House Committee on General and Housing (Room 31)

The House Committee on General and Housing considers matters relating to housing, labor, equity and inclusion, and all matters relating to subjects for which there is no other appropriate committee.

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Wednesday, January 4, 2023

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Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Convenes

1:30 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, January 5, 2023

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:00 AM

Joint Assembly

Canvassing Committee Results

11:00 AM

Caucus of the Whole

House rules and decorum

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Lunch

1:00 PM

Committee Organizational Meeting

2:00 PM

Joint Assembly

Governor's Inaugural Address

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Friday, January 6, 2023

Meeting Details

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Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

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Caucus of the Whole

Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

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Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM

Security Briefing

Will not be livestreamed

• Janet Miller, Sergeant-At-Arms, Vermont Legislature
  
• Matthew Romei, Chief of Capitol Police, Vermont Legislature
  

3:00 PM

Meet the Committee

• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Patrick Titterton, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023

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Meeting Record

9:15 AM

Truth and Reconciliation

• Virginie Ladisch , Senior Expert, International Center for Transitional Justice
  
• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Vanessa Santos Eugenio, Co-Chair, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Selection Panel
  
• Karen Tronsgard-Scott, Co-Chair, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Selection Panel
  

10:00 AM

Break

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Truth and Reconciliation

Continuation from above

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Committee Organization

Administrative Resources

• Mike Ferrant, Director of Operations, Office of Legislative Operations
  

1:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

House Floor

Followed by ethics training for House members

2:00 PM

Chambers of Commerce

Introductions

• Austin Davis, Government Affairs Manager, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
  
• Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  

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Thursday, January 12, 2023

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Meeting Record

9:15 AM

Housing

Overview of Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

• Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  
• Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  

10:00 AM

Break

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Housing Continued

• Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  
• Jean Murray, Direcctor, Housing for Everyone Law Project
  
• Rachel Seelig, Director, Vermont Legal Aid Disability Law Project
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Housing

Overview of Vermont Housing Finance Agency

• Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
  

1:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, January 13, 2023

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Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

15 min after Floor

Committee Meeting

Overview of Capstone Community Action

• Sue Minter, Executive Director, Capstone Community Action
  

11:00 AM

Legislative Information Technology

Introduction of Legislature's Office of IT

• Shawn Allen, Systems Administrator, Office of Legislative Information Technology
  
• Kevin Moore, Director of Information Technology, Office of Legislative Information Technology
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

Tenant / Landlord Issues

Overview

• Angela Zaikowski , Director, Vermont Landlord Association
  

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Adjourn

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

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Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

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Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM

Housing

Introduction - Vermont State Housing Authority.

• Kathleen Berk, Executive Director, Vermont State Housing Authority
  

1:45 PM

Break

2:00 PM

Native Affairs

Governor's Commission on Native Affairs

• Rich Holschuh, Citizen of the Elnu Abenaki Tribe, Chair, Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs
  

2:15 PM

Break

2:45 PM

Native Affairs

Continuation from above

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023

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Meeting Record

9:15 AM

Labor Issues

Introductions from labor advocates

• Stephen Finner, Volunteer Lobbyist, Vermont Chapter of the Alliance of Retired Americans, AFL-CIO
  
• Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
  
• Elizabeth Medina, Executive Director, Vermont Labor Council, AFL-CIO
  
• David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Working Vermont
  
• Colin Robinson, Director, Government Relations, Vermont National Education Association
  

10:00 AM

Break

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Labor Issues

Continuation from above

11:00 AM

Break

11:15 AM

Governor's Proposed Budget Adjustment

Committee discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Vermont Housing

Introductions from home builders and lenders

• Joseph Bergeron, President, Association of Vermont Credit Unions
  
• Chris Delia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
  
• Greg Hahr, Chief Lending Officer, New England Federal Union
  
• Matt Musgrave, Government Affairs Director, Associated General Contractors of Vermont
  
• Peter Tucker, Advocacy & Public Policy Director, Vermont Association of Realtors
  

1:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, January 19, 2023

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9:15 AM

Homelessness Awareness Day

Joint hearing with the House Committee on Human Services.

• Kim Anetsberger, Executive Director, Lamoille Community House, Hyde Park
  
• Kara Casey, Director of Economic Development, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  
• Jennie Davis, Family Outreach and Assessment Coordinator, Champlain Valley School District
  
• Rick DeAngelis, Executive Director, Good Samaritan Haven, Barre
  
• Seth Gleason, Resident, Charter House, MIddlebury
  
• Amanda Hilliker, Housing Coordinator, Voices Against Violence, St Albans
  
• Marie Lennon, Board Member, Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness
  
• Robert Little, Director of Community Development, RuralEdge
  
• Colby Lynch, Resident, Hilltop Inn, Berlin
  
• Kathi Partlow, Housing and Community Development Manager, Family Center of Washington County
  
• Sarah Phillips, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families
  
• Michael Redmond, Executive Director, Upper Valley Haven
  
• Stephanie Vandal, Landlord Liaison, Springfield Supportive Housing
  

10:00 AM

Break

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Homelessness Awareness Day

Continuation from above

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Governor's Proposed Budget Adjustment

