House Committee on Judiciary

 

AGENDA

 

Room 30 and Zoom

February 4, 2025 - February 7, 2025

Last Updated 2/4/2025 3:24 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Victims Rights Oversight Hearing

This hearing will be held in room 267 of the Pavilion Building

Jennifer Poehlmann, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services

Sarah Robinson, Deputy Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

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

Avaloy Lanning, Executive  Director, New Story Center

Liane Duda, Legal Advocate, Steps to End Domestic Violence

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

Annie Noonan, Director of Labor Relations and Operations, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

 

3:45 PM                   TBD

 

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 98 - An act relating to confirmatory adoptions

Walk-through and witness testimony

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

Polly Crozier, Director of Family Advocacy, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) - Zoom

Kurt Hughes, Partner, Tarnelli and Hughes Law Office

Meg York, Director of LGBTQ+ Family Law and Policy, Senior Policy Counsel, Family Equality

Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 44 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the laws governing impaired driving

Witness testimony

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

Dennis Wygmans, Traffic Resource Prosecutor, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs - Invited

Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

 

2:30 PM                   H. 118 - An act relating to expanding the scope of hate-motivated crimes

Committee discussion and possible vote

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, February 6, 2025

9:00 AM                   Oversight Hearing on Criminal Justice Data

Review of Division of Racial Justice Statistics January 15th report

Xusana Davis, Executive Director, Office of Racial Equity - Invited

Monica Weeber, Executive Director, Crime Research Group

Dr. Robin Joy, Director of Research, Crime Research Group

Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

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

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 2 - An act relating to increasing the minimum age for delinquency proceedings

Walk-through of Proposed Amendment

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:00 PM                   H. 44 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the laws governing impaired driving

Committee discussion and possible vote

 

2:30 PM                   H. 123 - An act relating to driving while ability impaired

Walk-through

Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, February 7, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After the Floor                     H. 98 - An act relating to confirmatory adoptions

Committee discussion and possible vote

 

11:00 AM                   Training on Taking Witness Testimony

With the Center for Crime Victims Services

Witnesses TBD

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 28 - An act relating to including an affirmation option in oath requirements in Titles 1–10 of the Vermont Statutes Annotated

Walk-through

Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

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