House Committee on Judiciary (Room 30)

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

9:00 AM

H.534 - An act relating to expanding eligibility for expungement and sealing of criminal history records for nonviolent offenses

Walk-through of New Draft, Committee Discussion and Witness Testimony.

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• ,Esq. Evan Meenan, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys and Sheriffs' Dept.
• Mairead O'Reilly, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

Rights and Democracy Vermont (RADVT)

Advocacy Day.

• Kiah Morris, Movement Politics & Policy Director, Rights and Democracy Vermont
• Alexandria Hilliard, Citizen, Poultney
• Julie Conason, Citizen, Rutland

10:45 AM

H.534 - An act relating to expanding eligibility for expungement and sealing of criminal history records for nonviolent offenses

Continued Witness Testimony.

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:15 PM

H.629 - An act relating to access to adoption records

Witness Testimony.

• Becca Dragon, Vice President, People for Ethical Adoption Reform
• Ellie Lane, Impacted Citizen, New England Adoptee Rights Coalition
• Rebekah Henson, Impacted Citizen, New England Adoptee Rights Coalition
• Marley Greiner, Executive Chair and Co-Founder, Bastard Nation

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Adjourn