Committee discussion

• Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust
  

1:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, January 20, 2023

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Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Housing

Introduction to the Department of Housing and Community Development

• Alex Farrell, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Housing & Community Development
  
• Shaun Gilpin, Housing Division Director, Department of Housing and Community Development
  
• Josh Hanford, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
  

9:30 AM

House Floor

15 min after Floor

Budget Adjustment

Committee discussion and possible memo preparation

• Rep. Tiffany Bluemle, Liaison, House Committee on Appropriations
  

11:00 AM

Break

11:15 AM

Budget Adjustment

• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Joint Assembly

Governor's Budget Address

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Adjourn

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023

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Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

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Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM

When a Bill Comes to Committee

Review of H.416 from 2021-2022

• Rep. Robin Chesnut-Tangerman, Acting Sponsor
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

1:45 PM

Break

2:00 PM

Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition

Introduction and scope of activities of VAHC

• Michelle Kersey, Director of Development, Downstreet Housing and Community Development
  
• Robert Little, Director of Community Development, RuralEdge
  
• Anne Sosin, Interim Director, VAHC
  

2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

Budget Adjustment

Review committee memo

• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023

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Meeting Record

9:15 AM

Housing

Introductions and scope of work

• Kathy Beyer, Senior Vice President, Real Estate Development, Evernorth
  
• Michael Monte, Chief Executive Officer, Champlain Housing Trust
  

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

Housing

Continuation from above

• Jim Bradley, Chair, Legislative Committee, Home Builders and Remodelers Association
  
• Julie Marks, Founder and Director, Vermont Short Term Rental Alliance Inc.
  

11:15 AM

Housing

Homelessness situation in Rutland and state-wide with particular emphasis on issues related to the looming program deadline in March.

• Angus Chaney, Executive Director, Homeless Prevention Center, Rutland
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Introductions and Scope of Work

• Bill Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
  
• Jordan Giaconia, Public Policy Director, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
  
• Erin Sigrist, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
  
• Roxanne Vought, Executive Director, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
  

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Introduction

• Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, Sponsor
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, January 26, 2023

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Meeting Record

9:15 AM

Native Affairs

Introduction

• Don Stevens, Chief, Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk-Abenaki Nation
  

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

Department of Labor

Introduction

• Michael Harrington, Commissioner, Department of Labor
  
• Cameron Wood, Director, Unemployment Insurance Division, Department of Labor
  

11:00 AM

Break

11:15 AM

Mobile Home Parks

Update on scope of program

• Ryan Gerrity, Resident Organizer, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)
  
• Arthur Hamlin, Housing Program Coordinator - Mobile Home Parks, Department of Housing and Community Development
  
• Nate Lantieri, Mobile Home Program – Resident Organizer, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Labor and Education

Introductions

• Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
  
• Jeff Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
  
• Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
  

1:45 PM

Break

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Committee Meeting

TBD

3:00 PM

House Floor

Followed by ethics training for members.

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Friday, January 27, 2023

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

15 min after Floor

Labor Relations Board

Introduction and scope of work

• Judith Dillon, Executive Director, Labor Relations Board
  

11:15 AM

H.21 - An act relating to landlord notice of utility disconnections

Introduction and walk-through

• Rep. Woodman Page, Sponsor
  
• Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

Housing and Homelessness

• Paul Dragon, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)
  

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Adjourn

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Floor

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Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Walk-through

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Continuation from above

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

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9:15 AM

Basic Needs and Livable Wage

• Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

Basic Needs and Livable Wage

Continuation from above

11:15 AM

Lunch

12:00 PM

Caucus of the Whole

1:15 PM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Fiscal modeling

• Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Patrick Titterton, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

Mental Health Advocacy Day

Committee will briefly hear about the affordable housing and homelessness study of Washington County as well as data released related to families and housing in the State of Vermont's Children Report.

• Dora Levinson, Research and Data Director, Building Bright Futures State Advisory Council
  
• Dan Towle, Consultant, Parker Advisors
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, February 2, 2023

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Meeting Record

9:15 AM

Probing Equity Questions

Technique for an equity lens

• Rep. Elizabeth Burrows, Social Equity Caucus
  

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Committee discussion

10:45 AM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Continuation of walk-through

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Completion of walk-through followed by testimony

• Kara Casey, Director of Economic Development, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  
• Michelle Fay, Executive Director, Voices for Vermont's Children
  
• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

1:45 PM

Break

2:00 PM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Continuation of testimony

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, February 3, 2023

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Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10 min after Floor

H.111 - An act relating to workforce housing

Introduction

• Rep. Katherine Sims, Sponsor
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

• Austin Davis, Government Affairs Manager, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
  
• David Dolginow , Co-founder, Vice President, Shacksbury Cider
  
• Randy George, Co-owner, Red Hen Baking Company
  

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Continuation from above

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Adjourn

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

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Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

• Michael Pieciak, Vermont State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
  

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023

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9:15 AM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

• Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
  
• Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

• Erin Sigrist, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
  

11:00 AM

Break

11:15 AM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

• Molly Weston Williamson, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
  

1:45 PM

Break

2:00 PM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

• Matt Musgrave, Government Affairs Director, Associated General Contractors of Vermont
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

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9:15 AM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Discussion of potential for fraud in UI and Worker's Comp.

