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Senate Committee on Judiciary
AGENDA
Via Zoom
February 9, 2021 - February 12, 2021
Last Updated 2/12/2021 11:27 AM
Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
9:30 AM Senate Floor
10:15 AM S. 18 - An act relating to limiting earned good time sentence reductions for offenders convicted of certain crimes
Debbie Ingram, Executive Director, Vermont Interfaith Action
Fran Carlson, Volunteer, Vermont Interfaith Action
Monica Weeber, Director of Administrative Services, Department of Corrections
10:30 AM S. 18 - An act relating to limiting earned good time sentence reductions for offenders convicted of certain crimes
Mark-up
David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
Honorable Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
Sarah Robinson, MSW, Deputy Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
11:45 AM Adjourn
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
9:00 AM S. 45 - An act relating to earned discharge from probation
Mark-up
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Honorable Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
Dale Crook, Director of Field Services, Department of Corrections
David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Vermont Defender General's Office
James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
Jessica Barquist, Director of Policy and Organizing, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM S. 18 - An act relating to limiting earned good time sentence reductions for offenders convicted of certain crimes
Mark-up continued
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Monica Weeber, Director of Administrative Services, Department of Corrections
Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
Jessica Barquist, Director of Policy and Organizing, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Vermont Defender General's Office
12:00 PM Adjourn
Thursday, February 11, 2021
9:00 AM S. 7 - An act relating to expanding access to expungement and sealing of criminal history records
Sarah George, State's Attorney, Chittenden County
Honorable Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
Sarah Robinson, MSW, Deputy Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
10:00 AM Break
10:15 AM S. 18 - An act relating to limiting earned good time sentence reductions for offenders convicted of certain crimes
Mark-up and vote
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Monica Weeber, Director of Administrative Services, Department of Corrections
Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Vermont Defender General's Office
James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
11:15 AM S. 45 - An act relating to earned discharge from probation
Mark-up continued
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Vermont Defender General's Office
Honorable Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
Dale Crook, Director of Field Services, Department of Corrections
David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
12:00 PM Adjourn
Friday, February 12, 2021
8:30 AM S. 11 - An act relating to prohibiting robocalls
David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Charity Clark, Chief of Staff, Attorney General's Office
Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
9:30 AM Break
10:00 AM Data Plans and Scams
Internet charges for going over data during a pandemic
Role of the VT Attorney General's Consumer Protection Office
Scams associated with new plans
Recommendations to the Finance and Appropriations Committees
Christopher Curtis, Chief, Public Protection Division, Attorney General's Office
Clay Purvis, Director of Telecommunications and Connectivity, Department of Public Service
John Sutich, Director of State Government Relations, Comcast
11:15 AM Adjourn
11:30 AM Senate Floor
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