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Standing Committee MeetingsWeek of April 11, 2021 - April 17, 2021House Committee on Agriculture and ForestryThis agenda has not yet been published. House Committee on AppropriationsThis agenda has not yet been published. House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
AGENDA
Via Zoom April 13, 2021 - April 16, 2021 Last Updated 4/9/2021 4:16 PM
Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 9:00 AM S. 33 - An act relating to project-based tax increment financing districts Graham Campbell, Fiscal Analyst, Tax and Revenue, Joint Fiscal Office
10:00 AM House Floor
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM S. 33 - An act relating to project-based tax increment financing districts Committee discussion and vote. Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - Invited Megan Sullivan, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council - Invited
2:00 PM S. 47 - An act relating to motor vehicle manufacturers, dealers, and warranty or service facilities Sen. Andrew Perchlik, Reporter David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel Zach Kahn, Senior Policy Advisor, Tesla - Invited Marilyn Miller, Executive Director, Vermont Vehicle and Automotive Distributors Association - Invited Clare Buckley, Lobbyist, Vermont Vehicle and Automotive Distributors Association - Invited Bridget Morris, Lobbyist - Morris Government Affairs, Alliance for Automotive Innovation - Invited
4:00 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 9:00 AM S. 11 - An act relating to prohibiting robocalls Chris Delia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association - Invited David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:45 AM S. 11 - An act relating to prohibiting robocalls Committee discussion, mark up and vote.
10:00 AM S. 47 - An act relating to motor vehicle manufacturers, dealers, and warranty or service facilities
1:15 PM House Floor
10 mins after the House Floor Governor's Proposal for the Use of American Rescue Plan Act Funds Lindsay Kurrle, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development - Invited Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development - Invited
4:00 PM Adjourn
Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:00 AM TBD
12:00 PM Lunch
1:15 PM House Floor
10 mins after the House Floor TBD
4:00 PM Adjourn
Friday, April 16, 2021 9:00 AM Committee Updates Updates from committee members and interns. Michael Harrity, Intern to House Commerce & Economic Development Committee, University of Vermont William Heath, Intern to House Commerce & Economic Development Committee, University of Vermont
9:30 AM House Floor
10 mins after the House Floor TBD
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM TBD
3:00 PM Adjourn
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Amy Todisco at atodisco@leg.state.vt.us
House Committee on Corrections and Institutions
AGENDA
Via Zoom April 13, 2021 - April 16, 2021 Last Updated 4/9/2021 9:38 PM
Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted.
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 10:00 AM House Floor and Caucuses
1:30 PM Correctional Facility Feasibility and Conceptual Design Study Joint Hearing with Senate Committee on Institutions HOK Report Presentation - Round Two Jeff Goodale, Director of Justice, HOK Group Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services James Baker, Commissioner, Department of Corrections Al Cormier, Corrections Facilities Executive, Department of Corrections Matt D'Agostino, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Corrections Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services Jeremy Stephens, Program Chief, Department of Buildings and General Services Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services Sherilyn Lafley, Building Engineer, Department of Buildings and General Services
4:15 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 9:00 AM S. 45 - An act relating to earned discharge from probation Probation as Viewed in the Community Kathy Astemborski, Senior Probation and Parole Officer, Hartford Probation and Parole Office Dale Crook, Director of Field Services, Department of Corrections
10:00 AM S. 45 - An act relating to earned discharge from probation Victim Notification and Other Procedural Questions Hon Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary Tracy Shriver, State's Attorney, Windham County State's Attorneys
11:00 AM S. 45 - An act relating to earned discharge from probation Walk-through of Draft with Amendment Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM Lunch
1:15 PM House Floor
15 min After Floor TBD
Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:00 AM UVM Justice Research Initiative - Partnership with the Vermont Department of Corrections Women's Prison Project and the Prison Research and Innovation Network Abigail Crocker, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Vermont Al Cormier, Corrections Facilities Executive, Department of Corrections Bradley Goodhale, Prison Research and Innovation Network Manager, Department of Corrections Theresa Messier, Superintendent, Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility Kathy Fox, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Vermont
11:00 AM Justice System Revisions Section 6 of S.3 An Act Relating to Competency to Stand Trial and Insanity as a Defense Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health James Baker, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
12:00 PM Lunch
1:15 PM House Floor
15 min After Floor Justice System Revisions Section 6 of S.3 An Act Relating to Competency to Stand Trial and Insanity as a Defense Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems Lucie Garand, Lobbyist, MMR
Friday, April 16, 2021 9:30 AM House Floor
15 min After Floor TBD
12:00 PM Lunch
1:30 PM TBD
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Phil Petty at ppetty@leg.state.vt.us
House Committee on Education
AGENDA
Via Zoom April 13, 2021 - April 16, 2021 Last Updated 4/9/2021 2:56 PM
Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted.
