Senate Committee on Judiciary

AGENDA

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January 12, 2021 - January 15, 2021

Last Updated 1/15/2021 11:40 AM

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Tuesday, January 12, 2021

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

10:30 AM                   Committee  Discussion

Session planning and priorities

11:45 AM                   Adjourn

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

9:00 AM                   Status of Criminal Trials

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Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Cheryl Elovirta, Facilities Operations Manager, Department of Corrections

Honorable Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

Patricia Gabel, Vermont State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary

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

John Campbell, Executive Director, State's Attorneys and Sheriffs' Dept.

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

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

T.J. Donovan, Vermont Attorney General, Attorney General's Office

Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

Thursday, January 14, 2021

9:00 AM                   S. 7 - An act relating to expanding access to expungement and sealing of criminal history records

Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Ericka Redic, Concerned Citizen

Mairead O'Reilly, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

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

Honorable Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

10:30 AM                   Break

10:45 AM                   S. 3 - An act relating to competency to stand trial and insanity as a defense

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health

Karen Barber, General Counsel, Department of Mental Health

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

Friday, January 15, 2021

8:30 AM                   S. 18 - An act relating to limiting earned good time sentence reductions for offenders convicted of certain crimes

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

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

James Baker, Commissioner, Department of Corrections

Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont

Monica Weeber, Director of Administrative Services, Department of Corrections

Dale Crook, Director of Field Services, Department of Corrections

John Campbell, Executive Director, State's Attorneys and Sheriffs' Dept.

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

 Committee Discussion

11:00 AM                   Senate Floor

ATTENTION WITNESSES

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 Peggy Delaney or pdelaney@leg.state.vt.us