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[Michael Marcotte (Chair)]: So good morning, everyone. This is the Vermont House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development. It's January '86 at 09:35 in the morning. We're on the floor at 10:00, so we're just gonna use the time just to have a chat with the committee on what to expect this first week and maybe what we're looking at going forward. And just welcome everybody back. I hope everyone's be recharged and ready to go, or I think it'll be a really interesting set of events again. Interesting. That's a good one. So I think, you know, this first week, we'll look at some reports that have come back that we asked for last year, and we'll continue that as much as we can until bills really start to come in. My expectation is that we're gonna work hard to get data privacy through the year. Also, I wanna take a shot at the data broker and personal information, age 11, see what we can do there. Also, I think we should put let's counsel in to have a discussion on AI and, the president's executive order banning the states from doing anything on AI, whether or not we can do anything or not. I think we need to understand that. Also, we'll be looking at franchise, franchises, franchisors, how that relationship is. DFR will be in this afternoon to have a conversation with her. We sent a letter to the FR and through the Secretary of State's office to finally take a look at this and send some recommendations on what they think. We'll also continue the discussion with Vida and with the HFA on, you know, is there a role for Vida when there's housing construction going on? It could be, you know, a developer that's that wants to fill the whole bunch. So if the HFA is not involved in that, why couldn't it be to be involved in that, to help to help a project through if it's needed. So we'll have that discussion tomorrow with Joan and with Nora. And then just a few other we'll have a walk through Thursday of H 02:11. We'll talk with the Department of Labor, about the registered apprenticeship program. And then we'll look at the sister state report. And then we'll talk to Chris Dily about non competes. He's done a lot of work. Herb is working with him as well over the summer. Maybe some thoughts on what we could have done. I know they didn't come to an agreement on what approach to take, but I think there's some information that we can make a decision on. And then we had asked the new department of workforce strategy and development. One of the pieces that they were required to do is look at a database type thing. They had a report that they're gonna give to us also Thursday of Friday. Thursday afternoon. And then Friday, we'll after the floor, we'll talk with the Monarch Council and talking about h five twelve, which is the regulation of event ticketing. I know that the Arts Council has been doing a lot of work on that over the summer and wants to talk to us about moving that forward. I know that when we looked at that at the end of the session, I think the committee was interested in trying to do something there. And then Friday afternoon, we'll have a hearing with housing in general, Room 11, ways in being majority as well, just to talk about the CHIP program. The new guidelines are out. So I think, you know, we'll hear from Jessica Hartleben, from Betsy. We'll also hear from John Gray, we'll hear from some housing advocates, just to kind of get a feel for where everybody is, how are they feeling, making sure that the guidelines have met the legislative intent, and if there's any questions or any suggestions as well on what more we could do or if there's something missing or it's probably too early to really tell because nothing's been kind of yet done. We can still have those conversations as well. That's the first week, and then as legislation comes in, which they're looking at that. So there is one bill, the DFR bill, passed around. Tony, I don't know if you had a chance to sign Monique?
[Abbey Duke (Member)]: And I sent it to her.
[Michael Marcotte (Chair)]: So we'll leave it. You can leave it there for now. I think I'll have Emily sign on. Jonathan, if you wanted to sign on to it, you can let Maria Royal know. There's other bills that are coming out too. There's a captive insurance bill that's coming. I'm sure he's on his side. We'll see how that all goes. So that's all I have. Anybody have anything to Our interns. I'll leave that to you, Kirk. Yeah. Michael, I'm Gotta be nimble on your feet.
[Kirk White (Ranking Member)]: This year, we two have we legislative interns. And if you guys can go to the head of the table so we can see you. And then what we'll do is we'll go around, we'll introduce ourselves to you, and then you can tell us about yourselves.
[Michael Marcotte (Chair)]: And use that seat here. Just pull it right up to the front. Yeah.
[Kirk White (Ranking Member)]: Pull it to the front, if want.
[Michael Marcotte (Chair)]: Yeah, you can sit side by side if
[Kirk White (Ranking Member)]: you're Thank you.
[Michael Marcotte (Chair)]: There you
[Kirk White (Ranking Member)]: go. Alright. So I I thought we would introduce ourselves first. So
[Michael Marcotte (Chair)]: I'm Mike Marcotte. I'm from Coventry, The Northeast Kingdom. I don't know if you're familiar how familiar you are with Vermont. You Vermonters?
[Unidentified intern (general)]: I'm not, but I am. Okay.
[Michael Marcotte (Chair)]: So I'm chair of the committee. I've been in the building. This is my twenty second year. And I've been chair here for this is my eighth year. I was vice chair for ten. And welcome. We're glad to have you working with us and hope that you need to let us know. We wanna provide you with a good experience as well as a good experience and good information that we ask from you as well. So we all look forward to working. Thank you for being willing to do that.
[Edye Graning (Vice Chair)]: Hi, I'm Edye Graning. I represent Jericho and Underhill. So it's in Chittenden County, about half an hour away from the PM. I'm the vice chair of the committee and I also chair of school board. I don't know what else I need to say about any of that. But we're really glad to have you, and I look forward to working with you.
[Kirk White (Ranking Member)]: I don't think you know me, but anyway, I'm Kirk White, Kirk Peterson. I live in Bethel. I represent Bethel Stockbridge, Hancock and Rochester. And I am your liaison for the committee. So if anyone has stuff you want to have our interns work on or help with, let me know. I'll make sure they know and vice versa. But we're really excited to have you guys here. And I have read bios and stuff like that. And I think we're very fortunate to have these two folks here with us. Great.