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 8:30 AM S. 114 - An act relating to improving prekindergarten through grade 12 literacy within the State Mark Up and Possible Vote Daniel French, Ed.D., Secretary, Agency of Education - Invited Chelsea Myers, Associate Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association - Invited Meagan Roy, Director of Student Support Services, Chair, Census-Based Funding Advisory Group - Invited Jeff Francis, Executive Director, VT Superintendents Association - Invited Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association - Invited Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association - Invited Colin Robinson, Political Director, Vermont National Education Association - Invited Jo-Anne Unruh, Ph.D., Former Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators - Invited
9:40 AM S. 115 - An act relating to making miscellaneous changes in education laws Cultural Liaisons Jessie Baker, City Manager, Winooski, Vermont
10:00 AM House Floor Caucuses immediately following the Floor
1:00 PM S. 114 - An act relating to improving prekindergarten through grade 12 literacy within the State Mark Up and Possible Vote Continued
- S. 16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on School Exclusionary Discipline Reform Mark-Up James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel Jess DeCarolis, Division Director, Student Pathways, Agency of Education Wendy Geller, Ph.D., Data and Research Director, Agency of Education David Kelley, Research and Statistics Section Chief, Agency of Education Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association - Invited Jeff Francis, Executive Director, VT Superintendents Association - Invited Colin Robinson, Political Director, Vermont National Education Association - Invited Jo-Anne Unruh, Ph.D., Former Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators - Invited
- S. 115 - An act relating to making miscellaneous changes in education laws Libraries Jason Broughton, State Librarian; Commissioner of Libraries, Vermont Department of Libraries
- Adjourn
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 9:30 AM S. 115 - An act relating to making miscellaneous changes in education laws Mark-Up James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education John Carroll, Chair, State Board of Education Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association Jeff Francis, Executive Director, VT Superintendents Association - Invited Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association - Invited Colin Robinson, Political Director, Vermont National Education Association - Invited Jo-Anne Unruh, Ph.D., Former Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators - Invited
12:15 PM Lunch
1:15 PM House Floor
10 Min After Floor S. 16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on School Exclusionary Discipline Reform Lindsey Halman, Executive Director, UP for Learning - Invited Townes DeGroot, U32 High School Student, Restorative Practices Facilitator, UP for Learning - Invited Evelyn Monje, Winooski High School Student, Youth Program Specialist, UP for Learning - Invited
- Adjourn
Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:30 AM S. 13 - An act relating to the implementation of the Pupil Weighting Factors Report Daniel French, Ed.D., Secretary, Agency of Education Tammy Kolbe, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Leadership and Development Sciences, University of Vermont - Invited Brad James, Finance Manager, Agency of Education Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office Breanna Parker, Legislative Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association - Invited Jeff Francis, Executive Director, VT Superintendents Association - Invited Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association Colin Robinson, Political Director, Vermont National Education Association - Invited Jo-Anne Unruh, Ph.D., Former Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators - Invited
12:15 PM Lunch
1:15 PM House Floor
