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Senate Committee on Judiciary
AGENDA
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March 9, 2021 - March 12, 2021
Last Updated 3/12/2021 11:46 AM
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Tuesday, March 9, 2021
10:00 AM S. 25 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis regulation procedures
Amendments
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Virginia Renfrew, Lobbyist, Marijuana Dispensaries
Geoffrey Pizzutillo, Executive Director and CoFounder, Vermont Growers Association
Graham Unangst-Rufehacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont
Mark Hughes, Executive Director, Vermont Racial Justice Alliance
12:00 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
8:30 AM S. 3 - An act relating to competency to stand trial and insanity as a defense
Proposed Amendment for Attorney General's Office
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Kelly Carroll, Impacted Citizen, Bennington
Erica Marthage, State's Attorney, Bennington County
David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
Jack McCullough, Director of Mental Health Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
Sarah Robinson, MSW, Deputy Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
Karen Barber, General Counsel, Department of Mental Health
10:45 AM Break
11:10 AM S. 7 - An act relating to expanding access to expungement and sealing of criminal history records
Mark-up
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Honorable Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
12:00 PM Adjourn
Thursday, March 11, 2021
8:45 AM S. 3 - An act relating to competency to stand trial and insanity as a defense
James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
Honorable Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Vermont Defender General's Office
9:30 AM S. 30 - An act relating to prohibiting possession of firearms at childcare facilities, hospitals, and certain public buildings
Committee Discussion and Mark-up
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
Will Moore, Firearms Policy Analyst, Vermont Traditions Coalition
Chris S. Bradley, President, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs
10:30 AM S. 25 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis regulation procedures
Committee Discussion
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM Break
11:15 AM S. 97 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures
Dr. Etan Nasreddin-Longo, Chair, RDAP
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Honorable Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
12:00 PM Adjourn
Friday, March 12, 2021
8:30 AM S. 3 - An act relating to competency to stand trial and insanity as a defense
Mark-up and Vote
Erik FitzPatrick, 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
Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
9:15 AM S. 97 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures
Vote
Honorable Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
9:30 AM Break
9:35 AM S. 30 - An act relating to prohibiting possession of firearms at childcare facilities, hospitals, and certain public buildings
Mark-up and Vote
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:20 AM Break
10:40 AM S. 25 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis regulation procedures
Review Amendments from Committee on Government Operations
Vote
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:15 AM Adjourn
11:30 AM Senate Floor
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