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Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Room 27

The Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs has jurisdiction over matters relating to economic development, commerce, and community development, including tourism and marketing, promotion of the arts, and film activities; matters relating to labor; matters relating to housing; matters relating to liquor and tobacco control; matters relating to lotteries; and all matters relating to subjects for which there is no other appropriate committee.

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Previous Meetings - Full Report

Summary Report

Friday, January 10, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Committee Discussion

10:00 AM

Legislative Counsel Overview

introductions

10:45 AM

Joint Fiscal Office

introductions

11:30 AM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:00 AM

Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

Senate Chambers

11:00 AM

Break

11:15 AM

Committee Discussion

Further Introductions

12:00 PM

Adjourn


Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Introductions and Discussion

Office of the Vermont Attorney General

  • Charity Clark, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
9:30 AM

Basic Needs Budget

  • Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
10:15 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Vermont Chamber of Commerce

  • Jeremy Little, Policy and Outreach Associate, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  • Amy Spear, Vermont Chamber President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  • Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Thursday, January 16, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Committee Discussion

9:30 AM

Introductions and Discussion

Department of Labor

  • Michael Harrington, Commissioner, Department of Labor
  • Kendal Smith, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Labor
10:00 AM

Introductions and Discussion

Department of Labor - Workforce Development

  • Sabina Haskell, Executive Director, Office of Workforce Strategy and Development
  • Jay Ramsey, Director of Workforce Development, Department of Labor
10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

Introductions and Discussion

Department of Liquor and Lottery

  • Wendy Knight, Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery
11:30 AM

Committee Discussion

12:00 PM

Adjourn


Friday, January 17, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Agency of Commerce and Community Development

  • Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development
  • Lindsay Kurrle, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  • Heather Pelham, Commissioner, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Housing Issues

  • Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
  • Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust
11:30 AM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

Followed by Discrimination Prevention Training

10:45 AM

Housing Issues

  • Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
  • Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Agricultural Worker Labor and Employment Laws

Update on Study

  • Rep. David Durfee, Sponsor, House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:45 AM

Evictions-Landlords Report

This is a joint hearing with House General and Housing (Room 31).
The meeting will be streamed on their YouTube channel: <https://www.youtube.com/@VTHouseGenAndHousing>

  • Teri Corsones, State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary
  • Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jessica Hyman, Director, Fair Housing Program, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)
  • Rep. Emilie Krasnow, Chair, Landlord Tenant Law Study Committee
  • Jean Murray, Director, Housing for Everyone Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

Update

Vermont Baby Bonds
Vermont Saves Program
Medical Debt Initiative

  • Michael Pieciak, Vermont State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
11:30 AM

Special Oversight Committee on Workforce Expansion and Development

  • Rep. Michael Marcotte, Sponsor, Sponsor
  • Jay Ramsey, Director of Workforce Development, Department of Labor
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Revenue Forecast, Governor's Office

3:45 PM

Legislative Briefing

House Chamber


Thursday, January 23, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Joint Fiscal Office

Basic Needs Budget, Finish Reporting

  • Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
9:45 AM

Joint Fiscal Office

Overview of Vermont Demographics

  • Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Department of Labor

Labor Market Updates

  • Mat Barewicz, Economic & Labor Market Information Director, Department of Labor
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Friday, January 24, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Homelessness and Housing Solutions

  • Frank Knaack, Executive Director, Housing and Homelessness Alliance of Vermont
10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

Housing Production

  • Jim Bradley, Project Developer/Manager, Hayward Design Build, LLC
  • Collin Frisbie, Vice President, Sterling Homes
  • Jason Webster, Co-President, Owner, Huntington Homes, Inc.
11:30 PM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:00 AM

Tourism and Marketing

Finish-up Report

  • Heather Pelham, Commissioner, Department of Tourism and Marketing
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Outdoor Recreation Industry

Introductions and Overview

  • Kelly Ault, Executive Director, Vermont Outdoor Business Alliance
  • Dave Beckwith, Director of Mountain Sports, Killington/Pico Ski Resort Partners
  • Jonas Cole, Owner, Vermont Bike and Brew
  • Emily Foster, Director of People and Planet Impact, Burton Snowboards
11:30 AM

Consumer Assistance Program Report

  • Christopher Curtis, Director, Consumer Assistance Program, Vermont Attorney General's Office
  • Lisa Jensen, Assistant Director, Consumer Assistance Program, Vermont Attorney General's Office
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Governor's 2026 Budget Address

Joint Assembly to Receive Budget Address


Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Small Business Day

Data, Approaches, and Stories


This is a joint hearing with Senate Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs. It will be held in Room 267 of The Pavilion and live streamed from House Commerce and Economic Development's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VTHouseCommEcoDev

9:00 am to 12 noon (break at approximately 10:30 am)

  • Whitney Aldrich, Owner, Axels Gallery and Frame Shop
  • Maya Carlet, Nurse Practitioner, Partners in Integrative Healing
  • Rep. Abbey Duke, Owner, SugarSnap Catering
  • Andy Julow, Executive Director, Lake Champlain Islands Economic Development Corporation
  • Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  • Jada Khosla, Psychiatrist, Partners in Integrative Healing
  • Lindsay Kurrle, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  • Linda Rossi, State Director, Vermont Small Business Development Center
  • Ruth Steinmetz, Co Founder and Creative Director, Steinmetz LLC
  • Weiwei Wang, Co Founder and Executive Director, Vermont Professionals of Color Network
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Thursday, January 30, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Housing Production

  • Peter Tucker, Advocacy & Public Policy Director, Vermont Association of Realtors
9:45 AM

Break

10:00 AM

Governor's Omnibus Housing Proposal

This is a joint hearing with House General and Housing. It will be hosted in Room 31 and live streamed to the House General and Housing Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRAFDbOEqAfBf8YSoy1E5hA/featured

  • Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Friday, January 31, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Building Cost Drivers

  • Kathy Beyer, Senior Vice President, Real Estate Development, Evernorth
  • Erik Hoekstra, Managing Partner, Redstone Property Management
  • Jeanne Morrissey, President, JAM General Contracting and Construction Management
  • Kurt Naser, Member, PC Construction
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Housing Financing 101

  • Kathy Beyer, Senior Vice President, Real Estate Development, Evernorth
  • Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
  • Jenny Hyslop, Housing Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
  • Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
11:30 AM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:00 AM

The HOME Act and Act 181

An Overview

  • Kati Gallagher, Sustainable Communities Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Peter Gill, Executive Director, Land Use Review Board
  • Janet Hurley, Chair, Land Use Review Board
10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

The HOME Act and Act 181

  • Charlie Baker, Executive Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
  • Catherine Dimitruk, Chair, Vermont Association of Planning and Development Agencies
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Economic Development

  • Zeke Davisson, Chief Operating Officer, Summit Properties
9:45 AM

Overview and Updates

  • Kevin Chu, Executive Director, Vermont Futures Project
10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

Rural Economic Development

  • Liz Gleason, Farm and Forest Viability Program Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
11:30 AM

Banking and Housing

  • Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Thursday, February 6, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Security Briefing

This meeting will not be live-streamed due to its sensitive nature.

  • Agatha Kessler, Sergeant at Arms, Vermont General Assembly
  • Sara Macera, Capitol Police Department
  • John Poleway, Chief of Capitol Police, Capitol Police Department
  • Joe Tremblay, Officer, Capitol Police Department
10:00 AM

3SquaresVT Awareness Day

  • Ivy Enoch, SNAP Policy and Training Lead, Hunger Free Vermont
  • Allan Reetz, Director of Public and Government Affairs, Hanover Co-op Food Stores of VT & NH
  • Georgie Rubens, Director, Burlington Farmers' Market
  • Trevor Sullivan, Co-owner, Pingala Restaurant
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

S.37 - An act relating to unemployment insurance eligibility and benefits

  • Robert Depper, General Counsel, Department of Labor
  • Michael Harrington, Commissioner, Department of Labor
  • Rebecca McBroom, General Council, Vermont National Education Association
  • Colin Robinson, Political Director, Vermont National Education Association
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel
11:30 AM

Labor and Education

  • Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs Committee
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Friday, February 7, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Economic Development

Challenges and Opportunities

  • Frank Cioffi, President, Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation
9:45 AM

Overview and Updates

Construction Updates
Training and Apprenticeship Programs

  • Matt Musgrave, Vermont Regional Director, Associated Builders and Contractors NH/VT
  • Jon Pizzagalli, Chair, Vermont Academy for Construction Excellence
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Committee Discussion

11:30 AM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:00 AM

PR. 3 Right to Collectively Bargain

  • Elena Bender, Vice President, United Nurses and Professionals (UNAP)
  • Aimee Bertrand, President, Vermont State Employees Association
  • Larry Moquin, Representative, Vermont Building & Construction Trades Council, Laborers' Local Union 668
  • Bridget Quinn, Teamsters Joint Council 10
  • Sean Stott, Director of Government Affairs, Laborers' International Union of N.A. Midwest Region
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Break

11:00 AM

Housing Construction

Updates and Recommendations

  • Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
  • Nate Formalarie, Deputy Commissioner, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  • Jeff Lubell, Housing Policy Consultant
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Economic Development

Brownfields, SPARC

  • Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development
  • Jessica Hartleben, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council
10:00 AM

"Twende Shuleni" ("Let's Go to School")

BIPOC Business Updates

  • Weiwei Wang, Co Founder and Executive Director, Vermont Professionals of Color Network
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Economic Development and the Creative Economy

Overview, Film and Creative Media, Arts and Housing

  • Susan Evans McClure, Executive Director, Vermont Arts Council
  • Jody Fried, Executive Director, Catamount Arts
  • Carrie Pill, Artist
  • Alex Showerman, Filmmaker
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Thursday, February 13, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

TBD

Expanded Trade Offices

  • Brett Long, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Economic Development
  • Tim Tierney, Director of Recruitment and International Trade, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
9:30 AM

Microbusiness in Vermont

Updates

  • Liz Scharf, Director of Community Economic Development and Food Security, Capstone Community Action
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Housing Development

  • Shawn Straffin, Owner, New Kingdom Properties
11:00 AM

Vermont Housing Improvement Program

  • Jayme Bauer, Community Development Specialist, Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Shaun Gilpin, Housing Division Director, Department of Housing and Community Development
11:40 AM

Accessory Dwelling Units

  • Paul Martorano, Mutli-Family Rental Improvement Coordinator
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Friday, February 14, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition

  • Nancy Owens, President, Evernorth
  • Cindy Reid, Director of Development, Cathedral Square
  • RJ Thompson, Vermont Hut Association
10:00 AM

Housing

Options For Preventing Homelessness and For Those Exiting Homelessness

  • Brenda Siegel, Executive Director, End Homelessness Vermont
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Committee Bill

Housing

11:30 AM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:00 AM

Committee Discussion

Labor

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S.6 - An act relating to repealing the Commissioner of Labor’s authority to recommend a subminimum wage for individuals with a disability

  • Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs Committee
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM

Break

11:10 AM

S.34 - An act relating to lowering the rate of increase for mobile home lot rents

Introduction and walk-through

  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:30 AM

Housing

Brownfields

  • Tom Kennedy, Director of Community Development, Mount Ascutney Regional Commission
  • David Snedeker, Executive Director, Northeastern Vermont Development Association
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

Cannabis Roundtable

This event is being hosted in Room 11 by the Lieutenant Governor's Office. This event will be livestreamed on the House Committee of Government Operations YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_bfJArwdA10MhI9ET7PEQw/featured