Friday, April 16, 2021 9:30 AM House Floor
10 Min After Floor Update on the Status of Education Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
- COVID-19 Recovery Plan Heather Bouchey, Ph.D., Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
- Adjourn
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Jessi Tracy at jtracy@leg.state.vt.us
House Committee on Energy and TechnologyThis agenda has not yet been published. House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
AGENDA
Via Zoom April 13, 2021 - April 16, 2021 Last Updated 4/9/2021 4:01 PM
Meetings will be livestreamed here unless otherwise noted
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 10:00 AM House Floor
12:00 PM Lunch and Caucuses
1:00 PM H. 273 - An act relating to promoting racial and social equity in land access and property ownership Kenya Lazuli, Director, Everytown, VT Steffen Gillom, President, NAACP - Windham County Beverly Little Thunder, Lakota Elder and Co-founder, Kunsi Keya Tamakoce Mark Hughes, Executive Director, Vermont Racial Justice Alliance
- Adjourn
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 9:15 AM Mobile Home Parks Mobile Homes 101 Arthur Hamlin, Housing Program Coordinator - Mobile Home Parks, Department of Housing and Community Development Jonathan Bond, Executive Director, Housing Foundation, Inc. Laura Mistretta, Mobile Home Program Resident Organizer, CVOEO
- S. 79 - An act relating to improving rental housing health and safety Peter Tucker, Director of Advocacy and Public Affairs, Vermont Association of Realtors - Invited Kevin Geiger, AICP, Senior Planner, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission Shaun Gilpin, Housing Program Administrator, Department of Housing and Community Development
11:45 AM Break
1:15 PM House Floor
15 min after Floor S. 79 - An act relating to improving rental housing health and safety Julie Marks, Founder and Director, Vermont Short Term Rental Alliance Inc. Tim Piper, Past President, Vermont Inn and bed & breakfast Association
- Adjourn
Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:15 AM Sexual Assault and Awareness in the Vermont Guard Report on Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention, as well as the annual report on Sexual Assault in the Guard. General Gregory C. Knight, Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard Christina Fontaine, Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, Vermont National Guard Nicole Sorrell, Victim Advocate Coordinator, Vermont National Guard Ken Gragg, Deputy Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard Major Kurt Kafferlin, State Judge Advocate, Vermont National Guard Lt. Col. Christopher Ruggerio, Executive Officer to the Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard
- Committee Meeting TBD
11:45 AM Break
1:15 PM House Floor
15 min after Floor S. 78 - An act relating to binding interest arbitration for employees of the Vermont Judiciary Patricia Gabel, Vermont State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association Victoria Barry, Unit Chair, VSEA
- Adjourn
Friday, April 16, 2021 9:30 AM House Floor
15 min after Floor Committee Meeting
11:45 AM Break
1:00 PM H. 308 - An act relating to authorizing card check elections Wendy Koenig, Federal and State Relations and Legislative Liaison, University of Vermont - Invited Elizabeth Medina, Executive Director, Vermont Labor Council, AFL-CIO - Invited
- H. 270 - An act relating to modernizing Vermont’s wage and hour laws Committee discussion
- Adjourn
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Ron Wild at rwild@leg.state.vt.us
House Committee on Government Operations
AGENDA Via Zoom April 13, 2021 - April 16, 2021 Last Updated 4/9/2021 4:28 PM
Meetings will be livestreamed here unless otherwise noted
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 9:30 AM Office Hours Register here: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/open-house/house-government-operations The Zoom information will be emailed to you one hour prior to the start of the meeting.
