Senate Committee on Judiciary

 

AGENDA

 

Room 1 and Zoom

January 31, 2023 - February 3, 2023

Last Updated 2/3/2023 12:16 PM

 

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

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:00 AM                   S. 6 - An act relating to custodial interrogation of juveniles

Mark-up

Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Esq. Tim Lueders-Dumont, J.D., Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

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

Tucker Jones, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Public Safety

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

Nathanial Erb, Policy Advocate, The Innocence Project

 

11:20 AM                   Break

 

11:30 AM                   S. 6 - An act relating to custodial interrogation of juveniles

Mark-up continued

Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

9:00 AM                   S. 36 - An act relating to permitting an arrest without a warrant for assaults and threats against health care workers and disorderly conduct at health care facilities

Joint Hearing with Senate Health and Welfare

Meeting will be held in Room 267 at 109 State Street

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Thomas Dee, CEO, Southwestern Vermont Health Care

Peter Wright, CEO, Northwest Medical Center

Jill Maynard, Director of Emergency Services, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center

Patricia  Johnson, MS, RN, Emergency Room Nurse, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center

Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems

Danielle Boudro, Director of Progressive Care Unit, Northwest Medical Center

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:45 AM                   S. 36 - An act relating to permitting an arrest without a warrant for assaults and threats against health care workers and disorderly conduct at health care facilities

 

Dr. Ryan Sexton, Emergency Department Medical Director, Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital

Dr. Ben Smith, Emergency Room Physician, Central Vermont Medical Center

Allison Davis, Section Chief of Emergency Medicine, Rutland Regional Medical Center

Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems

Matthew Looft, Charge Nurse, University of Vermont Medical Center

Marc Sacco, RN, ED Manager, Mt Ascutney Hospital and Health Center

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, February 2, 2023

9:00 AM                   S. 36 - An act relating to permitting an arrest without a warrant for assaults and threats against health care workers and disorderly conduct at health care facilities

 

Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

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

Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems

Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office

Jack McCullough, Director of Mental Health Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid

 

10:00 AM                   S. 4 - An act relating to reducing crimes of violence associated with juveniles and dangerous weapons

Committee Discussion

Angela Zaikowski, Director, Vermont Landlord Association

 

10:45 AM                   Break

 

11:00 AM                   Mental Health Advocacy Day

Ludovica Brown, Staff Attorney, Disabilities Rights Vermont

Matthew Fitzgerald, Impacted Citizen, Williston

 

11:15 AM                   S. 14 - An act relating to Justice Reinvestment II reporting requirements

Testimony and Possible Mark-up

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

Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections

Dale Crook, Director of Field Services, Department of Corrections

Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, February 3, 2023

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

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

Darrell Miller, Professor of Law and Co-Director, Duke University Firearms Law Center

Miro Weinberger, Mayor, City Of Burlington

 

10:30 AM                   Appointments

Citizen Testimony

Judge Jennifer  Barrett, Superior Court Judge

 

David Sleigh, Attorney and Partner, SleighLaw

Kelly Green, Attorney, Office of the Defender General

Leyva Farzana, State's Attorney, Orleans County

Ember Tilton, Attorney, Furlan and Associates

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

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