Senate Committee on Judiciary

 

AGENDA

 

Room 1

March 26, 2019 - March 29, 2019

Last Updated 3/29/2019 10:24 AM

 

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

No Committee Meeting

 

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

8:45 AM                   Update on VT Human Trafficking Laws

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Elizabeth Novotny, Lobbyist, Vermont Police Association

Lieutenant Lance Burnham, Department of Public Safety

Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services

James Dold,  , Human Rights for Kids - Phone

 

10:25 AM                   Adjourn

 

10:30 AM                   Retention of Superior Court Judges and Magistrates

Joint Assembly

 

Thursday, March 28, 2019

9:30 AM                   H. 512 - An act relating to miscellaneous court and Judiciary related amendments

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Michael Rosenthal

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

Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office

Karen Vastine, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

John Ajamie

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

 

11:15 AM                   DOC ID for Prisoners and Status

Michael Touchette, Commissioner, Department of Corrections

Cheryl Eliovirta, Facilities Operations Manager, VT Department of Corrections

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, March 29, 2019

8:45 AM                   H. 146 - An act relating to increasing the number of examiners on the Board of Bar Examiners from nine to 11 members

Vote

 

-                                   H. 7 - An act relating to second degree aggravated domestic assault

Vote

 

-                                   H. 19 - An act relating to sexual exploitation of a person in law enforcement officer custody

Vote

 

9:15 AM                   H. 511 - An act relating to criminal statutes of limitations

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 - Director

Virginia Renfrew, Lobbyist, Vermont Network

Sarah Robinson, MSW, Deputy Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

 

10:30 AM                   Adjourn

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 8 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 and comments, please contact

 Peggy Delaney at 802-828-2278 or pdelaney@leg.state.vt.us