House Committee on Judiciary

AGENDA

Room 30

January 7, 2020 - January 10, 2020

Last Updated 1/13/2020 3:49 PM

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

10:00 AM                   House Floor

After House Floor                   Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM                   Introductions

Xusana Davis, Executive  Director of Racial Equity, Agency of Administration

1:30 PM                   Committee Discussion

Catch up and election of new Clerk.

2:00 PM                   Sentencing Commission Update

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

4:20 PM                   Adjourn

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

9:00 AM                   Domestic Violence Update

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

Ingrid Jonas, Major, Vermont State Police

David Scheer, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General

Carolyn Hanson, Assistant Attorney General, Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission

11:30 AM                   Introductions

Michael Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety

11:45 AM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   House Floor

After House Floor                   H. 568 - An act relating to human trafficking and prostitution

Michele Childs, 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 - Invited

Kira Krier, Vermont Human Trafficking Victim Services Director, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services

David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Decriminalize Sex Work

Kara Casey, Director of Economic Empowerment, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

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

Falko Shilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

Thursday, January 9, 2020

9:00 AM                   H. 610 - An act relating to firearms and domestic violence

Walk-through and testimony.

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Kaegan Mays-Williams, Counsel, Everytown for Gun Safety (11:00 AM)

T.J. Donavan, Attorney General, State of Vermont

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

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

Honorable Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

Eric Davis, Vice President, Gun Owners of Vermont

Ed Cutler, President, Gun Owners of Vermont

Chris S. Bradley, President, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs

Tim Meehan, Lobbyist, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs

Evan Hughes, Lobbyist, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs

Falko Shilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU

11:45 AM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   House Floor

2:00 PM                   Governor's State of the State Address

Joint Assembly - House Chamber

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

Friday, January 10, 2020

9:30 AM                   House Floor

After House Floor                   H. 284 - An act relating to data collection in the criminal justice system

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Honorable Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

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

Monica Weeber, Director of Administrative Services, Department of Corrections

Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services - Written

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

12:30 PM                   Chair and Vice Chair Training

Location TBD.

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