9:30 AM

Break

9:45 AM

Vermont Fairs

Economic Impact

  • Jackie Folsom, Vermont Fairs and Field Days Association
  • Nancy Howe, Tunbridge World's Fair
  • Cindy Kayart, Addison County Fair and Field Days
  • Rick McKirryhe, Vermont State Fair
  • Tim Shea, Champlain Valley Exposition
  • Chris Vance, Caledonia County Fair
10:15 AM

Economic Development

Outdoor Businesses

  • Kelly Ault, Executive Director, Vermont Outdoor Business Alliance
10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

Economic Development

Tax Credit Increase, Downtown Tax Credits

  • Caitlin Corkins, Tax Credit and Grants Coordinator, Department of Housing and Community Development
11:40 AM

S. - An act relating to employee rights

Introduction

  • Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs Committee
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel
-

S. - An act relating to labor relations

Introduction

  • Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs Committee
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Thursday, February 20, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

Department of Labor

Legislative Proposals

  • Robert Depper, General Counsel, Department of Labor
  • Michael Harrington, Commissioner, Department of Labor
-

S.37 - An act relating to unemployment insurance eligibility and benefits

  • Michael Harrington, Commissioner, Department of Labor
  • Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
  • David McLean, Assistant Attorney General, Testifying as Private Individual
  • David Mickenberg, Working Vermont
  • Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs Committee
  • Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs Committee
  • Kendal Smith, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Labor
  • Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel
9:15 AM

Committee Discussion

Draft Labor Bills

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Joint Assembly

Election of Sergeant at Arms and UVM Trustees

12:00 AM

Adjourn


Friday, February 21, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

Housing

Mobile Homes: Challenges for Senior Affordable Housing

  • Tim Cook, Treasurer, Williston Woods Homeowners Association
  • Gary Nowak, President, Williston Woods Homeowners Association
9:00 AM

Mobile Home Parks

Manufactured Housing Improvement and Repair Program

  • Shaun Gilpin, Housing Division Director, Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Scott Sharland, Housing Program Coordinator - Mobile Home Parks, Department of Housing and Community Development
-

S.34 - An act relating to lowering the rate of increase for mobile home lot rents

9:30 AM

Accessory Dwelling Units

  • Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:45 AM

Break

10:00 AM

Vermont Housing Finance Agency

Middle Income Homeownership Development Program
Rental Revolving Loan Fund Program
Continuation of work on Off-Site Housing Construction
State-wide Building Codes

  • Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
  • Peter Kahn, Owner, Sienna Construction
  • Loralee Tester, Executive Director, Northeast Kingdom Chamber of Commerce
10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

Housing

Supportive Housing

  • Susan Aranoff, Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
11:30 AM

Let's Build Homes

Project-based Infrastructure Financing

  • Miro Weinberger, Executive Chairperson, Let's Build Homes
12:15 PM

Committee Discussion

12:30 PM

Adjourn


Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor


Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

Small Businesses

  • Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  • Nicole Killoran, Director, Vermont Small Business Law Center and Clinic, Vermont Law and Graduate School
  • Mieko Ozeki, Co-founder, Vermont Womenpreneurs
  • Linda Rossi, State Director, Vermont Small Business Development Center
  • Weiwei Wang, Co Founder and Executive Director, Vermont Professionals of Color Network
10:00 AM

Manufacturing Industry Day

10:15 AM

S.122 - An act relating to economic and workforce development

Introduction, Walk-through

  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Thursday, February 27, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

S.37 - An act relating to unemployment insurance eligibility and benefits

Witness Testimony

  • Monique Beaudry, Administrative Assistant, Woodbury Elementary School
  • Mandie Black, Paraeducator, Rutland Public Schools
  • Jim Johnson, Bus Driver, Champlain Valley School District
  • Dave Kamper, Economic Policy Institute
  • Becky Pellegrini, Paraeducator, Berlin Elementary School
  • Evan Rowe, Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
9:15 AM

S.117 - An act relating to wage and hour, unemployment compensation, and workers' compensation

  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM

S. - An act relating to labor relations

Walk-through, Witness Testimony

  • Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
  • Judith Dillon, Executive Director, Labor Relations Board
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

S. - An act relating to compensation, workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, and wage requirements for State construction projects

Witness Testimony

  • Kristin Calver, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  • Kelly Massicotte, Attorney, Vermont Association for Justice
  • Alex Potvin, Member, Local 693/New England States Pipe Trades Association
  • Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
11:00 AM

S. - An act relating to employee rights

Walk-through, Witness Testimony

  • Austin Davis, Director, Government Affairs, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:30 AM

Committee Discussion

12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Friday, February 28, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

Housing

Project-based Tax Increment Financing for Housing Infrastructure

  • Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM

S.127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Introduction, Walk-through
Committee Housing Bill

  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

S.127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Walk-through
Committee Housing Bill

  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:15 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Monday, March 10, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
1:00 PM

S. - An act relating to compensation, workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, and wage requirements for State construction projects

  • Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

S.117 - An act relating to wage and hour, unemployment compensation, and workers' compensation

  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:25 PM

S.127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Tom Kennedy, Director of Community Development, Mount Ascutney Regional Commission
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:25 PM

Committee Discussion

3:45 PM

S.127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Section 6

  • Rebecca Wasserman, Director of Economic Empowerment, Office of the State Treasurer
3:55 PM

S.127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

  • Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
4:10 PM

Adjourn


Tuesday, March 11, 2025
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:15 AM

S.127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Committee Housing Bill

  • Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jessica Hartleben, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council
  • Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Brett Long, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Economic Development
  • David White, President, White & Burke Real Estate Investment Advisors, Inc.
11:45 AM

S.127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Committee Housing Bill

  • Olga Cruz, Immigrant Worker, Migrant Justice/Justicia Migrante
  • Michael Gaughan, Executive Director, Vermont Bond Bank
  • Abel Luna, Migrant Justice/Justicia Migrante
12:20 PM

Adjourn


Wednesday, March 12, 2025
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Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

S.122 - An act relating to economic and workforce development

Committee Economic Development Bill

  • Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  • Nicole Killoran, Director, Vermont Small Business Law Center and Clinic, Vermont Law and Graduate School
9:00 AM

S.122 - An act relating to economic and workforce development

Committee Economic Development Bill

  • Sen. Philip Baruth, Chittenden County
  • Ashlynn Doyon, Director of Policy, Office of the State Treasurer
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

Committee Discussion

10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

S.127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Committee Housing Bill

  • Matt Chapman, Director of Waste Management & Prevention Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:45 AM

S.117 - An act relating to wage and hour, unemployment compensation, and workers' compensation

Vote

  • Dirk Anderson, Director of Workers' Compensation and Safety, Department of Labor
  • Michael Harrington, Commissioner, Department of Labor
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Break

12:15 PM

S.127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Committee Discussion

  • Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:55 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Thursday, March 13, 2025
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Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

S. - An act relating to compensation, workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, and wage requirements for State construction projects

  • Dirk Anderson, Director of Workers' Compensation and Safety, Department of Labor
  • Judy Desrochers, Director of Finance, J.A. McDonald, Inc.
  • Bill Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
  • James Feehan, Government Relations Director, Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC
  • Michael Harrington, Commissioner, Department of Labor
  • Emily Kisicki, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  • Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  • Matt Musgrave, Vermont Regional Director, Associated Builders and Contractors NH/VT
10:30 AM

S. - An act relating to labor relations

  • John Berard, Director, Labor Relations, Department of Human Resources
  • Al Gordon O’Connell, Partner, Pyle Rome, General Counsel, VSEA
  • Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
10:45 AM

S. - An act relating to compensation, workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, and wage requirements for State construction projects

  • Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
-

Break

11:00 AM

S.127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

  • Chris Delia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
11:15 AM

Committee Discussion

Committee Labor Bills

11:45 AM

S.122 - An act relating to economic and workforce development

  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
12:30 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor

4:45 PM

Committee Discussion

5:00 PM

S.122 - An act relating to economic and workforce development

Vote

5:30 AM

Committee Discussion

6:30 PM

Adjourn


Friday, March 14, 2025
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
8:00 AM

S.127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Committee Housing Bill

  • Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
8:30 AM

S.127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Committee Housing Bill

  • Zeke Davisson, Chief Operating Officer, Summit Properties
  • Jonah Richard, Founder and Builder, Village Ventures
  • Chad Simmons, Housing Policy and Engagement Specialist, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
  • David White, President, White & Burke Real Estate Investment Advisors, Inc.
9:20 AM

Break

9:30 AM

S.127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Committee Housing Bill

  • Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust
  • Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:10 AM

S.125 - An act relating to collective bargaining

Walk-through
Vote

  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:20 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor

12:15 PM

S.127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Vote

  • Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:00 PM

Adjourn


Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:40 AM

S.125 - An act relating to collective bargaining

Possible Amendments

  • Thomas Abdelnour, Legislative Coordinator, Vermont State Employees Association
  • Al Gordon O’Connell, Partner, Pyle Rome, General Counsel, VSEA
  • Sarah London, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
11:30 AM

S.125 - An act relating to collective bargaining

Possible Amendments

  • Alex Potvin, Member, Local 693/New England States Pipe Trades Association
  • Richard Wobby, Executive Vice President, Associated General Contractors of Vermont
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Wednesday, March 19, 2025
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Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

PR. 3 Right to Collectively Bargain

Straw Poll

8:45 AM

Committee Discussion

Labor

9:00 AM

S.127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Possible Amendment: Positive Credit Score

  • Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Corey Parent, Owner, Parent Property Management
  • Michael Pieciak, Vermont State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
  • Rebecca Wasserman, Director of Economic Empowerment, Office of the State Treasurer
9:30 AM

S.127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Possible Amendment: Housing on Historic Sites

  • Ben Doyle, President, Preservation Trust of Vermont
  • Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
  • Laura Trieschmann, State Historic Preservation Officer, Department of Housing and Community Development
10:00 AM

S.127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Possible Amendment: By-Right on Manufactured Housing

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Josh Hanford, Director, Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
  • Alex Horowitz, Project Director, The Pew Charitable Trusts
  • Samantha Sheehan, Municipal Policy and Advocacy Specialist, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
10:30 AM

S.127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Possible Amendments
Committee Discussion

10:45 AM

Adjourn

11:00 AM

Senate Floor


Thursday, March 20, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

S.127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Possible Ammendment
Off-site Housing Development

  • Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
9:15 AM

S.125 - An act relating to collective bargaining

Possible Amendments

  • Sarah London, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  • David Mickenberg, Partner, Working Vermont
9:45 AM

Adjourn

10:00 AM

Senate Floor

10:30 AM

Joint Assembly

Judicial Retention


Friday, March 21, 2025
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
8:45 AM

Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport

Updates

  • Jeff Bartley, Director of Innovation and Marketing, Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport
  • Nic Longo, Director of Aviation, Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport
9:15 AM

S.125 - An act relating to collective bargaining

Possible Ammendment: Certified Payroll

  • Sonya Boisvert, Agency of Transportation
  • David Mickenberg, Partner, Working Vermont
  • Jayna Morse, Director, Finance & Administration Division, Agency of Transportation
9:40 AM

Committee Discussion

Possible Ammendments

  • Thomas Abdelnour, Legislative Coordinator, Vermont State Employees Association
  • Sarah Mearhoff, Director of Advocacy and Communications, Associated General Contractors of Vermont
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:15 AM

Committee Discussion

Possible Amendment

  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

Introduction and Walk-through

  • Sen. Robert Plunkett, Senator, Senate Committee on Institutions
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:50 AM

Adjourn

11:00 AM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

11:55 AM

S.127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Possible Amendment

  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:20 PM

Adjourn


Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

S.16 - An act relating to infant changing stations in restrooms in public buildings and places of public accommodation

