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House Committee on Judiciary
AGENDA
Room 30 and Zoom
May 6, 2024 - May 10, 2024
Last Updated 5/10/2024 7:36 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-judiciary.
Monday, May 6, 2024
10:00 AM H. 173 - An act relating to prohibiting manipulating a child for the purpose of sexual contact
Senate proposal of amendment
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- H. 655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed criminal history records
Senate proposal of amendment
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM S. 209 - An act relating to prohibiting unserialized firearms and unserialized firearms frames and receivers
Senate proposal of amendment
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- H. 878 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures
Senate proposal of amendment
Colonel Justin Stedman, Chief Warden of the Warden Service Division, Department of Fish and Wildlife (11:00 AM)
Domenica Padula, Chief of the Criminal Division, Attorney General's Office - ZOOM
Rebecca Turner, Supervising Attorney, Appellate Division, Office of the Defender General
Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary (11:45 AM)
12:00 PM Commission Discussion
12:15 PM Adjourn
1:00 PM House Floor
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
9:00 AM H. 655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed criminal history records
Discussion of Amendment
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:10 AM H. 72 - An act relating to a harm-reduction criminal justice response to drug use
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:25 AM S. 195 - An act relating to how a defendant’s criminal record is considered in imposing conditions of release
Discussion of Amendment
Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:45 AM S. 285 - An act relating to law enforcement interrogation policies
Thomas Chenette, Detective for the Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations, Vice President of the Vermont Police Association
Shawn Burke, Chief of South Burlington Police Department, Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police
10:00 AM House Floor
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
9:00 AM H. 583 - An act relating to the Donor Intent Protection Act
Megan Schmidt, Senior Director of Government Affairs, Philanthropy Roundtable - Invited
Joanne Florino, Adam Meyerson Distinguished Fellow in Philanthropic Excellence, Philanthropy Roundtable
Richard Schneider, Former President, Norwich University
9:55 AM H. 614 - An act relating to land improvement fraud and timber trespass
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM House Floor
10:25 AM H. 614 - An act relating to land improvement fraud and timber trespass
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- H. 745 - An act relating to the Vermont Parentage Act
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- H. 534 - An act relating to retail theft
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM TBA
Committee discussion
Thursday, May 9, 2024
9:30 AM S. 58 - An act relating to public safety
- H. 563 - An act relating to criminal motor vehicle offenses involving unlawful trespass, theft, or unauthorized operation
10:00 AM House Floor
1:50 PM Judicial Nominations and Appointments
The Committee will be Discussing Senate Changes to H.780
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM House Floor
4:45 PM H. 780 - An act relating to judicial nominations and appointments
Committee discussion
5:10 PM H. 534 - An act relating to retail theft
Committee Discussion
5:15 PM S. 58 - An act relating to public safety
Committee Discussion
Friday, May 10, 2024
9:30 AM House Floor
11:10 AM H. 645 - An act relating to the expansion of approaches to restorative justice
Discussion of Senate Changes
Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:20 AM Bail and Conditions of Release
Committee Discussion
Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:40 PM H. 878 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures
Discussion of Senate Amendments
Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:00 PM Forensic Facility Bill
Committee Discussion
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
7:30 PM S. 195 - An act relating to how a defendant’s criminal record is considered in imposing conditions of release
Committee Discussion
- TBA
Committee Meetings to be announced
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