[Monique Priestley (Clerk)]: Monique Priestley. I'm from Bradford, and then I represent Bradford Fairly West Fairly. Yeah, clerk. Yeah, that's all. That's great. Hi.
[Michael Marcotte (Chair)]: Hi. Hello.
[Kirk White (Ranking Member)]: Michael Boutin, Barry City, sole board chair of the BUC.
[Michael Marcotte (Chair)]: Sorry.
[Anthony "Tony" Micklus (Member)]: Tony Micklus. I represent corridor Route 7 Corridor of Milton in Alupia, Georgia. I am a member of our planning commission, and I run several businesses in the area. Jonathan?
[Jonathan Cooper (Member)]: All right, good morning, everybody. Morning, gentlemen. My name is Jonathan Cooper. I live in the Southwestern corner of the states where Vermont meets Massachusetts and New York. I represent the Bennington one district of Powell, the town where I live, Reesboro, Searsburg, Stanford, and Woodford. It's a pleasure to meet you both.
[Herb Olson (Member)]: Yeah, so Herb Olson from a district in Northeast Addison County. So it's Bristol, Lincoln, Moncton, and Starkville. You can have some things. Good good to see you guys, and look forward to working with you.
[Abbey Duke (Member)]: My name is Abbey Duke. I represent the most beautiful part of Burlington, which is basically from Waterfront Park to Letty and then inland a
[Edye Graning (Vice Chair)]: little bit and the inner bound.
[Abbey Duke (Member)]: It's beautiful. The best parts in town.
[Michael Marcotte (Chair)]: Great. If you
[Kirk White (Ranking Member)]: could tell us
[Bailey Davis (Legislative Intern)]: yourself. My name is Bailey Davis. I'm a junior at North University majoring in political science. I'm in the Corps of Cadets as well as Army RTC from Wenham, Massachusetts, right near Danvers, where the WISH trials happened, a little north of Boston. I'm Cabot Sales.
[Cabot Sales (Legislative Intern)]: I'm from Montpelier, Vermont, right up the hill over there. I'm a junior at UVM. My major is community entrepreneurship.
[Michael Marcotte (Chair)]: Well, welcome. Certainly, let us know if we're giving you too much work and let us know if we're not giving you enough work. We wanna make sure that, you're on an even keel. We don't wanna overload you, but we don't wanna underwhelm you as well. Make sure that you're getting a good experience here. That's what that program is all about. Thank you. Any questions for us? Not
[Unidentified intern (general)]: yet. Yet. Soon to come.
[Kirk White (Ranking Member)]: Great. And they're shattering Katie. Okay.
[Michael Marcotte (Chair)]: So last but not least, it's the Queen of Commerce.
[Kirk White (Ranking Member)]: Okay.
[Michael Marcotte (Chair)]: Well, again, welcome to Committee of Commerce and Economic Development. Again, we look forward to working with you all. I think we can close to 10:00. So, committee, is there any questions? Is there any stuff for us or anything you wanna bring up bring to the committee? Any questions you have? I'm absolutely Windsor. Okay. Good. So we're back in here at 01:00. We're talking about the convention center report where I've also dated when we go across again. Of course, Abbey's had on my task force as well.
[Kirk White (Ranking Member)]: So I'm sure that we but Can't find it right now. The task force report?
[Michael Marcotte (Chair)]: Yeah. Yeah. I'm It should be Is there any other name? Put it on our page? Who sent it to me?
[Kirk White (Ranking Member)]: I think he's a task force.
[Abbey Duke (Member)]: Think Jeff Lawson sent it out.
[Michael Marcotte (Chair)]: Yeah. I got an email with it.
[Abbey Duke (Member)]: Yeah. Sent it out by email.
[Michael Marcotte (Chair)]: Jeff Lawson.
[Abbey Duke (Member)]: Most likely it was
[Michael Marcotte (Chair)]: Jeff Lawson.
[Abbey Duke (Member)]: If you can't find it, let me know.
[Kirk White (Ranking Member)]: I'll find it.
[Michael Marcotte (Chair)]: May may he didn't get it. Okay. We'll make sure that we get it to you so you can post it.
[Abbey Duke (Member)]: Or it could have come from Jess.
[Michael Marcotte (Chair)]: Jess. It could
[Kirk White (Ranking Member)]: have come from Jess.
[Abbey Duke (Member)]: With a V. Yeah, because she the ACCD staff. Yeah,
[Michael Marcotte (Chair)]: it did. It did. Okay. Thank you. Yeah, let me know if you don't get a I'm sure I've got everything sent. If forward you the email, that's the link.
[Kirk White (Ranking Member)]: It doesn't say yes.
[Michael Marcotte (Chair)]: Is. Okay. So I think that's all for this morning. I'm after the floor. There's cockroaches going on. Thanks. I don't believe that my caucus hasn't been going on.
[Edye Graning (Vice Chair)]: Have a caucus.
[Michael Marcotte (Chair)]: You have a caucus. So we'll be back. I'll be trying to be here. One, again, let's be on time. We're not keeping people waiting. It's a good section. Then again It's gonna be easy. Pain in a grace bag. I think those signs say queens out. Queen back in. It's always it's really helpful that system that's Second year. Like as that year after they've been out to at least a year, someone in a race of caliber too. So we're fortunate. Okay. So with that, it