• Cameron Wood, Director, Unemployment Insurance Division, Department of Labor
  

9:45 AM

Break

10:00 AM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Discussion of potential role of Tax Department

• Craig Bolio, Commissioner, Department of Taxes
  

10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

Governor's Proposed Paid Family Leave Program

• Beth Fastiggi, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources
  
• Emily Kisicki, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation
  
• Kendal Smith, Director of Policy Development and Legislative Affairs, Governor's Office
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Testimony followed by discussion and mark-up

• Emily Kisicki, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation
  
• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Anna Van Fleet, Director, Rates and Forms, Department of Financial Regulation
  

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Discussion and mark-up

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, February 10, 2023

Meeting Details

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Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

Followed by Discrimination Prevention Training

10 min after Floor

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Discussion and mark-up
As Floor time allows

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Discussion and mark-up

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Break

3:30 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023

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Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

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Lunch and Caucuses

1:15 PM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Mark-up and possible vote

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:30 PM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Mark-up and possible vote

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:15 PM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Continuation from above

3:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Possible vote

• Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Patrick Titterton, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

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Break

10:15 AM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Possible vote

• Ashlynn Doyon, Director of Financial Literacy, Outreach, and Special Projects, Office of the State Treasurer
  
• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

11:00 AM

Break

11:15 AM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Continued from above - possible vote

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Possible vote

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Continued from above - possible vote

3:00 PM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Possible vote

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

6:00 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, February 16, 2023

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Mark-up, discussion and possible vote

• Austin Davis, Government Affairs Manager, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
  

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Joint Assembly

Election of the Sergeant at Arms and Elections of Trustees for the University of Vermont and Vermont State Agricultural College

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Discussion and possible vote

1:45 PM

Break

2:00 PM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Discussion and possible vote

3:00 PM

Break

Committee is excused from the Floor

3:45 PM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Review and vote

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

4:00 PM

Break

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H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Continuation from above

5:00 PM

Public Hearing on Housing

Joint hearing with the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs.
Room 267 Pavilion Building (109) State St.
Pre-registration for testimony required.Hearing will be livestreamed HERE

• Margaret Anderson, Self-Advocate, Town of South Hero
  
• Sam Anonymous, Self-Advocate, Town of Warren
  
• Susan Aranoff, Self-Advocate, Town of East Montpelier
  
• Buster Caswell, Self-Advocate, Town of Milton
  
• David Frye, Self-Advocate, Town of North Ferrisburgh
  
• Lisa Groeneveld, Self-Advocate, City of South Burlington
  
• Joe Gunter, Self-Advocate, Town of Middletown Springs
  
• John Haffner, Self-Advocate, Town of Hartford
  
• Angie Harbin, Self-Advocate, Town of Tunbridge
  
• Cynthia Haviland, Self-Advocate, Town of Williston
  
• Michelle Kersey, Self-Advocate, Town of Plainfield
  
• Michael Krancer, Self-Advocate, Town of Stowe
  
• Maura Lane, Self-Advocate, Town of Moretown
  
• Jessica Laporte, Self-Advocate, Town of Duxbury
  
• Marion Leakey, Self-Advocate, Town of South Hero
  
• Colby Lynch, Self-Advocate, City of Barre
  
• Catherine Melocik, Self-Advocate, Town of Hartford
  
• Michel Messier, Self-Advocate, City of Rutland
  
• Michael Monte, Self-Advocate, City Of Burlington
  
• Peter Plumeau, Self-Advocate, City of South Burlington
  
• Rebecca Plummer, Self-Advocate, City of Montpelier
  
• Cindy Reid, Self-Advocate, City of South Burlington
  
• Emily Rosenbaum, Self-Advocate, Town of Stowe
  
• Leo Schiff, Self-Advocate, Town of Brattleboro
  
• Elise Shanbacker, Self-Advocate, City of Vergennes
  
• Nancy Snyder, Self-Advocate, City Of Burlington
  
• Eric Stacy, Self-Advocate, Town of Windsor
  
• Patricia Tedesco, Self-Advocate, Town of Woodbury
  
• Thomas Weiss, Self-Advocate, City of Montpelier
  
• Steve Whitaker, Self-Advocate, City of Montpelier
  
• Gary Winslett, Self-Advocate, City of South Burlington
  
• Jeanne Zimmerman, Self-Advocate, City of South Burlington
  
• Syndi Zook, Self-Advocate, City Of Burlington
  

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Friday, February 17, 2023

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Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10 min after Floor

