2021-2022 Session
Change SessionH.145 (Act 27)
An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force
- Sponsor(s)
- Last Recorded Action
- House 5/13/2021 - Signed by Governor on May 13, 2021
Bill/Resolution Text
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An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force
Detailed Status
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force
Roll Call History
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force
Committee Meetings
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force
Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2021-2022
Thursday, February 4, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 15 Mins After Floor
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H.145 - An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force
Review of S.119 and walk-through
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, February 11, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 10:15 AM
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H.145 - An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force
Jennifer Morrison, Executive Director of Policy Development for the Department of Public Safety, Department of Public Safety
Michael Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
Shawn Burke, Chief, South Burlington Police Department, Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police
Brian Peete, Chief of Police, Montpelier, Vermont Police Association
Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
Friday, February 19, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- -
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H.145 - An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force
Committee discussion and markup
Wilda White, Founder, MadFreedom
Robert Appel, Retired Director of the Human Rights Commission and Defender General, Attorney
Rep. Anne B. Donahue
Jennifer Morrison, Executive Director of Policy Development for the Department of Public Safety, Department of Public Safety
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 9:30 AM
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H.145 - An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force
Testimony, committee discussion and possible vote
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Zachary Hozid, Staff Attorney, Disability Rights Vermont
Shawn Burke, Chief, South Burlington Police Department, Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police
Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
Wilda White, Founder, MadFreedom
Ingrid Jonas, Major, Vermont State Police
Brian Peete, Chief of Police, Montpelier, Vermont Police Association
Robert Appel, Retired Director of the Human Rights Commission and Defender General, Attorney
Tracy Shriver, State's Attorney, Windham County State's Attorneys
James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
- 10:15 AM
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H.145 - An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force
Continued testimony from witnesses
Friday, February 26, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- -
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H.145 - An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force
Committee discussion and possible vote
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
Wilda White, Founder, MadFreedom
Michael Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
Friday, March 12, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 15 Minutes after House Floor
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H.145 - An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force
Committee discussion and possible vote
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jennifer Morrison, Executive Director of Policy Development for the Department of Public Safety, Department of Public Safety
- 11:55 AM
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H.145 - An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force
Continued committee discussion and possible vote
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 3:35 PM
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H.145 - An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force
Proposed LaLonde amendment
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 9:00 AM
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H.145 - An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Michael E. Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
- 10:40 AM
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H.145 - An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force
Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
Shawn Burke, Chief, South Burlington Police Department, Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police
Zachary Hozid, Staff Attorney, Disability Rights Vermont
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, April 1, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 10:15 AM
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H.145 - An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity and Chair of the Governor's Task Force on Racial Equality, Agency of Administration
Thursday, April 15, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 9:15 AM
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H.145 - An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force
Etan Nasreddin-Longo, Chair, RDAP
Wilda White, Founder, MadFreedom
Jennifer Morrison, Executive Director of Policy Development for the Department of Public Safety, Department of Public Safety
Michael E. Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 10:45 AM
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H.145 - An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force
Mark-up and vote
Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, April 23, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 8:30 AM
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H.145 - An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force
Ram Amendment
Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Sponsor of amendment, -
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
Michael E. Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 2:15 PM
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H.145 - An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force
Committee discussion and vote on if to concur with Senate proposal of amendment
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jennifer Morrison, Executive Director of Policy Development for the Department of Public Safety, Department of Public Safety
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 9:30 AM
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H.145 - An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force
Justifiable Homicide Language
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jennifer Morrison, Executive Director of Policy Development for the Department of Public Safety, Department of Public Safety
Rep. Maxine Grad, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary
- 12:45 PM
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H.145 - An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force
Intent Language
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jennifer Morrison, Executive Director of Policy Development for the Department of Public Safety, Department of Public Safety
Thursday, May 13, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 11:30 AM
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H.145 - An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force
Committee discussion
Committee Documents
An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force
Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2021-2022
House Committee on Judiciary
- Robert Appel, Retired Director of the Human Rights Commission and Defender General, Attorney
- Shawn Burke, Chief, South Burlington Police Department, Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police
- Rep. Anne B. Donahue
- Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Zachary Hozid, Staff Attorney, Disability Rights Vermont
- Ingrid Jonas, Major, Vermont State Police
- Jennifer Morrison, Executive Director of Policy Development for the Department of Public Safety, Department of Public Safety
- Brian Peete, Chief of Police, Montpelier, Vermont Police Association
- James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
- Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
- Michael Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Tracy Shriver, State's Attorney, Windham County State's Attorneys
- Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
- Wilda White, Founder, MadFreedom
Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Shawn Burke, Chief, South Burlington Police Department, Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police
- John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity and Chair of the Governor's Task Force on Racial Equality, Agency of Administration
- Rep. Maxine Grad, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary
- Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Zachary Hozid, Staff Attorney, Disability Rights Vermont
- Jennifer Morrison, Executive Director of Policy Development for the Department of Public Safety, Department of Public Safety
- Etan Nasreddin-Longo, Chair, RDAP
- Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Sponsor of amendment, -
- Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
- Michael E. Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
- Wilda White, Founder, MadFreedom
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An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force
Committee of Conference Meetings
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force
Committee of Conference Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2021-2022
No committee of conference meeting history found for H.145 in the Regular Session 2021-2022.
No committee of conference report found for H.145 in the Regular Session 2021-2022.
Act
- Signed into law 5/13/2021
- As Enacted (ACT 27)
- Act Summary
An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force
Statutes Affected
Regular Session 2021-2022
| Statute |
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| 13 V.S.A. § 1032. Law enforcement use of chokeholds |
| 13 V.S.A. § 2305. Justifiable homicide |
| 20 V.S.A. § 2358. Minimum training standards; definitions |
| 20 V.S.A. § 2368. Standards for law enforcement use of force |
| 20 V.S.A. § 2401. Definitions |
| 20 V.S.A. § 2407. Limitation on Council sanctions [Effective until January 1, 2025; see also 20 V.S.A. § 2407 effective January 1, 2025 set out below] |
| 20 V.S.A. § 2407. Limitation on Council sanctions [Effective January 1, 2025; see also 20 V.S.A. § 2407 effective until January 1, 2025 set out above] |