  • Catherine Delneo, Commissioner and State Librarian, Department of Libraries
  • Gregory Villone, father and independent advocate for equitable parenting spaces
  • Sen. Rebecca "Becca" White, Sponsor
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:15 AM

Regional Development Corporations

Updates

  • Melissa Bounty, Executive Director, Central Vermont Economic Development Corporation
  • Andy Julow, Executive Director, Lake Champlain Islands Economic Development Corporation
10:00 AM

S.122 - An act relating to economic and workforce development

Possible Amendment

  • Sen. Ruth Hardy, Addison County
10:10 AM

Break

10:20 AM

Public Assets Institute

State of Working Vermont

  • Julie Lowell, Economic Security Policy and Outreach Director, Public Assets Institute
11:00 AM

S.71 - An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance

  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Thursday, March 27, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

Committee Discussion

8:45 AM

S.127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

  • Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jessica Hartleben, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council
9:15 AM

Act 181

Follow-up Report

  • Peter Gregory, Executive Director, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission
  • Devon Neary, Executive Director, Rutland Regional Planning Commission
10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

Advance Vermont Updates

Updates

  • Tom Cheney, Executive Director, Advance Vermont
11:00 AM

McClure Foundation

Updates

  • Carolyn Weir, Executive Director, The McClure Foundation
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Friday, March 28, 2025
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Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

S.34 - An act relating to lowering the rate of increase for mobile home lot rents

  • Ryan Gerrity, Senior Resident Organizer, Mobile Home Program, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)
  • Shaun Gilpin, Housing Division Director, Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Arthur Hamlin, Retired Housing Program Coordinator, Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Sandrine Kibuey, Director- Housing Advocacy Programs, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)
  • Scott Sharland, Housing Program Coordinator - Mobile Home Parks, Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Paul Vallee, Tenant Advocate
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

Committee Discussion

11:15 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, April 1, 2025
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:15 AM

Fair Housing Awareness Day

  • Big Hartman, Executive Director & General Counsel, Vermont Human Rights Commission
  • Kahlia Livingston, CVOEO Fair Housing Project Education & Outreach Coordinator, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)
  • Mapenzi Selemani, Student - Winooski High School
11:15 AM

H.479 - An act relating to housing

Introduction, Walk-through

  • Rep. Marc Mihaly, House Committee on General and Housing
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 AM

Adjourn


Wednesday, April 2, 2025
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Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

Housing

Burlington South End Innovation District Housing Proposal

  • Lucia Campriello, Hula Lakeside
  • Andrew Foley, Jonathan Rose Companies
  • William Kohn Fleissig, Collaborative Equities LLC
  • Adam Necrason, Necrason Group, Hula, Ride Your Bike, LLC
  • Russ Scully, Hula, Ride Your Bike, LLC
9:00 AM

Manufacturing Industry Day

Joint Hearing with House Commerce and Economic Development from 9:00am to 10:30am in Room 11 of the State House.

The Joint Hearing will be live-streamed on House Commerce and Economic Development's YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/@VTHouseCommEcoDev .

  • Diane Abru, Rigorous Technology
  • Alberto Aguilar, CEO, Carris Reels
  • Bill Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
  • Elizabeth Dunn, Vermont Flannel & Vermont Teddy Bear
  • Meg Hammond, Generator Makerspace
  • Andy Julow, Executive Director, Lake Champlain Islands Economic Development Corporation
  • Brian Kippen, KAD
  • Mike Rainville, Maple Landmark
  • Amy Spear, Vermont Chamber President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  • Jim Tringe, Cabot Creamery
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

S.88 - An act relating to creating an enhanced growth incentive for employee-owned businesses

Introduction and Walk-through

  • Sen. Wendy Harrison, Sponsor
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:15 AM

H.321 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments

Introduction and Walk-through

  • Rep. Lucy Boyden, Reporter, House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
  • Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:45 AM

Early College Experience in Vermont

  • Atticus Peterson, Early College and First Degree Promise Student, CCV-Middlebury
  • Fiona Stowell, Student, CCV-Montpelier
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Thursday, April 3, 2025
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Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

Department of Labor

Updates on Unemployment Insurance Overpayments

  • Robert Depper, General Counsel, Department of Labor
  • Michael Harrington, Commissioner, Department of Labor
9:15 AM

H.461 - An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave

Introduction and Walk-through

  • Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
  • Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  • J.P. Isabelle, Executive Director, Vermont State Labor Council AFL-CIO
  • Rep. Emilie Krasnow, Lead Sponsor
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

Serve Learn Earn

  • Rhoni Basden, Executive Director, VT Works for Women
  • Kate Gluckman, Director, Serve Learn Earn
  • Kim Guertin, Director, Green Mountain Audubon Center, Audubon Vermont
  • Breck Knauft, Executive Director, Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
  • Thomas Longstreth, Executive Director, ReSOURCE
11:00 AM

CTE Workforce Development

Revolving Loan Fund

  • Gwen Bailey- Rowe, Assistant Director for Adult Education
  • Chris Damato, Assistant Director, North Country Career Center
  • Rep. Kathleen James, House Committee on General and Housing
  • Sarah Phillips, Director of Housing & Community Facilities Programs, Vermont Community Loan Fund
  • Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
  • Rick Ufford-Chase, Executive Director, Newport City Downtown Development
  • Zachariah Watson, Executive Director, Central Vermont Habitat for Humanity
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Friday, April 4, 2025
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Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

HomeShare Vermont

Possible Expansion

  • Connor Timmons, Executive Director, HomeShare Vermont
9:15 AM

Housing

  • Erhard Mahnke, Retired Outreach Representative and Housing Policy Advisor, Office of Senator Bernie Sanders
9:45 AM

Break

10:00 AM

H.479 - An act relating to housing

  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM

S.91 - An act relating to tenant rights

Introduction and Walk-through

  • Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky, Sponsor
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:20 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, April 8, 2025
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:30 AM

H.479 - An act relating to housing

Appeals and By-Right

  • Kathy Beyer, Senior Vice President, Real Estate Development, Evernorth
  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Thomas Weiss, Resident, City of Montpelier
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Wednesday, April 9, 2025
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Vermont/Canada-Current Trade Challenges

Joint Hearing with House Commerce from 9 AM to 12 noon (with a break from 10:45 - 11:00 AM) in Room 11.

This Joint Hearing will be live-streamed on House Commerce and Economic Development's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzrAG4uj66EMBP8C2mwQPA/featured

  • Sen. Philip Baruth, President Pro Tempore, Chittenden County
  • Francois Desmarais, Vice President, Trade and Industry Affairs, Canadian Steel Producers Association
  • Martin Désilets, President, International Maple Syrup Institute
  • Rob Golden, CEO, Renoun Skis
  • Forest Harger, Chief of Staff, Burton Snowboards
  • Fauna Hurley, Congressional Staffer, Office of Senator Peter Welch
  • Dan Kelly, President and CEO, Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses
  • Kurt Kreundling, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom
  • Rep. Jill Krowinski, Speaker of the House
  • Lindsay Kurrle, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  • Kevin Moyer, Owner, Vermont Frames and Foam Laminates of Vermont
  • Robby Ringer, Owner, Drink Bivo
  • Marc Sherman, CEO, Outdoor Gear Exchange
  • Tim Tierney, Director of Recruitment and International Trade, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Thursday, April 10, 2025
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Tourism Economy Day

Joint Hearing with House Commerce from 9 - 11 AM in Room 11.

This Joint Hearing will be live-streamed on House Commerce and Economic Development's YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzrAG4uj66EMBP8C2mwQPA/featured

  • Vicky Allard, Founder and Executive Chef, Blake Hill Preserves
  • Randy George, Owner, Red Hen Baking Company
  • Kim Jackson, Director of Communications and Marketing, Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports
  • Will Kriewald, CEO, Basin Harbor Resort and Boat Club
  • Abigail Long, Executive Director, Kingdom Trails Association, East Burke
  • Molly Mahar, President, Vermont Ski Areas Association
  • Heather Pelham, Commissioner, Department of Tourism and Marketing
  • Nina Ridhibhinyo, Director of Programs and Strategy, ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
  • Amy Spear, Vermont Chamber President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  • René Sylvestre, Quebec Delegate to New England
  • Kate Trzaskos, Executive Director, Downtown Brattleboro Alliance
  • Steve Wright, President & General Manager, Jay Peak Resort
11:00 AM

Break

11:15 AM

Vermont State Colleges

Freedom and Unity Grant

  • Elizabeth Mauch, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges System
  • Sharron Scott, Chief Financial and Operating Officer, Vermont State Colleges System
11:40 AM

Budget Priorities Discussion

12:10 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Friday, April 11, 2025
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

TBD

  • Rep. Emilie Krasnow, House Committee on General and Housing
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:45 AM

H.479 - An act relating to housing

Section 4

  • Rep. R. Scott Campbell, Representative
-

Break

10:00 AM

H.479 - An act relating to housing

Sections 5, 17-18

  • Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
  • Jake Feldman, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Department of Taxes
  • Nate Formalarie, Deputy Commissioner, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  • Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes
  • Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes
  • Tim Terway, GIS Professional, Vermont Center for Geographic Information, Agency of Digital Services
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:15 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:05 AM

Budget Priorities Discussion

  • Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
10:35 AM

H.479 - An act relating to housing

Appropriations

  • Elizabeth Bridgewater, Executive Director, Windham and Windsor Housing Trust
  • Molly Dugan, Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Cathedral Square
  • Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
  • Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
11:00 AM

H.479 - An act relating to housing

Section 4

  • Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:20 AM

H.479 - An act relating to housing

Sections 8-11

  • Charlie Baker, Secretary/Treasurer, Vermont Association of Planning and Development Agencies
  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Josh Hanford, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
  • Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Treasurer's Office

10:35 AM

Break

10:40 AM

H.461 - An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave

  • Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
  • Johanna de Graffenreid, Public Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
  • Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  • Dave Martin, Governmental Affairs, Airline Pilots Association
  • Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
11:10 AM

H.321 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments

  • Sam Bellavance, Chief Executive Officer, Sunset Lake CBD
  • Gabriel Gilman, General Counsel, Secretary of State's Office
  • James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
  • Geoffrey Pizzutillo, Executive Director and CoFounder, Vermont Growers Association
  • Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Thursday, April 17, 2025
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Workforce

Updates

  • Jay Ramsey, Director of Workforce Development, Department of Labor
9:40 AM

Workforce

Updates

  • Tiffany Walker, Senior Director of Workforce Education, Community College of Vermont
10:00 AM

H.479 - An act relating to housing

Appropriations

  • Sarah Mearhoff, Director of Advocacy and Communications, Associated General Contractors of Vermont
  • Ben Osha, Director of Workforce and Education, Associated General Contractors of Vermont
10:15 AM

Budget Priorities Discussion

  • Melissa Bounty, Executive Director, Central Vermont Economic Development Corporation
  • Peter Gregory, Executive Director, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission
10:45 AM

Break

10:55 AM

H.454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Sections 1-2

  • Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:15 AM

Building Supply Day

  • Jeremy Baker, Manager of the Lumber & Building Materials Department, RK Miles
  • Tim Comes, Owner, Goodro Lumber
  • Claudia Homan, President, Vermont Retail Lumber Dealers Association
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Friday, April 18, 2025
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.479 - An act relating to housing

  • Shaun Gilpin, Housing Division Director, Department of Housing and Community Development
  • James Tischler, State Land Bank Authority
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:45 AM

Update

Baby Bonds, Vermont Saves, Credit Score Reporting

  • Rebecca Wasserman, Director of Economic Empowerment, Office of the State Treasurer
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

