Senate Committee on Judiciary

 

AGENDA

 

Room 1

April 16, 2019 - April 19, 2019

Last Updated 4/18/2019 12:58 PM

 

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:00 AM                   H. 460 - An act relating to sealing and expungement of criminal history records

Mark up

Michael Smith, Director of Operations, Department of Motor Vehicles

Christopher Herrick, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety

 

11:00 AM                   H. 278 - An act relating to acknowledgment or denial of parentage

Mark up and possible vote

Sara Kagle, Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

David Englander, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Health

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

8:45 AM                   H. 330 - An act relating to repealing the statute of limitations for civil actions based on childhood sexual abuse

Rep. Martin LaLonde, Sponsor, South Burlington

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Julia Westervelt-Gresser, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Cary Silverman, Attorney, American Tort Reform Association

Zach Hiner, Executive Director, SNAP - Phone

 

10:00 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   H. 518 - An act relating to fair and impartial policing

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Human Rights Commission Proposal of Amendment

Bor Yang, Executive Director, VT Human Rights Commission

Enrique Balcazar, Migrant worker

Richard Gauthier, Executive Director, VT Criminal Justice Training Council

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

Gary Scott, Captain, Vermont State Police

Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

11:30 AM                   H. 518 - An act relating to fair and impartial policing

Committee Discussion

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, April 18, 2019

10:00 AM                   H. 330 - An act relating to repealing the statute of limitations for civil actions based on childhood sexual abuse

Kevin Gaffney, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation, Insurance Division

Virginia Renfrew, Lobbyist, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

Denise Main, Executive Director, Sunrise Family Resource Center - Phone

Merrill Bent, Attorney, Sunrise Family Resource Center - Phone

 

11:30 AM                   H. 511 - An act relating to criminal statutes of limitations

Mark up

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, April 19, 2019

8:45 AM                   H. 512 - An act relating to miscellaneous court and Judiciary related amendments

 

9:15 AM                   Human Trafficking

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

9:45 AM                   H. 511 - An act relating to criminal statutes of limitations

Vote

 

10:00 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   H. 460 - An act relating to sealing and expungement of criminal history records

Mark up

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring seven 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