman, General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Jeff Nelson, Strategic Advisor, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch and Caucuses

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:00 PM

H.108 - An act relating to Vermont standards for issuing a Clean Water Act section 401 certification

  • John Brabant, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Vermonters for a Clean Environment
  • Chris Owen, Chair, Native Fish Coalition
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.175 - An act relating to the beverage container redemption system

  • Susan Collins, President, Container Recycling Institute
  • Scott DeFife, President, Glass Packaging Institute
  • Mike Smaha, Vice President, Government Relations, Can Manufacturers Institute
-

Lunch

  • Matthew Chapman, General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Warren Coleman, Lobbyist, MMR
  • James Dumont, Lobbyist, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:15 PM

House Floor

2:15 PM

H.175 - An act relating to the beverage container redemption system

  • Sarah Edwards, Eunomia Research & Consulting, Director, Eunomia
Thursday, February 25, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.108 - An act relating to Vermont standards for issuing a Clean Water Act section 401 certification

Committee discussion and possible vote

-

H.175 - An act relating to the beverage container redemption system

Committee discussion

10:00 AM

Use Value Appraisal Programs

Walk-through of language

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:15 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Results of the Votes for Sergeant at Arms, Adjutant and Inspector General, Trustees of the UVM and State Agricultural College

Joint Assembly

Ten Minutes After House Floor

H.175 - An act relating to the beverage container redemption system

  • Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
  • Marcie Gallagher, Environmental Associate, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Ted Siegler, Resource Economist, DSM Environmental Services, Inc.
Friday, February 26, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

Ten Minutes After House Floor

H.175 - An act relating to the beverage container redemption system

Committee discussion and possible vote

-

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM

Results of the Votes for Sergeant at Arms, Adjutant and Inspector General, Trustees of the UVM and State Agricultural College

Joint assembly

1:15 PM

Use Value Appraisal Programs

  • David Brynn, Executive Director, Vermont Family Forests
  • Jon Leibowitz, Executive Director, Northeast Wilderness Trust
  • Bill Moomaw, Professor, Tufts University
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Forests. Parks and Recreation
  • Eric Sorenson, Ecologist, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Keith Thompson, Private Lands Program Manager, Vermont Department of Forest, Parks and Recreation
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Use Value Appraisal Programs

  • Jamey Fidel, General Counsel and Forest and Wildlife Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Chris Fife, Public Affairs Manager, Weyerhaeuser Company
  • Charlie Hancock, Consulting Forester, North Woods Forestry
  • Ed Larson, Lobbyist, Vermont Forest Products Association
  • Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Zack Porter, Lake Champlain Lakekeeper, Conservation Law Foundation
  • Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes
-

Lunch

1:15 PM

House Floor

Ten Minutes After House Floor

Use Value Appraisal Programs

  • Jonathan Wood, Consulting Forester, CF Private Consulting
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Use Value Appraisal Programs

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM

Budget Discussion

PILOT for Clean Water Projects

  • Emily Byrne, Director of Finance and Administration, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Committee
  • Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
-

Lunch

1:15 PM

House Floor

Ten Minutes After House Floor

Use Value Appraisal Programs

  • Steve Hardy, President, Vermont Forest Products Association
  • Robbo Holleran, Consulting Forester, Vermont Forest Products Association
  • Bill Sayre, Co-owner, A. Johnson Lumber Co., Inc
Friday, March 12, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

1:00 PM

Use Value Appraisal Programs

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Eric Sorenson, Ecologist, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Keith Thompson, Private Lands Program Manager, Department of Forest, Parks and Recreation
  • Robert Zaino, State Lands Ecologist, Department of Fish and Wildlife
-

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch and Caucuses

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ten Minutes After Caucuses

Bill Walk-throughs

Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.167 - An act relating to establishment of the Environmental Stewardship Board

  • David Mears, Vice President and Executive Director, Audubon Vermont
-

Impact of Pesticides on Wildlife

  • Margaret Fowle, Conservation Biologist, Audubon Vermont
  • Kanika Gandhi, Agrichemical Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
  • Nat Shambaugh , Retired Chemist, Pesticides Expert
1:15 PM

House Floor

Thursday, March 18, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Clean Water Fund

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

H.446 - An act relating to miscellaneous natural resources and development subjects

  • Greg Boulbol, General Counsel, Natural Resources Board
  • Matthew Chapman, General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Peter Walke, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
1:15 PM

House Floor

Friday, March 19, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

  • Tim Biebel, Chair, Fish and Wildlife Board
  • Allan Strong, Chair, Endangered Species Committee
1:00 PM

H.446 - An act relating to miscellaneous natural resources and development subjects

  • Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Mark Scott, Wildlife Director, Department of Fish & Wildlife
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch and Caucuses

Ten Minutes After Caucuses

2021 Lake Champlain Action Plan

  • Mark Naud , Chair, Vermont Citizens Advisory Commission on Lake Champlain's Future
  • Hilary Solomon, District Manager, Poultney-Mettowee Natural Resources Conservation District
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.446 - An act relating to miscellaneous natural resources and development subjects

Environmental contingency fund/waste management assistance account

  • John Leddy, Executive Director, Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District
  • Chuck Schwer, Director, Waste Management Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
-

H.446 - An act relating to miscellaneous natural resources and development subjects

Water quality reporting

  • Emily Bird, Program Manager, Clean Water Initiative, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Emily Byrne, Director of Finance and Administration, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Committee
  • Jamey Fidel, General Counsel and Forest and Wildlife Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • David Grayck, Attorney, Montpelier
  • AJ LaRosa, Attorney, MSK Attorneys
  • Peter Walke, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
1:15 PM

House Floor

Thursday, March 25, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.167 - An act relating to establishment of the Environmental Stewardship Board

  • Michael Haas, Member, Vermont Wild Life Coalition's Advisory Board
-

Associated General Contractors of Vermont

Overview

  • Matt Musgrave, Government Affairs Director, Associated General Contractors of Vermont
  • Ken Pidgeon, Vice President, Associated General Contractors of Vermont
10:30 AM

Retention of Superior Court Judges and Magistrates

Joint Assembly

1:15 PM

House Floor

Friday, March 26, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.446 - An act relating to miscellaneous natural resources and development subjects

Mark-up

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch and Caucuses

  • Patricia Coppolino, Environmental Program Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Brett Long, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Economic Development
  • Jeff Myers, President, Myers Container Service Corp.
1:00 PM

H.446 - An act relating to miscellaneous natural resources and development subjects