SR11 - Senate resolution honoring the historic, integrated, and productive relations on the part of both the United States and the State of Vermont with Canada and the Province of Quebec; urging that Congress reassert its role in the crafting of international trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs; and urging that President Trump remove all tariffs he has imposed on Canada since January 20, 2025, including those outside the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

  • Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Tim Tierney, Director of Recruitment and International Trade, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
11:20 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, April 22, 2025
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:30 AM

Non-Profit Legislative Day

  • Martin Hahn, Director, Common Good Vermont
10:45 AM

H.34 - An act relating to workforce leadership in Vermont

Workforce: Military Recruitment

  • Bob Burke, Director, Vermont Office of Veterans Affairs
  • Michael Harrington, Commissioner, Department of Labor
  • Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Gregory C. Knight, Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard
  • Jay Ramsey, Director of Workforce Development, Department of Labor
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Wednesday, April 23, 2025
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.461 - An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave

  • Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
  • Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  • Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM

H.321 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments

  • Jean Hamilton, Director of Program Development, Land Access and Opportunity Board
  • Ornella Matta-Figueroa, Director of Advocacy and Community Engagement, Land Access and Opportunity Board
  • Geoffrey Pizzutillo, Executive Director and CoFounder, Vermont Growers Association
  • John Rodgers, Lieutenant Governor, State of Vermont
  • Dave Silberman, Director, Vermont Cannabis Action Fund
  • Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont
11:05 AM

Break

11:20 AM

SR11 - Senate resolution honoring the historic, integrated, and productive relations on the part of both the United States and the State of Vermont with Canada and the Province of Quebec; urging that Congress reassert its role in the crafting of international trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs; and urging that President Trump remove all tariffs he has imposed on Canada since January 20, 2025, including those outside the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

  • Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Tim Tierney, Director of Recruitment and International Trade, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
11:45 AM

SR12 - Senate resolution reaffirming the friendship between the State of Vermont and Taiwan and supporting enhanced Vermont-Taiwan bilateral relations and Taiwan’s participation in international organizations

  • Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Tim Tierney, Director of Recruitment and International Trade, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Thursday, April 24, 2025
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.34 - An act relating to workforce leadership in Vermont

Workforce: Military Recruitment

  • Brian Carpenter, BG(R) and Former Member, Vermont Workforce Development Board
  • June Heston, Widow, Brigadier General Michael Heston
  • Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  • Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
9:45 AM

S.90 - An act relating to employee privacy protections

Introduction and Walk-through

  • Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky, Sponsor, Senate Committee on Government Operations
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

S.128 - An act relating to eliminating certain exemptions from the minimum wage and overtime, including the tipped minimum wage; increasing the minimum wage; and requiring that inmates receive the minimum wage for work performed

Introduction and Walk-through

  • Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky, Sponsor, Senate Committee on Government Operations
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:50 AM

Break

11:00 AM

H.479 - An act relating to housing

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Christopher Roy, Director, Litigation Group & Complex Land Use and Development
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Friday, April 25, 2025
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Adult Education

  • Dwight DeCoster, Weatherization Program Director, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)
  • Jared Hatch, Student, Central Vermont Adult Education
  • Mina Jendoubi, Student, Central Vermont Adult Education
  • Brian Kravitz, Development and Outreach Director, Central Vermont Adult Education
  • Aleksandr "Sasha" Protopopov, Student, Vermont Adult Learning
  • Bobby Sweeny, Student, Vermont Adult Learning
9:30 AM

S.34 - An act relating to lowering the rate of increase for mobile home lot rents

  • Stuart Bennett, CUBB Properties
  • Julia Curry, Advisor to Manufactured Home Co-operatives, Cooperative Development Institute
  • Nawar Kareem, Fernwood Manor, Bolton
  • Betty Ann Scammell, Tenant
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

H.479 - An act relating to housing

Land Banks

  • Shaun Gilpin, Housing Division Director, Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Joseph Rivet, State Land Bank Authority
  • James Tischler, State Land Bank Authority
11:15 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

11:30 AM

Credit Score Reporting

  • Rebecca Wasserman, Director of Economic Empowerment, Office of the State Treasurer
11:40 AM

H.479 - An act relating to housing

Committee Discussion

  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.339 - An act relating to removing the repeal of 7 V.S.A. § 230

Introduction and Walk-through

  • Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Lucy Boyden, Reporter, House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
  • Wendy Knight, Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery
  • Amy Spear, Vermont Chamber President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
9:30 AM

H.461 - An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave

  • Emmett Avery, Coalition Manager, Vermont Paid Leave
  • Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  • Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

Break

10:20 AM

H.461 - An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave

Vote

  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:40 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.321 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments

Possible Amendment

  • Tim Ashe, Deputy State Auditor, State Auditor's Office
  • Jessilyn Dolan, Co Founder, Green Mountain Patients' Alliance
  • Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
  • Gabriel Gilman, General Counsel, Cannabis Control Board
  • Amy Lems, Board of Directors Member and Grant Administrator, Vermont Growers Association
  • James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
  • Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Member, Vermont Medical Society
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Thursday, May 1, 2025
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.34 - An act relating to workforce leadership in Vermont

  • Michael Harrington, Commissioner, Department of Labor
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Kendal Smith, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Labor
9:30 AM

Workforce

Updates

  • Jay Bellows, State Workforce Development Board
  • Sabina Haskell, Executive Director, Office of Workforce Strategy and Development
  • Jay Ramsey, Director of Workforce Development, Department of Labor
10:00 AM

Workforce

Employment Data Updates

  • Mat Barewicz, Economic & Labor Market Information Director, Department of Labor
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.479 - An act relating to housing

Committee Discussion

  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Friday, May 2, 2025
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Meeting Record
9:00 PM

H.479 - An act relating to housing

Section 3

  • Douglas Farnham, Chief Recovery Officer, State of Vermont
  • Michael Gaughan, Executive Director, Vermont Bond Bank
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:10 AM

H.479 - An act relating to housing

Appeals

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:40 AM

Break

10:50 AM

SR11 - Senate resolution honoring the historic, integrated, and productive relations on the part of both the United States and the State of Vermont with Canada and the Province of Quebec; urging that Congress reassert its role in the crafting of international trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs; and urging that President Trump remove all tariffs he has imposed on Canada since January 20, 2025, including those outside the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Vote

  • Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:20 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:30 AM

H.339 - An act relating to removing the repeal of 7 V.S.A. § 230

Vote

  • Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:45 AM

H.479 - An act relating to housing

Section 4

  • Susan Aranoff, Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
  • Rep. Elizabeth Burrows, Sponsor, Windsor-1
  • Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:15 AM

H.479 - An act relating to housing

Sections 10-14

  • Matt Chapman, Director of Waste Management & Prevention Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Tom Kennedy, Director of Community Development, Mount Ascutney Regional Commission
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:45 AM

H.479 - An act relating to housing

Section 4

  • Rep. R. Scott Campbell
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Wednesday, May 7, 2025
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9:00 AM

H.479 - An act relating to housing

Sections 11 - 13

  • Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Angela Zaikowski, Director, Vermont Landlord Association
9:50 AM

H.321 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments

  • Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Timothy Egan, Vermont NORML
  • Gabriel Gilman, General Counsel, Cannabis Control Board
  • Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
  • Geoffrey Pizzutillo, Executive Director and CoFounder, Vermont Growers Association
  • Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont
11:00 AM

H.479 - An act relating to housing

Sections 14-18

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jamey Fidel, General Counsel and Forest and Wildlife Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Thursday, May 8, 2025
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Workforce Development

Housing Construction Workforce and Military Retiree Recruitment

  • Jay Ramsey, Director of Workforce Development, Department of Labor
  • Kendal Smith, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Labor
10:00 AM

Break

10:10 AM

H.479 - An act relating to housing

Sections 15-18
Committee Discussion

  • Kathy Beyer, Senior Vice President, Real Estate Development, Evernorth
  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM

H.479 - An act relating to housing

Vote

  • Rebecca Wasserman, Director of Economic Empowerment, Office of the State Treasurer
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Friday, May 9, 2025
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.106 - An act relating to selling real property within a FEMA mapped flood hazard area

Introduction and Walk-through

  • Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
  • Rep. Deborah "Debbie" Dolgin, Representative
  • James Knapp, Chair, Vermont Bar Association Property Law Section
  • Peter Tucker, Advocacy & Public Policy Director, Vermont Association of Realtors
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:15 AM

Break

10:25 AM

H.34 - An act relating to workforce leadership in Vermont

Possible Amendment and Vote

  • Matt Cropp, Executive Director, Vermont Employee Ownership Center
  • Michael Harrington, Commissioner, Department of Labor
  • Jessica Hartleben, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council
  • Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Kendal Smith, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Labor
  • Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
11:25 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, May 13, 2025
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:45 AM

H.106 - An act relating to selling real property within a FEMA mapped flood hazard area

Committee Discussion

  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:30 AM

Housing

CHIP Updates

  • Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Wednesday, May 14, 2025
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.321 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments

  • Josh Decatur, Legislative Advisor, Vermont Growers Association
  • Sara Farnsworth, Owner, Full Circle Farm
  • Gabriel Gilman, General Counsel, Cannabis Control Board
  • Adam "Tito" Gross, Bern Living Organics
  • James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
  • Geoffrey Pizzutillo, Executive Director and CoFounder, Vermont Growers Association
  • John Rodgers, Lieutenant Governor, State of Vermont
  • Airon Shaw, Owner, Ninny Goat & Company
  • Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont
10:55 AM

Break

11:00 AM

H.321 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments

Testimony continued

12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Thursday, May 15, 2025
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Appointments

9:15 AM

Break

9:30 AM

H.321 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments

Committee Discussion

  • Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Gabriel Gilman, General Counsel, Cannabis Control Board
  • Jean Hamilton, Director of Program Development, Land Access and Opportunity Board
  • Kyle Harris, Board Member, Cannabis Control Board
  • Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
11:00 AM

Break

11:10 AM

H.106 - An act relating to selling real property within a FEMA mapped flood hazard area

Committee Discussion

  • Peter Tucker, Advocacy & Public Policy Director, Vermont Association of Realtors
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:40 AM

Break

11:50 AM

H.106 - An act relating to selling real property within a FEMA mapped flood hazard area

Vote

12:00 AM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Friday, May 16, 2025
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.321 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments

Committee Discussion

  • Gabriel Gilman, General Counsel, Cannabis Control Board
  • Julie Hulburd, Commissioner, Cannabis Control Board
  • Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
  • Geoffrey Pizzutillo, Executive Director and CoFounder, Vermont Growers Association
9:40 AM

S.117 - An act relating to wage and hour, unemployment compensation, and workers' compensation

Updates

  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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S.125 - An act relating to collective bargaining

Updates

  • Thomas Abdelnour, Legislative Coordinator, Vermont State Employees Association
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:15 AM

H.321 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments

Committee Discussion and Vote

  • Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

Break

10:50 AM

Appointments

11:05 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, May 20, 2025
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Meeting Record
9:20 AM

S.125 - An act relating to collective bargaining

Committee Discussion

  • Teri Corsones, State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary
  • Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
  • Joseph McNeil, Attorney/Chief Negotiator, Vermont Educational Employees Health Care Commission
9:55 AM

Adjourn

10:00 AM

Senate Floor


Wednesday, May 21, 2025
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Meeting Record
9:35 AM

S.125 - An act relating to collective bargaining

9:55 AM

Adjourn

10:00 AM

Senate Floor


Thursday, May 22, 2025
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Meeting Record
10:00 AM

Senate Floor

2:00 PM

Senate Floor


Friday, May 23, 2025
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Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:10 AM

