House Committee on Judiciary (Room 30)

The House Committee on Judiciary considers matters relating to judicial and legal affairs.

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Wednesday, January 4, 2017

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Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Convenes

1:00 PM

House Convenes

2:00 PM

Joint Assembly

Governor Shumlin's Farewell Address

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Thursday, January 5, 2017

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Convenes

10:00 AM

Joint Assembly

Canvassing Committee

1:30 PM

Joint Assembly

Governor's Inaugural Message

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Friday, January 6, 2017

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Convenes

10:00 AM

Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

House Chamber

11:00 AM

Security Training

House Chamber

After Floor

Committee Member Meet & Greet

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Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Meeting Details

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Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Judicial Branch and RBA

• John A. Dooley, Associate Justice, Vermont Supreme Court
  
• Harold E. Eaton, Associate Justice, Vermont Supreme Court
  
• Honorable Paul Reiber, Chief Justice, Vermont Supreme Court
  
• Hon. Beth Robinson, Associate Justice, Vermont Supreme Court
  
• Marilyn S. Skoglund, Associate Justice, Vermont Supreme Court
  

10:00 AM

House Convenes

After Floor

Judicial Branch and RBA

• Patricia Gabel, State Court Administrator, Court Administrator's Office
  

12:00 PM

Party Caucuses

2:30 PM

Justice System and RBA

• Robert Paolini, Executive Director, Vermont Bar Association
  

3:30 PM

Green Book Training

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Meeting Details

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Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Justice System and RBA

• David Cahill, State's Attorney, Windsor County
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Justice System and RBA

• Rep. Mary S. Hooper, Montpelier
  

11:30 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

1:30 PM

Green Book Training

House Floor

2:45 PM

Justice System and RBA

• Jay Diaz, Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont
  

3:15 PM

Break

3:30 PM

Justice System and RBA

• T.J. Donovan, Attorney General
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, January 12, 2017

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Justice System and RBA

• Robert Sand, Vermont Law School
  

9:45 AM

Break

10:00 AM

Justice System and RBA

• Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
  

11:00 AM

Justice System and RBA

• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

11:30 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

1:30 PM

Justice System and RBA

• Thomas Anderson, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
  

2:15 PM

Justice System and RBA

• Karen Gennette Esq., Programs Manager, Crime Research Group
  
• Robin Weber, Senior Research Associate, Crime Research Group
  

3:00 PM

Break

3:15 PM

iPad Training

1 hour

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, January 13, 2017

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Convenes

15 min after floor

Justice System and RBA

• Susan Cherry, Executive Director, The Community Restorative Justice Center
  
• Willa Farrell, Court Diversion Director, Vermont Court Diversion
  

11:30 AM

Lunch

1:30 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Meeting Details

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Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Convenes

15 Min After the Floor

Disclosure of Sexually Explicit Images Without Consent Court Challenge

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

11:10 AM

Justice Oversight Recommendation Letter

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

11:30 AM

Lunch & Caucuses

2:45 PM

Budget Adjustment

• Carol Brochu, Financial Manager, Center for Crime Victim Services
  
• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
  
• Robert Paolini, Chair, Victims Compensation Board
  

3:30 PM

Break

3:45 PM

TBA

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, January 18, 2017

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Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.14 - An act relating to automated external defibrillators

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Wayne Foster, President, Mad River Valley Rotary
  
• Adam Necrason, VT Association for Justice
  
• Steven Willis, Member, Mad River Valley Ambulance Service
  

9:45 AM

Break

10:00 AM

H.20 - An act relating to prohibiting consumption of marijuana in a motor vehicle

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Rep. Charles "Butch" Shaw, Pittsford
  

11:05 AM

Budget Adjustment Discussion

11:20 AM

Meeting with Congressman Welch

11:30 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After the Floor

Sergeant at Arms Security Update

2:15 PM

Break

2:30 PM

Results Based Accountability Presentation

• Drusilla Roessle, Performance Improvement Director, Agency of Human Services
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, January 19, 2017

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Meeting Record

8:30 AM

Loopholes in Vermont Sex Abuse Laws

Joint Session with Sen. Judiciary Committee - Room 11

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After the Floor

Justice System and RBA

• Greg Nagurney, Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  

2:30 PM

Justice System and RBA

• Bruce Nyquist, Office of Highway Safety Director, Agency of Transportation
  

3:15 PM

Break

3:30 PM

Justice System and RBA

LEAN Analysis

• Patricia Gabel, State Court Administrator, Court Administrator's Office
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, January 20, 2017