Proposed changes to Act 250

  • Evan Meenan, Associate General Counsel, Vermont Natural Resources Board
  • Diane Snelling, Chair, Natural Resources Board/Act 250
  • Thomas Weiss, Resident, Montpelier
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.167 - An act relating to establishment of the Environmental Stewardship Board

  • Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, Vermont Wildlife Coalition
-

H.411 - An act relating to the retrieval and use of covered wild animals

Introduction and walk-through

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. James McCullough, Sponsor
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Amy Sheldon, Sponsor
  • Rep. Michael Yantachka, Sponsor
1:15 PM

House Floor

Thursday, April 1, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.411 - An act relating to the retrieval and use of covered wild animals

  • Mike Covey, Executive Director, Vermont Traditions Coalition
  • Barry Londeree, Former Vermont State Director, Humane Society of the United States
-

H.446 - An act relating to miscellaneous natural resources and development subjects

Possible vote

  • Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Committee
  • Matthew Chapman, General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Neil Kamman, Director, Water Investment Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:15 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Results of the Votes for Retention of Superior Court Judges and Magistrates

Joint Assembly

Fifteen Minutes After House Floor

S.20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

Joint Hearing with House Committee on Human Services. Please click here for the livestream.

Friday, April 2, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.446 - An act relating to miscellaneous natural resources and development subjects

Possible vote

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch and Caucuses

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Amy Sheldon, Sponsor
  • Rep. Laura Sibilia, Sponsor
Ten Minutes After House Floor

H.278 - An act relating to Act 250 municipal master plan permits

Introduction

  • Rep. Charles Kimbell, Sponsor
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

H.175 - An act relating to the beverage container redemption system

Proposed amendment

  • Rep. Carol Ode, Reporter, House Committee on Ways and Means
-

H.167 - An act relating to establishment of the Environmental Stewardship Board

  • JoAnne Bourbeau, Northeastern Regional Director, Humane Society of United States
  • Chris S. Bradley, President, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs
  • Chris S. Bradley, President, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs
  • Chris S. Bradley, President, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs
  • Chris S. Bradley, President, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs
  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Brenna Galdenzi, President, Protect Our Wildlife
  • Brenna Galdenzi, President, Protect Our Wildlife
  • Brenna Galdenzi, President, Protect Our Wildlife
  • Wendy Keefover, Senior Strategist for Native Carnivore Protection, Humane Society of the United States
  • Peggy Larson, Resident, Williston
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

Act 250

  • Peg Hough, Retired, Vermont Planners Association
  • Brian Shupe, Executive Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
1:15 PM

House Floor

Ten Minutes After House Floor

H.175 - An act relating to the beverage container redemption system

Proposed amendment

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Carol Ode, Reporter, House Committee on Ways and Means
Thursday, April 8, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.400 - An act relating to changes to the Natural Resources Board and Act 250

  • Matthew Chapman, General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Billy Coster, Director of Planning and Policy, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Annette Smith, Executive Director, Vermonters for a Clean Environment
10:30 AM

Wildlife Issue

  • Ruth Musgrave, Senior Advisor, National Caucus of Environmental Legislators
-

Lunch

1:15 PM

House Floor

Ten Minutes After House Floor

Committee Discussion

Friday, April 9, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch and Caucuses

  • Greg Boulbol, General Counsel, Natural Resources Board
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Diane Snelling, Chair, Natural Resources Board/Act 250
1:00 PM

S.101 - An act relating to promoting housing choice and opportunity in smart growth areas

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sen. Michael Sirotkin, Sponsor, Senate Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Committee
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.101 - An act relating to promoting housing choice and opportunity in smart growth areas

  • Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning & Revitalization, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  • Caitlin Corkins, Tax Credit and Historic Grants Specialist, Division for Historic Preservation, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  • Sue Fillion, Planning Director, Brattleboro
  • Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
  • Amy Polaczyk, Wastewater Program Manager, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Brian Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Annette Smith, Executive Director, Vermonters for a Clean Environment
  • Alex Weinhagen, Legislative Liaison, Vermont Planners Association
  • Jeff Wennberg, Retired Commissioner of Public Works, Rutland
-

Lunch

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:15 PM

House Floor

Ten Minutes After House Floor

H.175 - An act relating to the beverage container redemption system

Proposed amendments

  • Rep. John L. Bartholomew, Sponsor of amendment, House Agriculture and Forestry Committee
  • Rep. Michael Marcotte, Sponsor of amendment, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Trevor Squirrell, Sponsor of amendment, House Committee on Appropriations
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

H.175 - An act relating to the beverage container redemption system

Proposed amendments

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:00 AM

H.120 - An act relating to updates to Act 250

Walk-through

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

H.120 - An act relating to updates to Act 250

Capability and development plan

  • Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Sharon Murray, Rep., Vermont Planners Association
  • Sharon Murray, Rep., Vermont Planners Association
  • Sharon Murray, Rep., Vermont Planners Association
  • Pat O'Brien, project Developer, SD Ireland Co.
  • Lauren Oates, Climate & Energy Policy Manager, The Nature Conservancy
  • Brian Shupe, Executive Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Brian Shupe, Executive Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
1:15 PM

House Floor

Friday, April 16, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

H.175 - An act relating to the beverage container redemption system

Proposed amendments

  • Rep. James Gregoire, Sponsor of amendment, House Committee On Human Services
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM

House Floor

11:15 AM

H.175 - An act relating to the beverage container redemption system

Proposed amendments

  • Rep. James Harrison, Sponsor of amendment, House Committee on Appropriations
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

Lunch

Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch and Caucuses

  • Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning & Revitalization, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
1:00 PM

S.101 - An act relating to promoting housing choice and opportunity in smart growth areas

  • Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning & Revitalization, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  • Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  • Alex Weinhagen, Legislative Liaison, Vermont Planners Association
3:00 PM

Expedited Permitting for ARPA Projects

  • Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development
  • Josh Hanford, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.411 - An act relating to the retrieval and use of covered wild animals

  • Colonel Jason Batchelder, Director of Law Enforcement, Department of Fish & Wildlife
  • Tim Biebel, Chair, Fish and Wildlife Board
  • Catherine Gjessing, General Counsel, Department of Fish & Wildlife
  • David Kelley, Board Member, Vermont Wild Life Coalition
  • Jessee Lawyer, Enrolled Citizen, Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi
  • Eric Nuse, Retired Vermont Game Warden, Johnson
  • Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
-

Lunch

1:15 PM

House Floor

Ten Minutes After House Floor

H.411 - An act relating to the retrieval and use of covered wild animals

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.120 - An act relating to updates to Act 250

Capability and development plan

  • Beth Humstone, Urban Planner, Vermont Natural Resources Council
-

H.120 - An act relating to updates to Act 250

Board and district commissioners

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
1:15 PM

House Floor

Friday, April 23, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.446 - An act relating to miscellaneous natural resources and development subjects

Proposed amendment

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Lucy Rogers, Amendment Sponsor, House Committee on Health Care
9:30 AM

House Floor

Ten Minutes After House Floor

S.101 - An act relating to promoting housing choice and opportunity in smart growth areas

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

Lunch

Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch and Caucuses

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ten Minutes After Caucuses

Wildlife

Trophic interactions

  • Susan Morse, Science Director, Keeping Track, Inc.
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.120 - An act relating to updates to Act 250

Board and district commissioners

  • Elizabeth Courtney, Retired Executive Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
-

H.120 - An act relating to updates to Act 250

  • Rob Evans, Rivers Programs Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Seth Jenson, Principal Planner, Lamoille County Planning Commission
10:30 AM

Vermont's Universal Recycling Law

Joint meeting with Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy. Please click here for the livestream.

