House Committee on Judiciary

 

AGENDA

 

Room 30 and Zoom

May 12, 2026 - May 15, 2026

Last Updated 5/15/2026 2:44 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 606 - An act relating to firearms procedures

Witness Testimony

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Henry Parro, Owner, Parro's Gun Shop and Indoor Range

Maj. David Petersen, Support Services Division, Department of Public Safety

Chris Bradley, President and Executive Director, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs

 

3:00 PM                   Break

 

3:10 PM                   H. 606 - An act relating to firearms procedures

Continued testimony

Carolyn Hanson, Assistant Attorney General, Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission

Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

 

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

9:00 AM                   S. 193 - An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons

Witness Testimony

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, May 14, 2026

9:30 AM                   H. 937 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Walk-Through and Witness Testimony

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

Hillary Chutter-Ames, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Willa Farrell, Community Justice Unit Director, Attorney General's Office

Jennifer Poehlmann, J.D., Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services

Bessie Weiss, Interim Executive Director, Vermont Legal Aid

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

Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

Big Hartman, Executive Director & General Counsel, Vermont Human Rights Commission

 

11:00 AM                   S. 193 - An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons

Witness Testimony

Dr. Jill Bowen, Ph.D, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living

Stuart Schurr, General Counsel, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living

 

12:00 PM                   S. 193 - An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons

Discussion and Possible Vote

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         S. 193 - An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons

Committee Discussion and Possible Vote

 

Friday, May 15, 2026

10:00 AM                   S. 193 - An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons

Walk-Through

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

After Testimony                     House Floor

 

11:00 AM                   S. 208 - An act relating to standards for law enforcement identification

Witness Testimony

Harrison Stark, Senior Counsel - State Democracy Research Initiative, University of Wisconsin Law School

Rodney Smolla, Professor, Vermont Law School, Senior Counsel, Meier Watkins Philips Pusch

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

2:30 PM                   H. 171 - An act relating to criminal justice agency protocols for an officer-involved shooting

Discussion and Possible Vote

 

-                                   S. 193 - An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons

Discussion and Vote

 

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 Nate Biscotti at Nate.Biscotti@vtleg.gov