VHCC Annual Updates

• Mohamed Abdullahi, Somali Team Member, Trusted Community Voices
  
• Mary Cohen, Executive Director, Housing Trust of Rutland County
  
• Benjamin Doyle , President, Preservation Trust of Vermont
  
• Molly Duggan, VHCC Co-Chair, Cathedral Square
  
• Matt Williams, Executive Director, Catamount Trail Association
  

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Break

12:00 PM

Lunch

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Floor

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Lunch and Caucuses

• Rep. Matthew Birong, Sponsor
  
• Elizabeth Medina, Executive Director, Vermont Labor Council, AFL-CIO
  
• Rep. Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Sponsor, Sponsor
  
• Rep. Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Sponsor, Sponsor
  
• Rep. Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Sponsor
  
• Rep. Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Sponsor
  
• Rep. Monique Priestley, Sponsor
  
• Rep. Casey Toof, Sponsor
  

1:00 PM

Bill Introductions

2:00 PM

Break

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023

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9:15 AM

H.276 - An act relating to creating a rental housing registry

Introduction and walk-through

• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Rep. Thomas Stevens, Sponsor
  

9:30 AM

Break

9:50 AM

H.276 - An act relating to creating a rental housing registry

Continuation from above

10:15 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2024 Budget

• Hardy Merrill, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management
  

11:00 AM

Break

11:15 AM

H.135 - An act relating to capping annual rent increases and security deposits

Introduction

• Rep. Michelle Bos-Lun, Sponsor
  

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H.132 - An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against persons without homes

Introduction as time allows

• Rep. Thomas Stevens, Sponsor
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

H.157 - An act relating to the Vermont basic needs budget

Introduction and walk-through

• Rep. Tiffany Bluemle, Sponsor
  
• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

H.111 - An act relating to workforce housing

Walk-through

• Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, February 23, 2023

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9:15 AM

Pathways Vermont

Program and budget request

• Hilary Melton, Executive Director, Pathways Vermont
  
• Lindsay Mesa, Program Director, Housing First, Pathways Vermont
  

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

H.317 - An act relating to improving the accessibility of certain residential buildings

Introduction

• Rep. Elizabeth Burrows, Sponsor
  

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H.213 - An act relating to creating a study committee on mobile homes and mobile home parks

Introduction

• Rep. Thomas Stevens, Sponsor
  
• Rep. Thomas Stevens, Sponsor
  

11:00 AM

Break

11:15 AM

Department of Housing and Community Development

Proposed housing budgets and department programs. May touch on H.111.

• Josh Hanford, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.111 - An act relating to workforce housing

• Josh Hanford, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
  

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

H.276 - An act relating to creating a rental housing registry

• Sarah Carpenter, Chair, Rental Housing Advisory Board
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, February 24, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10 min after Floor

H.276 - An act relating to creating a rental housing registry

Continuation of walk-through

• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

11:15 AM

Break

11:30 AM

H.276 - An act relating to creating a rental housing registry

Continuation from above

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.111 - An act relating to workforce housing

• Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
  
• Peter Kahn, Builder, Bartlett Real Estate
  
• Jonah Richard, Founder and Builder, Village Ventures
  

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

H.111 - An act relating to workforce housing

• Zak Hale, Partner, Hale Resources LLC
  
• Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
  
• Shawn Tester, CEO, Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital
  

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM

Land Access and Opportunity Board

Report presentation

• Robert Appel, Retired Director of the Human Rights Commission and Defender General
  
• Mark Hughes, Executive Director, Vermont Racial Justice Alliance
  
• Jess Laporte, Land Access and Opportunity Board, Rights and Democracy
  

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

SASH / SASH for All

FY24 budget request

• Molly Dugan, Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Cathedral Square / SASH
  

3:00 PM

Break

3:15 PM

H.157 - An act relating to the Vermont basic needs budget

• Austin Davis, Government Affairs Manager, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
  
• Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  
• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

Governor's Proposed FY 2024 Budget

Review budget memo

• Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust
  
• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

H.276 - An act relating to creating a rental housing registry

• Julie Marks, Founder and Director, Vermont Short Term Rental Alliance Inc.
  
• Amy Spear, Vice President of Tourism, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  
• Peter Tucker, Advocacy & Public Policy Director, Vermont Association of Realtors
  
• Angela Zaikowski , Director, Vermont Landlord Association
  

11:15 AM

Break

11:30 AM

Disability Awareness Day

• Susan Aranoff, Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
  
• Julie Cunningham, Executive Director, Families First Vermont
  
• Maryellen Griffin, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

Land Access and Opportunity Board

• Mindy Blank, Community Organizer, Seeding Power Vermont, Co-Director, Community Resilience Organizations
  
• Shane Rogers, Community Organizer, Seeding Power Vermont
  

-

Break

• Rep. R. Scott Campbell, Sponsor
  

3:30 PM

Governor's Proposed FY 2024 Budget

Housing

• Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust
  

4:15 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, March 2, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

H.157 - An act relating to the Vermont basic needs budget

Mark-up and possible vote

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2024 Budget

Discussion and memo preparation

• Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust
  
• Chad Simmons, Housing Policy and Engagement Specialist, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
  

