House Committee on Judiciary

 

AGENDA

 

Room 30

May 11, 2021 - May 14, 2021

Last Updated 5/20/2021 3:13 PM

 

Meeting will be livestreamed here unless otherwise noted

 

Please note that closed captions/ transcripts are not completely accurate

 

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After the House Floor                   Caucuses and Lunch

 

15 Minutes after Caucuses                   S. 7 - An act relating to expanding access to expungement and sealing of criminal history records

Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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

Dale Crook, Director of Field Services, Department of Corrections

Honorable Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

Tentative

 

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

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

Committee discussion, testimony, and possible vote

Jaye Johnson, General Counsel, Governor's Office

Michael Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety

Mairead O'Reilly, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office

 

10:10 AM                   Break

Time is approximate

 

10:30 AM                   Section G201 of the Budget

Judicial budget requests and H.417

Robin Arnell, Director, Office of Child Support, Department for Children and Families

Sarah Haselton, Managing Attorney, Office of Child Support, Department for Children and Families

Patricia Gabel, Vermont State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary

Honorable Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services

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

 

12:20 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   House Floor

 

5 Minutes after the House Floor                   Section G201 of the Budget

Judiciary budget committee discussion and H.417

 

4:35 PM                   Adjourn

Time is approximate

 

Thursday, May 13, 2021

9:00 AM                   H. 317 - An act relating to establishing the Bureau of Racial Justice Statistics and the Bureau of Racial Justice Statistics Advisory Panel

Walk-through and committee discussion

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Honorable Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

Rebecca Turner, Supervising Attorney, Appellate Division, Office of the Defender General

Evan Meenan, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys and Sheriffs' Dept.

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

 

10:10 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   H. 317 - An act relating to establishing the Bureau of Racial Justice Statistics and the Bureau of Racial Justice Statistics Advisory Panel

Continued committee discussion

 

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

Rep. David Yacovone, Reporter, House Committee on Appropriations

 

10:55 AM                   H. 183 - An act relating to sexual violence

Committee discussion and possible vote on if to concur with Senate proposal of ammendment

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:20 AM                   S. 7 - An act relating to expanding access to expungement and sealing of criminal history records

Committee discussion

 

11:30 AM                   H. 145 - An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force

Committee discussion

 

11:45 AM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   House Floor

 

15 minutes after the House Floor                   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

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

Evan Meenan, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys and Sheriffs' Dept.

 

3:20 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, May 14, 2021

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:50 AM                   S. 3 - An act relating to competency to stand trial and insanity as a defense

LaLonde Amendment

Rep. Martin LaLonde, Sponsor of amendment, House Committee on Judiciary

 

11:20 AM                   House Floor

 

12:35 AM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   S. 7 - An act relating to expanding access to expungement and sealing of criminal history records

Committee discussion and possible vote

 

-                                   S. 97 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Review of bill, committee discussion and possible vote

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

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

Committee discussion and possible vote

Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   H. 317 - An act relating to establishing the Bureau of Racial Justice Statistics and the Bureau of Racial Justice Statistics Advisory Panel

Committee discussion

 

2:55 PM                   Adjourn

 

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

 Evan O'Connor at eoconnor@leg.state.vt.us