House Committee on Judiciary (Room 30)

Thursday, February 10, 2022

9:00 AM

H.505 - An act relating to the creation of the Drug Use Standards Advisory Board within the Vermont Sentencing Commission

Review of New Draft and Witness Testimony.

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• ,Esq. Evan Meenan, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys and Sheriffs' Dept.
• Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
• Rebecca Turner, Supervising Attorney, Appellate Division, Office of the Defender General
• Dr. Andrew Seaman, Vermont Medical Director, Better Life Partners

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

H.505 - An act relating to the creation of the Drug Use Standards Advisory Board within the Vermont Sentencing Commission

Continued Witness Testimony.

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 Minutes After House Floor

H.546 - An act relating to racial justice statistics

Witness Testimony, Committee Discussion and Possible Vote.

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Kristin McClure, Chief Data Officer, Agency of Digital Services
• Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity and Chair of the Governor's Task Force on Racial Equality, Agency of Administration
• Abigail Crocker, Professor, University of Vermont, College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
• Karen Gennette, Executive DirectorCrime Research Group, Vermont Sentencing Commission

3:45 AM

Adjourn