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Convenes

15 Min After the Floor

H.4 - An act relating to calculating time periods in court proceedings

Bill Walk-Through and Testimony

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Hon Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Court Administrator's Office
  
• Allan Keyes, Chair, Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, Vermont Supreme Court
  
• Emily Wetherell, Staff Attorney, Vermont Supreme Court
  
• Kinvin Wroth, Reporter for Civil, Criminal and Family Procedures, Vermont Supreme Court
  

11:30 AM

Lunch

1:30 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.4 - An act relating to calculating time periods in court proceedings

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Emily Wetherell, Staff Attorney, Vermont Supreme Court
  

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H.14 - An act relating to automated external defibrillators

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

11:30 AM

Lunch & Caucuses

2:00 PM

Governor's 2017 Budget Address

3:15 PM

H.503 - An act relating to to criminal justice

• T.J. Donovan, Attorney General
  
• Robert Sand, Vermont Law School
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Meeting Details

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Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.25 - An act relating to domestic terrorism

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

9:10 AM

H.27 - An act relating to eliminating the statute of limitations on prosecutions for sexual assault

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

9:20 AM

H.74 - An act relating to domestic and sexual violence

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

9:35 AM

H.25 - An act relating to domestic terrorism

• Lance Burnham, Department of Public Safety
  
• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Joan Carson, RN, CEN, SANE-A, SANE-P, Clinical Coordinator, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program (SANE)
  
• Trisha Conti, Laboratory Director, Vermont Forensics Laboratory, Department of Public Safety
  
• Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
  
• Patricia Gabel, State Court Administrator, Court Administrator's Office
  
• Sarah Kunz-Robinson, Special Initiatives Coordinator, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  
• John Treadwell, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

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H.27 - An act relating to eliminating the statute of limitations on prosecutions for sexual assault

• Lance Burnham, Department of Public Safety
  
• Lance Burnham, Department of Public Safety
  
• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Joan Carson, RN, CEN, SANE-A, SANE-P, Clinical Coordinator, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program (SANE)
  
• Joan Carson, RN, CEN, SANE-A, SANE-P, Clinical Coordinator, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program (SANE)
  
• Trisha Conti, Laboratory Director, Vermont Forensics Laboratory, Department of Public Safety
  
• Trisha Conti, Laboratory Director, Vermont Forensics Laboratory, Department of Public Safety
  
• Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
  
• Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
  
• Patricia Gabel, State Court Administrator, Court Administrator's Office
  
• Patricia Gabel, State Court Administrator, Court Administrator's Office
  
• Sarah Kunz-Robinson, Special Initiatives Coordinator, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  
• Sarah Kunz-Robinson, Special Initiatives Coordinator, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  
• John Treadwell, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  
• John Treadwell, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

10:35 AM

Break

10:50 AM

Sexual Violence Bills Discussion

(witnesses continued)

11:30 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

Committee Discussion

3:00 PM

H.171 - An act relating to expungement

• Rep. Vicki Strong
  

3:10 PM

H.9 - An act relating to deferred sentences

• David Cahill, State's Attorney, Windsor County
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• John Treadwell, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  
• Rep. Janssen Willhoit, St. Johnsbury, VT
  

5:00 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, January 26, 2017

Meeting Details

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Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.55 - An act relating to appointing public defenders for accused persons 25 years of age or less

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

9:20 AM

H.9 - An act relating to deferred sentences

• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  

9:30 AM

H.171 - An act relating to expungement

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• James Matthew Worrall
  

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

H.55 - An act relating to appointing public defenders for accused persons 25 years of age or less

• David Cahill, State's Attorney, Windsor County
  
• Robert Sand, Vermont Law School
  
• John Treadwell, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  
• Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

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H.9 - An act relating to deferred sentences

• David Cahill, State's Attorney, Windsor County
  
• Robert Sand, Vermont Law School
  
• John Treadwell, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  
• Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

11:35 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.503 - An act relating to to criminal justice

• David Cahill, State's Attorney, Windsor County
  
• Matt D'Agostino, Financial Officer, Department of Corrections
  
• Jay Diaz, Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont
  
• Patricia Gabel, State Court Administrator, Court Administrator's Office
  
• Erica Marthage, State's Attorney, Bennington County
  
• Lisa Menard, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, January 27, 2017

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.213 - An act relating to establishing statewide access to drug and DUI treatment courts

