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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 <strong>July 13, 2020</strong>
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