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This Week’s Senate Calendar for June 22-26

Virgin Islands Legislature Building

33rd Legislature of the Virgin Islands

Senate Calendar

Monday, June 22

No committee meetings will be held today.

Tuesday, June 23

9 a.m.

Committee on Finance (Budget Hearing)

Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas

Agenda:

The committee will receive testimony on the proposed the Fiscal Year 2021 Executive Budget for the Government of the Virgin Islands.

9 a.m. – Department of Public Works

Noon – LUNCH

12:30 p.m. – Division of Personnel

2 p.m. – Office of Veterans Affairs

Wednesday, June 24

9 a.m.

Committee on Housing, Transportation, Infrastructure and Telecommunications

Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas

Agenda

The committee will hear an update from the V.I. Waste Management Authority.

11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. (including 45-minute lunch break)

An update from the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority.

Thursday, June 25

9 a.m.

Committee: Finance (Budget Hearing)

Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas

Agenda:

The committee will receive testimony on the proposed the Fiscal Year 2021 Executive Budget for the Government of the Virgin Islands.

9 a.m. – Department of Labor

Noon – LUNCH

1 p.m. – Virgin Islands Public Services Commission

Friday, June 26

9 a.m.

Committee on Rules and Judiciary

Earle B. Ottley Legislative Chambers on St. Thomas

The committee will consider the following nominations:

BLOCK I:

9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

Nominees:

Lois Hassell-Habtes Ph.D., nominee for University of the Virgin Islands Board of Trustees District of St. Thomas-St. John

Reginald O. Vigilant, nominee for University of the Virgin Islands Board of Trustee District of St. Croix

BLOCK II:

10:15 a.m.  to 12:30 p.m.

Positive T.A. Nelson, Commissioner, nominee for Virgin Islands Cannabis Advisory Board Department of Agriculture Representative

LUNCH  

12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m.

BLOCK III:

1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Bill No. 33-0275 — An Act appropriating $8,200,000 from the Internal Revenue Matching Fund for the construction of the Paul E. Joseph Stadium Project (sponsored by Senator Novelle E. Francis Jr. by request of the governor; co-sponsored by Senator Stedmann Hodge Jr.)

BLOCK IV:

3 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

Bill No. 33-0077 — An Act amending Title 34, chapter 15 of the Virgin Islands Code by deleting section 470 and amending Title 34 by adding new chapter 15A relating to the financial exploitation of elderly persons or dependent adults (sponsored by Senator Allison DeGazon, Senator Steven D. Payne, Senator Marvin Blyden, Senator Javan James, Sr.; co-sponsored by Senator Kurt A. Vialet, Senator Oakland Benta)

BLOCK V:

4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.

Bill No. 33-0245 — An Act honoring and commending Pastor Hector González for his 56-plus years of ministry and his outstanding service and dedication to the people of St. Croix, and naming a road in his honor. (Senator Alicia Barnes, Senator Oakland Benta)

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