Committee Discussion

9:25 AM

Adjourn

10:00 AM

Senate Floor

12:15 PM

S.127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:00 PM

Adjourn

2:00 PM

Senate Floor

2:40 AM

S.127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

  • Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:15 PM

Adjourn

3:45 PM

S.127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

  • Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

  • Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jessica Hartleben, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council
  • Samantha Sheehan, Municipal Policy and Advocacy Specialist, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
9:55 AM

Adjourn

10:00 AM

Senate Floor

3:00 PM

Senate Floor

3:30 PM

S.122 - An act relating to economic and workforce development

  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Thursday, May 29, 2025
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Meeting Record
10:00 AM

Senate Floor

11:15 AM

S.122 - An act relating to economic and workforce development

Sections 8-10

  • Rep. Abbey Duke, Reporter
  • Rebecca Wasserman, Director of Economic Empowerment, Office of the State Treasurer
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:45 AM

Adjourn


Friday, May 30, 2025
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.321 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments

  • Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
9:20 AM

Adjourn

10:00 AM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, January 6, 2026
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10:00 AM

Senate Floor

11:00 AM

Introduction

Session organization

11:45 AM

Adjourn


Wednesday, January 7, 2026
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Economic Development and Housing

Priorities for session 2026

  • Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Lyle Jepson, Commissioner, Agency of Economic Development
  • Lindsay Kurrle, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Economic Development

Discussion and review of CHIP guidelines

  • Jessica Hartleben, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor

2:00 PM

Governor's State of the State Address


Thursday, January 8, 2026
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Department of Labor and Office of Workforce Strategy and Development

Updates

  • Sabina Haskell, Executive Director, Office of Workforce Strategy and Development
  • Jay Ramsey, Director of Workforce Development, Vermont Department of Labor
  • Kendal Smith, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Labor
  • Drake Turner, Deputy Director, Office of Workforce Strategy and Development
  • Chris Winters, Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Department of Labor
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Data Trust Report

Updates and priorities for the session

  • Sabina Haskell, Executive Director, Office of Workforce Strategy and Development
  • Josiah Raiche, Director, Artificial Intelligence Division, Agency of Digital Services
  • Drake Turner, Deputy Director, Office of Workforce Development and Strategy
11:15 AM

Act 69 Report on The Road Home

  • Susan Aranoff, Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
  • Kirsten Murphy, Executive Director, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council, Health Equity Advisory Commission
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Friday, January 9, 2026
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Economic Development and General Affairs

Report on Convention Center Task Force

  • Nick Grimley, Director of Entrepreneurship & Tech Commercialization, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  • Jeff Lawson, Vice-Pres. Tourism & Marketing, Hello Vermont, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
9:30 AM

Cannabis Control Board

Guidelines and priorities

  • Kyle Harris, Board Member, Cannabis Control Board
  • Julie Hulburd, Commissioner, Cannabis Control Board
  • James Pepper, Cannabis Control Board
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Liquor & Lottery

Priorities for session

  • Hannah Chauvin, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Liquor and Lottery
  • Wendy Knight, Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery
11:25 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor

11:20 AM

Appointments


Tuesday, January 13, 2026
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Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

Followed by Mandatory Training

11:00 AM

Land Use Review Board

Updates

  • Brooke Dingledine, Board Member, Land Use Review Board
  • Peter Gill, Executive Director, Land Use Review Board
  • Janet Hurley, Chair, Land Use Review Board
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Wednesday, January 14, 2026
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.198 - An act relating to the regulation of tobacco products and tobacco substitutes

Introduction and Walk Through

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rosemary Kennedy, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General
  • Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Sponsor, Chittenden-Southeast District
  • Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Founder, Maidstone Public Relations
10:05 AM

Tourism and Marketing

  • Heather Pelham, Commissioner, Department of Tourism and Marketing
10:35 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Vermont Futures Project

Update

  • Kevin Chu, Executive Director, Vermont Futures Project
11:30 AM

Vermont Chamber of Commerce

Priorities

  • Jeremy Little, Policy and Outreach Associate, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  • Amy Spear, Vermont Chamber President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  • Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Thursday, January 15, 2026
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.173 - An act relating to vocational rehabilitation and apprenticeships

Introduction and Walk Through

  • Judith Dillon, Executive Director, Labor Relations Board
  • Kelly Massicotte, Attorney, Vermont Association for Justice
  • David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Vermont Association for Justice
  • Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Sponsor, Sponsor
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:45 AM

S.125 - An act relating to collective bargaining

Update and Walk Through.

  • Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

International Trade and Business Recruitment

Update

  • Tim Tierney, Director of Recruitment and International Trade, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Vermont Economic Development Authority

  • Joan Goldstein, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Economic Development Authority
11:10 AM

Break

11:20 AM

Advance Vermont Updates

  • Tom Cheney, Executive Director, Advance Vermont
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Friday, January 16, 2026
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Vermont Association of Planning and Development Agencies (VAPDA)

Updates

  • Charlie Baker, Executive Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
9:30 AM

The Home Act (Act 181 of 2024) and Act 69 of 2025

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

Housing

Updates

  • Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust
  • Michael Monte, Chief Executive Officer, Champlain Housing Trust
  • Chad Simmons, Director, Housing and Homeless Alliance of Vermont
11:25 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, January 20, 2026
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9:30 AM

Senate Floor

9:50 AM

Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

  • Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
  • Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
10:50 AM

Vermont Chamber of Commerce

Housing Update

  • Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
11:20 AM

Break

11:25 AM

Let's Build Homes

  • Miro Weinberger, Executive Chairperson, Let's Build Homes
12:00 AM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Governor's 2027 Budget Address


Wednesday, January 21, 2026
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Outdoor Recreation

  • Kelly Ault, Executive Director, Vermont Outdoor Business Alliance
  • Natalie Starr, Board Member, Ascutney Outdoors
  • Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Founder, Maidstone Public Relations
9:30 AM

Public Assets Institute

  • Julie Lowell, Economic Security Policy and Outreach Director, Public Assets Institute
10:00 AM

Regional Development Corporations

  • Andy Julow, Executive Director, Lake Champlain Islands Economic Development Corporation
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Vermont Downtown Program

  • Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning Revitalization, Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Caitlin Corkins, Tax Credit and Grants Coordinator, Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Ben Doyle, President, Preservation Trust of Vermont
  • Nate Formalarie, Deputy Commissioner, Agency of Housing and Community Development
11:30 AM

Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility

  • Chelsea Bardot Lewis, Executive Director, Vermont Business for Social Responsibility (VBSR)
  • Johanna de Graffenreid, Public Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Thursday, January 22, 2026
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9:00 AM

S.270 - An act relating to a right to charge electric vehicles at home

Introduction

  • Sen. Andrew Perchlik, Chair, Sponsor
9:10 AM

S.230 - An act relating to fair employment practices

  • Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
  • Sen. Andrew Perchlik, Chair, Senate Committee on Appropriations
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM

Break

10:00 AM

Joint Hearing

This will be a virtual Joint Hearing with the House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development and the House Committee on Education from 10:00 - 12:00 p.m. This will take place in Room 35 of the State House and livestreamed from the House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development's YouTube channel: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-commerce-and-economic-development

  • Ruth Durkee, State Director of Career Technical Education, Agency of Education
  • Jay Ramsey, Director of Workforce Development, Vermont Department of Labor
  • Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education
  • Kendal Smith, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Labor
  • Drake Turner, Deputy Director, Office of Workforce Strategy and Development
12:00 AM

Adjourn


Friday, January 23, 2026
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Housing

Update

  • Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
  • Deb Flannery, Management Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
10:10 AM

Break

10:15 AM

Housing

Committee Discussion

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:25 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:00 AM

FY27 Budget Discussion

Walk-through budget's impact on S.328

  • Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
10:30 AM

S.328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities

Mark Up

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Corey Parent, Owner, Parent Property Management
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Wednesday, January 28, 2026
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9:00 AM

S.88 - An act relating to creating an enhanced growth incentive for employee-owned businesses

Introduction and Walk Through

  • Sen. Wendy Harrison, Chair, Sponsor
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:25 AM

S.328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities

9:30 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Committee Discussion

  • Linda Rossi, State Director, Vermont Small Business Development Center
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
10:30 AM

Break

10:50 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Committee Discussion

  • Jeremy Little, Policy and Outreach Associate, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:10 AM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Thursday, January 29, 2026
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9:10 AM

S.313 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s career technical education system

Review of S.313

  • Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Chair, Sponsor
  • Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:55 AM

Break

10:00 AM

S.277 - An act relating to prohibiting mandatory overtime for nurses

Introduction and Walk-Through

  • Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Co-Chair, Sponsor
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Cannabis

Committee Discussion

  • Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
11:45 AM

S.328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities

Vote

  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Vote

  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Friday, January 30, 2026
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9:00 AM

Vermont League of Cities and Towns

  • Josh Hanford, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
  • Samantha Sheehan, Municipal Policy and Advocacy Specialist, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
10:00 AM

JRS37 - Joint resolution supporting, in solidarity with national and international ski organizations and numerous skiers across the globe, the introduction of long-overdue gender equality in Nordic combined Olympic competition and urging that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) only introduce new Olympic sports that practice gender equality

  • Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sen. John Morley, Member
10:10 AM

Break

10:20 AM

S.207 - An act relating to prohibiting surveillance pricing

Introduction and Walk-Through

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sen. Rebecca "Becca" White, Sponsor
11:00 AM

Vermont Food Bank

  • Carrie Stahler, Senior Government Affairs Manager, Vermont Foodbank
11:15 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, February 3, 2026
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9:30 AM

Senate Floor

Supreme Court Vote

After Floor

S.328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities

Section 1 and Section 3

  • Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
11:50 AM

JRS37 - Joint resolution supporting, in solidarity with national and international ski organizations and numerous skiers across the globe, the introduction of long-overdue gender equality in Nordic combined Olympic competition and urging that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) only introduce new Olympic sports that practice gender equality

Vote

  • Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Wednesday, February 4, 2026
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9:00 AM

An Educational Hearing on the Core Pillars of Privacy

Joint Hearing with the House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development held in Room 10 of the State House from 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. This will be livestreamed from the Senate of Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs' YouTube.

  • Jordan Francis, Senior Policy Counsel, U.S. Legislation
  • Woodrow Hartzog, Professor of Law, Andrew R. Randall
  • Bob Hedges, Former Chief Data Officer
  • Neil Richards, Koch Distinguished Professor in Law
  • Bob Sullivan, Independent Journalist
10:30 AM

Break

10:40 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Section 6, Sections 10 and 11, Section 1.

  • Sarah Bartlett, Manager, Brownfields Program
  • Matt Chapman, Director, Waste Management & Prevention Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Trish Coppolino, Senior Environmental Program Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Jessica Hartleben, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Thursday, February 5, 2026
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9:00 AM

S.230 - An act relating to fair employment practices

  • Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  • Rebecca McBroom, General Counsel, Vermont National Education Association
  • Colin Robinson, Political Director, Vermont National Education Association
  • Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

S.173 - An act relating to vocational rehabilitation and apprenticeships

  • Dirk Anderson, Director of Workers' Compensation and Safety, Department of Labor
  • Karina Dunigan, Vocational Counselor, Catamount Case Management LLC
  • Jamie Feehan, Government Relations Director, Primmer
  • Kelly Massicotte, Attorney, Vermont Association for Justice
10:50 AM

Break

11:00 AM

Outdoor Recreation

Joint Hearing with the House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development in Room 270 of the Pavilion. This will be livestreamed from the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs YouTube.

