House Committee on Judiciary

 

AGENDA

 

Room 30 and Zoom

January 24, 2023 - January 27, 2023

Last Updated 1/27/2023 1:47 PM

 

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

 

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Lunch and Caucuses

 

1:00 PM                   H. 45 - An act relating to abusive litigation filed against survivors of domestic abuse, stalking, or sexual assault

Testimony

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

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

Erin Jacobsen, Co-Director of Community Justice Division, Attorney General's Office

 

2:00 PM                   Break

 

2:15 PM                   H. 41 - An act relating to referral of domestic and sexual violence cases to community justice centers

Testimony

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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

Rachel Jolly, CEDO Assistant Director, Community Justice Center

 

3:30 PM                   Budget Adjustment Act Recommendations

Committee Consideration of Letter to House Appropriations

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

9:00 AM                   H. 89 - An act relating to civil and criminal procedures concerning legally protected health care activity

Introduction and Walk-through

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:25 AM                   Break

 

10:35 AM                   H. 89 - An act relating to civil and criminal procedures concerning legally protected health care activity

Testimony

Prof. David Cohen, Professor of Law, Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 89 - An act relating to civil and criminal procedures concerning legally protected health care activity

Testimony Continued

Polly Crozier, Senior Staff Attorney, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders

Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, January 26, 2023

9:00 AM                   H. 89 - An act relating to civil and criminal procedures concerning legally protected health care activity

Testimony

Erica Gibson, M.D., Adolescent Medicine Division and Vt. Child Health Improvement Project, University of Vermont Medical Center

Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society

Lucy Leriche, Vice President of Public Policy, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England

 

10:10 AM                   Break

 

10:25 AM                   H. 89 - An act relating to civil and criminal procedures concerning legally protected health care activity

Testimony Continued

Jessica Barquist, Director of Policy and Organizing, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 89 - An act relating to civil and criminal procedures concerning legally protected health care activity

Testimony Continued

Charity Clark, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office

Eleanor Spottswood, Solicitor General, Attorney General's Office

 

2:00 PM                   Break

 

2:15 PM                   H. 89 - An act relating to civil and criminal procedures concerning legally protected health care activity

Testimony Continued

Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

Followed by Ethics Training for House Members

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, January 27, 2023

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

15 min after Floor                   H. 45 - An act relating to abusive litigation filed against survivors of domestic abuse, stalking, or sexual assault

Committee Discussion and Vote

 

11:00 AM                   H. 53 - An act relating to driver’s license suspensions

Walk-Through

Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 53 - An act relating to driver’s license suspensions

Testimony

Michael Smith, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles

Willa Farrell, Director, Court Diversion and Pre-Trial Services

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

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Peninah Hodin at phodin@leg.state.vt.us