H.5
An act relating to a hearsay exception for a child under 16 years of age
Sponsors:
Rep. Angela Arsenault, Rep. Martin LaLonde,
Location: Senate Committee on Judiciary
Last Recorded Action: 2/6/2026 - Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
House Committee on Judiciary
- Laura Bierley, VRP Project Director, Vermont Legal Aid
- Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
- Jennifer Harlow, Sheriff, Orleans County
- Kate Lamson, Public Defender
- Hannah Marble, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department for Children and Families
- Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Domenica Padula, Chief of Criminal Division, Attorney General's Office
- Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
- Jennifer Poehlmann, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
- Sam Prince, Director of Outreach and Advocacy, Vermont Children's Alliance
- Wilda White, Founder, MadFreedom
- Kelly Woodward, Retired States Attorney Victim Advocate
- Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel