PR.2

Declaration of rights; clarifying the prohibition on slavery and indentured servitude

Last Recorded Action: 2/4/2022 - Adopted in concurrence

Committee Activity - Meeting Full List

Regular Session 2021-2022
Friday, April 23, 2021
Committee(s):
House Committee on Government Operations
15 min after Floor adjourns -

PR2 - Declaration of rights; clarifying the prohibition on slavery and indentured servitude

Introduction and walk-through

Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, January 13, 2022
Committee(s):
House Committee on Government Operations
9:00 AM

PR2 - Declaration of rights; clarifying the prohibition on slavery and indentured servitude

Constitutional amendment

Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Peter Teachout, Professor, Vermont Law School
Mark Hughes, Executive Director, Vermont Racial Justice Alliance
Debbie Ingram, Executive Director, Vermont Interfaith Action
Arnold Thomas, Pastor, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Max Parthes, Co-Director, State Operations, Abolish Slavery National Network
Amanda Garces, Director of Policy, Education and Outreach, Vermont Human Rights Commission
Thursday, January 20, 2022
Committee(s):
House Committee on Government Operations
9:45 AM

PR2 - Declaration of rights; clarifying the prohibition on slavery and indentured servitude

Committee discussion

10:35 AM

PR2 - Declaration of rights; clarifying the prohibition on slavery and indentured servitude

Paul Gillies, Attorney
6:00 PM

PR2 - Declaration of rights; clarifying the prohibition on slavery and indentured servitude

Public Hearing on Proposal 2
The public is invited to register to speak at the hearing or submit written testimony.

To register as a speaker at the hearing please sign up here:
https://legislature.vermont.gov/links/proposition-2-public-hearing
Registration will be accepted on a first-come, first served basis, and testimony time will be limited to five minutes per person.

If you wish to submit written testimony please email an MS Word or PDF file to: testimony@leg.state.vt.us. Please indicate in the subject line Proposal 2 Public Comment

Sylvia Knight, Burlington
Mark Hughes, Executive Director, Vermont Racial Justice Alliance
Max Parthes, Co-Director, State Operations, Abolish Slavery National Network
Kamau Allen
Damita Bishop
Patrick Autilio, Hartford
Keren Sita, South Burlington
Isaac Owusu, Burlington
Nathan Woodliff-Stanley, Charleston, SC
Christine Hughes, Burlington
Etan Nasreddin-Longo, Putney
Shawn Darling
Jeanna Kenney, Cleveland, OH
Tribal Raine, Sumter
Jeanette Smith, Pelion, SC
Friday, January 21, 2022
Committee(s):
House Committee on Government Operations
1:00 PM

PR2 - Declaration of rights; clarifying the prohibition on slavery and indentured servitude

Vote

Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel