House Committee on Judiciary Room 30

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

10:00 AM

House Floor

After House Floor

Caucuses and Lunch

1:15 PM

H.18 - An act relating to sexual exploitation of children and limited immunity from liability for a person reporting a crime.

Committee discussion and possible vote

• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

1:30 PM

H.20 - An act relating to pretrial risk assessments and pretrial services

Status update

• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
• Honorable Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

1:45 PM

H.87 - An act relating to establishing a classification system for criminal offenses

• Rebecca Turner, Head of Appellate Division, Office of the Defender General
• James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
• Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
• Robin Joy, Director of Research, Crime Research Group of Vermont
• Karen Gennette, Executive Director, Crime Research Group

2:15 PM

Break

2:30 PM

H.87 - An act relating to establishing a classification system for criminal offenses

Continued testimony from above witnesses

3:45 PM

Adjourn