H.173 (Act 172)
An act relating to prohibiting manipulating a child for the purpose of sexual contact
Sponsors:
Rep. Taylor Small
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Rep. Julia Andrews, Rep. Angela Arsenault, Rep. Ashley Bartley, Rep. Daisy Berbeco, Rep. Alyssa Black, Rep. Jessica Brumsted, Rep. Thomas Burditt, Rep. Elizabeth Burrows, Rep. Tesha Buss, Rep. Brian Cina, Rep. Sara Coffey, Rep. Karen Dolan, Rep. Katherine "Kari" Dolan, Rep. Golrang Garofano, Rep. James Gregoire, Rep. Troy Headrick, Rep. Philip "Jay" Hooper, Rep. Stephanie Jerome, Rep. Martin LaLonde, Rep. James Masland, Rep. Jubilee McGill, Rep. Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Rep. Logan Nicoll, Rep. Daniel Noyes, Rep. Carol Ode, Rep. Woodman Page, Rep. Avram Patt, Rep. Barbara Rachelson, Rep. Laura Sibilia, Rep. Gabrielle Stebbins, Rep. Mary-Katherine Stone, Rep. Heather Surprenant, Rep. Joseph "Chip" Troiano
Last Recorded Action: 5/10/2024 - House message: Governor approved bill on June 12, 2024
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2023-2024
House Committee on Judiciary
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Marcie Hambrick, Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Director, Prevent Child Abuse Vermont
- Elizabeth Jeglic, Professor, Psychology Department at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
- Jennifer Poehlmann, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
- Samantha Prince, Executive Director, Windham County Special Investigations Unit/Child Advocacy Center
- Sarah Robinson, Deputy Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
- Amy Rose, Policy Associate, Voices for Vermont's Children
- Rep. Taylor Small, Sponsor
- Georgia Winters, Professor, Department of Psychology and Counseling at Fairleigh Dickinson University
- Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
- Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Marcie Hambrick, Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Director, Prevent Child Abuse Vermont
- Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office