Week 3 legislative session

Week 3 January 18, 2022 - January 21, 2022

 

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare –Zoom: Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-health-and-welfare.

Tuesday, January 18, 2022 

10 Minutes after Floor(starts 9:30)  22-0550 - An act relating to a statewide mask requirement

Discussion and mark-up

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

1. 74 - An act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws

Discussion and mark-up

Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1:00 PM                   Governor's FY2023  Budget Address

Joint Assembly

 

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

9:00 AM                   Accessible Affordable Health Care Taskforce Report

Joint meeting with the House Committee on Health Care.

Joshua Slen, President, Health System Transformation

Tim Hill, MPA, Vice President- Health, American Institutes for Research

Beth Waldman, Senior Consultant, Bailit Health

 

10:30 AM                   S. 90 - An act relating to establishing an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry

Introduction by sponsor, walk-through by counsel

Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Sponsor

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1. 19 - An act relating to a climate change response plan and regional planning commission involvement in identifying health care-related needs

Introduction by sponsor, walk-through by counsel

Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Sponsor

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

Thursday, January 20, 2022

9:00 AM                   S. 91 - An act relating to Parent Child Center Network

Discussion and mark-up

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1. 206 - An act relating to planning for the care and treatment of patients with cognitive impairments

Introduction by sponsor, walk-through by counsel

Sen. Randy Brock, Sponsor

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1. 194 - An act relating to peer-operated respite centers

Introduction by sponsor, walk-through by counsel

Sen. Cheryl Hooker, Sponsor

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

1. 195 - An act relating to the certification of mental health peer support specialists

Introduction by sponsor, walk-through by counsel

Sen. Cheryl Hooker, Sponsor

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

1. 197 - An act relating to the Coordinated Mental Health Crisis Response Working Group

Introduction by sponsor, walk-through by counsel

Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Sponsor

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

Friday, January 21, 2022

9:00 AM                   Accessible Affordable Health Care Taskforce Report

Joshua Slen, President, Health System Transformation

Tim Hill, MPA, Vice President- Health, American Institutes for Research

Beth Waldman, JD, MPH, Senior Consultant, Bailit Health

House Committee on Health Care Room 45 and Zoom

January 18, 2022 - January 21, 2022

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-health-care.

Please note that closed captions/transcripts may not be completely error-free.

 

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

10:00 AM                   House  Floor

1:00 PM                   Governor's FY2023 Budget Address

Joint Assembly

2:00 PM                   H. 654 - An act relating to extending COVID-19 health care regulatory flexibility

Committee discussion and possible testimony

 

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

9:00 AM                   Accessible Affordable Health Care Taskforce Report

Joint meeting with Senate Health & Welfare. Meeting will be livestreamed here: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-health-and-welfare

Joshua Slen, President, Health System Transformation

Tim Hill, MPA, Vice President- Health, American Institutes for Research

Beth Waldman, JD, MPH, Senior Consultant, Bailit Health

 

10:45 AM              H. 654 - An act relating to extending COVID-19 health care regulatory flexibility

Committee discussion and possible testimony

1:00 PM                 H. 654 - An act relating to extending COVID-19 health care regulatory flexibility

Final committee discussion and vote

3:00 PM                   House Floor

Thursday, January 20, 2022

9:00 AM                   Benchmark Review Plan Report

Emily Brown, Director of Insurance Regulation, Department of Financial Regulation

Sebastian Arduengo, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation

10:30 AM                   DVHA Enrollment Trends and ARPA Extended Subsidies

Sean Sheehan, Senior Policy and Implementation Analyst, Department of Vermont Health Access - Invited

1:30 PM                   Federal No Surprises Act

Overview

Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation

House Committee on Appropriations

 Room 24 or Live Link

Thursday, January 20, 2022

8:30 AM                   Medicaid Year End Report

Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office 

1:00 PM                   H. 410 - An act relating to the creation of the Artificial Intelligence Commission

Tentative Review of the Bill

Rep. Lucy Rogers, Reporter, House Committee on Energy and Technology

1:30 PM                   H. 553 - An act relating to eligibility of domestic partners for reimbursement from the Victims Compensation Program

Tentative Review of the Bill

Rep. Barbara Rachelson, Reporter, House Committee on Judiciary

 2:45 PM                   Review Next Week's Agenda

 

House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs

 Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-general-housing-and-military-affairs.

Please note that closed captions/transcripts may not be completely error-free.

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

10:00 AM                   House Floor

Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM                   Governor's FY2023 Budget Address

Joint Assembly

15 min after Floor   H. 320 - An act relating to prohibiting agreements that prevent an employee from working for the employer following the settlement of a discrimination claim

Committee discussion as time allows

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Bor Yang, Executive Director, Vermont Human Rights Commission

3:30 PM                   H. 93 - An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against people without homes

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel 

Wednesday, January 19, 2022 9:15 AM  H. 96 - An act relating to creating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Development Task Force

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Rep. Kevin "Coach" Christie, Co-sponsor

Rep. Harold "Hal" Colston, Co-sponsor

1. 329 - An act relating to amending the prohibitions against discrimination

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity and Chair of the Governor's Task Force on Racial Equality, Agency of Administration - Invited