  • Jeff Alexander, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports
  • Kelly Ault, Executive Director, Vermont Outdoor Business Alliance
  • Nick Bennette, Executive Director of the Vermont Mountain Bike Association, Vermont Trails and Greenways Council
  • Jessica Brodie, Executive Director, Vermont Recreation and Parks Association
  • Jackie Dagger, Program Manager, Vermont Outdoor Recreation Collaborative
  • Lindsay DesLauriers, President, Bolton Valley Resort
  • Bob Kogut, President, Mad River Valley Recreation District
  • Nick Mahood, Woodstock Inn and Resort Nordic Center
  • Drew Pollack-Bruce, Owner and Founder, CRO Planning and Design
  • Alex Racicot, The Boot Pro Ski and Bike
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Friday, February 6, 2026
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9:00 AM

S.238 - An act relating to revenue for education and housing development

Introduction and Walk-Through

  • Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Sen. Alison Clarkson, Sponsor
  • Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust
  • Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
  • Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

S.198 - An act relating to the regulation of tobacco products and tobacco substitutes

  • Amy Brewer, Coordinator, Franklin-Grand Isle Tobacco Coalition
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Prospero Gogo, M.D., University of Vermont Health
  • Katy Hellman, Program Director, Public Health Response to Research
  • Rosemary Kennedy, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General
  • Matt Meunier, Student Assistance Professional, Champlain Valley Union High School
  • Andrea Villante, Deputy Director, Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies and Rutgers School of Public Health
11:25 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, February 10, 2026
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9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:00 AM

S.328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities

Section 2 and 8 Testimony

  • Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
10:20 AM

S.328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities

Section 4 Testimony

  • Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
  • Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust
  • Peter Tucker, Advocacy & Public Policy Director, Vermont Association of Realtors
11:00 AM

Act 181 and Act 250 Review

Joint hearing with the Senate on Natural Resources and Energy in room 8 of the State House. The meeting will be live streamed here: <https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-natural-resources-and-energy>

  • Charlie Baker, Executive Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
  • Catherine Dimitruk, Executive Director, Northwest Regional Planning Commission
  • Kati Gallagher, Sustainable Communities Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Josh Hanford, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
  • Samantha Sheehan, Municipal Policy and Advocacy Specialist, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
  • Rep. Laura Sibilia, Bill Sponsor, Windham 2
  • Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Wednesday, February 11, 2026
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9:00 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Section 3 Testimony

  • Rosie Gray, Financial Securities Specialist and Business Coach, Capstone Community Action
  • Nicole Killoran, Director, Vermont Small Business Law Center and Clinic, Vermont Law and Graduate School
  • Liz Scharf, Director of Community Economic Development and Food Security, Capstone Community Action
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Weiwei Wang, Co Founder and Executive Director, Vermont Professionals of Color Network
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Section 11 Testimony

  • Matt Cropp, Executive Director, Vermont Employee Ownership Center
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:15 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Section 7 Testimony

  • Nick Grimley, Director of Entrepreneurship & Tech Commercialization, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  • Lyle Jepson, Commissioner, Agency of Economic Development
  • Heather Pelham, Commissioner, Department of Tourism and Marketing
11:50 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Vermont Business for Social Responsibility

  • Chelsea Bardot Lewis, Executive Director, Vermont Business for Social Responsibility (VBSR)
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Thursday, February 12, 2026
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9:00 AM

S.306 - An act relating to first responders in communications

Introduction

  • Sen. Joseph "Joe" Major, Sponsor
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:10 AM

S.307 - An act relating to overtime pay for firefighters

Introduction

  • Christopher Dube, President, Professional Fire Fighters of Vermont
  • Sen. Joseph "Joe" Major, Sponsor
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:20 AM

S.292 - An act relating to granting public higher education employees the right to strike

Introduction

  • Sen. Thomas Chittenden, Sponsor, Sponsor
  • Lisa GErlach, Political Organizer, American Federation of Teachers Vermont
  • Ellen Kaye, President, UVM Staff United
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:40 AM

S.277 - An act relating to prohibiting mandatory overtime for nurses

Testimony

  • Lisa GErlach, Political Organizer, American Federation of Teachers Vermont
  • Devon Green, Senior Vice President of Policy and Strategy, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Helen Labun, Executive Director, Vermont Health Care Association
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

S.278 - An act relating to cannabis

Committee Discussion

  • Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

S.278 - An act relating to cannabis

Testimony

  • Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
  • Geoffrey Pizzutillo, Executive Director and CoFounder, Vermont Growers Association
  • David Silverman, Chief Executive Officer, Union Bank
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Friday, February 13, 2026
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9:00 AM

Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition

  • Ben Doyle, President, Preservation Trust of Vermont
  • Molly Dugan, Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Cathedral Square
  • David Newell, Prospect Mountain Ski Resort
  • Andrew Winter, Executive Director, Twin Pines Housing Trust
9:45 AM

S.328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities

Section 3 Testimony

  • Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Peter Trombley, Director of Legislative Affairs, Office of the State Treasurer
10:30 AM

Act 181 of 2024

Joint hearing with the Senate on Natural Resources and Energy in room 10 of the State House. The meeting will be live streamed here:<https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-natural-resources-and-energy>

  • Paul Conner, Planning and Zoning South Burlington
  • Kati Gallagher, Sustainable Communities Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Josh Hanford, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
  • Devon Neary, Executive Director, Rutland Regional Planning Commission
  • Samantha Sheehan, Municipal Policy and Advocacy Specialist, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
11:25 PM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, February 17, 2026
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9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:30 AM

S.328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities

Section 12

  • Matt Glavin, President, Vermont Building and Construction Trades Council
  • Larry Moquin, Representative, Vermont Building & Construction Trades Council, Laborers' Local Union 668
  • Richard Wobby, Executive Vice President, Director of Safety Training and Member Services, Associated General Contractors of Vermont
11:05 AM

By Right Housing/ 802 Homes

Joint hearing with the Senate on Natural Resources and Energy in room 8 of the State House. The meeting will be live streamed here: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-natural-resources-and-energy.

  • Chris Brimmer, Zoning Administrator, Fairlee
  • Jacob Hemmerick, Community Planning & Policy Manager, Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Jennifer Murray, Director of Planning, Zoning, and Codes, Hanover
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Wednesday, February 18, 2026
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9:00 AM

S.278 - An act relating to cannabis

Joint Hearing with House Government Operations in Room 11.
Testimony will be heard from growers, advertisers, doctors, retailers, and events licensees. The meeting will be live-streamed from Senate Economic Development's YouTube.

  • Sam Bellavance, Chief Executive Officer, Sunset Lake Cannabis
  • Glauke Cooijmans, Prevention Coordinator, Mount Anthony Union Middle and High School
  • Nathan Davidson, Senior Economic Development Specialist, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  • Jessilyn Dolan, Co Founder, Green Mountain Patients' Alliance
  • Timothy Egan, Vermont NORML
  • Miriam El Guemri, Owner, Tea House Dispensary
  • Damian Fagon, Policy Director, Parabola Center for Law and Policy
  • Sara Farnsworth, Owner, Full Circle Farm
  • Jean Hamilton, Director of Program Development, Land Access and Opportunity Board
  • Rick Hildebrant, Commissioner, Department of Health
  • Ethan Kramer, Co-owner, Tilia Hills Farm
  • Chris Lillie, Owner, Green Mountain Sativa
  • Josh MacDuff, Co-owner, Mountain Girl Cannabis
  • Ornella Matta-Figueroa, Director of Advocacy and Community Engagement, Land Access and Opportunity Board
  • Janet Potter, Student Assistance Provider, Hartford Middle School
  • Dave Silberman, Director, Vermont Cannabis Action Fund
  • James Trimarchi, Director of Planning, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
10:30 AM

Break

10:50 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Section 3

  • Emma Paradis, Common Good Vermont Co-Director, United Way of Northwest Vermont
  • Linda Rossi, State Director, Vermont Small Business Development Center
11:35 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

New Draft Walk Through

  • Linda Rossi, State Director, Vermont Small Business Development Center
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Thursday, February 19, 2026
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9:00 AM

S.173 - An act relating to vocational rehabilitation and apprenticeships

New draft committee discussion

  • Dirk Anderson, Director of Workers' Compensation and Safety, Department of Labor
  • Jamie Feehan, Government Relations Director, Primmer
  • Kelly Massicotte, Attorney, Vermont Association for Justice
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM

S.230 - An act relating to fair employment practices

Possible Vote

  • Emily Adams, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  • Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  • Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:25 AM

Adjourn

10:30 AM

Joint Assembly

Election of VSC Trustees and Adjutant and Inspector General

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Friday, February 20, 2026
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9:00 AM

S.328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities

Sections 2, 4, and 5 with a Walk Through

  • Chad Simmons, Director, Housing and Homeless Alliance of Vermont
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:45 AM

S.173 - An act relating to vocational rehabilitation and apprenticeships

Vote

  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:55 AM

Break

10:00 AM

S.278 - An act relating to cannabis

Finish Walk Through

  • James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
10:30 AM

S.207 - An act relating to prohibiting surveillance pricing

  • Scott Dolan, Agriculture Weights & Measures Specialist, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Marc Paquette, Chief, Weights and Measures, Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
11:00 AM

Accelerated Degree Pathways

  • Rebecca Copans, McClure Foundation
  • Aidan Hall, Information Technology and Network Administration, Free Degree Promise
  • Aunika Higbee, Free Degree Promise
  • Joyce Judy, President, Community College of Vermont
11:25 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, February 24, 2026
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9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:10 AM

S.328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities

Section by section walk through and committee discussion

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust
  • Chris Rice, Lobbyist, MMR
  • Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:30 AM

JRS42 - Joint resolution condemning the Russian Federation’s military and political actions in Ukraine and especially their impact on Ukrainian children

Walk through

  • Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky, Sponsor
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Wednesday, February 25, 2026
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8:30 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Section by section walk through and committee discussion

  • Matt Cota, Lobbyist, Vermont Automotive Distributors Association
  • Emma Paradis, Common Good Vermont Co-Director, United Way of Northwest Vermont
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  • Drake Turner, Deputy Director, Office of Workforce Strategy and Development
9:45 AM

Limited Access Highway

Review of S.287

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Section 10

  • Jessica Hartleben, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council
10:30 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

  • Nick Bennette, Executive Director of the Vermont Mountain Bike Association, Vermont Trails and Greenways Council
11:00 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Section 5
Taiwan partnership

  • Nick Grimley, Deputy Commissioner, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  • Jacqueline Odanga-Kegode, Director, Eastern Trade Council
11:10 AM

S.328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities

Sections 10 and 11

  • Charlie Baker, Executive Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
  • Bob Clark, Fisher Brothers Farm
  • Matt Lawless, Town Manager, Shelburne
11:50 AM

JRS42 - Joint resolution condemning the Russian Federation’s military and political actions in Ukraine and especially their impact on Ukrainian children

Vote

  • Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky, Sponsor
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Thursday, February 26, 2026
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8:30 AM

S.198 - An act relating to the regulation of tobacco products and tobacco substitutes

Sections 8 and 18

  • Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes
  • Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Founder, Maidstone Public Relations
9:00 AM

S.230 - An act relating to fair employment practices

Committee discussion and H.385 language review

  • Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
  • Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  • Colin Robinson, Political Director, Vermont National Education Association
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:50 AM

Break

10:00 AM

S.198 - An act relating to the regulation of tobacco products and tobacco substitutes

Licensure

  • Rosemary Kennedy, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General
  • Brandon King, Executive Officer, Compliance and Enforcement, Compliance and Enforcement
  • Wendy Knight, Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery
10:40 AM

S.198 - An act relating to the regulation of tobacco products and tobacco substitutes