Policy Discussion

• David Cahill, State's Attorney, Windsor County
  
• Alex Casale, NH Statewide Drug Offender Program Coordinator
  
• Diane Derby, Field Representative on Judiciary Issues, Sen. Patrick Leahy
  
• Patricia Gabel, State Court Administrator, Court Administrator's Office
  
• Jolinda LaClair, Director, Drug Prevention Policy
  
• Honorable Tina L. Nadeau, Chief Justice, NH Superior Court
  
• Robert Sand, Vermont Law School
  
• James Vara, NH Governor's Adviser on Addiction and Behavioral Health
  
• Bob Wolford, Coordinator of Criminal Justice Programs, Howard Center
  
• Jeremy Zeliger, Senior Programs Manager, Vermont Judiciary
  

1:30 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

Mental Health Advocacy Day

• Anne Moore, President, NAMI Vermont
  

11:40 AM

H.14 - An act relating to automated external defibrillators

Committee Discussion

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

12:00 PM

Lunch & Caucuses

2:30 PM

H.213 - An act relating to establishing statewide access to drug and DUI treatment courts

• David Cahill, State's Attorney, Windsor County
  
• Tony Folland, Clinical Services Manager for the Division of Alcohol & Drug Abuse Programs, Department of Health, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs
  
• Robert Sand, Vermont Law School
  
• Jeffrey Wallin, Director, Vermont Crime Information Center
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.9 - An act relating to deferred sentences

Testimony and Committee Discussion

• Patricia Gabel, State Court Administrator, Court Administrator's Office
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  

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H.55 - An act relating to appointing public defenders for accused persons 25 years of age or less

Testimony and Committee Discussion

• Patricia Gabel, State Court Administrator, Court Administrator's Office
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  

9:40 AM

H.14 - An act relating to automated external defibrillators

Committee Discussion

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

Act 61 Report - Criminal Code Revision

• Karen Gennette Esq., Executive Director, Crime Research Group
  
• John Treadwell, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  
• Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
  
• Robin Weber, Senior Research Associate, Crime Research Group
  

11:30 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, February 2, 2017

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.25 - An act relating to domestic terrorism

• Lance Burnham, Department of Public Safety
  
• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Joan Carson, RN, CEN, SANE-A, SANE-P, Clinical Coordinator, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program (SANE)
  
• Jay Diaz, Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont
  
• Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Patricia Gabel, State Court Administrator, Court Administrator's Office
  
• Mary Kay Hewlett, Director, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
  
• Kerrie Johnson, Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Raenetta Liberty, Vermont SANE Program
  
• Chris Mason, Middlebury
  
• John Treadwell, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

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H.27 - An act relating to eliminating the statute of limitations on prosecutions for sexual assault

• Lance Burnham, Department of Public Safety
  
• Lance Burnham, Department of Public Safety
  
• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Joan Carson, RN, CEN, SANE-A, SANE-P, Clinical Coordinator, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program (SANE)
  
• Joan Carson, RN, CEN, SANE-A, SANE-P, Clinical Coordinator, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program (SANE)
  
• Jay Diaz, Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont
  
• Jay Diaz, Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont
  
• Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
  
• Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Patricia Gabel, State Court Administrator, Court Administrator's Office
  
• Patricia Gabel, State Court Administrator, Court Administrator's Office
  
• Mary Kay Hewlett, Director, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
  
• Mary Kay Hewlett, Director, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
  
• Kerrie Johnson, Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Kerrie Johnson, Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Raenetta Liberty, Vermont SANE Program
  
• Raenetta Liberty, Vermont SANE Program
  
• Chris Mason, Middlebury
  
• Chris Mason, Middlebury
  
• John Treadwell, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  
• John Treadwell, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Sexual Violence Bills Discussion

Continued Committee Discussion

11:30 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

Committee Discussion

2:30 PM

H.503 - An act relating to to criminal justice

Committee Discussion

• David Cahill, State's Attorney, Windsor County
  
• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Jay Diaz, Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont
  
• Mack Jones, Intern, Legislative Council
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• John Treadwell, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  

3:50 PM

H.9 - An act relating to deferred sentences

Committee Discussion

• David Cahill, State's Attorney, Windsor County
  
• Kerrie Johnson, Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  

4:20 PM

H.55 - An act relating to appointing public defenders for accused persons 25 years of age or less

Committee Discussion

• Kerrie Johnson, Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  

4:25 PM

H.74 - An act relating to domestic and sexual violence

Committee Discussion

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, February 3, 2017

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Convenes

12:30 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.171 - An act relating to expungement

