Senate Committee on Judiciary Room 1

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

9:00 AM

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

Mark -up and vote

• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
• Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
• Kara Casey, Director of Economic Development, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office

9:45 AM

Break

10:00 AM

H.428 - An act relating to hate-motivated crimes and misconduct

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
• Rebecca Turner, Supervising Attorney, Appellate Division, Office of the Defender General
• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

11:15 AM

One-Time Appropriations to Address Backlog on Criminal and Civil Justice System

• Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
• Annie Noonan, Director of Human Resources, State's Attorneys and Sheriffs Association
• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
• Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Vermont Defender General's Office
• Chris Maley, Attorney, Vermont Association for Justice
• Robin Arnell, Director, Office of Child Support, Department for Children and Families
• Sarah Haselton, Managing Attorney, Office of Child Support, Department for Children and Families
• Christopher Lukasik, Victim Advocate, Windham County State's Attorneys

12:00 PM

Adjourn