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  • Sen. Dick Sears, Chair
  • Sen. Philip Baruth, Vice Chair
  • Sen. Jeanette K. White
  • Sen. Alice W. Nitka, Clerk
  • Sen. Joe Benning

Senate Committee on Judiciary

 

AGENDA

Via Zoom

May 11, 2021 - May 14, 2021

Last Updated 5/13/2021 4:53 PM

 

 

Meetings will be livestreamed here unless otherwise noted

 

                     Please note that closed captions/transcripts are not completely accurate         

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

-                                   No Committee  Meeting Scheduled

 

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

8:30 AM                   Dept of Corrections Changes to Transitional Housing

Will Hunter, Former Senator, Vermont

James Baker, Commissioner, Department of Corrections

Emily Higgins, Corrections Housing Administrator, Department of Corrections

James Henry, Executive  Director, SEALL Inc

Derek Miodownik, Restorative and Community Justice Executive, Department of Corrections

 

9:30 AM                   H. 145 - An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force

Justifiable Homicide Language  

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

Rep. Maxine Grad, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary

 

9:50 AM                   Adjourn

 

12:45 PM                   H. 145 - An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force

Intent Language

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

 

1:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, May 13, 2021

-                                   No Committee  Meeting Scheduled

 

Friday, May 14, 2021

-                                   No Committee  Meeting Scheduled

 

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

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