  • Kim Crosby, Environmental Compliance Officer, Casella Waste Management
  • Natasha Duarte, Director, Composting Association of Vermont
  • Jen Duggan, Vice President/Director, Conservation Law Foundation
  • Tom Gilbert, Owner/Operator, Black Dirt Farm, Stannard VT
  • John Hanselman , Owner, Vanguard Renewables
  • Cathy Jamieson, Program Manager, WMPD Solid Waste Program, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Deborah Neher, Professor Plant and Soil Science, UVM
  • Lisa Ransom, Owner, Grow Compost of Vermont
1:15 PM

House Floor

Thursday, April 29, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.120 - An act relating to updates to Act 250

Criteria changes walk-through

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:15 AM

Use Value Appraisal Programs

  • Rep. Seth Bongartz, House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Amy Sheldon, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Keith Thompson, Private Lands Program Manager, Department of Forest, Parks and Recreation
-

Lunch

1:15 PM

House Floor

Friday, April 30, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

  • Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning & Revitalization, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jacob Hemmerick, Planning and Policy Manager, Department of Housing and Community Development
1:00 PM

Proposed Language About the Sinking of Future Ships

  • Rep. Alice M. Emmons, Reporter, House Committee on Corrections and Institutions
  • Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch and Caucuses

  • James Dumont, Lobbyist, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ten Minutes After Caucuses

S.101 - An act relating to promoting housing choice and opportunity in smart growth areas

Possible vote

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

H.411 - An act relating to the retrieval and use of covered wild animals

  • Colonel Jason Batchelder, Director of Law Enforcement, Department of Fish & Wildlife
  • Catherine Gjessing, General Counsel, Department of Fish & Wildlife
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
11:00 AM

Proposed Language About the Future Sinking of Ships

  • Susan Evans McClure, Director, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • John Paul, Port Engineer, Lake Champlain Transportation Co.
  • Lauren Sopher, Director of Science and Water Programs, Lake Champlain Committee
  • Laura Trieschmann, State Historic Preservation Officer, Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Peter Walke, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
-

Lunch

1:15 PM

House Floor

Ten Minutes After House Floor

RADVT Lobby Day

  • Sophie Bodnar, Leadership Development Coordinator, Rights and Democracy Vermont
  • Bindu Pannakar, Professor, Rights and Democracy Vermont
  • Drew Troller-Renfree, Rep., Rights and Democracy Vermont
Thursday, May 6, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Expedited Permitting for ARPA Projects

  • Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Peter Walke, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
-

H.120 - An act relating to updates to Act 250

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:15 PM

House Floor

Ten Minutes After House Floor

Proposed Language About the Future Sinking of Ships

Friday, May 7, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

11:00 AM

Proposed Language About the Future Sinking of Ships

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

Lunch

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, Reporter, House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:00 PM

H.411 - An act relating to the retrieval and use of covered wild animals

  • Mike Covey, Executive Director, Vermont Traditions Coalition
  • Barry Londeree, Former Vermont State Director, Humane Society of the United States
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch and Caucuses

Ten Minutes After Caucuses

H.411 - An act relating to the retrieval and use of covered wild animals

Possible vote

  • Catherine Gjessing, General Counsel, Department of Fish & Wildlife
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Use Value Appraisal Programs

  • Alan Calfee, Principal Forester, Calfee Woodland Management, LLC
  • Jamey Fidel, General Counsel and Forest and Wildlife Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Ed Larson, Lobbyist, Vermont Forest Products Association
  • Jon Leibowitz, Executive Director, Northeast Wilderness Trust
  • Bill Sayre, Co-owner, A. Johnson Lumber Co., Inc
-

Proposed Language About the Future Sinking of Ships

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:15 PM

House Floor

Thursday, May 13, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.120 - An act relating to updates to Act 250

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Stephanie Kaplan, Retired Act 250 Attorney, Montpelier
-

Lunch

1:15 PM

House Floor

Friday, May 14, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch and Caucuses

2:30 PM

House Floor

Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, May 20, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, May 21, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Use Value Appraisal Programs

  • Jon Leibowitz, Executive Director, Northeast Wilderness Trust
  • John Roe, Independent Forest Ecologist and Conservation Lands Consultant
  • Jim Shallow, Director of Strategic Conservation Initiatives, The Nature Conservancy in Vermont
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Keith Thompson, Private Lands Program Manager, Department of Forest, Parks and Recreation
  • Liz Thompson, Director of Conservation Science, Vermont Land Trust
-

Lunch

2:00 PM

Governor's State of the State Address

Joint Assembly

Thursday, January 6, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.492 - An act relating to the structure of the Natural Resources Board

Walk-through draft

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
-

Lunch

1:00 PM

Use Value Appraisal Programs

Walk-through draft

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2022 Budget Adjustment

  • Emily Byrne, Director of Finance and Administration, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
  • Maggie Gendron, Deputy Secretary, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
Friday, January 7, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

Floor session will be followed by training for House members

-

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucus

-

Lunch

1:00 PM

UVM Gund Institute Research Overview

  • Stephen Posner, Director of Policy, Gund Institute for Environment
2:00 PM

Climate Action Plan

  • Chris Campany, Member, Steering Committee and Just Transitions Subcommittee, Vermont Climate Council
  • Abbie Corse, Member, Agriculture and Ecosystems Subcommittee, Vermont Climate Council
  • Iris Hsiang, Youth Member, Agriculture and Ecosystems Subcommittee, Vermont Climate Council
  • Jane Lazorchak, Director of Global Warming Solutions Act, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Elizabeth Miller, Member, Steering Committee, Vermont Climate Council
  • Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Lauren Oates, Member, Agriculture and Ecosystems Subcommittee, Vermont Climate Council
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.492 - An act relating to the structure of the Natural Resources Board

