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Senate Committee on Judiciary
AGENDA
Via Zoom
January 12, 2021 - January 15, 2021
Last Updated 1/15/2021 11:40 AM
Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted
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
AO 49
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
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