Senate Committee on Judiciary

 

AGENDA

 

Room 1 and Zoom

January 21, 2025 - January 24, 2025

Last Updated 1/30/2025 10:37 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

Followed by Discrimination Prevention Training

 

11:00 AM                   Introductions

Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Court Judge, Vermont Judiciary

Teri Corsones, Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary

 

11:30 AM                   Introductions

Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont

Jordan Souder, Policy Advocate, ACLU of Vermont

 

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

9:00 AM                   Introductions

Joshua Diamond, President, Vermont Bar Association

Robert Paolini, Executive Director, Vermont Bar Association

Xusana Davis, Executive Director, Office of Racial Equity

Angela Lasso-Jimenez, Policy & Research Analyst, Office of Racial Equity

 

9:45 AM                   S. 12 - An act relating to sealing criminal history records

Walk-through

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

 

10:30 AM                   Introductions

Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections

Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office

 

11:45 AM                   S. 9 - An act relating to after-hours access to orders against sexual assault

Introduction

Sen. Ruth Hardy, Addison District

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

3:45 PM                   Legislative Briefing

House Chamber

 

Thursday, January 23, 2025

9:00 AM                   Public Safety and Access to Justice

Joint hearing with the House Committee on Judiciary

Hearing will be held in Room 270 in the Pavilion and livestreamed at https://www.youtube.com/@VTHouseJudiciary

Jennifer Morrison, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety

Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Court Judge, Vermont Judiciary

Teri Corsones, Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary

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

Ian Sullivan, State's Attorney, Rutland County

Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Friday, January 24, 2025

9:00 AM                   Security Briefing

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

Agatha Kessler, Sergeant at Arms, Vermont General Assembly

John Poleway, Chief of Capitol Police, Capitol Police Department

Sara Macera, Sergeant, Capitol Police Department

Joe Tremblay, Officer, Capitol Police Department

 

10:10 AM                   Testimony

Concerned citizen

Winnie Wilkinson

 

10:15 AM                   Vote on Judicial Nominations

Judge Confirmations

 

10:30 AM                   Pretrial Release: Bail and Conditions of Release

Presentation

Ben Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Kayla Morse at kmorse@leg.state.vt.us