• Jay Diaz, Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont
  
• Greg Nagurney, Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Robert Sand, Vermont Law School
  
• Joanne Scharbboneau, Clerk, Clerk of the Statewide Courts
  
• Tari Scott, Chief of Trial Court Operations, Office of Court Administrator
  
• Jeffrey Wallin, Director, Vermont Crime Information Center
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.55 - An act relating to appointing public defenders for accused persons 25 years of age or less

Vote

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

10:50 AM

H.25 - An act relating to domestic terrorism

Committee Discussion and Vote

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

11:10 AM

H.27 - An act relating to eliminating the statute of limitations on prosecutions for sexual assault

Committee Discussion and Vote

• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

11:30 AM

H.74 - An act relating to domestic and sexual violence

Committee Discussion and Vote

12:00 PM

Lunch & Caucuses

2:30 PM

H.25 - An act relating to domestic terrorism

Committee Discussion

2:40 PM

H.171 - An act relating to expungement

• Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

2:55 PM

H.213 - An act relating to establishing statewide access to drug and DUI treatment courts

Bill Walk-Through and Testimony

• Kiley Dixon, Regional Treatment Coordinator - Rutland
  
• Patricia Gabel, State Court Administrator, Court Administrator's Office
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Kim Owens, State Drug Court Coordinator
  

4:15 PM

H.167 - An act relating to alternative approaches to addressing low-level illicit drug use

Bill Walk-Through

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.523 - An act relating to fair and impartial policing

Meeting in Room 11

• Thomas Anderson, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
  
• Enrique Balcazar, Farm worker, Migrant Justice
  
• Lia Ernst, Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont
  
• Rick Gauthier, Director, VT Criminal Justice Training Council
  
• Karen Gennette Esq., Executive Director, Crime Research Group
  
• Ingrid Jonas, Captain of Support Services, Department of Public Safety
  
• Will Lambek, Migrant Justice
  
• Jennifer Morrison, Chief, Colchester Police
  
• Stephanie Seguino, Professor of Economics, University of Vermont
  
• Rachel Siegel, Executive Director, Peace & Justice Center
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.523 - An act relating to fair and impartial policing

Continued Testimony

• Brandon del Pozo , Chief of Police, Burlington Police Department
  
• T.J. Donovan, Attorney General
  
• Roger Marcoux, Vice Chair, Sheriffs' Association
  
• Kesha Ram, Immigration Task Force
  
• Curtiss Reed, Executive Director, Vermont Partnership for Fairness and Diversity
  
• Scott Tucker, Captain, Vermont Police Association
  
• Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, VT League of Cities and Towns
  

11:30 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.25 - An act relating to domestic terrorism

Committee Discussion and Vote

2:55 PM

H.503 - An act relating to to criminal justice

Testimony and Committee Discussion on ACLU Proposal

• David Cahill, State's Attorney, Windsor County
  
• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Lia Ernst, Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• John Treadwell, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

3:45 PM

H.171 - An act relating to expungement

Committee Discussion - Review Proposed Amendments

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  

4:35 PM

Ways and Means Judiciary Fee Update

• Tari Scott, Chief of Trial Court Operations, Office of Court Administrator
  
• Chasity Stoots-Fonberg, Program Manager, Trial Court Operations, Vermont Judiciary
  

4:45 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, February 9, 2017

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.170 - An act relating to possession and cultivation of marijuana by a person 21 years of age or older

Bill Walk-Through and Testimony

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Glenn Hall, Commander, Bureau of Criminal Investigations, Vermont State Police
  
• Robert Sand, Vermont Law School
  

10:55 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.170 - An act relating to possession and cultivation of marijuana by a person 21 years of age or older

• Ginny Burley, Board Member, Prevention Works! VT
  
• Greg Nagurney, Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.170 - An act relating to possession and cultivation of marijuana by a person 21 years of age or older

• David Cahill, State's Attorney, Windsor County
  
• Jay Diaz, Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont
  
• Cary Giguere, Agrichemical Program Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  
• George Merkel, Chief of Police, Vermont Police Association
  
• Matt Simon, Legislative Analyst, Marijuana Policy Project
  
• Robin Weber, Senior Research Associate, Crime Research Group
  

4:15 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, February 10, 2017

Meeting Details

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Meeting Record

8:30 AM

H.228 - An act relating to freedom from compulsory collection of personal information

