Standing Committee Meetings

Week of April 11, 2021 - April 17, 2021

House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

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House Committee on Appropriations

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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 Technology

This 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 Panel

This agenda has not yet been published.

House Ethics Panel

This agenda has not yet been published.

House Sexual Harassment Prevention Panel

This 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 Judiciary

This 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

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 Lori Morse at lmorse@leg.state.vt.us

House Committee on Ways and Means

This 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

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 Linda Leehman at lleehman@leg.state.vt.us

Senate Committee on Appropriations

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Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

This 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

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 Jeannie Lowell at jlowell@leg.state.vt.us

Senate Committee on Ethics

This 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

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 Faith Brown at fbrown@leg.state.vt.us

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

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 Gail Carrigan at gcarrigan@leg.state.vt.us

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

This agenda has not yet been published.

Senate Committee on Institutions

This 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

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 Peggy Delaney at pdelaney@leg.state.vt.us

Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

AGENDA

Via Zoom

April 13, 2021 - April 16, 2021

Last Updated 4/9/2021 4:49 PM

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

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 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

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