10:00 AM House Floor Caucuses will be held immediately following the Floor
1:15 PM 21-0967 - An act relating to the membership and duties of the Vermont Pension Investment Committee and the creation of the Pension Design and Funding Task Force Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM 15 Minute Break
3:15 PM 21-0967 - An act relating to the membership and duties of the Vermont Pension Investment Committee and the creation of the Pension Design and Funding Task Force Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:15 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 9:00 AM 21-0967 - An act relating to the membership and duties of the Vermont Pension Investment Committee and the creation of the Pension Design and Funding Task Force Mark up and vote Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM 30 Minute Break
10:30 AM S. 48 - An act relating to Vermont’s adoption of the interstate Nurse Licensure Compact Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office - Invited
12:00 PM Lunch
1:15 PM House Floor
15 min after Floor adjourns - S. 48 - An act relating to Vermont’s adoption of the interstate Nurse Licensure Compact Ellen Watson, APRN, Chair, Board of Nursing Deb Snell, RN, President, Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, President, AFT Vermont - Invited Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association Meredith Roberts, RN, PhD, Executive Director, American Nurses Association Vermont - Invited Rebecca Fotsch, Director of State Advocacy and Legislative Affairs, National Council of State Boards of Nursing - Invited
4:15 PM Adjourn
Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:00 AM S. 107 - An act relating to confidential information concerning the initial arrest and charge of a juvenile Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM 30 Minute Break
10:30 AM S. 107 - An act relating to confidential information concerning the initial arrest and charge of a juvenile Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM Lunch
1:15 PM House Floor
15 min after Floor adjourns- Committee Meeting TBD
3:00 PM 15 Minute Break
3:15 PM Committee Meeting TBD
4:15 PM Adjourn
Friday, April 16, 2021 9:30 AM House Floor
15 min after Floor adjourns- Committee Meeting TBD
11:30 AM Office Hours Register here: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/open-office/house-government-operations The Zoom information will be emailed to you one hour prior to the start of the meeting.
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Committee Meeting TBD
3:00 PM Adjourn
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Andrea Hussey at ahussey@leg.state.vt.us
House Committee on Health Care
AGENDA
via Zoom April 13, 2021 - April 16, 2021 Last Updated 4/9/2021 4:16 PM
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 10:00 AM House Floor
after Floor Caucuses
1:15 PM Insurance, Banking, and Securities Testimony on bill S.88 Jamie Feehan, Lobbyist, Vermont Dental Society
- ARPA Premium Tax Credit Change and Implications for Marketplace Organization Committee Discussion
4:30 PM Committee Adjourns
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 9:00 AM Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System Witness testimony and committee discussion on the health care elements of S.3 Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
11:45 AM Break
1:15 PM House Floor
Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:00 AM All-Payer Model Update on the renegotiation and reboot update Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services Susan Barrett, J.D., Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
11:00 AM OneCare Vermont Victoria Loner, RN.C, MHCDS, Chief Executive Officer, OneCare Vermont
1:15 PM House Floor
Friday, April 16, 2021 9:30 AM House Floor
1:30 PM Committee Meeting TBA
3:30 PM Adjourn
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Colleen McGovern at cmcgovern@leg.state.vt.us
House Discrimination Prevention PanelThis agenda has not yet been published. House Ethics PanelThis agenda has not yet been published. House Sexual Harassment Prevention PanelThis agenda has not yet been published. House Committee on Human Services
AGENDA
Via Zoom April 13, 2021 - April 16, 2021 Last Updated 4/9/2021 9:38 PM
Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted.
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 10:00 AM House Floor Caucuses will be held immediately following the Floor
1:15 PM H. 394 - An act relating to reorganizing the administration of child care and early learning services Walk-through Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:30 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 9:00 AM S. 20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products Martin Wolf, Director, Product Sustainability & Authenticity, Seventh Generation Bill Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont Patrick McCoy, Defend Our health, Portland, Maine
10:15 AM Break
10:30 AM S. 20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products continued
11:45 AM Break
1:15 PM House Floor
15 mins after Floor S. 20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products Tom Mallen, Vice President for Compliance and Technology Packaging Coatings, The Sherwin-Williams Company Marguerite Adelman, Women's International League of Peace and Freedom VT Military Poisons Project - Invited Austin Davis, Government Affairs Manager, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce - Invited
4:00 PM Adjourn
Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:00 AM S. 20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products ANR-must leave by 10 Peter Walke, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation Matthew Chapman, General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources Chuck Schwer, Director, Waste Management Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation Eamon Twohig, Program Manager, Residuals Management and Emerging Contaminants Program, Department of Environmental Conservation Bryan Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
10:00 AM Break
10:15 AM S. 20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products Lauren Hierl, Executive Director, Vermont Conservation Voters
11:45 AM Break
1:15 PM House Floor
15 mins after Floor S. 20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products Dr. Steven Hentges, Executive Director, Polycarbonate/BPA Global Group, American Chemical Council - Invited Shawn Swearingen, Director, Alliance for Telomer Chemistry Stewardship, American Chemical Council - Invited Eileen Conneely, Senior Director, Chemical Products and Technology, American Chemistry Council - Invited Mitch Hubert, Technical Director, Fire Fighting Foam Coalition, American Chemical Council - Invited
4:30 PM Adjourn
Friday, April 16, 2021 9:30 AM House Floor
15 mins after the Floor Committee Meeting TBD
11:45 AM Break
1:15 PM J.R.H. 6 - Joint resolution relating to racism as a public health emergency
Heidi Klein, Director of Planning and Health Care Quality, Department of Health - Invited
3:00 PM Adjourn
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Julie Tucker at jtucker@leg.state.vt.us
House Committee on JudiciaryThis agenda has not yet been published. House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife
AGENDA
Via Zoom April 13, 2021 - April 16, 2021 Last Updated 4/9/2021 3:42 PM Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted.
