House Committee on Appropriations #
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Membership; reports; documents; and meeting schedule, agendas, and livestreams available on website.
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“The House Committee on Appropriations considers matters relating to appropriating money from the state treasury” (committee website).
House Committee on Ways and Means #
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Membership; reports; documents; and meeting schedule, agendas, and livestreams available on website.
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“The House Committee on Ways & Means considers matters relating to the revenue of the state, and which shall inquire into the state of the treasury; ascertain the amount of debt due the state, and the claims against it; report the amount of taxes necessary to be raised for the support of the government and inquire what measures, if any, ought to be adopted, the better to equalize the public burdens, secure the accountability of public agents, and otherwise improve the financial concerns of the state, including all matters relating to taxation, local or otherwise and all matters relating to the grand list” (committee website).
Joint Fiscal Committee #
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Membership; reports; documents; and meeting schedule, agendas, and livestreams available on website.
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“The Joint Fiscal Committee is a Joint Legislative Committee that reviews fiscal issues and is charged with approval of grants, responsibilities to carry out rescission’s under 32 V.S.A 704; and oversight and management of the Legislative Fiscal Staff who work for the Joint Fiscal Office. It has other responsibilities assigned to it through legislative action…
“2 V.S.A. §503 Provides that the Committee:
- “(a) The Joint Fiscal Committee shall direct, supervise, and coordinate the work of its staff and secretaries.
- “(b) The Joint Fiscal Committee shall:
- “(1) furnish research services and secretarial services of a fiscal nature to the Committees on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Finance, the House Committee on Ways and Means, the Committees on Transportation, and the Joint Fiscal Committee;
- “(2) carry on a continuing review of the fiscal operations of the State, including revenues, budgeting, and expenditures;
- “(3) accept grants, gifts, loans, or any other thing of value, approved by the Governor, under the provisions of 32 V.S.A. § 5, when the General Assembly is not in session;
- “(4) keep minutes of its meetings and maintain a file thereof” (committee website).
Senate Committee on Appropriations #
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Membership; reports; documents; and meeting schedule, agendas, and livestreams available on website.
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“The Senate Committee on Appropriations has jurisdiction over bills and resolutions appropriating money from the State Treasury” (committee website).
Senate Committee on Finance #
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Membership; reports; documents; and meeting schedule, agendas, and livestreams available on website.
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“The Senate Committee on Finance has jurisdiction over matters affecting the revenues of the State or its instrumentalities and relating to banks; trust companies; insurance; utility companies; and private and quasi-public corporations, including other companies subject to regulation by the Public Service Board” (committee website).