  • Mike Kelley, Core-Mark
  • Rosemary Kennedy, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General
  • Maggie Lenz, Lobbyist, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
  • Jeff Willett, Director, Project to End Smoking, Progressive Policy Institute
11:30 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Table summary

  • Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
11:50 AM

S.230 - An act relating to fair employment practices

Vote

  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Friday, February 27, 2026
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8:30 AM

S.328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities

Committee Discussion

  • Josephine Boardman, Citizen
  • Christina Jenson, Attorney, Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:20 AM

S.328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities

Fiscal Note

  • Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Chad Simmons, Director, Housing and Homeless Alliance of Vermont
9:40 AM

S.328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities

Section 9

  • Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
  • Marla McQuiston, Parent Advocate, Developmental Disabilities Housing Initiative
  • Kirsten Murphy, Executive Director, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council, Chair, Act 69 State Housing and Residential Services Planning Committee
  • Katie Tormey, Developmental Disabilities Housing Initiative
10:15 AM

S.278 - An act relating to cannabis

  • Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Damian Fagon, Policy Director, Parabola Center for Law and Policy
  • Gabriel Gilman, General Counsel, Cannabis Control Board
  • Ross Gordon, Policy Chair, Origins Council
  • Julie Hubbard, Board Member, Cannabis Control Board
  • Geoffrey Pizzutillo, Executive Director and CoFounder, Vermont Growers Association
  • Dave Silberman, Director, Vermont Cannabis Action Fund
11:25 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, March 10, 2026
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9:00 AM

S.328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities

Section 1

  • Catherine Dimitruk, Executive Director, Northwest Regional Planning Commission
  • Samantha Sheehan, Municipal Policy and Advocacy Specialist, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:00 AM

S.328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities

Sections 11 and 12

  • Rachel Siegel, Senior Officer, Pew Charitable Trusts
10:30 AM

S.328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities

Sections 11 and 12

  • Matt Boulanger, Zoning Administrator, Williston
  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • J.P. Isabelle, Executive Director, Vermont State Labor Council AFL-CIO
  • Chip Sawyer, Director of Planning and Development, St. Albans, VT
11:45 AM

S.278 - An act relating to cannabis

Testimony

  • Rick Hildebrant, Commissioner, Department of Health
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Wednesday, March 11, 2026
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8:30 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Testimony and mark up

  • Nick DeLauri, Culinary Arts Instructor, SouthWest Tech
  • Devon Neary, Executive Director, Rutland Regional Planning Commission
  • Roy Newton, Editor and Publisher, Lakeside News
  • Jeremy Reed, Chief Engineer of the Highway Division, Agency of Transportation
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Amy Spear, Vermont Chamber President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  • Sen. David Weeks, Sponsor
  • Leslie Wells, Pizzeria Verita and Sotto Enoteca
  • Derek Williams , Director, River Valley Technical Center School District
10:05 AM

Break

10:15 AM

S.278 - An act relating to cannabis

Section by section walk through

  • Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Working Vermont
  • James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
  • Geoffrey Pizzutillo, Executive Director and CoFounder, Vermont Growers Association
  • Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Founder, Maidstone Public Relations
  • Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Thursday, March 12, 2026
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8:30 AM

S.198 - An act relating to the regulation of tobacco products and tobacco substitutes

Vote

  • Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Hannah Chauvin, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Liquor and Lottery
  • Rosemary Kennedy, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General
  • Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Founder, Maidstone Public Relations
9:30 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Vote

  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:45 AM

Break

10:00 AM

S.278 - An act relating to cannabis

Testimony, walk-through and fiscal note preview

  • Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Jean Hamilton, Director of Program Development, Land Access and Opportunity Board
  • David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Working Vermont
  • James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
  • Geoffrey Pizzutillo, Executive Director and CoFounder, Vermont Growers Association
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:10 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Friday, March 13, 2026
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8:30 AM

S.278 - An act relating to cannabis

Vote

  • Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Jean Hamilton, Director of Program Development, Land Access and Opportunity Board
  • Julie Hubbard, Board Member, Cannabis Control Board
  • David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Working Vermont
  • James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
  • Geoffrey Pizzutillo, Executive Director and CoFounder, Vermont Growers Association
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:55 AM

Break

10:05 AM

S.328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities

Vote

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
  • J.P. Isabelle, Executive Director, Vermont State Labor Council AFL-CIO
  • Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
  • David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Working Vermont
  • David Scherr, Deputy Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:25 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:30 AM

S.278 - An act relating to cannabis

  • Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Gabriel Gilman, General Counsel, Cannabis Control Board
11:15 AM

Committee Discussion

12:00 PM

Adjourn


Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.639 - An act relating to genetic data privacy

Introduction

  • Rep. Herb Olson, Representative, Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton, Starksboro
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

H.512 - An act relating to the regulation of the event ticketing market

Introduction

  • Rep. Emily Carris Duncan, Bill Reporter
  • Rep. Michael Marcotte, Sponsor
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

Manufactured Housing

H.757 Introduction

  • Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Gayle Pezzo, Sponsor
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:55 AM

Adjourn

11:00 AM

Senate Floor


Thursday, March 19, 2026
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Labor Relations

H.548 Introduction

  • Rep. Conor Casey, Sponsor
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM

S.198 - An act relating to the regulation of tobacco products and tobacco substitutes

Committee Discussion

  • Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
  • Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Founder, Tobacco Free Vermont
10:00 AM

Rural Financing

H.775 Introduction

  • Rep. Thomas "Tom" Charlton, Representative
  • Rep. Marc Mihaly, Bill Sponsor
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:40 AM

S.278 - An act relating to cannabis

Amendment 1.2

  • Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:45 AM

Adjourn

11:00 AM

Senate Floor


Friday, March 20, 2026
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Landlord Tenant Issues

H.772 Introduction and walk-through

  • Rep. Marc Mihaly, Bill Sponsor
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

Committee Discussion

S.278 Amendment, S.328 Amendment

10:55 AM

Adjourn

11:00 AM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

11:45 AM

S.278 - An act relating to cannabis

Straw Polls

  • Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.512 - An act relating to the regulation of the event ticketing market

  • Brian Berry, Executive Director, Ticket Policy Forum
  • David Garriepy, Federal Government Relations, StubHub
  • Susan Evans McClure, Vermont Arts Council
  • Kevin Sweeney, Director of Marketing and Sales, The Flynn
10:00 AM

Adult Education

  • Briceida Gonzalez, Student, Central Vermont Adult Education
  • Brian Kravitz, Development and Outreach Director, Central Vermont Adult Education
  • Doul Kueiguong, Student, Vermont Adult Learning
  • Jonathan Stoneman, Student, Vermont Adult Learning
10:15 AM

S.327 - An act relating to economic development

Amendment Straw Poll

  • Sen. Wendy Harrison, Bill Sponsor, County and Regional Governance Study Committee
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:25 AM

Adjourn

10:30 AM

Joint Assembly

Judicial Retention

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Thursday, March 26, 2026
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.328 - An act relating to housing and common interest communities

Amendment

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sen. Andrew Perchlik, Chair, Sponsor
  • Sen. Anne Watson, Sponsor
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM

SR24 - Senate resolution reaffirming the abiding friendship between the State of Vermont and the Republic of China (Taiwan) on the 27th anniversary of the Vermont-Taiwan sister-state relationship and supporting enhanced Vermont-Taiwan bilateral relations and Taiwan’s participation in international organizations

Vote

  • Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sen. Rebecca "Becca" White, Sponsor
10:00 AM

Break

10:20 AM

S.278 - An act relating to cannabis

Amendment

  • Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sen. Scott Beck, Senator
  • Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky, Sponsor
10:45 AM

H.639 - An act relating to genetic data privacy

  • Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:15 AM

H.674 - An act relating to the creation of the Vermont Sister State Program

  • Rep. Michael Boutin, Reporter
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:45 AM

S.278 - An act relating to cannabis

Committee Discussion of Amendment

  • James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
  • Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont
1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Friday, March 27, 2026
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

S.198 - An act relating to the regulation of tobacco products and tobacco substitutes

Amendments

  • Sen. Patrick "Pat" Brennan, Senator
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
  • Sen. Andrew Perchlik, Chair, Sponsor
-

S.278 - An act relating to cannabis

Amendment

  • Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky, Sponsor
9:30 AM

Break

9:45 AM

Landlord Tenant Issues

Walk-Through

  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:25 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

11:30 AM

H.537 - An act relating to the right to grow vegetable gardens

Introduction and walk-through

  • Rep. Michelle Bos-Lun, Reporter
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Fair Housing Awareness Day

Joint Hearing with House General and Housing. The meeting will be held in Room 11 and livestreamed here: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-general-and-housing

  • Big Hartman, Executive Director & General Counsel, Vermont Human Rights Commission
  • Jessica Hyman, Director, Fair Housing Program, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)
  • Kahlia Livingston, Fair Housing Project Education & Outreach Coordinator, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)
10:00 AM

H.512 - An act relating to the regulation of the event ticketing market

  • Joe Freeman, Vice President of Government Relations, SeatGeek
  • Eric Mallette, Executive Director, The Paramount Theatre
  • Adam Webb, Campaign Manager, FanFair Alliance
  • Jason Webb, Co Founder, Tixel
11:00 AM

H.921 - An act relating to alcoholic beverages

  • Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Lucy Boyden, Reporter
  • Wendy Knight, Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Thursday, April 2, 2026
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Manufacturing Industry Day

This is a Joint Meeting with House Commerce and Economic Development. It will be held in Room 11 and livestreamed here: <https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-economic-development-housing-and-general-affairs>.

  • Julie Laforce, President & Director of Organizational Development, Built By Newport
  • David Laforce, Owner and CEO, Built By Newport
  • Amy Larkin, HR Manager, Nolato
  • Kevin Moyer, Owner, Vermont Frames and Foam Laminates of Vermont
  • Amy Spear, Vermont Chamber President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

H.887 - An act relating to crime victim status under the Fair Employment Practices Act

Introduction and walk-through

  • Rep. Emilie Krasnow, Reporter
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:45 AM

H.639 - An act relating to genetic data privacy

  • Trisha Conti, Director - Vermont Forensic Lab, Department of Public Safety
  • Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
  • Ritchie Engelhardt, Head of Government Affairs, Ancestry.com
  • Lisa Glover-Gardin, Vice President, Privacy and Product
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
  • Thomas Weiss, Resident, Montpelier
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Friday, April 3, 2026
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Governor Appointments

Vote

9:10 AM

Landlord Tenant Issues

Finish Walk-Through

  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Landlord Tenant Issues

  • Rep. Emilie Krasnow, Reporter
  • Rep. Marc Mihaly, Sponsor
11:20 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:00 AM

H.757 - An act relating to manufactured homes and limited equity cooperatives

Committee Discussion

  • Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
  • Rep. Marc Mihaly, Sponsor
  • Rep. Gayle Pezzo, Reporter
  • Jeremiah Ward, Cooperative Development Specialist, Cooperative Development Institute
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM

H.775 - An act relating to creating tools for housing production

  • Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Michael Gaughan, Executive Director, Vermont Bond Bank
  • Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.674 - An act relating to the creation of the Vermont Sister State Program

  • Patrick Enriquez, National Guard State Partnership Program Director
  • Gregory C. Knight, Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard
  • Peter Lynch, Senate Committee on Committees Appointee, Green Across the World, Inc.
  • Patricia Preston, Vermont Council on World Affairs
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Tim Tierney, Director of Recruitment and International Trade, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
10:00 AM

H.211 - An act relating to data brokers and personal information

Introduction and Walk-Through

  • Ryan Kriger, Former VT Deputy AG Office & Former FTC Commissioner
  • Rep. Monique Priestley, Bill Reporter
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM

