House Committee on Judiciary

AGENDA

Room 30

March 9, 2021 - March 12, 2021

Last Updated 5/20/2021 2:09 PM

Meetings will livestreamed here unless otherwise noted

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

10:00 AM                   House Floor

After House Floor                   Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM                   Results of the Votes for Sergeant at Arms, Adjutant and Inspector General, Trustees of the UVM and State Agricultural College

Joint Assembly

15 Minutes after Joint Assembly                   H. 133 - An act relating to emergency relief from abuse orders and relinquishment of firearms

Committee discussion and possible vote

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

2:00 PM                   Break

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2:15 PM                   H. 87 - An act relating to establishing a classification system for criminal offenses

Walk-through of new fines language

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Rebecca Turner, Head of Appellate Division, Office of Defender General

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

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

Honorable John Treadwell, Judge, Vermont Judiciary

3:45 PM                   Adjourn

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021

9:00 AM                   H. 428 - An act relating to hate-motivated crimes and misconduct

Walk-though of new data language

Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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

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

Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont

Rebecca Turner, Supervising Attorney, Appellate Division, Office of the Defender General

9:40 AM                   Break

9:50 AM                   H. 428 - An act relating to hate-motivated crimes and misconduct

Continued testimony from above witnesses

10:35 AM                   Break

10:50 AM                   H. 87 - An act relating to establishing a classification system for criminal offenses

Committee discussion and possible vote

11:10 AM                   H. 428 - An act relating to hate-motivated crimes and misconduct

Committee discussion

11:20 AM                   Lunch

1:15 PM                   House  Floor

15 Minutes after House Floor                   Request for Review from House Committee Corrections and Institutions

Committee bill 21-0897 section 8

Walk-though of proposed changes

Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association

Ashley Messier, Executive Director, Women's Justice and Freedom Initiative

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

A.J. Ruben, Supervising Attorney, Disability Rights Vermont

Vincent Illuzzi, Attorney/Lobbyist, Vermont State Employees Association

3:45 PM                   Adjourn

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Thursday, March 11, 2021

9:00 AM                   H. 183 - An act relating to sexual violence

Committee discussion and possible vote

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Major Ingrid Jonas, Support Services Division Commander, Vermont State Police

Zachary Hozid, Staff Attorney, Disability Rights Vermont

Rory Thibault, State's Attorney, Washington County

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

Brian Peete, Chief of Police, Montpelier, Vermont Police Association

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

Rebecca Turner, Supervising Attorney, Appellate Division, Office of the Defender General

10:00 AM                   Break

10:20 AM                   H. 183 - An act relating to sexual violence

Continued testimony from above witnesses.

-                                   H. 195 - An act relating to use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement in cases involving sexual exploitation of children, sexual assault, homicide, or kidnapping

Committee discussion on proposed amendment

Rep. Brian Cina, Amendment Sponsor

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

-                                   Appropriations Committee's Policy Review Request

Vermont Human Rights Commission request

-                                   H. 428 - An act relating to hate-motivated crimes and misconduct

Committee discussion and possible vote

11:45 AM                   Lunch

1:15 PM                   House Floor

15 minutes after the House Floor                   Request for Review from House Committee Corrections and Institutions

Discussion on recommendation to House Committee Corrections and Institutions

-                                   H. 428 - An act relating to hate-motivated crimes and misconduct

Committee discussion and possible vote

-                                   H. 183 - An act relating to sexual violence

Committee discussion

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

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Friday, March 12, 2021

8:45 AM                   H. 183 - An act relating to sexual violence

Committee discussion and possible vote

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

9:30 AM                   House Floor

15 Minutes after House Floor                   H. 145 - An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force

Committee discussion and possible vote

Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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

11:40 AM                   Break

11:55 AM                   H. 145 - An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force

Continued committee discussion and possible vote

12:30 PM                   Lunch

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1:00 PM                   H. 183 - An act relating to sexual violence

Committee discussion and possible vote

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

-                                   H. 198 - An act relating to limiting the circumstances under which an asset is subject to judicial forfeiture

Committee discussion and possible vote

2:15 PM                   Adjourn

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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