House Committee on Judiciary

 

AGENDA

 

Room 30 and Zoom

April 9, 2024 - April 12, 2024

Last Updated 4/12/2024 1:25 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-judiciary.

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   S. 209 - An act relating to prohibiting unserialized firearms and unserialized firearms frames and receivers

Amendment

 

Erik FitzPatrick, Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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

Eric Davis, President, Gun Owners of Vermont

 

-                                   Break

 

3:00 PM                   S. 209 - An act relating to prohibiting unserialized firearms and unserialized firearms frames and receivers

Testimony

Chris Bradley, President, VT Federation of Sportsman Club

Justin  Davis, Vermont State Director, NRA

Elisabeth  Ryan , Policy Counsel, Everytown for Gun Safety

Billy Clark, Senior Litigation Attorney, Giffords Law Center

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

 

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

9:15 AM                   S. 195 - An act relating to how a defendant’s criminal record is considered in imposing conditions of release

Testimony

Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

Ben Novogroski, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jay Greene, Racial Equity Policy & Research Analyst, Office of Racial Equity

Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont

 

11:00 AM                   S. 209 - An act relating to prohibiting unserialized firearms and unserialized firearms frames and receivers

Testimony

Carol Dawes, Clerk-Treasurer, Barre City, Co-chair, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association Legislative Committee

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

3:10 PM                   S. 195 - An act relating to how a defendant’s criminal record is considered in imposing conditions of release

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

Ben Novogroski, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

Thursday, April 11, 2024

9:10 AM                   S. 259 - An act relating to climate change cost recovery

Joint Hearing with House Committee on Environment and Energy

Room 267, Pavilion Building

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Justin Mankin, Faculty, Dartmouth College

 

-                                   Break

 

10:10 AM                   S. 259 - An act relating to climate change cost recovery

Joint Hearing with House Committee on Environment and Energy

Room 267, Pavilion Building

Anthony Iarrapino, Senior Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation

Amy Gendron, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources

Marian Wolz, Resilience and Adaptation Coordinator, Agency of Natural Resources

Rick Heede, Director, Climate Accountability Institute

 

-                                   Break

 

11:35 AM                   S. 259 - An act relating to climate change cost recovery

Joint Hearing with House Committee on Environment and Energy

Room 267, Pavilion Building

Michael Pieciak, Vermont State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

3:00 PM                   Review of S.259

S. 259 - An act relating to climate change cost recovery

Testimony

Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

Prof. Rachel Rothschild, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan Law School

Anthony Iarrapino, Senior Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation

Geoff Hand, Attorney, Saunders Raubvogel & Hand

Prof. Jennifer Rushlow, Dean, Maverick Lloyd School for the Environment, Vermont Law and Graduate School

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

Friday, April 12, 2024

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:35 AM                   S. 209 - An act relating to prohibiting unserialized firearms and unserialized firearms frames and receivers

Walk-Through House Judiciary Amendment

Committee Discussion

Erik FitzPatrick, Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

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