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S.33 (Act 46)

An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Sen. Richard Sears Jr.
5/12/2023 - Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 5, 2023
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  • Sen. Richard Sears Jr.
Last Recorded Action
House 5/12/2023 - Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 5, 2023
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An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Detailed Status

Regular Session 2023-2024
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An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Committee Meetings

Regular Session 2023-2024
Meeting Date Committee
An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Meeting Full List

Regular Session 2023-2024
Print Report
Friday, February 24, 2023
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Judiciary
9:00 AM

S.33 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Walk-Through and Testimony

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
Tim Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
William Gardella, Deputy State's Attorney, Chittenden County

Thursday, March 2, 2023
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Judiciary
10:45 AM

S.33 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
William Gardella, Deputy State's Attorney, Chittenden County
Michael Smith, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
Trisha Conti, Laboratory Director, Vermont Forensics Laboratory, Department of Public Safety
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Thursday, March 16, 2023
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Judiciary
9:00 AM

S.33 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Mark-Up and Possible Vote

Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
Justin Kolber, Chief of Environmental and Public Protection Division, Attorney General's Office
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Friday, March 17, 2023
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
10:45 AM

S.33 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Miscellaneous Judicial Review of S. 33 sec. 27

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Justin Kolber, Chief of Environmental and Public Protection Division, Attorney General's Office

Friday, March 17, 2023
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Judiciary
9:40 AM

S.33 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Mark-up and Vote

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Finance
5:20 PM

S.33 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Vote

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Friday, April 14, 2023
Committee(s):
House Committee on Judiciary
1:15 PM

S.33 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Walk-through

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Committee(s):
House Committee on Judiciary
4:00 PM

S.33 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Testimony

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Thursday, April 27, 2023
Committee(s):
House Committee on Judiciary
10:15 AM

S.33 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Testimony

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Lindy Boudreau, Juvenile Justice Director, Department for Children and Families
Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
William Gardella, Deputy State's Attorney, Chittenden County
Justin Kolber, Chief of Environmental and Public Protection Division, Attorney General's Office

Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Committee(s):
House Committee on Judiciary
2:00 PM

S.33 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Testimony and Committee Discussion

William Smith, Lobbyist, Retail Lumber Dealers Association
Rachel Seelig, Director, Disability Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
Robert Paolini, Executive Director, Vermont Bar Association
Carolyn Hanson, Assistant Attorney General, Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission
Sarah Robinson, Deputy Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Committee(s):
House Committee on Judiciary
1:00 PM

S.33 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Walk-through and Committee Discussion

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:45 PM

S.33 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Vote


Thursday, May 4, 2023
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Judiciary
9:00 AM

S.33 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Review House Changes

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Friday, May 5, 2023
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Judiciary
9:00 AM

S.33 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

House Changes

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Friday, May 5, 2023
Committee(s):
House Committee on Ways and Means
2:15 PM

S.33 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

vote

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Monday, May 8, 2023
Committee(s):
House Committee on Judiciary
12:40 PM

S.33 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Possible Amendment

2:45 PM

S.33 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Vote on Amendment


Monday, May 8, 2023
Committee(s):
House Committee on Appropriations
1:30 PM

S.33 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Walk through and vote

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Rep. Martin LaLonde, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary

Committee Documents

  • House Committee on Appropriations
  • House Committee on Judiciary
  • House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Senate Committee on Finance
  • Senate Committee on Judiciary
  • Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Witnesses Who Testified

