House Committee on Judiciary

 

AGENDA

 

Room 30

April 24, 2018 - April 27, 2018

Last Updated 4/26/2018 3:53 PM

 

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

9:45 AM                   H. 27 - An act relating to eliminating the statute of limitations on prosecutions for sexual assault

Walk-through on Sections 1 & 2 (c).

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

10:00 AM                   S. 267 - An act relating to timing of a decree nisi in a divorce proceeding

Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs

David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office

Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office

Cara Cookson, J.D., Public Policy Director and Victim Assistance Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   S. 267 - An act relating to timing of a decree nisi in a divorce proceeding

Committee Discussion.

 

3:00 PM                   Caucuses

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

9:00 AM                   S. 267 - An act relating to timing of a decree nisi in a divorce proceeding

Committee Discussion and Testimony.

Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs

David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office

Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office

 

10:15 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   S. 267 - An act relating to timing of a decree nisi in a divorce proceeding

Continued testimony and Committee Discussion.

 

11:45 AM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Convenes

 

15 Mins After Floor                   

S. 150 - An act relating to automated license plate recognition systems

Committee discussion, mark-up and possible vote.

Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council

 

5:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, April 26, 2018

9:00 AM                   S. 197 - An act relating to liability for toxic substance exposures or releases

Committee discussion.

 

10:00 AM                   H. 25 - An act relating to sexual assault survivors’ rights

S. 267 - An act relating to timing of a decree nisi in a divorce proceeding

Section 3 of Draft 4.1 and Commissioner Anderson's edits.

 

Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs

Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office

David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office

Cara Cookson, J.D., Public Policy Director and Victim Assistance Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services

Chloe White, Policy Director, ACLU of Vermont

 

11:45 AM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Convenes

 

15 Mins After Floor                   H. 25 - An act relating to sexual assault survivors’ rights

S. 267 - An act relating to timing of a decree nisi in a divorce proceeding

Draft 4.1 Section 3 and Commissioner Anderson's edits.

Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

4:00 PM                   S. 222 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Walk-through of new draft.

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge

 

5:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, April 27, 2018

9:15 AM                   H. 25 - An act relating to sexual assault survivors’ rights

Committee discussion.

Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

9:30 AM                   House Convenes

 

15 Mins After Floor                   S. 260 - An act relating to funding the cleanup of State waters

Walk-through of new draft.

Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   S. 197 - An act relating to liability for toxic substance exposures or releases

Committee discussion and vote.

 

 

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 2 hard copies. Please write your name, organization, date and title on each document. With few exceptions, any documents you hand out to a committee, or send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s webpage.

 

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Mike Bailey at 828-2257 or mbailey@leg.state.vt.us