11:00 AM

Break

11:15 AM

Governor's Proposed FY 2024 Budget

Discussion and memo preparation

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Following Floor

H.157 - An act relating to the Vermont basic needs budget

Committee vote

-

Governor's Proposed FY2024 Budget

Finalize committee memo

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, March 3, 2023

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Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.301 - An act relating to providing protections against no-cause eviction

Introduction

• Rep. Joseph "Chip" Troiano, Sponsor
  

9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.276 - An act relating to creating a rental housing registry

Walk-through of new language

• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

H.332 - An act relating to a building energy code study committee

Walk-through

• Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM

H.276 - An act relating to creating a rental housing registry

• Shaun Gilpin, Housing Division Director, Department of Housing and Community Development
  
• Josh Hanford, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
  

1:45 PM

Break

2:00 PM

H.276 - An act relating to creating a rental housing registry

Continuation from above

• Molly Mahar, President, Vermont Ski Areas Association
  

2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

H.213 - An act relating to creating a study committee on mobile homes and mobile home parks

• Ryan Gerrity, Resident Organizer, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)
  
• Shaun Gilpin, Housing Division Director, Department of Housing and Community Development
  
• Arthur Hamlin, Housing Program Coordinator - Mobile Home Parks, Department of Housing and Community Development
  
• Sandrine Kibuey, Mobile Home Program Director, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity
  

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

H.276 - An act relating to creating a rental housing registry

Committee discussion

• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.332 - An act relating to a building energy code study committee

• John Alden, Chair, Public Policy Committee, The American Institute of Architects, Vermont Chapter
  
• Denis Bourbeau, President, Borbeau Custom Homes, Inc.
  
• Richard Faesy , Lead applicant on the DOE Grant “ Vermont Building Energy Code Administration Project”, Principal, Energy Futures Group, Inc.
  
• Sandra Vitzthum, Member, Public Policy Committee, The American Institute of Architects, Vermont Chapter
  
• Jason Webster, Co-President, Owner, Huntington Homes, Inc.
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

GA Subgroup

Briefing

• Rep. Jubilee McGill, House Committee On Human Services
  

-

Break

• Rep. Joseph Andriano, Sponsor
  
• Rep. Elizabeth Burrows, Sponsor
  
• Rep. Josie Leavitt, Co-Sponsor
  

4:15 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

H.276 - An act relating to creating a rental housing registry

• Shawn Nailor, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services
  

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

H.276 - An act relating to creating a rental housing registry

• Sarah Carpenter, Chair, Rental Housing Advisory Board
  

11:00 AM

Break

11:15 AM

H.213 - An act relating to creating a study committee on mobile homes and mobile home parks

Walk-through of new language

• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  
• Rep. Curt Taylor, Colchester
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

H.276 - An act relating to creating a rental housing registry

Committee Discussion

• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

-

Break

4:00 PM

H. - An act relating to crisis standards of housing and a homelessness response systems analysis

Presentation and discussion

5:00 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, March 17, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.276 - An act relating to creating a rental housing registry

• Craig Bolio, Commissioner, Department of Taxes
  

9:30 AM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

H.276 - An act relating to creating a rental housing registry

Discussion and possible inclusion of amendment language from
DR 23-0983.
Possible vote.

• Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.276 - An act relating to creating a rental housing registry

Discussion and possible inclusion of amendment language
from DR 23-0983.
Possible vote

• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

-

H.213 - An act relating to creating a study committee on mobile homes and mobile home parks

Discussion and possible vote

1:45 PM

Break

2:00 PM

H.213 - An act relating to creating a study committee on mobile homes and mobile home parks

Discussion and possible vote

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch and Caucuses

• Rep. Elizabeth Burrows, Sponsor
  
• Rep. Seth Chase, Sponsor
  
• Rep. John O'Brien, Sponsor
  
• Rep. Tristan Roberts, Sponsor
  

1:40 PM

H.260 - An act relating to the Commission on Native American Affairs

Introduction

• Rep. Katherine Sims, Sponsor
  

2:25 PM

Break

2:35 PM

H.239 - An act relating to designating "National Emblem" as the State March

Introduction

• Rep. John Arrison, Sponsor
  

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

H.448 - An act relating to promoting racial and social equity in economic opportunity and cultural empowerment

Introduction

• Rep. Brian Cina, Sponsor
  

9:50 AM

H.184 - An act relating to exempting an owner of rental housing from renovation, repair, painting, and maintenance (RRPM) licensing requirements

Introduction and walk-through

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Rep. Carol Ode, Co-sponsor
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:40 AM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Review work on bill by House Ways and Means

• Rep. Carl Demrow, Reporter, House Committee on Ways and Means
  

-

Break

11:45 AM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Straw vote on changes made by House Ways and Means

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, March 23, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

H.184 - An act relating to exempting an owner of rental housing from renovation, repair, painting, and maintenance (RRPM) licensing requirements

