House Committee on Corrections and Institutions

 

AGENDA

 

Room 34 and Zoom

April 8, 2025 - April 11, 2025

Last Updated 4/4/2025 3:01 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-corrections-and-institutions.

 

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor & Caucuses

 

--                                  Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   City of Montpelier Floods

Flood Updates and Proposals

Jon Copans, Executive Director, Montpelier Commission on Recovery and Resilience

 

2:00 PM                   Bennington Battle Monument

Proposal - Affordable Rehabilitation Alternative

 

2:30 PM                   Vermont State Buildings Naming Committee Report

Committee Discussion

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

9:00 AM                   County Court Houses

Ownership and Responsibility for Renovation

Joyce McKeeman, President, Vermont Association of County Judges

 

10:00 AM                   Vermont Correctional Facilities  Bed Count Report

Bed Count Numbers, Types, Restrictions

Jordan Pasha, Classification Director, Department of Corrections

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

Thursday, April 10, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 294 - An act relating to commissary and telecommunications prices in State correctional facilities and fair compensation for incarcerated labor

Walk-through

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

--                                  H. 349 - An act relating to the creation of the Vermont State Building Security Board

Walk-through

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   H. 379 - An act relating to second look sentencing

Walk-through

Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

--                                  Pretrial Supervision

Overview of Current Statutes

Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, April 11, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor)

 

12:00 AM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   TBD - Please check back

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Phil Petty at ppetty@leg.state.vt.us