Community Media Public Benefit Bill: H.575 and S.181
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Archive of meetings relating to the Community Media Public Benefit Bill, which proposes to establish the Community Media Public Benefit Fund to support the operational costs of Vermont’s 24 access management organizations.Programs in this Series
Discussion of S.55 Update to Open Meeting Law at the Senate Committee on Government Operations.
On Thursday, the Senate Government Operations Committee was scheduled to meet to go over the bill, but they could not get a quorum because most of the...
Discussion of H.657 a bill meant to modernize Vermont's communications taxes and fees at the House Committee on Ways and Means.
On Thursday, the House Ways & Means Committee reviewed the Senate’s proposal of amendment, and voted...
Discussion of VAN FY25 Request at the House Committee of Appropriations.
On Wednesday, Emily Byrne, JFO, was in House Appropriations to give the entire committee a walkthrough of the conference committee’s changes to the House version of the...
Discussion of VAN FY25 Request at the House Caucus of the Whole.
On Wednesday, during the House Caucus of the Whole, Representative Burrows asked whether $1million for VAN is new money or if it was funded by the general fund previously....
Discussion of H.657 a bill meant to modernize Vermont's communications taxes and fees at the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
On Wednesday, the bill had second reading on the Senate floor - Senators Chittenden and Wrenner offered amendments....
Discussion of S.55 Update to Open Meeting Law at the House Committee on Government Operations.
On Tuesday, Representative McFaun was in the House Government Operations and Military Affairs committee to present his amendment. His amendment would...
Discussion of S.55 Update to Open Meeting Law at the House Republican Caucus.
On Tuesday, Representative McFaun also gave this presentation in the House Republican Caucus.
S.55: Draft 1.3, 4-11-2024:https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/...
Discussion of S.55 Update to Open Meeting Law on the House Floor.
On Tuesday, the bill was on the House Floor for third reading. Representative McFaun’s amendment was adopted on the floor - the bill passed with concurrence of amendment on a...
Discussion of VAN FY25 Request at the Committee of Conference.
On Monday, Representative Lanpher said the House was not planning to move forward with S.181 and the streaming tax - the committee agreed to a new construct to free up enough base and...
Discussion of S.55 Update to Open Meeting Law at the House Committee on Government Operations.
On Monday, the House Government Operations committee met to hear an amendment to the bill. The amendment clarifies that the video may be deleted 30 days...
Discussion of S.55 Update to Open Meeting Law on the House Floor.
On Monday, S.55 was on the House Floor - Representative McCarthy presented the bill. There was some floor discussion on the mechanics of the bill but ultimately third reading was...
Testimony of S.55 Update to Open Meeting Law at the House Committee on Government Operations.
On Friday morning, the House Government Operations committee did a walkthrough of Draft 4.1, the most recent version of the bill. The committee voted to...
Discussion of S.55 Update to Open Meeting Law at the House Committee on Appropriations.
Later on Friday, the House Appropriations committee met to have a walkthrough of the bill. The committee asked questions about the mechanics of the bill and how...
Testimony of S.55 Update to Open Meeting Law at the House Committee on Government Operations.
On Thursday, the House Government Operations committee met to discuss a new draft of the bill. Legislative counsel walked the committee through Draft 2.2...
Walkthrough of H.657 a bill meant to modernize Vermont's communications taxes and fees at the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations committee met to have a walkthrough of the bill from Senator Chittenden....
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