House Committee on Judiciary

 

AGENDA

 

Room 30 and Zoom

January 14, 2025 - January 17, 2025

Last Updated 1/14/2025 12:50 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

1:00 PM                   Security Briefing

This meeting will not be live streamed due to the sensitive content

Agatha Kessler, Sergeant-At-Arms, Vermont State House

John Poleway, Chief, Capitol Police Department

Sara Macera, Sergeant, Capitol Police Department

Joe Tremblay, Officer, Capitol Police Department

 

2:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

9:00 AM                   Juvenile Justice Oversight

Joint hearing with House Human Services

Hearing will be held in the Pavilion Building, Room 270

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Ben Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:15 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   Juvenile Justice Oversight

Continued

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

Lauren Higbee, Deputy Advocate, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate

Tim Lueders-Dumont, Executive Director, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Juvenile Justice Oversight

Continued

Gary Marvel, Deputy Director of Field Services, Department of Corrections

Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

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

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

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, January 16, 2025

9:00 AM                   Juvenile Justice Oversight

Joint hearing with House Human Services

Hearing will be heald in the Pavilion Building, Room 270

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

 

10:15 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   Juvenile Justice Oversight

Continued

Laura Carter, Racial Justice Data Analyst, Division of Racial Justice Statistics

Judge Amy Davenport, Vice Chair, Council for Equitable Justice

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Juvenile Justice Oversight

Hearing taking place in House Judiciary committee room, Room 30.

Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

Jennifer Poehlmann, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services

 

2:30 PM                   H. 2 - An act relating to increasing the minimum age for delinquency proceedings

Walk Through

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         H. 2 - An act relating to increasing the minimum age for delinquency proceedings

Witness Testimony

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

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

 

Friday, January 17, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:30 AM                   Update on Implementation of Act 180

Tim Lueders-Dumont, Executive Director, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

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

Rachel Jolly, CEDO Assistant Director, Community Justice Center

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 2 - An act relating to increasing the minimum age for delinquency proceedings

Witness Testimony

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

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

Xusana Davis, Executive Director, Office of Racial Equity

Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

 

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 Nate Biscotti at nbiscotti@leg.state.vt.us