S.36 (Act 24)
An act relating to crimes against health care workers at hospitals and against emergency medical treatment providers
Sponsors:
Sen. Richard Sears, Sen. Virginia Lyons
,
Sen. Brian Campion, Sen. Thomas Chittenden, Sen. Brian Collamore, Sen. Martine Gulick, Sen. Russell Ingalls
Last Recorded Action: 5/12/2023 - Senate Message, signed by Governor May 30, 2023
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2023-2024
House Committee on Judiciary
- Douglas Allen, President, Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police
- Daniel Batsie, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Alison Davis, Section Chief of Emergency Medicine, Rutland Regional Medical Center
- Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Representative, Northfield
- Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
- Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Mourning Fox, Director of Mental Health Programs, Department of Public Safety
- Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
- Drew Hazelton, Chair, Vermont EMS Advisory Committee
- Zachary Hughes, Vice President of the Board, Vermont Psychiatric Survivors
- Patricia Johnson, Emergency Room Nurse, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
- Suzanne Leavitt, State Survey Agency Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living
- Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Jill Maynard, Director of Emergency Services, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
- Jack McCullough, Director of Mental Health Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
- Mary Moulton, Executive Director, Washington County Mental Health Services
- Lindsey Owen, Executive Director, Disability Rights Vermont
- Meg Polyte, Policy Director, Alzheimer's Association, Vermont Chapter
- Dr. Ryan Sexton, Emergency Department Medical Director, Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital
- Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
- James Whitcomb, Field Force Division Commander, Vermont State Police
- Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- Danielle Boudro, Director of Progressive Care Unit, Northwest Medical Center
- Allison Davis, Section Chief of Emergency Medicine, Rutland Regional Medical Center
- Thomas Dee, CEO, Southwestern Vermont Health Care
- Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
- Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
- Jay Greene, Racial Equity Policy & Research Analyst, Office of Racial Equity
- Patricia Johnson, Emergency Room Nurse, Bennington Hospital
- Matthew Looft, Charge Nurse, University of Vermont Medical Center
- Jill Maynard, Director of Emergency Services, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
- Mary Moulton, Executive Director, Washington County Mental Health Services
- Marc Sacco, RN, ED Manager, Mt Ascutney Hospital and Health Center
- Dr. Ryan Sexton, Emergency Department Medical Director, Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital
- Ben Smith, Emergency Room Physician, Central Vermont Medical Center
- Deb Snell, President, Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, AFT-VT
- Peter Wright, CEO, Northwestern Medical Center
Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Douglas Allen, President, Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police
- Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
- Daniel Batsie, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Col. Matthew Birmingham, Director, Vermont State Police
- Danielle Boudro, Director of Progressive Care Unit, Northwest Medical Center
- Allison Davis, Section Chief of Emergency Medicine, Rutland Regional Medical Center
- Thomas Dee, CEO, Southwestern Vermont Health Care
- Jim Finger , President, Vermont Ambulance Association
- Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
- Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Mourning Fox, Director of Mental Health Programs, Department of Public Safety
- Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
- Drew Hazelton, Vice President and Chair, Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board
- Patricia Johnson, Emergency Room Nurse, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
- Matthew Looft, Charge Nurse, University of Vermont Medical Center
- Tim Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Jill Maynard, Director of Emergency Services, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
- Jack McCullough, Director of Mental Health Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
- Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association & VAHHS
- Meg Polyte, Policy Director, Alzheimer's Association, Vermont Chapter
- Marc Sacco, RN, ED Manager, Mt Ascutney Hospital and Health Center
- Dr. Ryan Sexton, Emergency Department Medical Director, Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital
- Ben Smith, Emergency Room Physician, Central Vermont Medical Center
- Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
- John Wallace, Attorney, Primmer Piper and Eggleston Cramer PC
- James Whitcomb, Field Force Division Commander, Vermont State Police
- Wilda White, Policy and Training Consultant, Department of Public Safety
- Peter Wright, CEO, Northwest Medical Center
- Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary