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Senate Committee on Judiciary
AGENDA
Via Zoom
April 27, 2021 - April 30, 2021
Last Updated 4/30/2021 9:57 AM
Meetings will be livestreamed here unless otherwise noted
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
10:00 AM S. 45 - An act relating to earned discharge from probation
House Proposal of Amendment
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Honorable Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
Dale Crook, Director of Field Services, Department of Corrections
Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
10:15 AM H. 317 - An act relating to establishing the Bureau of Racial Justice Statistics and the Bureau of Racial Justice Statistics Advisory Panel
Committee Discussion
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rebecca Turner, Supervising Attorney, Appellate Division, Office of the Defender General
Dr. Etan Nasreddin-Longo, Chair, RDAP
David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
11:15 AM Break
11:45 AM Governor's Appointment
Committee Discussion
Dawn Ellis, Governor's Appointment, Member of Human Rights Commission
12:00 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
9:00 AM H. 183 - An act relating to sexual violence
Mark-up
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
Rory Thibault, State's Attorney, Washington County
Sarah Robinson, MSW, Deputy Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
Rebecca Turner, Supervising Attorney, Appellate Division, Office of the Defender General
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM H. 428 - An act relating to hate-motivated crimes and misconduct
Mark-up and Vote
David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
11:00 AM S. 7 - An act relating to expanding access to expungement and sealing of criminal history records
Committee Discussion
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:45 PM Adjourn
Thursday, April 29, 2021
8:30 AM H. 225 - An act relating to possession of a therapeutic dosage of buprenorphine
Joint Hearing with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Sarah George, State's Attorney, Chittenden County
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
Dennis Wygmans, State's Attorney, Addison County State’s Attorney’s Office - Invited
Erica Marthage, State's Attorney, Bennington County
Michael E. Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
10:15 AM Break
10:20 AM H. 225 - An act relating to possession of a therapeutic dosage of buprenorphine
Joint meeting with the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Brenda Siegel, Self-Advocate, Newfane
Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
Dr. Brady Heward, Child and Adolescent Psyciatrist, UVM Medical Center
Julea Larson, Supervisor of Recovery Support Services, Turning Point Center, Bennington
Jess Kirby, Syringe Exchange Employee, Howard Center Safe Recovery
11:30 AM Adjourn
Friday, April 30, 2021
8:30 AM Government Appointments
Vote to Confirm Dawn Ellis
Member of the Human Rights Commission
Dawn Ellis, Governor's Appointment, Member of Human Rights Commission
8:45 AM H. 225 - An act relating to possession of a therapeutic dosage of buprenorphine
Committee Discussion
9:15 AM H. 183 - An act relating to sexual violence
Mark-up and Vote
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Sarah Robinson, MSW, Deputy Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
Rebecca Turner, Supervising Attorney, Appellate Division, Office of the Defender General
Rory Thibault, State's Attorney, Washington County
9:30 AM Adjourn
11:30 AM Senate Floor
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