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 10:00 AM House Floor
- Lunch and Caucuses
1:00 PM S. 101 - An act relating to promoting housing choice and opportunity in smart growth areas Sen. Becca Balint, Reporter, Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs Committee Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- H. 120 - An act relating to updates to Act 250 Act 250 overview Diane Snelling, Chair, Natural Resources Board/Act 250 - Invited
- Adjourn
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 9:00 AM S. 101 - An act relating to promoting housing choice and opportunity in smart growth areas Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns Jeff Wennberg, Retired Commissioner of Public Works, Vermont Citizens Advisory Commission on Lake Champlain's Future Annette Smith, Executive Director, Vermonters for a Clean Environment Brian Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation Amy Polaczyk, Wastewater Program Manager, Agency of Natural Resources Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning & Revitalization, Agency of Commerce and Community Development Caitlin Corkins, Tax Credit and Historic Grants Specialist, Division for Historic Preservation, Agency of Commerce and Community Development Alex Weinhagen, Legislative Liaison, Vermont Planners Association Sue Fillion, Planning Director, Brattleboro
- Lunch
1:15 PM House Floor
Ten Minutes After House Floor Committee Meeting To be announced
- Adjourn
Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:00 AM H. 120 - An act relating to updates to Act 250 Walk-through Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- H. 120 - An act relating to updates to Act 250 Capability and development plan
- H. 120 - An act relating to updates to Act 250 Interstate interchange areas
- H. 120 - An act relating to updates to Act 250 River corridors
- Lunch
1:15 PM House Floor
- Adjourn
Friday, April 16, 2021 9:30 AM House Floor
- Lunch
1:00 PM Committee Meeting To be announced
- Adjourn
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Amanda Horrocks at ahorrocks@leg.state.vt.us
House Committee on Transportation
AGENDA
Via Zoom April 13, 2021 - April 16, 2021 Last Updated 4/9/2021 4:07 PM
Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted.