Regular Session 2023-2024
Print Report
House Committee on Appropriations
  • Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Martin LaLonde, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary
House Committee on Judiciary
  • Lindy Boudreau, Juvenile Justice Director, Department for Children and Families
  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • William Gardella, Deputy State's Attorney, Chittenden County
  • Carolyn Hanson, Assistant Attorney General, Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission
  • Justin Kolber, Chief of Environmental and Public Protection Division, Attorney General's Office
  • Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  • Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  • Robert Paolini, Executive Director, Vermont Bar Association
  • Sarah Robinson, Deputy Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  • Rachel Seelig, Director, Disability Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
  • William Smith, Lobbyist, Retail Lumber Dealers Association
  • Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Finance
  • Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Judiciary
  • Trisha Conti, Laboratory Director, Vermont Forensics Laboratory, Department of Public Safety
  • Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • William Gardella, Deputy State's Attorney, Chittenden County
  • Justin Kolber, Chief of Environmental and Public Protection Division, Attorney General's Office
  • Tim Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  • Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  • Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Michael Smith, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
  • Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
  • Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
  • Justin Kolber, Chief of Environmental and Public Protection Division, Attorney General's Office
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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Fiscal Notes and Related Documents
  • S.33 (Act 46) – An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures, As passed by the General Assembly
  • S.33 – An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures, As recommended by the House Committee on the Judiciary

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No committee of conference members found for S.33 in the Regular Session 2023-2024.
An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Committee of Conference Meetings

Regular Session 2023-2024
Meeting Date Committee
An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Committee of Conference Meeting Full List

Regular Session 2023-2024
Print Report
No committee of conference meeting history found for S.33 in the Regular Session 2023-2024.
No committee of conference report found for S.33 in the Regular Session 2023-2024.

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Act

  • Signed into law 6/5/2023
  • As Enacted (ACT 46)
  • Act Summary

An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Statutes Affected

Regular Session 2023-2024
Statute
3 V.S.A. § 5014. Racial Justice Statistics Advisory Council [Repealed effective June 30, 2027]
3 V.S.A. § 5014. Repealed. 2021, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 30, 2027
4 V.S.A. § 22. Designation and special assignment of judicial officers and retired judicial officers
4 V.S.A. § 27. Court Technology Special Fund
4 V.S.A. § 27b. Self-attested declaration in lieu of notarization
4 V.S.A. § 32. Jurisdiction; Criminal Division
4 V.S.A. § 36. Composition of the court
4 V.S.A. § 1102. Judicial Bureau; jurisdiction
7 V.S.A. § 1005. Persons under 21 years of age; possession of tobacco products; misrepresenting age or purchasing tobacco products; penalty
10 V.S.A. § 8015. Statute of limitations
10 V.S.A. § 8222. Accrual of environmental contamination claims
12 V.S.A. § 5. Dissemination of electronic case records
12 V.S.A. § 4853a. Payment of rent into court; expedited hearing
12 V.S.A. § 5531. Rules governing procedure
12 V.S.A. § 5804. Oath to be administered to petit jurors in criminal causes
13 V.S.A. § 1703. Repealed. 2023, No. 46, § 21, eff. June 5, 2023.
13 V.S.A. § 3016. False claim
13 V.S.A. § 3259. Sexual exploitation of a person who is being investigated, detained, arrested, or is in the custody of a law enforcement officer
13 V.S.A. § 5451. Repealed. 2023, No. 46, § 24, eff. July 1, 2025.
13 V.S.A. § 5452. Repealed. 2023, No. 46, § 24, eff. July 1, 2025.
13 V.S.A. § 7403. Appeal by the State
14 V.S.A. § 3098. Vulnerable noncitizen children
15 V.S.A. § 1105. Service
20 V.S.A. § 1940. Expungement of records and destruction of samples
23 V.S.A. § 1213. Ignition interlock restricted driver's license or certificate; penalties
32 V.S.A. § 1591. Sheriffs and other officers
33 V.S.A. § 5117. Records of juvenile judicial proceedings
33 V.S.A. § 5225. Preliminary hearing; risk assessment
33 V.S.A. § 5284. Youthful Offender Determination and Disposition Order

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Staff & Other Information

Print Report
Staff
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel
Notes
H.22 has been incorporated into Act 46 (S.33).
S.27 has been incorporated in part into Act 46 (S.33).

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