• Alan Bjerke, Self Advocate, Burlington
  
• David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Department of Health
  

10:30 AM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Briefing on work by House Appropriations

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Rep. Robin Scheu, Reporter, House Committee on Appropriations
  

11:15 AM

H.66 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance

Toof and Beck Amendment

• Rep. Scott Beck, Co-sponsor
  
• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Rep. Casey Toof, Co-sponsor
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

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Friday, March 24, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

---

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

1:00 PM

Joint Assembly

Judicial Retention of Supreme Court Justices and Superior Court Judges

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

Legislative History of Minimum Wage and Overtime Exemptions in Vermont

Dartmouth College student presentation

• Noah Durham, Dartmouth College, Class of 2025
  
• Dylan Griffith , Dartmouth College, Class of 2025
  
• Thomas Lane, Dartmouth College, Class of 2024
  

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

H.276 - An act relating to creating a rental housing registry

House Committees of Appropriations and Ways and Means

• Rep. James Harrison, Reporter, House Committee on Appropriations
  
• Rep. Katherine Sims, Reporter, House Committee on Ways and Means
  

12:00 PM

Lunch and Caucus of the Whole

1:00 PM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

Committee Meeting

As time allows

4:15 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.132 - An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against persons without homes

Walk-through and testimony

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
  

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Housing and Homelessness

• Kathleen Berk, Executive Director, Vermont State Housing Authority
  
• Tyler Maas, Program Manager, Vermont State Housing Authority
  
• Jean Murray, Direcctor, Housing for Everyone Law Project
  
• Anne Sosin, Interim Director, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

Committee Meeting

As time allows

-

Adjourn

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Friday, March 31, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

Committee Meeting

As Floor time allows

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.454 - An act relating to establishing a statewide bargaining unit for Vermont State Colleges adjunct faculty

Introduction

• Rep. Peter Anthony, Sponsor
  
• Heather Riemer, Director, American Federation of Teachers VT
  

-

H.292 - An act relating to providing workers’ compensation coverage for post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by certain public employees

Introduction

• Rep. Conor Casey, Sponsor
  
• Sen. Wendy Harrison, Sponsor
  
• Sen. Wendy Harrison, Reporter
  
• Rep. Robert Hooper, Sponsor
  
• Rep. Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Sponsor
  

1:55 PM

Break

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch and Caucuses

• Rep. Mark Higley, Sponsor
  

1:00 PM

Rights and Democracy Vermont

Brief presentation

• Angela Lawrence, RAD member, Windham County
  
• Tom Proctor, Statewide Housing Justice Organizer, Rights and Democracy Vermont
  
• Winnie Wilkinson, RAD member, St. Albans
  

1:45 PM

H.391 - An act relating to creating an eviction diversion program

Discussion on the idea of eviction diversion

• Therese Corsones, State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary
  
• Helen Toor, Superior Court Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  
• Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

3:00 PM

H.363 - An act relating to prohibiting discrimination based on certain hair types and styles

Introduction

• Rep. Kevin "Coach" Christie, Sponsor
  

3:30 PM

S.100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

Introduction

• Sen. Alison Clarkson, Reporter
  
• Sen. Wendy Harrison, Co-Reporter
  

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Wednesday, April 5, 2023

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

VHIP and Disability-related Funds

• Susan Aranoff, Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
  
• Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Health Services, Vermont Care Partners
  

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

H.132 - An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against persons without homes

• Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
  
• Bor Yang, Executive Director & Counsel, Vermont Human Rights Commission
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:30 PM

S.100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

Walk-through

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:00 PM

Break

3:15 PM

S.100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

Continuation from above

• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

4:15 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, April 6, 2023

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Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

S.100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

Walk-through (continued from previous day)

• Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:00 AM

Break

10:10 AM

S.100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

Continuation from above

10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

S.103 - An act relating to amending the prohibitions against discrimination

Walk-through

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

S.100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

• Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
  
• Michael Desrochers, Director, Division of Fire Safety, Department of Public Safety
  
• Doug Hoffer, State Auditor, State Auditor's Office
  

-

Break

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, April 7, 2023

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Habitat for Humanity

Project presentation

• Alison Johnson, Development Director, Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity
  
• Cindy Luce, Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity Bennington
  
• Rebekah Stephens, Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity of Rutland County
  
• Zachariah Watson, Executive Director, Central Vermont Habitat for Humanity
  

9:30 AM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

S.100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

• Shaun Gilpin, Housing Division Director, Department of Housing and Community Development
  
• Josh Hanford, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
  
• Bor Yang, Executive Director & Counsel, Vermont Human Rights Commission
  

12:00 PM

Break

-

H.391 - An act relating to creating an eviction diversion program

• Jean Murray, Direcctor, Housing for Everyone Law Project
  
• Rachel Seelig, Director, Disability Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
  