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 10:00 AM House Floor
After Floor Lunch and Caucuses
1:15 PM S. 86 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to laws related to vehicles and vessels Sergeant Trevor Carbo, Special Operations Recreation Enforcement, Vermont State Police - Invited Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - Invited
3:00 PM S. 86 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to laws related to vehicles and vessels Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - Invited
4:00 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 9:00 AM S. 86 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to laws related to vehicles and vessels Committee discussion, section-by-section
11:00 AM S. 86 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to laws related to vehicles and vessels ATV helmets - proposed language Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife - Invited
11:45 AM Lunch
1:15 PM House Floor
15 Minutes after Floor S. 86 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to laws related to vehicles and vessels Committee discussion Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - Invited
4:00 PM Adjourn
Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:00 AM Amtrak Update Joe Flynn, Secretary of Transportation, Agency of Transportation - Invited
10:15 AM Break
10:30 AM S. 66 - An act relating to electric bicycles Alex Logemann, Policy Counsel, People for Bikes - Invited
11:00 AM S. 66 - An act relating to electric bicycles Committee discussion
11:45 AM Lunch
1:15 PM House Floor
15 Minutes after Floor Bills in Committee Committee discussion
3:00 PM S. 86 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to laws related to vehicles and vessels Sec.31 William Smith, Lobbyist, Vermont Truck and Bus Association - Invited
4:00 PM Adjourn
Friday, April 16, 2021 9:30 AM House Floor
15 Minutes after Floor S. 86 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to laws related to vehicles and vessels Committee discussion & possible vote
11:45 AM Lunch
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Lori Morse at lmorse@leg.state.vt.us
House Committee on Ways and MeansThis agenda has not yet been published. Senate Committee on Agriculture
AGENDA
April 13, 2021 - April 16, 2021 Last Updated 4/9/2021 10:57 AM
Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 9:30 AM Senate Floor
15 minutes after Floor adjourns S. 100 - An act relating to universal school breakfast and lunch for all public school students and to creating incentives for schools to purchase locally produced foods James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel Sen. Brian Campion, , Senate Committee on Education - Invited
11:30 AM H. 88 - An act relating to certification of agricultural use for purposes of the use value appraisal program Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Forests. Parks and Recreation
12:00 PM Committee Adjourns
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 9:00 AM H. 218 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized raw milk Walk-through of bill
- H. 434 - An act relating to establishing the Agricultural Innovation Board Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:15 AM Break
10:30 AM Rural Vermont Joint hearing with House Agriculture and Forestry Committee
12:00 PM Committee Adjourns
1:00 PM Senate Floor
Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:00 AM Bills in Committee
12:00 PM Committee Adjourns
1:00 PM Senate Floor
Friday, April 16, 2021 9:00 AM H. 421 - An act relating to animal cruelty investigation response and training Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:15 AM Committee Adjourns
11:30 AM Senate Floor
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Linda Leehman at lleehman@leg.state.vt.us
Senate Committee on AppropriationsThis agenda has not yet been published. Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General AffairsThis agenda has not yet been published. Senate Committee on Education
AGENDA
April 13, 2021 - April 16, 2021 Last Updated 4/9/2021 3:47 PM
Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 9:30 AM Senate Floor
1:30 PM H. 426 - An act relating to addressing the needs and conditions of public school facilities in the State Decision points Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-- S. 100 - An act relating to universal school breakfast and lunch for all public school students and to creating incentives for schools to purchase locally produced foods Committee discussion James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:00 PM Adjourn for Chairs' Meeting
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 1:00 PM Senate Floor
15 min after Floor S. 134 - An act relating to the Vermont State Colleges Introduction of bill by sponsors, walk-through by legislative counsel, and witness testimony Sen. Cheryl Hooker, Sponsor James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel Sophie Zdatny, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges - Invited
-- Governor's Appointments Secretary of Agency of Education vote
-- State Board of Education Committee discussion of Board's composition and consideration of statute change James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, April 15, 2021 1:00 PM Senate Floor
15 min after Floor Governor's Appointments State Board of Education Tom Lovett, Waterford, Vermont - Invited Lyle Jepson, Rutland, Vermont - Invited
Friday, April 16, 2021 11:30 AM Senate Floor
1:15 PM State Board of Education/Agency of Education Rules and Responsibilities Daniel French, Ed.D., Secretary, Agency of Education John Carroll, Chair, State Board of Education
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Jeannie Lowell at jlowell@leg.state.vt.us
Senate Committee on EthicsThis agenda has not yet been published. Senate Committee on Finance
AGENDA
Via Zoom April 13, 2021 - April 16, 2021 Last Updated 4/9/2021 4:16 PM
Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 9:30 AM Senate Floor
1:30 PM H. 360 - An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment Broadband in Affordable Multifamily Housing Molly Dugan, Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Cathedral Square Kathy Beyer, Senior Vice President, Real Estate Development, Evernorth (formerly Housing Vermont)
2:00 PM H. 360 - An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment Property Tax Exemption Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
2:30 PM Break
2:45 PM H. 431 - An act relating to miscellaneous energy subjects Bill Jordan, Director of Engineering, Department of Public Service Anne Margolis, Deputy Planning Director, Department of Public Service Gregg Faber, Analyst, Public Utility Commission
4:00 PM Chairs' Meeting
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 1:00 PM Senate Floor
1:30 PM H. 437 - An act relating to changes that affect the revenue of the State Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, Reporter, House Committee on Ways and Means - Invited Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust Brian Pine, Coordinator, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition
2:30 PM TBD
Thursday, April 15, 2021 1:00 PM Senate Floor
1:30 PM TBD
Friday, April 16, 2021 11:30 AM Senate Floor
1:30 PM TBD
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
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Senate Committee on Government Operations
AGENDA Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted.
