S.184 (Act 193)

An act relating to law enforcement policies on eyewitness identification and bias-free policing and on recording of custodial interrogations in homicide and sexual assault cases

Sponsors: Sen. Richard Sears , Sen. Timothy Ashe, Sen. Joseph Benning

Last Recorded Action: 5/10/2014 - Senate Message, Signed by Governor June 17, 2014

Committee Activity - Meeting Full List

2013 - 2014 Legislative Session
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Committee(s):
House Committee on Judiciary
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S.184 - An act relating to law enforcement policies on eyewitness identification and bias-free policing and on recording of custodial interrogations in homicide and sexual assault cases

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Dennis Maher , DNA Exoneree, Tewksbury, MA
Rebecca Brown, Director, State Policy Reform, The Innocence Project
Daniella Henry, Policy Analyst, Innocence Project
Jennifer Thompson, Co-Author of Picking Cotton
Andrew Pappone, Staff Attorney, New England Innocence Project
William Brooks, Chief of Police, Norwood, MA Police Department
Theodore Kramer, Uniform Law Commission
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Judiciary
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S.184 - An act relating to law enforcement policies on eyewitness identification and bias-free policing and on recording of custodial interrogations in homicide and sexual assault cases

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Dennis Maher , Exoneree, Tewskbury, MA
Rebecca Brown, Director, State Policy Reform, The Innocence Project
Daniella Henry, Policy Analyst, Innocence Project
Jennifer Thompson, Co-Author of Picking Cotton
Andrew Pappone, Staff Attorney, New England Innocence Project
William Brooks, Chief of Police, Norwood, MA Police Department
Theodore Kramer, Uniform Law Commission
Friday, January 17, 2014
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Judiciary
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S.184 - An act relating to law enforcement policies on eyewitness identification and bias-free policing and on recording of custodial interrogations in homicide and sexual assault cases

~ Innocence Project

Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Office of the Defender General
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
John Treadwell, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Bram Kranichfeld, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
Thomas Sullivan, Former US Attorney for Northern District of Illinois and leader in movement Custodial Interrogations
Glenn Hall, Commander, Bureau of Criminal Investigations
Rosemary Gretkowski, General Counsel, Public Safety Department
Rebecca Brown, Director, State Policy Reform, The Innocence Project
Stephen Saltonstall, Attorney
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Judiciary
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S.184 - An act relating to law enforcement policies on eyewitness identification and bias-free policing and on recording of custodial interrogations in homicide and sexual assault cases

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Rosemary Gretkowski, General Counsel, Public Safety Department
Glenn Hall, Commander, Bureau of Criminal Investigations
Tim Bombardier, Barre Chief of Police
Richard Gauthier, Incoming Chair, VT Criminal Justice Training Council
Rebecca Brown, Director, State Policy Reform, The Innocence Project
Andrew Pappone, Staff Attorney, Innocence Project
Daniella Henry, Policy Analyst, Innocence Project
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Edward Miller, Attorney, Vermont Police Association
Rebecca Brown, Director, State Policy Reform, The Innocence Project
Andrew Pappone, Staff Attorney, Innocence Project
Tim Bombardier, Barre Chief of Police
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Committee(s):
House Committee on Judiciary
9:00 AM

S.184 - An act relating to law enforcement policies on eyewitness identification and bias-free policing and on recording of custodial interrogations in homicide and sexual assault cases

Follow-up on implementation of 2012's Act 134
Act 134: An act relating to racial disparities in the Vermont criminal justice system; Sec.2 Law Enforcement agencies; bias-free policing policy; data collection
H.561: An act relating to requiring that all law enforcement agencies collect data on traffic stops including drivers' age, gender, race, and ethnicity

Colonel Tom L'Esperance, Director, Vermont State Police
Bram Kranichfeld, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
Tony Facos, Chief, Montpelier Police Department
Edward Miller, Attorney, Vermont Police Association
11:15 AM

S.184 - An act relating to law enforcement policies on eyewitness identification and bias-free policing and on recording of custodial interrogations in homicide and sexual assault cases

Follow-up on implementation of 2012's Act 134
Continued discussion

Sam Hill, Sheriff's Association, Washington County
Douglas Johnston, Chief of Police, Springfield, Springfield
Friday, March 14, 2014
Committee(s):
House Committee on Judiciary
8:30 AM

S.184 - An act relating to law enforcement policies on eyewitness identification and bias-free policing and on recording of custodial interrogations in homicide and sexual assault cases

Follow-up on implementation of 2012's Act 134
Act 134: An act relating to racial disparities in the Vermont criminal justice system; Sec.2 Law Enforcement agencies; bias-free policing policy; data collection
H.561: An act relating to requiring that all law enforcement agencies collect data on traffic stops including drivers' age, gender, race, and ethnicity

Brendan O'Neill, Migrant Justice
Rep. Cindy Weed, Representative
Enrique Jimenez, Migrant Farmworker
Colonel Tom L'Esperance, Director, State Police
Abel Luna, Campaign Coordinator, Migrant Justice
Karen L. Richards, Executive Director, Vermont Human Rights Commission
Allen Gilbert, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union
Friday, March 21, 2014
Committee(s):
House Committee on Judiciary
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S.184 - An act relating to law enforcement policies on eyewitness identification and bias-free policing and on recording of custodial interrogations in homicide and sexual assault cases