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM

S.100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

Committee discussion

1:30 PM

H.391 - An act relating to creating an eviction diversion program

Eviction diversion

• Kathleen Berk, Executive Director, Vermont State Housing Authority
  
• Jean Murray, Direcctor, Housing for Everyone Law Project
  

2:00 PM

Committee Meeting

TBD

2:20 PM

Break

2:40 PM

S.103 - An act relating to amending the prohibitions against discrimination

Conclusion of walk-through

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:15 PM

H.391 - An act relating to creating an eviction diversion program

• Jean Murray, Direcctor, Housing for Everyone Law Project
  
• Rachel Seelig, Director, Disability Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
  
• Angela Zaikowski , Director, Vermont Landlord Association
  

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

S.100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

Committee discussion

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

S.100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

Testimony and committee discussion

• Sue Minter, Executive Director, Capstone Community Action
  
• Peter Tucker, Advocacy & Public Policy Director, Vermont Association of Realtors
  

11:00 AM

Break

11:15 AM

S.100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

Committee discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

Committee Meeting

Elder amendment and Committee discussion

• Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Rep. Caleb Elder, Amendment Sponsor
  

-

Break

3:20 PM

S.100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

Committee discussion

4:15 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, April 13, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

S.100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

Discussion and possible vote

• Katie Caron, Attorney, Vermont Attorney Title Corporation
  
• Abbie Jeffries, Represntative, New England Federal Credit Union
  

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

S.100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

Discussion and possible vote

• Kirby Dunn, Executive Director, HomeShare Vermont
  

11:00 AM

Break

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:15 PM

S.100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

Discussion and possible vote

-

Break

6:30 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, April 14, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled for Today

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM

H.132 - An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against persons without homes

• Austin Davis, Government Affairs Manager, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
  
• Kelly Devine, Executive Director, Burlington Business Association
  
• Mike Maughan, Self-Advocate, Colchester
  
• Kenneth Russell, Executive Director, Another Way Inc.
  
• Erin Sigrist, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
  

1:45 PM

Break

2:00 PM

H.132 - An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against persons without homes

Continuation from above

2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

S.103 - An act relating to amending the prohibitions against discrimination

• Richard Cassidy, Attorney, Rich Cassidy Law
  
• Xusana Davis, Executive Director, Office of Racial Equity
  
• Bor Yang, Executive Director & Counsel, Vermont Human Rights Commission
  

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

S.100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

Joint hearing with The House Committee on Environment and Energy in room 267 of the Pavilion building.
The hearing will be livestreamed here

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

S.103 - An act relating to amending the prohibitions against discrimination

• Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
  
• Kerin Stackpole, Director, Leader of the Labor and Employment Team, Paul Frank and Collins, PC
  

-

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

H.391 - An act relating to creating an eviction diversion program

• Jean Murray, Direcctor, Housing for Everyone Law Project
  
• Rachel Seelig, Director, Disability Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
  

3:00 PM

H.21 - An act relating to landlord notice of utility disconnections

• Elia Spates, Property Manager, Memphremagog Rentals
  

4:15 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, April 20, 2023

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

S.103 - An act relating to amending the prohibitions against discrimination

• Kara Casey, Director of Economic Development, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  
• Austin Davis, Government Affairs Manager, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
  
• Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
  

10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

H.184 - An act relating to exempting an owner of rental housing from renovation, repair, painting, and maintenance (RRPM) licensing requirements

• Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

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Friday, April 21, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

H.391 - An act relating to creating an eviction diversion program

As House Floor time allows

• Rachel Seelig, Director, Disability Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
  
• Angela Zaikowski , Director, Vermont Landlord Association
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.391 - An act relating to creating an eviction diversion program

Committee Discussion

• Sandrine Kibuey, Mobile Home Program Director, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity
  
• Jean Murray, Direcctor, Housing for Everyone Law Project
  
• Rachel Seelig, Director, Disability Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
  
• Angela Zaikowski , Director, Vermont Landlord Association
  

-

Break

2:15 PM

H.132 - An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against persons without homes

• Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
  

2:30 PM

S.103 - An act relating to amending the prohibitions against discrimination

• Liz Mills, Representative, Vermont Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers
  
• Elizabeth Tang, Senior Counsel, Education & Workplace Justice, National Women’s Law Center
  

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM

S.103 - An act relating to amending the prohibitions against discrimination

Committee discussion, mark-up and possible vote

• Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
  
• Beth Fastiggi, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources
  
• Jay Greene, Racial Equity Policy & Research Analyst, Office of Racial Equity
  
• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
  
• Bor Yang, Executive Director & Counsel, Vermont Human Rights Commission
  

2:30 PM

H.132 - An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against persons without homes

• Martin Hahn, Executive Director, Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness
  

3:00 PM

H.21 - An act relating to landlord notice of utility disconnections

• Andrea Cohen, Manager, Government Affairs and Member Relations, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.
  