April 13, 2021 - April 16, 2021 Last Updated 4/9/2021 1:36 PM
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 9:30 AM Senate Floor
1:30 PM Agency of Public Safety Committee discussion Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel William Sorrell, Chair, Vermont Criminal Justice Council Cindy Taylor-Patch, Director of Training, Vermont Police Academy Michael Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety Capt. Mark Anderson, Sheriff, Windham County Sheriff's Department Anthony Facos, Director of Enforcement & Safety, Department of Motor Vehicles John Federico, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Inspector, VSEA Board of Trustees Timothy Page, Chief of Police, St. Johnsbury, Police Chief's Association Sheriff Bill Bohnyak, Sheriff, Orange County, Sheriffs' Association
3:00 PM J.R.H. 2 - Joint resolution sincerely apologizing and expressing sorrow and regret to all individual Vermonters and their families and descendants who were harmed as a result of State-sanctioned eugenics policies and practices Walk-through Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:00 PM Chairs' Meeting
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 1:00 PM Senate Floor
1:30 PM ARPA Funds Stephen Klein, Chief Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
3:00 PM H. 122 - An act relating to boards and commissions Vote
3:30 PM H. 366 - An act relating to 2021 technical corrections Walk-through Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, April 15, 2021 1:00 PM Senate Floor
1:30 PM Code of Ethics Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel Larry Novins, Executive Director, Vermont State Ethics Commission
3:00 PM H. 289 - An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation Markup and potential vote Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Department of Health Travis Knapp, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist/Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
4:00 PM H. 366 - An act relating to 2021 technical corrections Vote
4:15 PM S. 106 - An act relating to the livestream of legislative proceedings of the General Assembly and lobbying regulations Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, April 16, 2021 11:30 AM Senate Floor
1:00 PM H. 435 - An act relating to miscellaneous Department of Corrections-related amendments Walk-through and testimony Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel James Baker, Commissioner, Department of Corrections Rep. Sara Coffey, Sponsor, House Committee on Corrections and Institutions Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Gail Carrigan at gcarrigan@leg.state.vt.us
Senate Committee on Health and WelfareThis agenda has not yet been published. Senate Committee on InstitutionsThis agenda has not yet been published. Senate Committee on Judiciary
AGENDA
Via Zoom April 13, 2021 - April 16, 2021 Last Updated 4/9/2021 4:56 PM
Meetings will be livestreamed here unless otherwise noted
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 10:00 AM H. 199 - An act relating to validating legal instruments used in connection with the conveyance of real estate Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel Andrew Mikell, State Manager, VT Attorneys Title Corp. Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association Therese Corsones, Executive Director, Vermont Bar Association
11:15 AM S. 18 - An act relating to limiting earned good time sentence reductions for offenders convicted of certain crimes Changes from the House Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:30 AM H. 89 - An act relating to limiting liability for agritourism Walk -through Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 9:00 AM One TIme Appropriations to Address Backlog on Criminal and Civil Justice System
Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office Patricia Gabel, Vermont State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs - Invited Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Vermont Defender General's Office
10:00 AM Break
10:15 AM S. 103 - An act relating to immunity from liability for a person reporting a crime David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services Kara Casey, Director of Economic Development, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Vermont Defender General's Office
11:15 AM S. 103 - An act relating to immunity from liability for a person reporting a crime
- H. 128 - An act relating to limiting criminal defenses based on victim identity Mark up and possible vote on both bills
12:00 PM Adjourn
Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:00 AM H. 145 - An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force Dr. Etan Nasreddin, Chair, RDAP Curtiss Reed, Executive Director, Vermont Partnership for Fairness and Diversity - Invited Wilda White, Founder, MadFreedom
