House Committee on Judiciary

 

AGENDA

 

Room 30 and Zoom

May 6, 2024 - May 10, 2024

Last Updated 5/10/2024 7:36 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Monday, May 6, 2024

10:00 AM                   H. 173 - An act relating to prohibiting manipulating a child for the purpose of sexual contact

Senate proposal of amendment

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   H. 655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed criminal history records

Senate proposal of amendment

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:30 AM                   S. 209 - An act relating to prohibiting unserialized firearms and unserialized firearms frames and receivers

Senate proposal of amendment

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   H. 878 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Senate proposal of amendment

Colonel Justin Stedman, Chief Warden of the Warden Service Division, Department of Fish and Wildlife (11:00 AM)

Domenica Padula, Chief of the Criminal Division, Attorney General's Office - ZOOM

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

Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary (11:45 AM)

 

12:00 PM                   Commission Discussion

 

12:15 PM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

9:00 AM                   H. 655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed criminal history records

Discussion of Amendment

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:10 AM                   H. 72 - An act relating to a harm-reduction criminal justice response to drug use

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:25 AM                   S. 195 - An act relating to how a defendant’s criminal record is considered in imposing conditions of release

Discussion of Amendment

Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:45 AM                   S. 285 - An act relating to law enforcement interrogation policies

Thomas Chenette, Detective for the Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations, Vice President of the Vermont Police Association

Shawn Burke, Chief of South Burlington Police Department, Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police

 

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

9:00 AM                   H. 583 - An act relating to the Donor Intent Protection Act

Megan Schmidt, Senior Director of Government Affairs, Philanthropy Roundtable - Invited

Joanne Florino, Adam Meyerson Distinguished Fellow in Philanthropic Excellence, Philanthropy Roundtable

Richard Schneider, Former President, Norwich University

 

9:55 AM                   H. 614 - An act relating to land improvement fraud and timber trespass

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

 

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

10:25 AM                   H. 614 - An act relating to land improvement fraud and timber trespass

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

 

-                                   H. 745 - An act relating to the Vermont Parentage Act

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   H. 534 - An act relating to retail theft

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   TBA

Committee discussion

 

Thursday, May 9, 2024

9:30 AM                   S. 58 - An act relating to public safety

 

-                                   H. 563 - An act relating to criminal motor vehicle offenses involving unlawful trespass, theft, or unauthorized operation

 

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

1:50 PM                   Judicial Nominations and Appointments

The Committee will be Discussing Senate Changes to H.780

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

4:45 PM                   H. 780 - An act relating to judicial nominations and appointments

Committee discussion

 

5:10 PM                   H. 534 - An act relating to retail theft

Committee Discussion

 

5:15 PM                   S. 58 - An act relating to public safety

Committee Discussion

 

Friday, May 10, 2024

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

11:10 AM                   H. 645 - An act relating to the expansion of approaches to restorative justice

Discussion of Senate Changes

Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:20 AM                   Bail and Conditions of Release

Committee Discussion

Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1:40 PM                   H. 878 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Discussion of Senate Amendments

Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:00 PM                   Forensic Facility Bill

Committee Discussion

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

7:30 PM                   S. 195 - An act relating to how a defendant’s criminal record is considered in imposing conditions of release

Committee Discussion

 

-                                   TBA

Committee Meetings to be announced

 

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