Senate Committee on Judiciary (Room 1)

Thursday, April 7, 2016

8:30 AM

H.95 - An act relating to jurisdiction over delinquency proceedings by the Family Division of the Superior Court

Mark up of the bill

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Marshall Pahl, Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
• Karen Vastine, Community Justice Coordinator, Department for Children and Families
• Virginia Renfrew, Lobbyist, Community Justice Network of Vermont
• Jay Diaz, Poverty Law Project Fellow, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

10:00 AM

Break

10:30 AM

H.854 - An act relating to timber trespass

• Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Cara Cookson, Public Policy Director and Victim Assistance Program Coordinator, Center for Crime Victims Services
• Lt. William Jenkins, Vermont State Police
• Alan Robertson, Co-Chair, Vermont Tree Farm Program, Secretary, Vermont Woodlands Association
• Lynn McNamara, Critical Land Manager, The Nature Conservancy
• Kenneth Davis, Davis Contracting Service

11:00 AM

H.533 - An act relating to victims' rights and animal welfare

Walk thru of the bill

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Cara Cookson, Public Policy Director and Victim Assistance Program Coordinator, Center for Crime Victims Services

11:30 AM

H.743 - An act relating to fair and impartial policing

Walk thru of the bill

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Karen L. Richards, Executive Director, Vermont Human Rights Commission

12:00 PM

Adjourn