House Committee on Judiciary

 

AGENDA

 

Room 30 and Zoom

March 17, 2026 - March 20, 2026

Last Updated 3/25/2026 10:28 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

2:00 PM                   H. 772 - An act relating to residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program

Witness Testimony

Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

Teri Corsones, State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary

Brenda Siegel, Executive Director, End Homelessness Vermont

Jean Murray, Senior Housing Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

 

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

9:30 AM                   H. 772 - An act relating to residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program

Witness Testimony

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

Angela Zaikowski, Director, Vermont Landlord Association

Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust - Invited

 

11:00 AM                   Break

 

11:15 AM                   H. 657 - An act relating to enabling unaccompanied homeless youth to obtain certain services without parental consent

Bill Review

Rep. Anne B. Donahue, House Committee on Human Services

Rep. Jubilee McGill, House Committee on Human Services

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - Invited

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

Adam Necrason, Lobbyist, Vermont Association for Justice

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, March 19, 2026

9:00 AM                   Joint Hearing

Joint Hearing with Senate Judiciary Committee

Hearing will Take Place in Room 11

Hearing will be Live Streamed on Senate Judiciary YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.com/@VTSenateJudiciary

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

William Breault, Chief of Police, South Burlington Police Department

Chief Shawn Burke, Interim Chief of Police, Burlington Police Department

Jennifer Morrison, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety

Colonel Matthew Birmingham, Colonel, Vermont State Police

 

11:15 AM                   H. 410 - An act relating to the calculation of recidivism and other related criminology measures

Presentation of Amendment

Rep. Trevor Squirrell, Representative, House Committee on Appropriations

 

11:30 AM                   H. 657 - An act relating to enabling unaccompanied homeless youth to obtain certain services without parental consent

Witness Testimony

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

Adam Necrason, Lobbyist, Vermont Association for Justice

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

3:30 PM                   H. 642 - An act relating to youthful offender proceedings

Rep. Michael Boutin, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

Rep. Eric Maguire, House Committee on Human Services

 

Friday, March 20, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         H. 772 - An act relating to residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program

Walk-Through

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

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