House Committee on Judiciary

 

AGENDA

 

Room 30 and Zoom

April 15, 2025 - April 18, 2025

Last Updated 4/17/2025 4:21 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

Joshua Rutherford, Deputy Facilities Director, Department of Corrections

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

 

2:00 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

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

 

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

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

Ashley Fisk, Department of Corrections

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

 

10:00 AM                   S. 28 - An act relating to access to certain legally protected health care services

Walk-through and witness testimony

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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

Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society

Lauren Bode, Legislative Liaison, Vermont Pharmacists Association (VPA)

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

2:00 PM                   S. 28 - An act relating to access to certain legally protected health care services

Witness testimony

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

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

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

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

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

 

10:30 AM                   S. 44 - An act relating to authorization to enter into certain immigration agreements

Witness testimony

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Christopher Brickell, Executive Director, Vermont Criminal Justice Council - Zoom

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

Jaye Johnson, General Counsel, Governor's Office

 

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

Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Committee

Adam Necrason, Necrason Group, Necrason Group

 

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