Break

11:15 AM

H.211 - An act relating to data brokers and personal information

Walk-Through Continued

  • Kevin McGreal, University of Vermont
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Thursday, April 9, 2026
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.556 - An act relating to exceptions to applicability of State minimum wage

Introduction and Walk-Through

  • Rep. Ashley Bartley, Reporter, House Committee on General and Housing
  • Josh Hanford, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:20 AM

Vermont Food Bank

  • Carrie Stahler, Senior Government Affairs Manager, Vermont Foodbank
9:45 AM

Priorities for Appropriations

Committee Discussion

  • Ted Barnett, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Tom Cheney, Executive Director, Advance Vermont
  • Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
11:05 AM

Break

11:15 AM

H.512 - An act relating to the regulation of the event ticketing market

  • Marina Cole, Citizen
  • Susan Evans McClure, Executive Director, Vermont Arts Council
  • Lauren Wayne, General Manager at the State Theater, Portland
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Friday, April 10, 2026
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Vermont Evaluation of Rural Technical Assistance

  • Gary Holloway, Downtown Program Manager, Agency of Commerce and Community Development - Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Jessica Savage, Director of Programs and Strategic Initiatives, Vermont Council on Rural Development
  • Denise Smith, Executive Director, Vermont Council on Rural Development
9:30 AM

Northeast Organic Farming Association

  • Johanna Doren, Direct Markets and Local Food Access Program Director, NOFA-VT
  • Jessica Hays Lucas, Grassroots Policy Organizer
9:45 AM

Landlord Tenant Issues

  • Elizabeth Bridgewater, Executive Director, Windham and Windsor Housing Trust
  • Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust
  • Jessica Hyman, Director, Fair Housing Program, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)
  • Jean Murray, Senior Housing Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:20 AM

Budget Discussion

11:25 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:30 AM

H.775 - An act relating to creating tools for housing production

  • Jeff Lubell, Housing Policy Consultant, ABT Associates
  • David Scherr, Deputy Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
11:30 AM

H.757 - An act relating to manufactured homes and limited equity cooperatives

  • Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
  • Raechel MCleod, Regulatory Program Coordinator, EastRise Credit Union
  • Rachel Siegel, Senior Officer, Pew Charitable Trusts
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.211 - An act relating to data brokers and personal information

  • Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
  • Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
  • Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
  • Sean McLaughlin, Regional Vice President, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies
  • Matt Schwartz, Policy Analyst, Consumer Reports
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Zach Tomanelli, Consumer Protection Advocate, VPIRG
  • Dylan Zwicky, Leonine Public Affairs, Partner, RELX
10:40 AM

Break

10:50 AM

H.512 - An act relating to the regulation of the event ticketing market

  • Clare Buckley, Partner, MVP Health Care
  • Susan Evans McClure, Executive Director, Vermont Arts Council
  • Kendall Gilvar, National Independent Venue Association
  • Nathan Marro, Executive Director, National Independent Talent Organization
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Thursday, April 16, 2026
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Hospitality and Tourism Day

This will be a joint hearing with House Commerce and Economic Development. The meeting will be held in room 11. And will be streamed here: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-economic-development-housing-and-general-affairs.

  • Ted Lawson, ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
  • Brett McManus, Apres Inn
  • Amy Spear, Vermont Chamber President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  • Eric Warnstedt, Hen of the Wood
  • Steve Wright, President & General Manager, Jay Peak Resort
10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

H.921 - An act relating to alcoholic beverages

  • Emma Arian, Executive Director, Vermont Brewers Association
  • Ryan Chaffin, Director of Operations, Farrell Distributing Corporation
  • Hannah Chauvin, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Liquor and Lottery
  • Jesse Cronin, Member, Vermont Brewers Association
  • David Keck, Owner, Vermont Grape & Wine Council
  • Wendy Knight, Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery
  • Daren Orr, Member, Vermont Brewers Association
11:30 AM

H.674 - An act relating to the creation of the Vermont Sister State Program

  • John Dooley
  • Susan Evans McClure, Executive Director, Vermont Arts Council
  • Allison Litten, French Teacher, Hartford High School
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Friday, April 17, 2026
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Paid Family Leave

Update

  • Gretchen Elias, Coalition Manager, Vermont Paid Leave Coalition
9:20 AM

Landlord Tenant Issues

  • Jean Risman, Tenant, Windham and Windsor Housing Trust
  • Chad Simmons, Director, Housing and Homeless Alliance of Vermont
  • Peter Tucker, Advocacy & Public Policy Director, Vermont Association of Realtors
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Angela Zaikowski, Director, Vermont Landlord Association
11:25 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:00 AM

H.775 - An act relating to creating tools for housing production

  • Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Peter Trombley, Director of Legislative Affairs, Office of the State Treasurer
  • Jason Webster, Co-President, Owner, Huntington Homes, Inc.
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:10 AM

H.757 - An act relating to manufactured homes and limited equity cooperatives

Walk-Through

  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 AM

Adjourn


Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.211 - An act relating to data brokers and personal information

  • Rick Gardner, Global Data Protection Officer, LexisNexis Risk Solutions
  • Ryan Kriger, Privacy Enforcement Attorney, Vermont Resident
  • Tracy Locklin, Management Director, National Student Clearinghouse
  • Sarah Ohs, Director of Government Relations, Consumer Data Industry Association
  • Emory Roane, Associate Director of Policy, Privacy Rights Clearing House
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Dylan Zwicky, Leonine Public Affairs, Partner, RELX
10:40 AM

Break

10:50 AM

H.512 - An act relating to the regulation of the event ticketing market

Amendment Walk-Through

  • Brian Berry, Executive Director, Ticket Policy Forum
  • Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
  • Susan Evans McClure, Executive Director, Vermont Arts Council
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Thursday, April 23, 2026
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.639 - An act relating to genetic data privacy

Mark Up

  • Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
  • Ritchie Engelhardt, Head of Government Affairs, Ancestry.com
  • Rep. Robin Scheu, Sponsor, House Committee on Appropriations
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

Break

10:30 AM

H.639 - An act relating to genetic data privacy

  • Bridget Morris, Lobbyist, Morris Strategies
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:55 AM

H.674 - An act relating to the creation of the Vermont Sister State Program

Vote

  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM

H.921 - An act relating to alcoholic beverages

Amendments walk-through

  • Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Wendy Knight, Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery
  • Jessica Oski, Lobbyist, University of Vermont Health Network
11:30 AM

Break

11:45 AM

H.921 - An act relating to alcoholic beverages

Vote

  • Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Senate Floor


Friday, April 24, 2026
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.775 - An act relating to creating tools for housing production

Proposed Amendments

  • Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
9:55 AM

Break

10:05 AM

H.639 - An act relating to genetic data privacy

Walk-Through

  • Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
  • Bridget Morris, Lobbyist, Morris Strategies
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Landlord Tenant Issues

  • Alex Karambelas, Policy Advocate, ACLU of Vermont
  • Nadine Scibek, Attorney, Nadine L Scibek Law
  • Brenda Siegel, Executive Director, End Homelessness Vermont
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:25 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor


Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:40 AM

H.512 - An act relating to the regulation of the event ticketing market

Mark up and possible vote

  • Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
  • Susan Evans McClure, Executive Director, Vermont Arts Council
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:10 AM

Break

9:15 AM

H.775 - An act relating to creating tools for housing production

  • Michael Gaughan, Executive Director, Vermont Bond Bank
  • Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:40 AM

H.211 - An act relating to data brokers and personal information

Mark up

  • Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
  • Jamie Feehan, Government Relations Director, Primmer
  • David Hall, Director of Business Services, Secretary of State's Office
  • Bridget Morris, Lobbyist, Morris Strategies
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Zach Tomanelli, Consumer Protection Advocate, VPIRG
  • Richard Varn, Executive Director, Coalition for Sensible Public Records Access
10:55 AM

Adjourn

11:00 AM

Senate Floor


Thursday, April 30, 2026
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

H.639 - An act relating to genetic data privacy

Committee discussion

  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
8:53 AM

Break

8:58 AM

Committee Discussion

9:15 AM

H.639 - An act relating to genetic data privacy

Vote

  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:20 AM

Break

9:57 AM

S.230 - An act relating to fair employment practices

Walk-through

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

H.757 - An act relating to manufactured homes and limited equity cooperatives

Committee Discussion

  • David Hall, Director of Business Services, Secretary of State's Office
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:55 AM

Adjourn

11:00 AM

Senate Floor


Friday, May 1, 2026
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

Landlord Tenant Issues

  • Erhard Mahnke, Retired Outreach Representative and Housing Policy Advisor, Office of Senator Bernie Sanders
8:45 AM

H.775 - An act relating to creating tools for housing production

Mark up and discussion

  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:15 AM

Community Housing Infrastructure Program

  • Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

Landlord Tenant Issues

  • Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  • Katrina Lisaius, Advocacy and Organizing Manager, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:55 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor


Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.512 - An act relating to the regulation of the event ticketing market

Amendment Vote

  • Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
  • Susan Evans McClure, Executive Director, Vermont Arts Council
  • Matt McMahon, MMR, LLC
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

11:45 AM

S.173 - An act relating to vocational rehabilitation and apprenticeships

Amendment walk-through

  • David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Vermont Association for Justice
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

S.230 - An act relating to fair employment practices

Witnesses

  • Thomas Abdelnour, Legislative Coordinator, Vermont State Employees Association
  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
  • Austin Davis, Director, Government Affairs, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • Al Gordon O’Connell, Partner, Pyle Rome, General Counsel, VSEA
  • David Harlow , Director, Down Rachlin Martin, LLC
  • David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Vermont Association for Justice
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:40 AM

S.173 - An act relating to vocational rehabilitation and apprenticeships

Committee discussion and straw poll vote

  • Rowan Hawthorne, Policy and Legislative Affairs Director, Vermont Department of Labor
  • Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:45 AM

Break

9:55 AM

H.211 - An act relating to data brokers and personal information

  • Tom Kemp, Executive Director, California Privacy Protection Agency
  • Phil Laird, General Counsel, California Privacy Protection Agency
  • Maureen Mahoney, Deputy Director of Policy and Legislation, California Privacy Protection Agency
  • Bridget Morris, Lobbyist, Morris Strategies
  • Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Dylan Zwicky, Leonine Public Affairs, Partner, Green Mountain Power
10:55 AM

Adjourn

11:00 AM

Senate Floor


Thursday, May 7, 2026
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

H.757 - An act relating to manufactured homes and limited equity cooperatives

Possible vote

  • Rep. Gayle Pezzo
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:10 AM

Break

9:15 AM

H.775 - An act relating to creating tools for housing production

Discussion of amendments

  • Ted Barnett, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Rep. Abbey Duke
  • Nate Formalarie, Deputy Commissioner, Agency of Housing and Community Development
  • Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sen. Wendy Harrison, Senator
  • Tanya Morehouse, Chief Auditor, State Auditor's Office
  • David White, President, White & Burke Real Estate Investment Advisors, Inc.
10:55 AM

Adjourn

11:00 AM

Senate Floor


Friday, May 8, 2026
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

H.772 - An act relating to residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program

Walk-through and mark up

  • Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust
  • Katrina Lisaius, Advocacy and Organizing Manager, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  • David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Vermont Association for Justice
  • Jean Murray, Senior Housing Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Peter Tucker, Advocacy & Public Policy Director, Vermont Association of Realtors
  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Gail Zatz, Advocate, Social Workers and School Counselors
11:10 AM

H.757 - An act relating to manufactured homes and limited equity cooperatives

Vote

  • Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:25 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

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