  • James Dumont, Lobbyist, Citizen
  • Sabina Haskell, Chair, Natural Resources Board
  • Ronald Shems, Former Chair Natural Resources Board
  • Alison Stone, Associate General Counsel, Natural Resources Board
10:15 AM

H.509 - An act relating to Act 250 jurisdiction in one-acre towns

Walk-through

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • James Dumont, Lobbyist, Citizen
-

Lunch

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Keith Thompson, Private Lands Program Manager, Department of Forest, Parks and Recreation
1:00 PM

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Commissioner Introduction

  • Christopher Herrick, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
1:30 PM

H.411 - An act relating to the retrieval and use of covered wild animals

Walk-through

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, January 13, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.492 - An act relating to the structure of the Natural Resources Board

  • Diane Snelling, Former Chair Natural Resources Board
10:00 AM

H.466 - An act relating to surface water withdrawals and interbasin transfers

Surface Water Diversion and Transfer Study Report Presentation

  • Jeff Crocker, Streamflow Protection Coordinator, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Jordan Gonda, Associate General Counsel, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Peter LaFlamme, Director, Watershed Management Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
-

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.466 - An act relating to surface water withdrawals and interbasin transfers

Walk-through and Committee discussion

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, January 14, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

Floor session will be followed by training for House members

-

Lunch

1:15 PM

House Floor

Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucus

-

Lunch

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jamey Fidel, General Counsel and Forest and Wildlife Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Ed Stanak, former Chair of District Environmental Commission, concerned Barre City citizen
  • Tim Taylor, Chair, District 3 Environmental Commission
1:00 PM

Governor's FY2023 Budget Address

Joint Assembly

2:15 PM

H.492 - An act relating to the structure of the Natural Resources Board

  • Chris Campany, Executive Director, Windham Regional Commission
  • Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning & Revitalization, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Peter Gregory, Executive Director, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission
  • Brian Shupe, Executive Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Ed Stanak, former Chair of District Environmental Commission, concerned Barre City citizen
  • Tim Taylor, Chair, District 3 Environmental Commission
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.466 - An act relating to surface water withdrawals and interbasin transfers

  • David Deen, President, Trout Unlimited, Connecticut River Valley Chapter
  • Jeff Nelson, Strategic Advisor, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
  • Ryan Patch, Agriculture Climate and Land Use Policy Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Bryan Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
10:30 AM

H.411 - An act relating to the retrieval and use of covered wild animals

  • Christopher Herrick, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Kim Royar, Furbearer Biologist, Department of Fish and Wildlife
-

Lunch

1:00 PM

Use Value Appraisal Programs

  • David Brynn, Executive Director, Vermont Family Forests
  • Rich Holschuh, Executive Director, Atowi Project
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes
  • Julia Richter, Fiscal Analyst, JFO
  • Emily Ruff, Director, Sage Mountain Botanical Sanctuary
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Keith Thompson, Private Lands Program Manager, Department of Forest, Parks and Recreation
3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, January 20, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.606 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection

Global Deal for Nature Presentation

  • Jamison Ervin, Manager, Nature for Development Global Program
-

H.606 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection

Discussion and Walk-through

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Gustave Goodwin, Senior Conservation Planner, The Nature Conservancy in Vermont
  • Eric Sorenson, Ecologist, Resident of East Calais
1:00 PM

H.549 - An act relating to Vermont Housing Regulation Modernization

Introduction

  • Rep. Lisa Hango, Sponsor
1:05 PM

H.511 - An act relating to promoting housing in Vermont’s centers

Introduction

  • Rep. Seth Bongartz, Sponsor
3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, January 21, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

Floor session will be followed by training for House members

-

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor & Caucus

-

Lunch

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Keith Thompson, Private Lands Program Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
1:00 PM

H.466 - An act relating to surface water withdrawals and interbasin transfers

Committee Discussion and Possible Vote

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.606 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection

  • Charlie Hancock, Consulting Forester, North Woods Forestry
  • Ed Larson, Lobbyist, Vermont Forest Products Association
  • Kent McFarland, Co-Founder, Vermont Center for Ecostudies
  • David Mears, Vice President and Executive Director, Audubon Vermont
  • Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Lauren Oates, Interim Director of Government Relations and Policy, The Nature Conservancy in Vermont
-

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.500 - An act relating to prohibiting the sale of mercury lamps in the State

Introduction and Walk-through

  • Michael Bender, Director, Mercury Policy Project
  • Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
  • Matthew Chapman, Director, Waste Management Protection Division, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Brian Fadie, State Policy Associate, Appliance Standards Awareness Project
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Dan Reilly, Director of Public Affairs, Efficiency Vermont
  • David Westman, Director of Regulatory and State Agency Affairs, Efficiency Vermont
3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, January 27, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.492 - An act relating to the structure of the Natural Resources Board

  • Billy Coster, Director of Policy and Planning, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Maggie Gendron, Deputy Secretary, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
  • David Grayck, Attorney, Resident of Bennington
  • Tom Little, Chair, District 4 Environmental Commission
  • David Mears, Vice President and Executive Director, Audubon Vermont
  • Christopher Roy, Attorney, Downs Rachlin Martin
  • Annette Smith, Executive Director, Vermonters for a Clean Environment
  • Eleanor Spottswood, Chair, Judicial Nominating Board
  • Rob Woolmington, Attorney, Resident of North Bennington
-

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, January 28, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

10 mins after House Floor

H.115 - An act relating to household products containing hazardous substances

Introduction and Walk-through

  • Josh Kelly, Solid Waste Program Manager, Agency of Natural Resources
  • John Leddy, Executive Director, Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Gabrielle Stebbins, Sponsor
-

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucus

-

Lunch

  • Peter Blair, Attorney, CLF Zero Waste Program, Conservation Law Foundation, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Rep. James McCullough, Sponsor
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:00 PM

Fee Bill Memo

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:15 PM

FY23 Budget Discussion

  • Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.411 - An act relating to the retrieval and use of covered wild animals

  • Chris S. Bradley, President, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs
  • Mike Covey, Executive Director, Vermont Traditions Coalition
  • Christopher Herrick, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Barry Londeree, Former Vermont State Director, Humane Society of the United States
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, Vermont Wildlife Coalition
10:30 AM

H.606 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection

  • Brenda Bergman, Director of Science and Freshwater Programs, The Nature Conservancy in Vermont
  • Jamey Fidel, General Counsel and Forest and Wildlife Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council, The Forest Partnership
  • Zack Porter, Director, Standing Trees
  • Eric Sorenson, Ecologist, Resident of East Calais
  • Robert Zaino, Ecologist, Department of Fish and Wildlife
-