Joint Session with Senate Judiciary in Room 11

• Thomas Anderson, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
  
• Bill Bohnyak, Sheriff and President, Vermont Sheriffs Association
  
• Jay Diaz, Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont
  
• T.J. Donavan, Attorney General, State of Vermont
  
• Roger Marcoux, Vice Chair, Sheriffs' Association
  
• Jaye Pershins Johnson, Attorney, Governor's Office
  
• Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
  

9:30 AM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.167 - An act relating to alternative approaches to addressing low-level illicit drug use

• David Cahill, State's Attorney, Windsor County
  
• Tom Dalton, Director, Safe Recovery Program, Howard Center
  
• Anthony Facos, Chief, Montpelier Police Department
  
• Glenn Hall, Commander, Bureau of Criminal Investigations, Vermont State Police
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Robert Sand, Vermont Law School
  
• Michael Warren, Detective Lieutenant, Burlington Police Department
  

1:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.170 - An act relating to possession and cultivation of marijuana by a person 21 years of age or older

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Barbara Cimaglio, Deputy Commissioner, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program,Vermont Department of Health
  
• Shayla Livingston, Public Health Analyst, Department of Health
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Laura Subin, Director, Vermont Coalition to Regulate Marijuana
  

11:30 AM

Lunch & Caucuses

2:30 PM

H.170 - An act relating to possession and cultivation of marijuana by a person 21 years of age or older

Committee Discussion

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.170 - An act relating to possession and cultivation of marijuana by a person 21 years of age or older

Committee Discussion

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Monique McHenry, Executive Director, VT Patients Alliance
  
• Greg Nagurney, Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Jill Rinehart, MD, FAAP, President, American Academy of Pediatrics, Vermont Chapter
  

11:30 AM

Lunch

1:15 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.167 - An act relating to alternative approaches to addressing low-level illicit drug use

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Jackie Corbally, Opiate Policy Manager, City Of Burlington
  
• George Merkel, Chief of Police, Vermont Police Association
  

3:00 PM

H.171 - An act relating to expungement

Committee Discussion and Mark-Up

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

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H.200 - An act relating to expanding the qualifying crimes for expungement

Committee Discussion and Mark-Up

• David Cahill, State's Attorney, Windsor County
  
• Joanne Charbonneau, Clerk of State Wide Courts
  
• Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  

3:15 PM

H.171 - An act relating to expungement

• David Cahill, State's Attorney, Windsor County
  
• Joanne Charbonneau, Clerk of State Wide Courts
  
• Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, February 16, 2017

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:25 AM

H.170 - An act relating to possession and cultivation of marijuana by a person 21 years of age or older

Committee Discussion

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Jay Diaz, Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont
  
• Greg Nagurney, Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  

10:30 AM

Joint Assembly

Election of Sergeant at Arms, Adjutant and Inspector General, and Trustees of the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College

11:30 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After the Floor

H.170 - An act relating to possession and cultivation of marijuana by a person 21 years of age or older

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  

4:10 PM

H.503 - An act relating to to criminal justice

Violations of Parole Discussion

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, February 17, 2017

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Convenes

10:00 AM

H.170 - An act relating to possession and cultivation of marijuana by a person 21 years of age or older

• David Grosso, Washington D.C. Councilmember
  

10:30 AM

H.297 - An act relating to miscellaneous court operations procedures

Bill Walk-Through and Committee Discussion

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Hon Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Court Administrator's Office
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

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H.493 - An act relating to relief from abuse orders

Committee Discussion

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Hon Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Court Administrator's Office
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Jeffrey Wallin, Director, Vermont Crime Information Center
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

12:20 PM

H.171 - An act relating to expungement

Committee Discussion

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Jeffrey Wallin, Director, Vermont Crime Information Center
  

1:30 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.213 - An act relating to establishing statewide access to drug and DUI treatment courts

Draft Review and Committee Discussion

• David Cahill, State's Attorney, Windsor County
  
• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Patricia Gabel, State Court Administrator, Court Administrator's Office
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• Robert Sand, Vermont Law School
  

11:30 AM

Lunch & Caucuses

2:30 PM

H.167 - An act relating to alternative approaches to addressing low-level illicit drug use

Committee Discussion

• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Tom Dalton, Director, Safe Recovery Program, Howard Center
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Robert Sand, Vermont Law School
  
• Jason Steele, Intern, Legislative Council
  

3:55 PM

H.213 - An act relating to establishing statewide access to drug and DUI treatment courts

• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.171 - An act relating to expungement

Committee Discussion

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Tari Scott, Chief of Trial Court Operations, Office of Court Administrator
  

