Senate Committee on Judiciary

 

AGENDA

 

Room 1 and Zoom

April 1, 2025 - April 4, 2025

Last Updated 4/3/2025 11:32 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:30 AM                   H. 98 - An act relating to confirmatory adoptions

Attaching S.95 - An act relating to standby guardianships for children whose parents have been subject to adverse immigration actions

Testimony, committee discussion, mark-up

Polly Crozier, Director of Family Advocacy, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)

Meg York, Director of LGBTQ+ Family Law and Policy, Senior Policy Counsel, Family Equality

Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jill Martin Diaz, Executive Director, Vermont Asylum Assistance Program

Barbara Prine, Attorney, Disability Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid

 

11:30 AM                   H. 105 - An act relating to expanding the Youth Substance Awareness Safety Program

Testimony, walk-through

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

Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

9:05 AM                   H. 27 - An act relating to the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission

Walk-through, testimony

Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

Carolyn Hanson, Assistant Attorney General, Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission

 

9:30 AM                   H. 44 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the laws governing impaired driving

Testimony

Wade Cochran, Director of Enforcement and Safety, Department of Motor Vehicles

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

Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Dennis Wygmans, Traffic Resource Prosecutor, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

 

-                                   Break

 

10:40 AM                   H. 98 - An act relating to confirmatory adoptions

Attaching S.95 - An act relating to standby guardianships for children whose parents have been subject to adverse immigration actions

Testimony

Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate  Floor

 

Thursday, April 3, 2025

9:15 AM                   S. 29 - An act relating to establishing the Chloride Contamination Reduction Program at the Agency of Natural Resources

Testimony

Richard Rubin, Lawyer, Rubin, Spinger, Vincent, and Pappone

Adam Necrason, Necrason Group

 

10:10 AM                   S. 95 - An act relating to standby guardianships for children whose parents have been subject to adverse immigration actions

Committee discussion, mark-up

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:55 AM                   H. 44 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the laws governing impaired driving

Committee discussion, mark-up

Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Friday, April 4, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 118 - An act relating to expanding the scope of hate-motivated crimes

Committee discussion, mark-up

Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   H. 41 - An act relating to abuse of the dead body of a person

Committee discussion, mark-up

Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

11:30 AM                   Senate  Floor

 

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