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.492 - An act relating to the structure of the Natural Resources Board

  • Thomas Durkin, Environmental Judge
  • Peg Elmer Hough, , Vermont Planners Association
  • Ronald Shems, Former Chair Natural Resources Board, Natural Resources Board
2:00 PM

Fee Bill Memo

Committee Discussion

3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, February 3, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.492 - An act relating to the structure of the Natural Resources Board

Mark-up and discussion

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

Security and Evacuation Review

  • Matthew S. Romei, Chief of Police, Capitol Police Department
-

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:15 PM

H.492 - An act relating to the structure of the Natural Resources Board

Mark-up and discussion

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, February 4, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:30 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.501 - An act relating to the regulation of food depackaging facilities

  • Michael Cassella, General Manager, Casella Waste Management
  • Matthew Chapman, Director, Waste Management Protection Division, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Natasha Duarte, Director, Composting Association of Vermont
  • Eric Fitch, CEO, PurposeEnergy, Inc.
  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Tom Gilbert, Owner/Operator, Black Dirt Farm, Stannard VT
  • Eric Roy, Assistant Professor, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, UVM
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

12:55 AM

House Floor and Caucus

10 mins after Caucus

H.606 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection

Mark-up and discussion

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition

  • Molly Dugan, Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Cathedral Square
  • Mary Floyd, Co-Chair, Bethel Conservation Commission
  • Rich Holschuh, Executive Director, Atowi Project
  • Elise Shanbacker, Executive Director, Addison County Community Trust
  • Kate Wanner, Senior Project Manager, Trust for Public Land
9:45 AM

H.492 - An act relating to the structure of the Natural Resources Board

Mark-up and discussion

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.115 - An act relating to household products containing hazardous substances

  • Susan Alexander, Manager, Lamoille Regional Solid Waste District
  • Bill Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
  • Jennifer Holliday, Director of Public Policy and Communications, Chittenden Solid Waste District
2:00 PM

H.501 - An act relating to the regulation of food depackaging facilities

Mark-up and discussion

  • Rep. James McCullough, Sponsor
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, February 10, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

FY23 Budget Discussion

  • Rep. Katherine "Kari" Dolan, Member, House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife
10:15 AM

H.606 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection

  • Brenda Bergman, Director of Science and Freshwater Programs, The Nature Conservancy in Vermont
  • Jens Hilke, Conservation Planner, Agency of Natural Resources, Vermont Fish and Wildlife
  • Trey Martin, Director of Planning and Program Development, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  • Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  • Mark Whitworth, President, Energize Vermont
  • Tracy Zschau, Vice President for Conservation, Vermont Land Trust
-

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

H.492 - An act relating to the structure of the Natural Resources Board

Mark-up and discussion

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, February 11, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.606 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection

Mark-up and discussion

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:00 PM

H.411 - An act relating to the retrieval and use of covered wild animals

Walk-through

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:15 PM

H.501 - An act relating to the regulation of food depackaging facilities

  • Peter Blair, Attorney, CLF Zero Waste Program, Conservation Law Foundation, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Matthew Chapman, Director, Waste Management Protection Division, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Dan Goossen, General Manager, Green Mountain Compost
  • Caroline Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucus

-

Lunch

1:15 PM

H.411 - An act relating to the retrieval and use of covered wild animals

Possible vote

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:00 PM

H.501 - An act relating to the regulation of food depackaging facilities

  • Michael Casella, General Manager, Casella Waste Management
2:15 PM

Serve, Learn, and Earn

  • Rhoni Basden, Executive Director, VT Works for Women
  • Breck Knauft, Executive Director, Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
  • Thomas Longstreth, Executive Director, ReSOURCE
  • David Mears, Vice President and Executive Director, Audubon Vermont
2:30 PM

H.115 - An act relating to household products containing hazardous substances

  • Leslie Anderson, President and CEO, Propane Gas Association of New England
  • Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
  • Matt Cota, Executive Director, Vermont Fuel Dealers Association
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.115 - An act relating to household products containing hazardous substances

Walk-through, mark-up, and discussion

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on Lake Champlain's Future

  • Wayne Elliott, Engineer, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on the Future of Lake Champlain
  • Bob Fischer, Water Facility Operator, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on the Future of Lake Champlain
  • Lori Fisher, Nonprofit Executive Director, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on the Future of Lake Champlain
  • Mark Naud , Chair, Attorney/Business Owner, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on the Future of Lake Champlain
  • Denise Smith, Community Health Manager, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on the Future of Lake Champlain
  • Hilary Solomon, Conservation District Manager, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on the Future of Lake Champlain
  • Jeff Wennberg, Retired Commissioner of Public Works, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on the Future of Lake Champlain
11:00 AM

H.492 - An act relating to the structure of the Natural Resources Board

Mark-up and discussion

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
-

Lunch

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Carol Ode, Sponsor, House Committee on Ways and Means
1:15 PM

H.601 - An act relating to declaring Lake Memphremagog to be a lake in crisis

Introduction

  • Rep. Woodman Page, Sponsor, House Committee on Health Care
2:00 PM

Rights and Democracy Vermont (RADVT) Lobby Day

  • Dan Fingas, Vermont Organizing Director, Rights and Democracy
2:20 PM

Legislature for our Fairs Day

  • Diane Norris, President, Addison County Fair and Field Days
  • Tim Shea, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Exposition
3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, February 17, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.606 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection

Mark-up and discussion

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

Election of Legislative Trustees of the Vermont State Colleges Corporation

Joint Assembly

10 mins after Joint Assembly

FY23 Budget Discussion

  • Rep. Katherine "Kari" Dolan, House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife
-

Lunch

1:15 PM

River Corridors

  • Chris Campany, Executive Director, Windham Regional Commission
  • Rob Evans, Rivers Programs Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Mike Kline, River Ecologist, resident of Middlesex, VT
  • Lauren Oates, Interim Director of Government Relations and Policy, The Nature Conservancy in Vermont
3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, February 18, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

1:00 PM

Plastics Petition

  • Rebecca Schwartz, Artist
1:15 PM

H.115 - An act relating to household products containing hazardous substances

  • Trevor Barton, Executive Director, Municipal Waste Association
  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • John Malter, Administrator, Mad River Resource Management Alliance
  • Erin Sigrist, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
2:15 PM

H.492 - An act relating to the structure of the Natural Resources Board

Mark-up and discussion

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

-

Lunch

  • Rep. Katherine "Kari" Dolan, Sponsor, House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife
1:00 PM

