Senate Committee on Judiciary

 

AGENDA

 

Room 1 and Zoom

February 4, 2025 - February 7, 2025

Last Updated 1/31/2025 4:07 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:00 AM                   S. 9 - An act relating to after-hours access to orders against sexual assault

Testimony, mark up and possible vote

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

Michael Filipek, Lieutenant, Department of Public Safety - Invited

 

11:00 AM                   S. 12 - An act relating to sealing criminal history records

Testimony

Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office

 

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

9:00 AM                   Review of Report

Report from the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission

Charity Clark, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office

 

10:15 AM                   S. 12 - An act relating to sealing criminal history records

Testimony

Jeffrey Wallin, Director, Vermont Crime Information Center (VCIC) - Invited

Tucker Jones, General Counsel, Department of Public Safety - Invited

 

11:15 AM                   S. 12 - An act relating to sealing criminal history records

Committee Discussion

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Thursday, February 6, 2025

9:00 AM                   S. 12 - An act relating to sealing criminal history records

Testimony

Xusana Davis, Executive Director, Office of Racial Equity

Brenda Gooley, Operations Director, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families

Nancy Miller, Child Safety Director, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division

Catherine Clark, Director, Commissioner's Registry Review Unit, Department for Children and Families

Jennifer Myka, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Friday, February 7, 2025

9:00 AM                   Access to Civil Justice

Robert Paolini, Executive Director, Vermont Bar Association

Samuel Abel-Palmer, Executive  Director, Legal Services Vermont

Hannah King, Executive Director, Vermont Bar Foundation

Yasmin Dwedar, Executive  Director, Vermont Legal Aid

 

10:30 AM                   S. 3 - An act relating to the transfer of property to a trust

Walk-through

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:45 AM                   S. 3 - An act relating to the transfer of property to a trust

Testimony

Mark Langan, Chair, VBA Probate and Trust Law Section

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

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