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Sen. Mark A. MacDonald, Vice Chair
Sen. Sally Fox
Sen. Tim Ashe
Sen. Randy Brock
Sen. Dick McCormack
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Sen. William H. Carris

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AGENDA

Room 6

March 13, 2012 - March 16, 2012
Last Updated: 3/16/2012 4:23 PM


Tuesday, March 13, 2012
 
  1:30 PM S.230 - An act relating to property and casualty insurers and electronic notices
    Proposed Amendment
      Susan Donegan, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities & Health Care Administration 
      Jamie Feehan, Lobbyist, Property and Casualty Insurers Association of America  
      Sen. Peter W. Galbraith,  
 
  - S.214 - An act relating to the Vermont energy act of 2012
    Committee Discussion and Mark up
      Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council 
      Elizabeth Miller, Commissioner, Department of Public Service 
      Theo Kennedy, Lobbyist, Green Community Action 
      Elizabeth Miller, Commissioner, Department of Public Service 
      Thad Omand, Controller, Vermont Electric Power Company, Inc. (VELCO) 
 
  3:45 PM S.200 - An act relating to pharmacy audits, reimbursement for ambulance services, and the reporting requirements of health insurers
      Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council 
      Georgia Maheras, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board 
      Cassandra Gekas, Health Care Advocate, VPIRG 
      Clifford Peterson, General Counsel, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities & Health Care Administration 
      Dian Kahn, Director, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities & Health Care Administration 
      Kevin Goddard, Vice President of External Affairs, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont 
      Chris Rice, Lobbyist, MVP 
      Jeanne Kennedy, Lobbyist, Cigna Health Care 

Wednesday, March 14, 2012
 
  1:30 PM S.230 - An act relating to property and casualty insurers and electronic notices
    Committee Vote
      Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council 
 
  - S.209 - An act relating to naturopathic physicians
      Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council 
      Lorilee Schoenbeck, N.D., Mountain View Natural Medicine 
      Madeleine Mongan, Vice-President, Vermont Medical Society 
      Hunt Blair, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA) 
      David Martini, General Counsel, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities & Health Care Administration 
      Judith Ursitti, Regional Director, National Autism Speaks Organization 
      Claudia InĂ©s Pringles, Parent,  
      Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council 
 
  3:30 PM Senate in Session
    Senate Floor

Thursday, March 15, 2012
 
  1:30 PM Senate in Session
    Senate Floor
 
  - S.204 - An act relating to creating an expert panel on the creation of a state bank
    New Draft Proposal
      David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council 
      Nolan Langweil, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office 

Friday, March 16, 2012
 
  1:30 PM S.172 - An act relating to creating a private activity bond advisory committee
    Committee Vote
 
  - S.143 - An act relating to disclosing building energy performance and promoting thermal energy efficiency
      Rep. Margaret Cheney, Sponsor, Building Energy Disclosure Working Group 
      George Twigg, Deputy Policy Director, Building Energy Disclosure Working Group 
      Ami Milne Allen, Member, Building Energy Disclosure Working Group 
      Genevieve Byrne, Law Clerk, Legislative Council 
      Ward Smyth, Director Policy, Building Energy Disclosure Working Group 
      Christine Oliver, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Human Services 
      Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council 
      Nolan Langweil, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office 



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