House Committee on Judiciary (Room 30)

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

8:30 AM

An act relating to amending the prohibitions against discrimination

Review of S.103

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

9:00 AM

S.4 - An act relating to reducing crimes of violence associated with juveniles and dangerous weapons

Testimony

• Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
• David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Department of Health
• Dr. Etan Nasreddin, Chair, RDAP
• Amy Davenport, Vice Chair, Children and Family Council for Prevention Programs

10:50 AM

Break

11:00 AM

S.4 - An act relating to reducing crimes of violence associated with juveniles and dangerous weapons

Testimony Continued

• Representative James Harrison, Sponsor of the Amendment
• Chris Bradley, President, VT Federation of Sportsman Club
• Alison Shih, Counsel, Everytown for Gun Safety
• Rebecca Turner, Supervising Attorney, Appellate Division, Office of the Defender General

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 min after Floor

S.6 - An act relating to law enforcement interrogation policies

Testimony

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Nathanial Erb, Policy Advocate, The Innocence Project
• Tucker Jones, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Public Safety
• Christopher Brickell, Deputy Director, Vermont Criminal Justice Council
• Matthew Bernstein, Director, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate
• Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
• Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General

3:30 PM

H.212 - An act relating to allowing minors to possess tobacco in connection with Indigenous cultural tobacco practices

Testimony

• Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Rich Holschuh, Citizen of the Elnu Abenaki Tribe, Chair, Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs
• Doug Bent, Member of Koasek Tribe, Board Member, Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs

3:55 AM

Break

4:00 PM

S.33 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Testimony

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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Adjourn