S.183

An act relating to competency to stand trial and insanity as a defense

Sponsors: Sen. Richard Sears, Sen. Virginia Lyons, Sen. Alison Clarkson

Location: House Committee on Judiciary

Last Recorded Action: 3/12/2020 - Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Committee Activity - Meeting Full List

Regular Session 2019-2020

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Judiciary

10:30 AM

S.183 - An act relating to competency to stand trial and insanity as a defense

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
David Cahill, State's Attorney, Windsor County
David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Judiciary

8:30 AM

S.183 - An act relating to competency to stand trial and insanity as a defense

James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Vermont Defender General's Office
Karen Barber, General Counsel, Department of Mental Health
Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health

10:30 AM

S.183 - An act relating to competency to stand trial and insanity as a defense

James Baker, Interim Commissioner, Department of Corrections
Simha Ravven, Forensic Psychiatrist, Vermont Medical Society
Margaret Bolton, Psychiatrist and Forensic Evaluator, Vermont Psychiatric Association
Emma Harrigan, Director of Policy Analysis and Development, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services

Thursday, February 6, 2020

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Judiciary

10:30 AM

S.183 - An act relating to competency to stand trial and insanity as a defense

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
David Scheer, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General
Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Judiciary

9:00 AM

S.183 - An act relating to competency to stand trial and insanity as a defense

Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
Karen Barber, General Counsel, Department of Mental Health
James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Vermont Defender General's Office
Lucie Garand, Lobbyist, Brattleboro Retreat
Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Thursday, February 13, 2020

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Judiciary

11:00 AM

S.183 - An act relating to competency to stand trial and insanity as a defense

Jack McCullough, Director of Mental Health Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Vermont Defender General's Office
James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Judiciary

10:30 AM

S.183 - An act relating to competency to stand trial and insanity as a defense

Mark up and vote

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jack McCullough, Director of Mental Health Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Thursday, May 21, 2020

Committee(s):

House Committee on Judiciary

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S.183 - An act relating to competency to stand trial and insanity as a defense

High level overview

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary