2021-2022 Session
Change SessionH.546 (Act 142)
An act relating to racial justice statistics
- Sponsor(s)
- Last Recorded Action
- Senate 5/12/2022 - House message: Governor approved bill on May 27, 2022
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An act relating to racial justice statistics
Detailed Status
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to racial justice statistics
Roll Call History
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to racial justice statistics
Committee Meetings
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to racial justice statistics
Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2021-2022
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 2:30 PM
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H.546 - An act relating to racial justice statistics
Walk - through.
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 1:15 PM
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H.546 - An act relating to racial justice statistics
Witness Testimony.
Rebecca Turner, Supervising Attorney, Appellate Division, Office of the Defender General
Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
Robin Joy, Director of Research,Crime Research Group, Technical Assistance to Sentencing Commission
Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
- 2:15 PM
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H.546 - An act relating to racial justice statistics
Continued Testimony.
Abigail Crocker, Professor, University of Vermont
Wichie Artu, Vice President, NAACP - Windham County
Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity and Chair of the Governor's Task Force on Racial Equality, Agency of Administration
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 15 Mins After the Floor
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H.546 - An act relating to racial justice statistics
Witness Testimony.
Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
Tanya Marshall, State Archivist and Director, VT State Archives & Records Administration, Secretary of State's Office
- 2:45 PM
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H.546 - An act relating to racial justice statistics
Continued Witness Testimony.
Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 1:45 PM
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H.546 - An act relating to racial justice statistics
Witness Testimony and Committee Discussion.
Monica Weeber, Director of Administrative Services, Department of Corrections
Thursday, January 20, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 1:15 PM
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H.546 - An act relating to racial justice statistics
Witness Testimony and Committee Discussion.
Kristin McClure, Chief Data Officer, Agency of Digital Services
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 3:00 PM
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H.546 - An act relating to racial justice statistics
Witness Testimony.
Betty Wheeler, Data Reviewer, Vermont State Police
Michael E. Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
Friday, January 28, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 1:15 PM
-
H.546 - An act relating to racial justice statistics
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rebecca Turner, Supervising Attorney, Appellate Division, Office of the Defender General
Evan Meenan, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys and Sheriffs' Dept.
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 1:15 PM
-
H.546 - An act relating to racial justice statistics
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Etan Nasreddin-Longo, Chair of RDAP and Co-director of Fair and Impartial Policing and Community Affairs
Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity and Chair of the Governor's Task Force on Racial Equality, Agency of Administration
Erika Rickard, Project Director, Pew Charitable Trusts
- 2:30 PM
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H.546 - An act relating to racial justice statistics
Continued Testimony, Committee Discussion and Possible Vote.
Thursday, February 10, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 15 Minutes After House Floor
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H.546 - An act relating to racial justice statistics
Witness Testimony, Committee Discussion and Possible Vote.
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Kristin McClure, Chief Data Officer, Agency of Digital Services
Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity and Chair of the Governor's Task Force on Racial Equality, Agency of Administration
Abigail Crocker, Professor, University of Vermont, College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
Karen Gennette, Executive DirectorCrime Research Group, Vermont Sentencing Commission
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
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H.546 - An act relating to racial justice statistics
Walk-through of New Draft, Committee Discussion and Possible Vote.
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 2:30 PM
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H.546 - An act relating to racial justice statistics
Review of New Draft and Committee Discussion.
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 5 Minutes After the Floor
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H.546 - An act relating to racial justice statistics
Continued Committee Discussion and Possible Vote.
Friday, February 25, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Appropriations
- 8:30 AM
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H.546 - An act relating to racial justice statistics
Rep. Martin LaLonde, Reporter, House Committee on Judiciary
Rep. Kevin "Coach" Christie, Reporter, House Committee on Judiciary
Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity, Agency of Administration
Kristin McClure, Chief Data Officer, Agency of Digital Services
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 10:00 AM
-
H.546 - An act relating to racial justice statistics
Walk-though
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, April 8, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 11:00 AM
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H.546 - An act relating to racial justice statistics
Committee Discussion
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 9:00 AM
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H.546 - An act relating to racial justice statistics
Etan Nasreddin-Longo, Chair, RDAP
Jay Greene, Racial Equity Policy & Research Analyst, Office of Racial Equity
Robin Joy, Director of Research,Crime Research Group, -
Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
Mark Hughes, Executive Director, Justice for All
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 11:15 AM
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H.546 - An act relating to racial justice statistics
Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity, Agency of Administration
Jay Greene, Racial Equity Policy & Research Analyst, Office of Racial Equity
Etan Nasreddin-Longo, Chair, RDAP
Mark Hughes, Executive Director, Justice for All
Falko Schlilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
Robin Joy, Director of Research, Crime Research Group
Thursday, April 21, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 9:30 AM
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H.546 - An act relating to racial justice statistics
Mark-up
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rebecca Turner, Supervising Attorney, Appellate Division, Office of the Defender General
Etan Nasreddin-Longo, Chair, RDAP
Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity, Agency of Administration
Robin Joy, Director of Research,Crime Research Group, -
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- 1:30 PM
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H.546 - An act relating to racial justice statistics
Sen. Jeanette K. White
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- -
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H.546 - An act relating to racial justice statistics
Update on Senate Changes, Committee Discussion and Possible Vote.
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, May 5, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- -
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H.546 - An act relating to racial justice statistics
Committee Discussion and Possible Vote.
Committee Documents
An act relating to racial justice statistics
Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2021-2022
House Committee on Appropriations
- Rep. Kevin "Coach" Christie, Reporter, House Committee on Judiciary
- Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity, Agency of Administration
- Rep. Martin LaLonde, Reporter, House Committee on Judiciary
- Kristin McClure, Chief Data Officer, Agency of Digital Services
House Committee on Judiciary
- Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Wichie Artu, Vice President, NAACP - Windham County
- Abigail Crocker, Professor, University of Vermont
- Abigail Crocker, Professor, University of Vermont, College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
- Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity and Chair of the Governor's Task Force on Racial Equality, Agency of Administration
- Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Karen Gennette, Executive DirectorCrime Research Group, Vermont Sentencing Commission
- Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
- Robin Joy, Director of Research,Crime Research Group, Technical Assistance to Sentencing Commission
- Tanya Marshall, State Archivist and Director, VT State Archives & Records Administration, Secretary of State's Office
- Kristin McClure, Chief Data Officer, Agency of Digital Services
- Evan Meenan, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys and Sheriffs' Dept.
- Etan Nasreddin-Longo, Chair of RDAP and Co-director of Fair and Impartial Policing and Community Affairs
- Erika Rickard, Project Director, Pew Charitable Trusts
- Michael E. Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
- Rebecca Turner, Supervising Attorney, Appellate Division, Office of the Defender General
- Monica Weeber, Director of Administrative Services, Department of Corrections
- Betty Wheeler, Data Reviewer, Vermont State Police
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Sen. Jeanette K. White
Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity, Agency of Administration
- Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Jay Greene, Racial Equity Policy & Research Analyst, Office of Racial Equity
- Mark Hughes, Executive Director, Justice for All
- Robin Joy, Director of Research, Crime Research Group
- Robin Joy, Director of Research,Crime Research Group, -
- Etan Nasreddin-Longo, Chair, RDAP
- Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
- Falko Schlilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
- Rebecca Turner, Supervising Attorney, Appellate Division, Office of the Defender General
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Fiscal Information
Fiscal Notes and Related Documents
- H.546 An Act Relating to Racial Justice Statistics - As Recommended by House Committee on Judiciary with Fiscal Updates
- H.546 An Act Relating to Racial Justice Statistics – Draft 4.1
No committee of conference members found for H.546 in the Regular Session 2021-2022.
An act relating to racial justice statistics
Committee of Conference Meetings
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to racial justice statistics
Committee of Conference Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2021-2022
No committee of conference meeting history found for H.546 in the Regular Session 2021-2022.
No committee of conference report found for H.546 in the Regular Session 2021-2022.
Act
An act relating to racial justice statistics
Statutes Affected
Regular Session 2021-2022
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| 3 V.S.A. § 5003. Duties of Executive Director of Racial Equity |
| 3 V.S.A. § 5011. Division of Racial Justice Statistics; creation; purpose |
| 3 V.S.A. § 5012. Duties |
| 3 V.S.A. § 5013. Data governance |
| 3 V.S.A. § 5014. Racial Justice Statistics Advisory Council [Repealed effective June 30, 2027] |
| 3 V.S.A. § 5015. Council services contingent on agency compliance |
