H.118 (Act 8)
An act relating to expanding the scope of hate-motivated crimes
Sponsors:
Rep. Angela Arsenault, Rep. Martin LaLonde
Last Recorded Action: 4/30/2025 - House message: Governor approved bill on April 29, 2025
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
House Committee on Judiciary
- Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
- Angela Lasso-Jimenez, Policy & Research Analyst, Office of Racial Equity
- Tim Lueders-Dumont, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
- Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
- Rodney Smolla, President, Vermont Law School
Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
- Angela Lasso-Jimenez, Policy & Research Analyst, Office of Racial Equity
- Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General