House Committee on Judiciary

AGENDA

Room 30

February 16, 2021 - February 19, 2021

Last Updated 5/20/2021 2:04 PM

Meetings will be livestreamed here unless otherwise noted

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

10:00 AM                   House Floor

After House Floor                   Caucuses and Lunch

12:30 PM                   House Floor

15 Minutes after Floor                   H. 87 - An act relating to establishing a classification system for criminal offenses

Explanation of Restitution and Victims Compensation Program

Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services

Robin Joy, JD, PhD, Director of Research, Crime Research Group of Vermont

3:45 AM                   Adjourn

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

9:00 AM                   H. 133 - An act relating to emergency relief from abuse orders and relinquishment of firearms

Proposed amendment

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Honorable Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

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

Will Moore, Firearms Policy Analyst, Vermont Traditions Coalition

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

Shawn Burke, Chief, South Burlington Police Department, Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police

Michael Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety

10:00 AM                   Break

10:15 AM                   H. 133 - An act relating to emergency relief from abuse orders and relinquishment of firearms

Continued testimony on proposed amendment

11:45 AM                   Lunch

1:15 PM                   House Floor

15 Minutes after Floor                   Budget Discussion

Rep. Barbara Rachelson, Budget Liaison

2:45 PM                   H. 128 - An act relating to limiting criminal defenses based on victim identity

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

Bor Yang, Executive Director, Vermont Human Rights Commission

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

3:45 PM                   Adjourn

Thursday, February 18, 2021

9:00 AM                   Budget Discussion

Finalize committee recommendations

9:45 AM                   H. 133 - An act relating to emergency relief from abuse orders and relinquishment of firearms

Eric Davis, President, Gun Owners of Vermont

Ingrid Jonas, Major, Vermont State Police

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

10:15 AM                   Break

10:30 AM                   Election of a Sergeant at Arms, an Adjutant and Inspector General, and Trustees of the UVM and State Agricultural College

Joint assembly

11:45 AM                   Lunch

1:15 PM                   House Floor

15 Minutes after Floor                   H. 87 - An act relating to establishing a classification system for criminal offenses

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Robin Joy, JD, PhD, Director of Research, Crime Research Group of Vermont

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

2:45 PM                   Break

Time is approximate

3:00 PM                   H. 87 - An act relating to establishing a classification system for criminal offenses

Continued testimony of above witnesses

3:45 AM                   Adjourn

Friday, February 19, 2021

9:30 AM                   House Floor

15 Minutes after Floor                   Budget Discussion

Finalize committee recommendations and possible vote

-                                   H. 145 - An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force

Committee discussion and markup

Wilda White, Founder, MadFreedom

Robert Appel, Retired Director of the Human Rights Commission and Defender General, Attorney

Rep. Anne B. Donahue

Jennifer Morrison, Executive Director of Policy Development for the Department of Public Safety, Department of Public Safety

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

 Evan O'Connor at eoconnor@leg.state.vt.us