House Committee on Judiciary

AGENDA

Room 30

January 28, 2020 - January 31, 2020

Last Updated 1/31/2020 1:30 PM

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

9:30 AM                   Introductions

Hon. William Cohen, Associate Justice, Vermont Supreme Court

10:00 AM                   House Floor

After House Floor                   Caucuses and Lunch

1:30 PM                   H. 808 - An act relating to the use of deadly force by law enforcement

H.484 Law Enforcement Training on Appropriate Use of Force, De-escalation Tactics and Cross-Cultural Awareness

Joint Meeting with House Committee on Government Operations

Room 11

Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Sponsor

Michael Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety (1:30 PM)

Richard Gauthier, Executive Director, VT Criminal Justice Training Council

Cindy Taylor-Patch, Director of Training, VT Criminal Justice Training Council

Drew Bloom, Director of Administration, VT Criminal Justice Training Council

Bor Yang, Executive Director, VT Human Rights Commission

T.J. Donovan, Vermont Attorney General, Attorney General's Office (2:00 PM)

3:30 PM                   H. 610 - An act relating to firearms and domestic violence

Hannah Shearer, Litigation Director, Giffords: Courage to Fight Gun Violence

4:20 PM                   Adjourn

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

9:00 AM                   Addressing Climate Change

H.688 Cause of Action Section

Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Laura Murphy, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office

Robert McDougall, Chief Environmental Division, Attorney General's Office

Jen Duggan, Vice President/Director, Conservation Law Foundation

Megan O'Toole, Staff Attorney, Department of Environmental Conservation, Air Quality and Climate Division

10:15 AM                   Break

10:30 AM                   Addressing Climate Change

H.688 - Continued testimony from witnesses listed above

11:45 AM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   House Floor

15 Mins. After House Floor                   H. 579 - An act relating to establishing a classification system for criminal property offenses

Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont

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

 Karen Gennette Esq., Executive  Director, Crime Research Group

Robin Joy, Director of Research, Crime Research Group

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

Committee discussion and possible vote

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

4:15 PM                   H. 838 - An act relating to possession of firearms by persons convicted of a violent crime

Bill introduction

Rep. Brian K. Savage, Bill Sponsor

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

Thursday, January 30, 2020

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

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Jeffrey Wallin, Director, Vermont Information Crime Center (VCIC)

Shawn Burke, Chief of Police, South Burlington Police Department (2:00 PM)

Honorable Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

Eric Davis, President, Gun Owners of Vermont

Susan  Carbon, Circuit Judge, New Hampshire Circuit Courts (3:00 PM) - Phone

10:15 AM                   Break

10:30 AM                   H. 610 - An act relating to firearms and domestic violence

Continued testimony from witnesses listed above

11:45 AM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   House Floor

15 Mins. After House Floor                   H. 610 - An act relating to firearms and domestic violence

Continued testimony from witnesses listed above

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

Friday, January 31, 2020

9:30 AM                   House Floor

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

Committee discussion and possible vote

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

-                                   H. 610 - An act relating to firearms and domestic violence

Committee discussion

Michael Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety - Phone

Christopher Herrick, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety

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

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

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

Will Moore, Firearms Policy Analyst, Vermont Traditions Coalition

11:45 AM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   Adjourn

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 1 hard copy. 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.

Please note that witnesses may not be called in the order in which they are listed.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

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