House Committee on Judiciary Room 30

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

9:00 AM

Public Safety and Access to Justice

Joint Hearing with Senate Judiciary
Pavilion Building Room 270

• Chief Jennifer Morrison, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
• Tucker Jones, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Public Safety
• Chief Ron Hoague, President, Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police

9:30 AM

Public Safety and Access to Justice

Joint Hearing with Senate Judiciary
Pavilion Building, Room 270

• Teri Corsones, Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary
• Judge Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
• Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
• Ward Goodenough, State Attorney
• Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.534 - An act relating to retail theft

Testimony

• Melissa Desautels, Owner, Whim/Stella
• Judge Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
• Heather Hassett, Owner of Bringing You Vermont, Woodford General Store, Bennington Pizza House, Brattleboro
• Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

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H.579 - An act relating to organized retail theft, aggravated retail theft, and retail theft with the intent to resell

Committee taking up H. 534 and H. 579 in tandem
Refer to details above

• Melissa Desautels, Owner, Whim/Stella
• Judge Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
• Heather Hassett, Owner of Bringing You Vermont, Woodford General Store, Bennington Pizza House, Brattleboro
• Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

3:00 PM

House Floor