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The Senate Committee on Judiciary has jurisdiction over matters relating to judicial and legal affairs; and motor vehicle and homeowner liability insurance.

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  • H.7 - An act relating to second degree aggravated domestic assault
  • H.19 - An act relating to sexual exploitation of a person in law enforcement officer custody
  • H.57 - An act relating to preserving the right to abortion
  • H.146 - An act relating to increasing the number of examiners on the Board of Bar Examiners from nine to 11 members
  • H.254 - An act relating to adequate shelter for livestock
  • H.278 - An act relating to acknowledgment or denial of parentage
  • H.287 - An act relating to small probate estates
  • H.321 - An act relating to aggravated murder for killing a firefighter or an emergency medical provider
  • H.330 - An act relating to repealing the statute of limitations for civil actions based on childhood sexual abuse
  • H.436 - An act relating to international wills
  • H.460 - An act relating to sealing and expungement of criminal history records
  • H.511 - An act relating to criminal statutes of limitations
  • H.512 - An act relating to miscellaneous court and Judiciary related amendments
  • H.518 - An act relating to fair and impartial policing
  • H.529 - An act relating to the Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation
  • H.578 - An act relating to proof of financial responsibility
  • H.580 - An act relating to establishing a classification system for criminal offenses
  • H.688 - An act relating to addressing climate change
  • H.742 - An act relating to Vermont's response to COVID-19
  • H.760 - An act relating to fiscal year 2020 budget adjustments
  • H.837 - An act relating to enhanced life estate deeds
  • H.936 - An act relating to sexual exploitation of children
  • H.962 - An act relating to the duration of temporary relief from abuse orders
  • H.963 - An act relating to sunsets related to judiciary procedures
  • S.1 - An act relating to repealing a sunset related to transporting large capacity ammunition feeding devices into Vermont for shooting competitions
  • S.2 - An act relating to the transfer by will of large capacity ammunition feeding devices
  • S.13 - An act relating to the transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices between immediate family members
  • S.17 - An act relating to filing fees for petitions to expunge or seal a criminal history record
  • S.18 - An act relating to consumer justice enforcement
  • S.19 - An act relating to violent habitual criminals
  • S.20 - An act relating to bank robbery
  • S.22 - An act relating to firearms
  • S.24 - An act relating to a report on racial equity and bias in the Department of Corrections
  • S.37 - An act relating to medical monitoring
  • S.54 - An act relating to the regulation of cannabis
  • S.72 - An act relating to extreme risk protection orders
  • S.99 - An act relating to spousal support and maintenance reform
  • S.105 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures
  • S.112 - An act relating to earned good time
  • S.114 - An act relating to the emergency judicial response to the COVID-19 public health emergency
  • S.117 - An act relating to the therapeutic use of cannabis
  • S.119 - An act relating to a statewide standard and policy for law enforcement use of force
  • S.128 - An act relating to physician assistant licensure
  • S.132 - An act relating to hate crimes and bias incidents
  • S.133 - An act relating to juvenile jurisdiction
  • S.169 - An act relating to firearms procedures
  • S.183 - An act relating to competency to stand trial and insanity as a defense
  • S.205 - An act relating to criminal and civil surcharges
  • S.211 - An act relating to Department of Corrections authority and responsibility for furloughees and for housing young offenders
  • S.217 - An act relating to human trafficking and prostitution
  • S.219 - An act relating to addressing racial bias and excessive use of force by law enforcement
  • S.232 - An act relating to implementing the expansion of juvenile jurisdiction
  • S.234 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures
  • S.261 - An act relating to limiting the sentence of life without the possibility of parole
  • S.275 - An act relating to training for judges assigned to the Family Division of Superior Court
  • S.294 - An act relating to expanding access to expungement and sealing of criminal history records
  • S.303 - An act relating to automobile minimum liability coverage
  • S.316 - An act relating to execution of wills during an emergency
  • S.324 - An act relating to prohibiting robocalls
  • S.338 - An act relating to justice reinvestment
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