House Committee on Judiciary

AGENDA

Via Zoom

January 19, 2021 - January 22, 2021

Last Updated 1/27/2021 7:58 AM

Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

10:00 AM                   House Floor

After House Floor                   Lunch and Caucuses

1:15 PM                   Implicit Bias Training

2:00 PM                   H. 20 - An act relating to pretrial risk assessments and pretrial services

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

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

Honorable Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Vermont Defender General's Office

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

3:45 PM                   Adjourn

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

9:00 AM                   H. 18 - An act relating to sexual exploitation of children

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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

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

Peter Teachout, Professor, Vermont Law School

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

10:00 AM                   Break

10:15 AM                   H. 18 - An act relating to sexual exploitation of children

Continued testimony and committee discussion

11:45 AM                   Lunch

1:15 PM                   House Floor

15 Minutes After Floor                   Sunsets and Sentencing Commission

Explanation of sunsets and committee bills

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

2:45 PM                   Break

Time is approximate

3:00 PM                   Sunsets and Sentencing Commission

Continued discussion - time is approximate

3:15 PM                   Committee Role & Mission / Values

Continued discussion -time is approximate

3:45 PM                   Adjourn

Thursday, January 21, 2021

9:00 AM                   Committee Role & Mission / Values

Committee discussion

10:00 AM                   Break

10:15 AM                   Committee Role & Mission / Values

Continued discussion

11:45 AM                   Lunch

1:15 PM                   House Floor

15 Minutes After Floor                   Committee Role & Mission / Values

Continued discussion

3:00 PM                   Break

Time is approximate

3:15 PM                   Committee Role & Mission / Values

Continued discussion

3:45 PM                   Adjourn

Friday, January 22, 2021

9:30 AM                   House Floor

15 Minutes After Floor                   Committee Discussion

Upcoming activities

11:45 AM                   Adjourn

ATTENTION WITNESSES

Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Mike Bailey at mbailey@leg.state.vt.us