legislative calendar for bills of interest

These weekly alerts will contain summaries of legislative activities in committee and on the Calendars that would be of interest to the disability community. The complete schedules will not be found here, but a link has been provided for the complete Legislative Committee Schedule, the Legislative Calendar and Journal Page, and the Legislative web-site.

You will find highlights of the week’s Legislative activities for specific committees, hearings and calendar activity of interest in this weekly report, as well as a listing and brief explanations of legislation introduced at the end of the committee schedules.

This Committee Schedule is generally published on Monday or Tuesday mornings of each week, but is subject to change throughout the week. Please check the calendar online, on the Vermont Legislative web page for updates.

Link to Vermont Legislative Committee Page: http://www.leg.state.vt.us/Schedule/MasterSchedule.cfm
Link to Vermont Calendars, Journals and Bills: http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/serviceMain.cfm
Link the Vermont’s Legislative Page: http://www.leg.state.vt.us/

Additional Links:

The link to the FY 2014 Budget Proposal: http://www.leg.state.vt.us/jfo/appropriations/fy_2014/FY%202014%20Governor's%20Proposed%20Budget.pdf

Information may also be found on the VCDR Website: www.vcdr.org

FY 2014 BUDGET Documents

NEW: FY 2014 - H.530 Budget Bill as passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee:
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2014/calendar/sc130430a.pdf

FY 2014 BUDGET, as passed out of House Appropriations:

Here is the LINK to the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget as Passed by the House:

http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2014/bills/House/H-530.pdf

Budget Spreadsheet as Proposed by Governor with House Changes:
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/jfo/budget_reports_v3/FY%202014%20Big%20Bill%20House%20Report%20032813.html

Assisted Suicide

Articles:
House prepares to move on doctor assisted death bill 2013 VT Digger by Andrew Stein April 22
http://vtdigger.org/2013/04/22/house-prepares-to-move-on-doctor-assisted-death-bill/

Original Bill: http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2014/bills/Intro/S-077.pdf
As passed by Senate
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2014/bills/Senate/S-077.pdf

VCDR 2013 Weekly Legislative Committee and Calendar Activity
April 29th – May 3rd

House Calendar Activity

The House is on the Floor at 10:00 Am on Tuesday, 1:00 PM on\
Wednesday and Thursday, and 9:30 AM on Friday. The House will
Debate these bills this week:

House Calendar:
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2014/calendar/hc130430.pdf

S.77 An act relating to patient choice and control at end of life
(On page 1510 of the Above Calendar)

S.59 An act relating to independent direct support providers
(On page 1587 of the above calendar)
H. 105 Adult protective services reporting requirements
(On page 1601 of the above calendar)

Senate Calendar Activity

SENATE
The Senate is on the Floor each morning at 9:00 AM and will debating:
H. 530
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2014/calendar/sc130430a.pdf

H. 528 An act relating to revenue changes for fiscal year 2014 and fiscal year 2015
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2014/calendar/sc130430.pdf
(Page 1345 to 1361 of the calendar above)

House Committee on Appropriations, Room 42

Tuesday, April 30, 2013
10:00 AM House Convenes
2:30 PM H. 207 - An act relating to a unified budget
James Reardon, Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management
3:00 PM Program-Based Budgeting
James Reardon, Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management
Susan Zeller, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management
Matt Riven, Director of Budget and Management, Agency of Administration

Wednesday, may 1, 2013
9:00 AM Committee Discussion
Crosswalks
10:45 AM Health Exchange Budget Analysis
Joint Meeting with House Committee on Health Care - Room 10
Tom Dehner, Managing Principal, Health Management Associates

Friday, May 3, 2013

8:30 AM H. 530 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government
Senate Proposal of Amendment - *Tentative*

House Committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs, Room 41

Tuesday, april 30, 2013
10:00 AM FLOOR
15 min. after Floor To Be Determined
12:00 PM Lunch and Caucuses
2:30 PM S. 61 - An act relating to alcoholic beverages
Committee discussion
5:00 PM Adjourn

Wednesday, may 1, 2013
9:00 AM Committee Discussion
9:30 AM Bipartisan Policy Center's Report on Housing
Room 11, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Nan Roman, Commissioner, Bipartisan Policy Center
10:45 AM S. 61 - An act relating to alcoholic beverages
Michael Hogan, Commissioner, Department of Liquor Control
Sean Lawson, Lawson's Finest Liquids, LLC (Invited)
Jacob Humbert, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Michael Sirotkin, Lobbyist, Sirotkin and Necrason, PLC
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM FLOOR
15 min. after Floor To Be Determined

thursday, may 2, 2013
9:00 AM Committee Discussion
10:00 AM H. 99 - An act relating to equal pay
Wendy Morgan, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Michael Hoyt, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council (Invited)

House Committee on Human Services, Room 46

Tuesday, april 30, 2013

9:00 AM S. 77 - An act relating to patient choice and control at end of life
Judiciary Committee Amendments
Rep. William J. Lippert, Chair, House Judiciary Committee
Rep. Linda J. Waite-Simpson, Judiciary Committee
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

House Committee on Education, Room 32

Tuesday, april 30, 2013
9:00 AM S. 130 - An act relating to encouraging flexible pathways to secondary school completion
9:45 AM H. 270 - An act relating to providing access to publicly funded prekindergarten education
Amendment from House Appropriations
Rep. Mitzi Johnson

House Committee on judiciary, Room 30

Tuesday, april 30, 2013
9:00 AM S. 77 - An act relating to patient choice and control at end of life
Presentation to House Human Services Committee, House Judiciary Committee amendments to S.77, House Human Services Committee Room
9:30 AM S. 77 - An act relating to patient choice and control at end of life
Committee discussion of amendments to House Human Services Committee amendment.
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
10:00 AM House Convenes
Presentation and consideration of amendments to S.77
after the floor To Be Scheduled
12:00 PM Party Caucuses
2:30 PM To Be Scheduled

Wednesday, may 1, 2013
9:00 AM S. 77 - An act relating to patient choice and control at end of life
Review amendments and prepare for floor debate.
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
1:00 PM House Convenes
Presentation and consideration of amendments to S.77

SENATE COMMITTEES

Senate Committee on Appropriations, Room 5

monday, april 29, 2013
11:30 AM H. 530 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government
(FY'14 Budget) Committee Deliberations/Mark up/Vote

Senate Committee on Education, Room 28

thursday, may 2, 2013
9:00 AM Senate Floor
Long Day on Floor
- 15 mins. after floor H. 270 - An act relating to providing access to publicly funded prekindergarten education
Witnesses To Be Announced

friday, may 3, 2013
9:00 AM Senate Floor
1:00 PM H. 270 - An act relating to providing access to publicly funded prekindergarten education
Witnesses to be announced

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