S.91 (Act 28)
An act relating to competency to stand trial and insanity as a defense
Sponsors:
Sen. Virginia Lyons, Sen. Richard Sears
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
- Elizabeth Anderson, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division
- Karen Barber, General Counsel, Department of Mental Health
- Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Emily Hawes, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
- Zachary Hughes, Vice President of the Board, Vermont Psychiatric Survivors
- Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Jack McCullough, Director of Mental Health Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
- Jennifer Poehlmann, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
- Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
- Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- Karen Barber, General Counsel, Department of Mental Health
- Nicole DiStasio, Director of Policy, Department of Mental Health
- Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Emily Hawes, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
- Simha Ravven, Chief Medical Officer, Howard Center
- Stuart Schurr, General Counsel, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
- Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Maidstone Public Relations, Vermont Medical Society
- Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
- Monica White, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Elizabeth Anderson, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division
- Karen Barber, General Counsel, Department of Mental Health
- Jared Bianchi, Deputy State's Attorney, Bennington County
- Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Jack McCullough, Director of Mental Health Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
- Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
- Simha Ravven, Chief Medical Officer, Howard Center
- Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
- Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary