House Committee on Judiciary

 

AGENDA

 

Room 30 and Zoom

April 15, 2025 - April 18, 2025

Last Updated 4/11/2025 4:11 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 490 - An act relating to incentivizing community service sentencing in certain cases

Witness testimony

TBD Witness, Department of Corrections - Invited

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

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

 

3:00 PM                   S. 12 - An act relating to sealing criminal history records

Walk-through and witness testimony

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

Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office - Invited

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

 

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

9:00 AM                   S. 109 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Witness testimony, Sections 31-32

Jennifer Poehlmann, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services - Invited

Merredith Pelkey, Director, Victim's Services, Department of Corrections

Ashley Fisk, Department of Corrections

Meghan  Place, Victim Advocate, Windsor County - Invited

 

10:00 AM                   S. 109 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Witness testimony, Section 26

Nellie Marvel - Invited

 

10:15 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   H. 331 - An act relating to a victim’s right to be heard at an appeal or postconviction remedy hearing

Walk-through and witness testimony

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

Jennifer Poehlmann, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services - Invited

Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

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

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         H. 86 - An act relating to establishing the Chloride Contamination Reduction Program at the Agency of Natural Resources

Witness testimony

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

Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Committee

Charles Martin, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources

Adam Necrason, Necrason Group, Necrason Group

Peter LaFlamme, Director, Watershed Management Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

Thursday, April 17, 2025

9:00 AM                   S. 87 - An act relating to extradition procedures

Witness testimony

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

Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office - Invited

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

 

10:30 AM                   S. 12 - An act relating to sealing criminal history records

Walk-through and witness testimony

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

Tucker Jones, General Counsel, Department of Public Safety - Invited

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

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, April 18, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

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