H.501 - An act relating to the regulation of food depackaging facilities

Possible Vote

  • Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:35 AM

H.606 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection

  • Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau
-

Break

10:00 AM

H.115 - An act relating to household products containing hazardous substances

Walk-through and discussion

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM

H.606 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection

  • John Austin, Lands and Habitats Manager, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Christopher Herrick, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Rebecca Washburn, Director, Lands and Administration, Division Recreation, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
1:15 PM

H.492 - An act relating to the structure of the Natural Resources Board

Mark-up and discussion

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:00 PM

H.482 - An act relating to the Petroleum Cleanup Fund

Introduction and discussion

  • Matthew Chapman, Director, Waste Management Protection Division, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Matt Cota, Executive Director, Vermont Fuel Dealers Association
  • Rep. Michael Marcotte, Sponsor
3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, February 24, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.606 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection

Mark-up and discussion

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

Break

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

H.697 - An act relating to eligibility of reserve forestland for enrollment in the Use Value Appraisal Program

Consider Amendment

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:00 PM

H.492 - An act relating to the structure of the Natural Resources Board

Possible Vote

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, February 25, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

1:15 PM

H.482 - An act relating to the Petroleum Cleanup Fund

Walk-through

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

-

Lunch

1:15 PM

H.606 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection

Mark-up and discussion

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:25 PM

H.115 - An act relating to household products containing hazardous substances

Possible Vote

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:25 PM

Budget Discussion

  • Rep. Katherine "Kari" Dolan, House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.523 - An act relating to reducing hydrofluorocarbon emissions

Introduction

  • Michael Desrochers, Director, Division of Fire Safety, Department of Public Safety
  • Allison Maginot, Senior Director of Government Affairs, Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute
  • Rep. Curt McCormack, Sponsor
  • Marilyn Miller, Executive Director, Vermont Vehicle and Automotive Distributors Association
  • Megan O'Toole, Climate Change Mitigation Coordinator, Department of Environmental Conservation, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Collin Smythe, Environmental Analyst, Agency of Natural Resources, Air Quality & Climate Division
  • Christina Theodoridi, Policy Advocate, Natural Resources Defense Council
  • Peter Walke, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Wayne Weikel, Director of Government Affairs, Alliance of Automotive Innovation
-

Break

10:10 AM

H.523 - An act relating to reducing hydrofluorocarbon emissions

Continuation from above

11:30 AM

H.523 - An act relating to reducing hydrofluorocarbon emissions

Continuation from above

1:15 PM

H.500 - An act relating to prohibiting the sale of mercury lamps in the State

  • Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
  • Matthew Chapman, Director, Waste Management Protection Division, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Brian Fadie, State Policy Associate, Appliance Standards Awareness Project
  • Joseph Levy, Director of Scientific Affairs, American Suntanning Association
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, March 10, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.482 - An act relating to the Petroleum Cleanup Fund

Possible Vote

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

H.500 - An act relating to prohibiting the sale of mercury lamps in the State

Possible Vote

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:15 AM

H.606 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection

Possible Vote

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:00 PM

H.523 - An act relating to reducing hydrofluorocarbon emissions

Possible Vote

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Curt McCormack, Sponsor, House Committee on Transportation
  • Josh Scribner, Mechanical Technician, Cody Chevrolet
1:30 PM

H.523 - An act relating to reducing hydrofluorocarbon emissions

Continuation from above

3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, March 11, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
1:00 PM

Caucus

3:15 PM

H.523 - An act relating to reducing hydrofluorocarbon emissions

Shaw Amendment Discussion

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Charles "Butch" Shaw, Amendment Sponsor
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.148 - An act relating to environmental justice in Vermont

Introduction of Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy Bill

  • Maggie Gendron, Deputy Secretary, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
  • Elena Mihaly, Vice President, Conservation Law Foundation
  • Bindu Panikkar, Assistant Professor, Gund Institute for Environment
  • Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Sponsor
  • Peter Walke, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation, Agency of Natural Resources
-

Break

10:10 AM

H.704 - An act relating to the regulation of accessory on-farm businesses

Introduction of House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry Bill

  • Steven Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Kati Gallagher, Sustainable Communities Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
  • Rep. Charles Kimbell, Sponsor
  • Rep. Barbara Murphy, Sponsor
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Tim Taylor, Chair, District 3 Environmental Commission
  • Thomas Weiss, Resident, Montpelier
  • Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
11:20 AM

H.704 - An act relating to the regulation of accessory on-farm businesses

Continuation from above

12:00 PM

H.606 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection

Donahue Amendment Discussion

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Amendment Sponsor
12:45 PM

H.606 - An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection

Donahue Amendment Discussion

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Amendment Sponsor
1:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, March 17, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.704 - An act relating to the regulation of accessory on-farm businesses

Review of House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry Bill

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

Break

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

H.492 - An act relating to the structure of the Natural Resources Board

Discussion of Amendments by House Committee on Appropriations and House Committee on Ways and Means

  • Rep. Janet Ancel, Sponsor of amendment, House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Trevor Squirrell, Sponsor of amendment, House Committee on Appropriations
1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, March 18, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

-

Lunch

10 mins after Caucuses

S.148 - An act relating to environmental justice in Vermont

Walk-through

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.148 - An act relating to environmental justice in Vermont

  • Jennifer Byrne, Environmental Justice Fellow, Vermont Law School
  • Maggie Gendron, Deputy Secretary, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
-

Break

10:15 AM

S.234 - An act relating to changes to Act 250

Introduction

  • Sen. Christopher Bray, Sponsor
10:30 AM

S.201 - An act relating to best management practices for trapping

Introduction

  • Sen. Dick McCormack, Sponsor
11:00 AM

H.704 - An act relating to the regulation of accessory on-farm businesses

  • Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau
  • Elizabeth Kennett, Owner, Liberty Hill Farm
  • Tim Taylor, Chair, District 3 Environmental Commission
1:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, March 24, 2022
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Planning and Development Review

  • Kevin Geiger, Senior Planner, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission
  • Peter Gregory, Executive Director, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission
-

H.704 - An act relating to the regulation of accessory on-farm businesses

  • Kevin Geiger, Senior Planner, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission
  • Peter Gregory, Executive Director, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission
10:30 AM

Retention of Superior Court Judges

Joint Assembly

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, March 25, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
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Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

