House Committee on Judiciary

 

AGENDA

 

Room 30 and Zoom

April 25, 2023 - April 28, 2023

Last Updated 4/28/2023 11:14 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-judiciary.

 

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

9:00 AM                   S. 91 - An act relating to competency to stand trial and insanity as a defense

Committee Discussion and Vote

 

9:30 AM                   H. 89 - An act relating to civil and criminal procedures concerning legally protected health care activity

Consideration of Senate Proposal of Amendment

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:45 AM                   H. 53 - An act relating to driver’s license suspensions

Vote on Proposed Amendment

 

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Lunch and Caucuses

 

1:00 PM                   S. 4 - An act relating to reducing crimes of violence associated with juveniles and dangerous weapons

Testimony

Jaye Johnson, General Counsel, Governor's Office

Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families

Tyler Allen, Adolescent Services Director, DCF, Family Services Division

Lindy Boudreau, Juvenile Justice Director, Department for Children and Families

Dee Barbic, Director, Violence Prevention Task Force

 

2:30 PM                   Break

 

2:45 PM                   S. 4 - An act relating to reducing crimes of violence associated with juveniles and dangerous weapons

Testimony Continued

Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

Tucker Jones, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Public Safety

Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

Jared Bianchi, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

8:30 AM                   An act relating to amending the prohibitions against discrimination

Review of S.103

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:00 AM                   S. 4 - An act relating to reducing crimes of violence associated with juveniles and dangerous weapons

Testimony

Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont

David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Department of Health

Dr. Etan Nasreddin, Chair, RDAP

Amy Davenport, Vice Chair, Children and Family Council for Prevention Programs

 

10:50 AM                   Break

 

11:00 AM                   S. 4 - An act relating to reducing crimes of violence associated with juveniles and dangerous weapons

Testimony Continued

Rep. James Harrison, Sponsor of the Amendment

Chris Bradley, President, VT Federation of Sportsman Club

Alison Shih, Counsel, Everytown for Gun Safety

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

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

15 min after Floor                   S. 6 - An act relating to law enforcement interrogation policies

Testimony

Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Nathanial Erb, Policy Advocate, The Innocence Project

Tucker Jones, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Public Safety

Christopher Brickell, Deputy Director, Vermont Criminal Justice Council

Matthew Bernstein, Director, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate

Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office

Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General

 

3:30 PM                   H. 212 - An act relating to allowing minors to possess tobacco in connection with Indigenous cultural tobacco practices

Testimony

Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Rich Holschuh, Citizen of the Elnu Abenaki Tribe, Chair, Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs

Doug Bent, Member of Koasek Tribe, Board Member, Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs

 

3:55 AM                   Break

 

4:00 PM                   S. 33 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Testimony

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, April 27, 2023

8:30 AM                   An act relating to reducing overdoses

Review of Senate Proposal of Amendment to H.222

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Rep. Dane Whitman, House Committee on Human Services, Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee Member

Jared Bianchi, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

Samba Diallo, AIDS Project of Southern Vermont

 

10:00 AM                   Break

 

10:15 AM                   S. 33 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Testimony

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Lindy Boudreau, Juvenile Justice Director, Department for Children and Families

Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office

Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

William Gardella, Deputy State's Attorney, Chittenden County

Justin Kolber, Chief of Environmental and Public Protection Division, Attorney General's Office

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 AM                   House Floor

 

15 min after Floor                   S. 91 - An act relating to competency to stand trial and insanity as a defense

Consideration of Amendment

 

2:40 AM                   Break

 

2:45 PM                   H. 222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses

Consideration of Senate Proposal of Amendment

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:00 PM                   Break

 

3:15 PM                   S. 6 - An act relating to law enforcement interrogation policies

Committee Discussion and Mark-up

Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

4:00 PM                   S. 4 - An act relating to reducing crimes of violence associated with juveniles and dangerous weapons

Committee Discussion and Mark-up

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, April 28, 2023

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

11:00 AM                   S. 6 - An act relating to law enforcement interrogation policies

Committee Discussion

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 AM                   S. 4 - An act relating to reducing crimes of violence associated with juveniles and dangerous weapons

Committee Discussion

 

1:45 PM                   H. 45 - An act relating to abusive litigation filed against survivors of domestic abuse, stalking, or sexual assault

Review of Senate Proposals of Amendment

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:00 PM                   H. 227 - An act relating to the Vermont Uniform Power of Attorney Act

Review of Senate Proposals of Amendment

 

2:30 PM                   House Floor

As Needed

 

3:00 PM                   S. 89 - An act relating to establishing a forensic facility

Testimony Continued

Karen Barber, General Counsel, Department of Mental Health

Stuart Schurr, General Counsel, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

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