9:30 AM H. 145 - An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force Mark up and possible vote
10:15 AM Break
10:30 AM H. 435 - An act relating to miscellaneous Department of Corrections-related amendments Section 6 Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel James Baker, Commissioner, Department of Corrections - Invited John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs - Invited Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Vermont Defender General's Office David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office Ashley Messier, Executive Director, Women's Justice and Freedom Initiative - Invited
12:00 PM Adjourn
Friday, April 16, 2021 8:30 AM State Oversight of Residential Treatment Programs Joint Hearing with the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
10:00 AM Break
10:15 AM H. 183 - An act relating to sexual violence Mark up and possible vote
11:30 AM Senate Floor
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Peggy Delaney at pdelaney@leg.state.vt.us
Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
AGENDA
Via Zoom April 13, 2021 - April 16, 2021
Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 9:30 AM Senate Floor
10:15 AM S. 109 - An act relating to the Vermonters’ Enhanced Energy Savings Act MMT Co2e, PUC/EVT ; Language on budget waterfall structure Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
11:30 AM Committee Discussion Planning: Agenda setting and witness requests
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 8:30 AM Report from DEC Peter Walke, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
9:30 AM Report from DPS TJ Poor, Director of Efficiency and Energy Resources, Department of Public Service
10:00 AM Break
10:15 AM Scuttling of the MV Ferry Adirondack
Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:00 AM Forest Health and Integrity: FPR Plans and Programs for Protection and Recovery Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Forests. Parks and Recreation
10:00 AM Report from FPR Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM H. 108 - An act relating to Vermont standards for issuing a Clean Water Act section 401 certification Committee Discussion and Possible Vote
Friday, April 16, 2021 9:00 AM Gubernatorial Appointees, Confirmation Votes
9:30 AM S. 126 - An act relating to the collection and recycling of electronic waste
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Jude Newman at jnewman@leg.state.vt.us
Senate Committee on Transportation
AGENDA
Via Zoom April 13, 2021 - April 16, 2021 Last Updated 4/9/2021 2:14 PM
Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 9:30 AM Senate Floor
15 min. after Floor H. 433 - An act relating to the Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation Review and Committee Discussion
Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning & Intermodal Development Division, Agency of Transportation
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 9:00 AM Relocation of New Haven Station Trini Brassard, Division Deputy Director, Policy, Planning, and Intermodal Development, Agency of Transportation
9:30 AM H. 433 - An act relating to the Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
10:00 AM Break until 10:15 a.m.
10:15 AM H. 433 - An act relating to the Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation Sec. 28. Work Zone Highway Safety Automated Traffic Law Enforcement Study And Report
Matt Musgrave, Government Affairs Director, Associated General Contractors of Vermont
10:30 AM H. 433 - An act relating to the Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation Sec. 21 PEV Rate Design and EV Incentives
Robert Dostis, Vice President of Stakeholder Relations, Green Mountain Power Darren Springer, General Manager, Burlington Electric Department Andrea Cohen, Manager, Government Affairs and Member Relations, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc. Melissa Bailey, Manager of Government and Member Relations, VPPSA
1:00 PM Senate Floor
Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:00 AM H. 433 - An act relating to the Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation Review and Committee Discussion Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning & Intermodal Development Division, Agency of Transportation
1:00 PM Senate Floor
Friday, April 16, 2021 9:00 AM H. 433 - An act relating to the Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation Review and Committee Discussion Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning & Intermodal Development Division, Agency of Transportation
11:30 AM Senate Floor
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Liz Raddock at lraddock@leg.state.vt.us
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