-

Lunch

1:15 PM

Conservation Law Foundation et al. De-Delegation Petition

Informational Meeting

  • Elena Mihaly, Vice President, Conservation Law Foundation
2:00 PM

S. 226 - An act relating to expanding access to safe and affordable housing

Walk-through

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:25 PM

S. 226 - An act relating to expanding access to safe and affordable housing

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S. 226 - An act relating to expanding access to safe and affordable housing

Introduction

  • Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning & Revitalization, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  • Kati Gallagher, Sustainable Communities Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Jacob Hemmerick, Planning and Policy Manager, Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  • Seth Leonard, Managing Director Community Development, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
  • Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Sponsor
-

Break

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:40 AM

S.234 - An act relating to changes to Act 250

Walk-through

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:15 PM

S. 281 - An act relating to hunting coyotes with dogs

Walk-through

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, March 31, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.704 - An act relating to the regulation of accessory on-farm businesses

Agriculture Mitigation Fees and Conservation discussion

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Ari Rockland-Miller, Senior Agricultural Development Coordinator, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  • Alison Stone, General Counsel, Natural Resources Board
-

S.234 - An act relating to changes to Act 250

Agriculture Mitigation Fees and Conservation discussion

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rob Evans, Rivers Programs Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Peter Gregory, Executive Director, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission
  • Regina Mahony, Planning Program Manager, Vermont Planners Association
  • Ari Rockland-Miller, Senior Agricultural Development Coordinator, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  • Alison Stone, General Counsel, Natural Resources Board
  • Thomas Weiss, Resident, Montpelier
10:00 AM

S.234 - An act relating to changes to Act 250

  • Rob Evans, Rivers Programs Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Jamey Fidel, General Counsel and Forest and Wildlife Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council, The Forest Partnership
  • Peter Gregory, Executive Director, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission
  • Sabina Haskell, Chair, Natural Resources Board
  • Regina Mahony, Planning Program Manager, Vermont Planners Association
  • Ed Stanak, former Coordinator of District 5 Environmental Commission and concerned Barre City citizen
  • Alison Stone, General Counsel, Natural Resources Board
11:25 AM

S.234 - An act relating to changes to Act 250

Continued from above

1:30 PM

S. 226 - An act relating to expanding access to safe and affordable housing

  • Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
  • Thomas Weiss, Resident, Montpelier
3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, April 1, 2022
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

10 mins after House Floor

River Corridors

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

-

Lunch

1:15 PM

Census Data Overview

  • Nicholas Atherton, Mapping specialist, Legislative Counsel
1:50 PM

S. 226 - An act relating to expanding access to safe and affordable housing

  • Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning & Revitalization, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  • Jacob Hemmerick, Planning and Policy Manager, Department of Housing and Community Development
3:00 PM

S.234 - An act relating to changes to Act 250

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Maggie Gendron, Deputy Secretary, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.234 - An act relating to changes to Act 250

  • Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
  • Rob Evans, Rivers Programs Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Charlie Hancock, Consulting Forester, North Woods Forestry
  • Mike Kline, River Ecologist, resident of Middlesex, VT
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Charles Storrow, Leonine Public Affairs, AT&T
-

Break

  • Annette Smith, Executive Director, Vermonters for a Clean Environment
10:10 AM

S.234 - An act relating to changes to Act 250

Continued from above

11:30 AM

S. 226 - An act relating to expanding access to safe and affordable housing

  • Kathy Beyer, Senior Vice President, Real Estate Development, Evernorth
1:15 PM

S. 226 - An act relating to expanding access to safe and affordable housing

  • Annette Smith, Executive Director, Vermonters for a Clean Environment
1:35 PM

S.281 - An act relating to hunting coyotes with dogs

  • Karima Borni, Resident, Addison County
  • Chris Bradley, VT Federation of Sportsman Club
  • Mike Covey, Executive Director, Vermont Traditions Coalition
  • Brenna Galdenzi, Executive Director, Protect Our Wildlife
  • Christopher Herrick, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Charles Storrow, Leonine Public Affairs, Vt Wildlife Coalition
3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, April 7, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S. 226 - An act relating to expanding access to safe and affordable housing

  • William Burke, Resident, Rutland City
  • Bruce Douglas, Programs Manager, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes
  • Peter Tucker, Advocacy & Public Policy Director, Vermont Association of Realtors
-

S.234 - An act relating to changes to Act 250

  • Jim Bradley, Former President, Home Builders and Remodelers Association
  • William Burke, Resident, Rutland City
  • Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes
  • Peter Tucker, Advocacy & Public Policy Director, Vermont Association of Realtors
11:15 AM

S.234 - An act relating to changes to Act 250

Mark-up and discussion

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:15 PM

S. 226 - An act relating to expanding access to safe and affordable housing

  • Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust
1:30 PM

S.234 - An act relating to changes to Act 250

Mark-up and discussion

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, April 8, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

Ten mins after Floor

S.234 - An act relating to changes to Act 250

Mark-up and discussion

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

Lunch

1:15 PM

S.281 - An act relating to hunting coyotes with dogs

  • Sen. Christopher Bray, Sponsor
1:30 PM

S.281 - An act relating to hunting coyotes with dogs

Mark-up and discussion

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

-

Lunch

1:45 PM

S.234 - An act relating to changes to Act 250

Mark-up and discussion

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

S.234 - An act relating to changes to Act 250

Continued from above

Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.148 - An act relating to environmental justice in Vermont

  • Amy Laura Cahn, Director of the Environmental Justice Clinic, Vermont Law School
  • Chris Campany, Executive Director, Windham Regional Commission
  • Katelyn Ellermann, Attorney, Department of Environmental Conservation, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Maggie Gendron, Deputy Secretary, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
  • Carey Hengstenberg, Planning Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Sue Minter, Executive Director, Capstone Community Action
  • Rachel Stevens, Associate General Counsel, Department of Environmental Conservation, Agency of Natural Resources
-

Break

10:35 AM

S.148 - An act relating to environmental justice in Vermont

Continued from above

1:15 PM

S.148 - An act relating to environmental justice in Vermont

  • Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity, Agency of Administration
  • Dan Fingas, Vermont Organizing Director, Rights and Democracy Vermont
  • Kiah Morris, Movement Politics & Policy Director, Rights and Democracy Vermont
  • Peter Sterling, Director, Renewable Energy Vermont
  • Sebbi Wu, Climate and Equity Advocate, VPIRG
2:20 PM

S.148 - An act relating to environmental justice in Vermont

Mark-up and discussion

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, April 14, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.234 - An act relating to changes to Act 250

  • Christi Bollman, General Manager, Colton Enterprises
  • Jamey Fidel, General Counsel and Forest and Wildlife Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council, The Forest Partnership
  • Tim Taylor, Chair, District 3 Environmental Commission
-

