S.219 (Act 147)
An act relating to addressing racial bias and excessive use of force by law enforcement
Sponsors:
Sen. Philip Baruth
Last Recorded Action: 6/26/2020 - Senate Message, Signed by Governor July 13, 2020
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2019-2020
House Committee on Government Operations
- Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity, Agency of Administration
- Laurie Emerson, Executive Director, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Vermont
- Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- James Lyall, Executive Director, ACLU of Vermont
- Tanya Marshall, State Archivist and Chief Records Officer, VT State Archives & Records Administration
- Kiah Morris, Movement Politics Director, Rights and Democracy Vermont
- Etan Nasreddin-Longo, Chair, RDAP, Co-Chair Fair and Impartial Policing Committee
- Mike O'Neil, Executive Director, Vermont Troopers Association
- James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
- Curtiss Reed, Executive Director, Vermont Partnership for Fairness and Diversity
- Michael Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Michael E. Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Bor Yang, Executive Director, VT Human Rights Commission
House Committee on Judiciary
- Rep. Brian Cina
- Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity, Agency of Administration
- Rep. Anne B. Donahue
- Laurie Emerson, Executive Director, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Vermont
- Tony Facos, Chief, Montpelier Police Department, Vermont Police Association
- Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- James Lyall, Executive Director, ACLU of Vermont
- Kiah Morris, Movement Politics Director, Rights and Democracy Vermont
- Mike O'Neil, Executive Director, Vermont Troopers Association
- James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
- Curtiss Reed, Executive Director, Vermont Partnership for Fairness and Diversity
- Michael Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Michael E. Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Bor Yang, Executive Director, VT Human Rights Commission
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Sen. Philip Baruth
- Sen. Philip Baruth, Senate Education Committee
- Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Mark Anderson, Sheriff, Windham County, Sheriffs' Association
- Drew Bloom, Use of Force Instructor, VSEA
- Jessica Brown, Supervising Attorney, Chittenden County Public Defenders Office
- Kristin Chandler, Training Coordinator, Team Two
- Rep. Kevin "Coach" Christie, , House Committee on Judiciary
- Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity, Agency of Administration
- Chief Facos, Chief, Montpelier Police Department
- Michael Fitzgerald, Chief, Brattleboro Police Department
- Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Sen. Debbie Ingram, Sponsor
- Geoffrey Jones, Attorney General Appointment, RDAP
- George Karakabakis, CEO, Health Care Rehabilitation Services
- Tabitha Moore, President, NAACP - Rutland
- Etan Nasreddin-Longo, Chair, RDAP
- Michael O'Neil, President, Vermont Troopers Association
- James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
- Curtiss Reed, Executive Director, Vermont Partnership for Fairness and Diversity
- Michael E. Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
- Rebecca Turner, Chief Appellate Defender, Defender General's Office
- Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Vermont Defender General's Office
- Wilda White, Chair, Mental Health Crisis Response Commission
- Bor Yang, Executive Director, VT Human Rights Commission
- Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, Vermont League of Cities and Towns