House Committee on Judiciary Room 30

Thursday, January 11, 2024

9:00 AM

Restorative Justice 101 Presentation

Joint Hearing with the House Committee on Judiciary and House Committee on Corrections and Institutions
Pavilion Building, Room 267

• Alice Emmons, Chair, House Corrections and Institutions
• Willa Farrell, Director, Court Diversion and Pre-Trial Services
• Rachel Jolly, CEDO Assistant Director, Community Justice Center
• Rep. Taylor Small, Chittenden-21, Representative
• Becky Penberthy, Adult Restorative and Volunteer Manager, Burlington Community Justice Center

11:00 AM

Overview of H.645 in Joint Committee

• Ben Novogroski, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.645 - An act relating to the expansion of approaches to restorative justice

Walk-Through

• Ben Novogroski, Office of Legislative Counsel

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H.534 - An act relating to retail theft

Testimony Continued and Committee Discussion

• Rebecca Turner, Supervising Attorney, Appellate Division, Office of the Defender General

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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

• Rebecca Turner, Supervising Attorney, Appellate Division, Office of the Defender General

3:00 PM

House Floor