Break

10:25 AM

S.234 - An act relating to changes to Act 250

Continued from above

1:15 PM

S.234 - An act relating to changes to Act 250

Mark-up and discussion

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jeff Wennberg, Retired Director of Rutland Public Works, Former Commissioner of DEC
3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, April 15, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

1:15 PM

S.234 - An act relating to changes to Act 250

Mark-up and discussion

  • Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning & Revitalization, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

-

Lunch

1:15 PM

S.281 - An act relating to hunting coyotes with dogs

  • Christopher Herrick, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
2:15 PM

S.234 - An act relating to changes to Act 250

Possible vote

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:40 PM

S.234 - An act relating to changes to Act 250

Continued from above

Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.281 - An act relating to hunting coyotes with dogs

Possible vote

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

Break

10:25 AM

S.281 - An act relating to hunting coyotes with dogs

Continued from above

10:40 AM

S.148 - An act relating to environmental justice in Vermont

  • Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
10:50 AM

S.281 - An act relating to hunting coyotes with dogs

Discussion and possible vote

11:00 AM

S.234 - An act relating to changes to Act 250

Possible vote

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Thomas Weiss, Resident, Montpelier
11:30 AM

S.234 - An act relating to changes to Act 250

Continued from above

1:00 PM

House Floor

3:00 PM

S.148 - An act relating to environmental justice in Vermont

  • Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division, Agency of Transportation
  • Bor Yang, Executive Director & Counsel, Vermont Human Rights Commission
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.281 - An act relating to hunting coyotes with dogs

Possible vote

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

Break

10:10 AM

S.148 - An act relating to environmental justice in Vermont

Mark-up and discussion

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:15 PM

S.148 - An act relating to environmental justice in Vermont

  • Maggie Gendron, Deputy Secretary, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
2:15 PM

S.148 - An act relating to environmental justice in Vermont

Continued from above

3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, April 22, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

1:15 PM

S.148 - An act relating to environmental justice in Vermont

Mark-up and discussion

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Elena Mihaly, Vice President, Conservation Law Foundation
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

-

Lunch

1:15 PM

Caucuses

2:00 PM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

H.5 - An act relating to hearing protection while hunting

  • Rep. Patrick Brennan, House Committee on Ways and Means
4:00 PM

S.148 - An act relating to environmental justice in Vermont

Possible vote

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Dan Fingas, Movement Politics Director, Rights and Democracy Vermont
  • Elena Mihaly, Vice President, Conservation Law Foundation
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.148 - An act relating to environmental justice in Vermont

Possible vote

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:45 AM

Lakes and Ponds Day

  • Robert Evans, Vice President, Lake Carmi Campers Association
  • Oliver Pierson, Lakes and Ponds Program Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Bob Stannard, Member, Don’t Poison Lake Bomoseen
  • Peggy Stevens, Committee Representative, D.U.M.P Advisory Committee
  • Pat Suozzi, President, Federation of Lakes and Ponds
-

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, April 28, 2022
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Senate Action Overview

  • Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

Break

10:15 AM

H.175 - An act relating to the beverage container redemption system

  • Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
  • Erin Siegrist, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, April 29, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.411 - An act relating to the retrieval and use of covered wild animals

Discussion and vote on Senate Amendment

9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

12:15 PM

House Floor

1:30 PM

House Floor

Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

S.148 - An act relating to environmental justice in Vermont

Amendment discussion

10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

-

Lunch

2:15 PM

House Floor

Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.281 - An act relating to hunting coyotes with dogs

Amendment discussion

  • Rep. Patrick Brennan, Amendment Sponsor
9:10 AM

H.523 - An act relating to reducing hydrofluorocarbon emissions

Senate amendment discussion

9:20 AM

S.281 - An act relating to hunting coyotes with dogs

Amendment discussion

9:45 AM

H.523 - An act relating to reducing hydrofluorocarbon emissions

Senate amendment walk-through

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

Break

10:00 AM

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

  • Marguerite Adelman, Coordinator, Vermont PFAS/Military Poisons Coalition
  • Matthew Chapman, Director, Waste Management Protection Division, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Pam Ladds, Member, Don't Undermine Memphremagog's Purity
  • Peter LaFlamme, Director, Watershed Management Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Rep. James McCullough, Sponsor
  • Bethany Sargent, Monitoring and Assessment Program Manager, Watershed Management Division
  • Rep. Taylor Small, Sponsor
11:00 AM

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

Continued from above

12:30 AM

S.234 - An act relating to changes to Act 250

Amendment discussion

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Wayne Laroche, Sponsor
1:00 PM

House Floor

2:20 PM

S.281 - An act relating to hunting coyotes with dogs

Amendment discussion

  • Rep. William Notte, Amendment Sponsor
3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, May 5, 2022
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.697 - An act relating to eligibility of reserve forestland for enrollment in the Use Value Appraisal Program

  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
-

Break

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM

S.201 - An act relating to best management practices for trapping

  • Chris Bradley, President, VT Federation of Sportsman Club
  • Mike Covey, Executive Director, Vermont Traditions Coalition
  • Brenna Galdenzi, Executive Director, Protect Our Wildlife
  • Christopher Herrick, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Peggy Larson, Resident, Williston
  • Kim Royar, Furbearer Biologist, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Charles Storrow, Partner, Leonine Public Affairs, Vt Wildlife Coalition
10:30 AM

S.201 - An act relating to best management practices for trapping

Continued from above

11:40 AM

H.697 - An act relating to eligibility of reserve forestland for enrollment in the Use Value Appraisal Program

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, May 6, 2022
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

  • Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Committee
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:00 PM

House Floor

Immediately after Floor

S.201 - An act relating to best management practices for trapping

Possible vote

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Monday, May 9, 2022
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
1:00 PM

House Floor

-

Break

3:45 PM

House Floor

Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:25 PM

House Floor

2:10 PM

Caucus of the Whole

3:00 PM

H.446 - An act relating to miscellaneous natural resources and development subjects

Senate amendment discussion

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:00 PM

House Floor

Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.175 - An act relating to the beverage container redemption system

  • Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
-

Break

9:40 AM

H.175 - An act relating to the beverage container redemption system

  • Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, May 12, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

2:00 PM

House Floor

3:30 PM

S. 226 - An act relating to expanding access to safe and affordable housing

Joint Hearing with House General, Housing, and Military Affairs
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRAFDbOEqAfBf8YSoy1E5hA/featured

4:00 PM

S. 226 - An act relating to expanding access to safe and affordable housing

Amendment discussion

4:30 PM

House Floor

Friday, May 13, 2022
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

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