• Carol Flint, Consumer Affairs Director, Department of Public Service
  
• Louis Porter, General Manager, Washington Electric Coop
  

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

H.391 - An act relating to creating an eviction diversion program

Committee discussion with stake holders. Possible vote

• Kathleen Berk, Executive Director, Vermont State Housing Authority
  
• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Sandrine Kibuey, Director- Housing Advocacy Programs, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity
  
• Jean Murray, Direcctor, Housing for Everyone Law Project
  
• Rachel Seelig, Director, Disability Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
  

10:30 AM

S.103 - An act relating to amending the prohibitions against discrimination

• Heather Lynn, Attorney, Vermont School Boards Insurance Trust
  

10:45 AM

S.103 - An act relating to amending the prohibitions against discrimination

Mark-up and possible vote

• Judy Dow, Executive Director, Gedakina
  
• Jaya Holliman, Self Advocate, Middletown Springs
  
• Caralee Kennedy, Self Advocate, West Pawlet
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

H.184 - An act relating to exempting an owner of rental housing from renovation, repair, painting, and maintenance (RRPM) licensing requirements

Discussion and possible vote

• Alan Bjerke, Self Advocate, Burlington
  

-

Break

3:00 PM

H.184 - An act relating to exempting an owner of rental housing from renovation, repair, painting, and maintenance (RRPM) licensing requirements

Discussion and possible vote

• Alan Bjerke, Self Advocate, Burlington
  
• David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Department of Health
  

3:30 PM

S.103 - An act relating to amending the prohibitions against discrimination

Discussion and possible vote

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
  

4:15 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

H.391 - An act relating to creating an eviction diversion program

Discussion and possible vote on committee language

• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Rachel Seelig, Director, Disability Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
  

-

Break

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:00 AM

Committee Meeting

11:00 AM

S.103 - An act relating to amending the prohibitions against discrimination

Discussion and possible vote

• Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

H.391 - An act relating to creating an eviction diversion program

Discussion and vote on committee amendment

• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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Friday, April 28, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Introduction to new Commissioners

• Melody Mackin, Commissioner, Truth and Reconciliation Commission
  
• Mia Schultz, Commissioner, Truth and Reconciliation Commission
  
• Patrick Standen, Commissioner, Truth and Reconciliation Commission
  

9:30 AM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

Committee Meeting

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.432 - An act relating to establishing the Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for the Institution of Chattel Slavery

Introduction and walk-through

• Ashleigh Angel, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Rep. Brian Cina, Sponsor
  

1:45 PM

Break

2:30 PM

House Floor

As needed

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch and Caucuses and Training

• Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:10 PM

H.21 - An act relating to landlord notice of utility disconnections

Mark-up and possible vote

• Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

H.21 - An act relating to landlord notice of utility disconnections

Discussion and vote

• Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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JRS17 - Joint resolution urging U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to comply with the expedited asylum hearing provisions of the Afghan Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022

Vote

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.132 - An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against persons without homes

Discussion and possible vote

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, May 4, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.102 - An act relating to expanding employment protections and collective bargaining rights

Walk-through and introductory testimony

• Austin Davis, Government Affairs Manager, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
  
• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Elizabeth Medina, Executive Director, Vermont Labor Council, AFL-CIO
  

2:00 PM

Emergency Housing

Transition plans from motel and rentals subsidy programs

• Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department of Children and Families
  
• Katarina Lisaius, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  
• Sarah Phillips, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

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Friday, May 5, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.103 - An act relating to amending the prohibitions against discrimination

Committee discussion with Chair of House Education

• Rep. Peter Conlon, Chair, House Committee on Education
  
• Rep. Mary-Katherine Stone, Clerk, House Committee on Education
  
• BetsyAnn Wrask, Clerk of the House, Vermont House of Representatives
  

10:00 AM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

S.103 - An act relating to amending the prohibitions against discrimination

Discussion and possible vote

• BetsyAnn Wrask, Clerk of the House, Vermont House of Representatives
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

S.103 - An act relating to amending the prohibitions against discrimination

Committee discussion and possible vote

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Bor Yang, Executive Director & Counsel, Vermont Human Rights Commission
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

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Monday, May 8, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

1:00 PM

House Floor

-

S.100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

Amendment language

• Rep. Seth Bongartz, Reporter, House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife
  
• Rep. Diane Lanpher, Chair, House Committee on Appropriations
  
• Rep. Joseph Parsons, Amendment Sponsor
  
• Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

6:45 PM

S.103 - An act relating to amending the prohibitions against discrimination

Discussion and vote

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch and Caucuses

2:00 PM

S.100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

Amendment language

• Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department of Children and Families
  
• Rep. Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Sponsor
  
• Rep. Taylor Small, Co-sponsor
  
• Rep. Theresa Wood, Chair, House Committee On Human Services
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

H.157 - An act relating to the Vermont basic needs budget

Senate amendment

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:00 AM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

Committee Meeting

As need and Floor time allow

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Committee Meeting

TBD - Tentative

-

Break

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, May 11, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

S.103 - An act relating to amending the prohibitions against discrimination

Bartley Amendment

• Rep. Ashley Bartley, Amendment Sponsor
  
• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:00 AM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

Committee Meeting

As need and Floor time allow

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Committee Meeting

As needed

3:00 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

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Friday, May 12, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

-

House Floor

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