Walk-through by Legislative Counsel

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Andrew Pappone, Staff Attorney, Innocence Project
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Committee(s):
House Committee on Judiciary
9:00 AM

S.184 - An act relating to law enforcement policies on eyewitness identification and bias-free policing and on recording of custodial interrogations in homicide and sexual assault cases

Rebecca Brown, Director, State Policy Reform, The Innocence Project
Drew Pappone, Attorney, Innocence Project
John Treadwell, Chief, Criminal Division, Attorney General's Office
Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Office of the Defender General
Allen Gilbert, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union
10:15 AM

S.184 - An act relating to law enforcement policies on eyewitness identification and bias-free policing and on recording of custodial interrogations in homicide and sexual assault cases

Richard Gauthier, Executive Director, VT Criminal Justice Training Council
Glenn Hall, Commander, Bureau of Criminal Investigations, Department of Public Safety
Theodore Kramer, Uniform Law Commission
Bram Kranichfeld, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
Tim Bombardier, Barre Chief of Police
Sarah Kenney, Public Policy Coordinator, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
Mark Pendergrast, Author, Colchester
Rep. Anne B. Donahue, House Committee On Human Services
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Committee(s):
House Committee on Judiciary
9:00 AM

S.184 - An act relating to law enforcement policies on eyewitness identification and bias-free policing and on recording of custodial interrogations in homicide and sexual assault cases

Attorney General's Bias-Free Policing Policy

Karen L. Richards, Executive Director, Vermont Human Rights Commission
John Treadwell, Chief, Criminal Division, Attorney General's Office
Jonathan Williams, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
after the floor

S.184 - An act relating to law enforcement policies on eyewitness identification and bias-free policing and on recording of custodial interrogations in homicide and sexual assault cases

Bias-free policing

Bram Kranichfeld, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
Bobby Sand, Senior Policy and Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Public Safety
Friday, April 18, 2014
Committee(s):
House Committee on Judiciary
9:00 AM

S.184 - An act relating to law enforcement policies on eyewitness identification and bias-free policing and on recording of custodial interrogations in homicide and sexual assault cases

Bias-free policing

Richard Gauthier, Executive Director, VT Criminal Justice Training Council
Karen L. Richards, Executive Director, Vermont Human Rights Commission
Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
after the floor

S.184 - An act relating to law enforcement policies on eyewitness identification and bias-free policing and on recording of custodial interrogations in homicide and sexual assault cases

Bias-free policing

Karen Horn, Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
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S.184 - An act relating to law enforcement policies on eyewitness identification and bias-free policing and on recording of custodial interrogations in homicide and sexual assault cases

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Committee(s):
House Committee on Judiciary
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S.184 - An act relating to law enforcement policies on eyewitness identification and bias-free policing and on recording of custodial interrogations in homicide and sexual assault cases

Bias-free policing

Monday, April 28, 2014
Committee(s):
House Committee on Judiciary
4:30 PM

S.184 - An act relating to law enforcement policies on eyewitness identification and bias-free policing and on recording of custodial interrogations in homicide and sexual assault cases

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Judiciary
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S.184 - An act relating to law enforcement policies on eyewitness identification and bias-free policing and on recording of custodial interrogations in homicide and sexual assault cases

Sec. 3 Law Enforcement Agencies; Bias-Free Policing Policy; Race Data Collection

Edward Miller, Attorney, Vermont Police Association
Tony Facos, Chief, Montpelier City Police Department
Karen L. Richards, Executive Director, Vermont Human Rights Commission
Brendan O'Neill, Migrant Justice
Abel Luna, Campaign Coordinator, Migrant Justice
Sen. Joe Benning
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Friday, May 2, 2014
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Judiciary
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S.184 - An act relating to law enforcement policies on eyewitness identification and bias-free policing and on recording of custodial interrogations in homicide and sexual assault cases

Sec. 3 Law Enforcement Agencies; Bias-Free Policing Policy: Race Data Collection

Colonel Tom L'Esperance, Director, State Police
Karen Horn, Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Keith Clark, Chief, Vermont Sheriffs Association
Edward Miller, Attorney, Vermont Police Association
Tony Facos, Chief, Montpelier City Police Department
Karen L. Richards, Executive Director, Vermont Human Rights Commission
Monday, May 5, 2014
Committee(s):
House Committee on Judiciary
1:30 PM

S.184 - An act relating to law enforcement policies on eyewitness identification and bias-free policing and on recording of custodial interrogations in homicide and sexual assault cases

Consideration of Amendments

Rep. Duncan F. Kilmartin, Newport
Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Judiciary
8:45 AM

S.184 - An act relating to law enforcement policies on eyewitness identification and bias-free policing and on recording of custodial interrogations in homicide and sexual assault cases

Fair & Impartial Policing

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Ed Miller, Lobbyist