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H.200 - An act relating to expanding the qualifying crimes for expungement

Committee Discussion

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Tari Scott, Chief of Trial Court Operations, Office of Court Administrator
  

10:15 AM

H.503 - An act relating to to criminal justice

Draft Review -Violations of Probation Committee Discussion

• David Cahill, State's Attorney, Windsor County
  
• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Jay Diaz, Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• John Treadwell, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

11:30 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.4 - An act relating to calculating time periods in court proceedings

Committee Discussion and Vote

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Emily Wetherell, Staff Attorney, Vermont Supreme Court
  

2:25 PM

H.297 - An act relating to miscellaneous court operations procedures

Vote

2:35 PM

H.171 - An act relating to expungement

Committee Discussion

2:45 PM

Break

3:15 PM

H.493 - An act relating to relief from abuse orders

Walk-Through and Committee Discussion

• Patricia Benelli, Chair, Family Law Committee, Vt. Bar Assoc., Dakin and Benelli
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

3:40 PM

H.167 - An act relating to alternative approaches to addressing low-level illicit drug use

Committee Discussion

• Tom Dalton, Director, Safe Recovery Program, Howard Center
  

4:00 PM

H.213 - An act relating to establishing statewide access to drug and DUI treatment courts

• Ashley Hill, Deputy State's Attorney, Addison County
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, February 23, 2017

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.171 - An act relating to expungement

Vote

• Judge William Cohen
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

9:15 AM

H.502 - An act relating to modernizing Vermont’s parentage laws

• Judge William Cohen
  
• John A. Dooley, Associate Justice, Vermont Supreme Court
  
• Kurt M. Hughes, Partner, Murdoch Hughes & Twarog, P.C.
  

10:45 AM

Break

11:05 AM

H.493 - An act relating to relief from abuse orders

Committee Discussion and Vote

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

11:35 AM

H.308 - An act relating to the Racial Disparities in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice System Advisory Panel

Bill Walk-Through

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

11:30 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.170 - An act relating to possession and cultivation of marijuana by a person 21 years of age or older

• Ginny Burley, Board Member, Prevention Works! VT
  
• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Shayla Livingston, Public Health Analyst, Department of Health
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Laura Subin, Director, Vermont Coalition to Regulate Marijuana
  

2:30 PM

Break

3:45 PM

H.152 - An act relating to the Vermont Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act

• Mark A. Langan, Chair, Probate & Trust Section, Vermont Bar Association
  
• Catherine Richmond, Managing Partner, Stebbins Bradley, PA Law Firm
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, February 24, 2017

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Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.224 - An act relating to prohibiting organized retail theft

Bill Introduction and Walk-Through

• Rep. Johannah Donovan, Sponsor
  
• Ryan J. Ford, Sheriff of Loss Prevention, Outdoor Gear Exchange
  
• Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Travis Ploof, Asset Protection Manager, Macy's
  
• Travis Trybulski, Williston Police Department
  

11:30 AM

H.213 - An act relating to establishing statewide access to drug and DUI treatment courts

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

12:30 PM

H.9 - An act relating to deferred sentences

Update

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

1:00 PM

H.422 - An act relating to removal of firearms from a person arrested or cited for domestic assault

Bill Walk-Through

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

1:30 PM

H.503 - An act relating to to criminal justice

Draft Review

• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Jay Diaz, Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont
  
• Kerrie Johnson, Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• John Treadwell, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.418 - An act relating to the Judicial Rotation System Study Committee

• Patricia Gabel, State Court Administrator, Court Administrator's Office
  
• Rep. Diana Gonzalez, Winooski
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  

10:40 AM

H.213 - An act relating to establishing statewide access to drug and DUI treatment courts

• David Cahill, State's Attorney, Windsor County
  
• Patricia Gabel, State Court Administrator, Court Administrator's Office
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
  

11:30 AM

Lunch & Caucuses

2:30 PM

H.9 - An act relating to deferred sentences

Committee Discussion and Vote

• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• Lisa Menard, Interim Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  

3:35 PM

H.503 - An act relating to to criminal justice

Committee Discussion

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• John Treadwell, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

4:15 PM

Budget Discussion

• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• Rep. Mary S. Hooper, Montpelier
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, March 1, 2017

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.422 - An act relating to removal of firearms from a person arrested or cited for domestic assault

• Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
  
• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Kerrie Johnson, Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.422 - An act relating to removal of firearms from a person arrested or cited for domestic assault

Continued Testimony

• Matthew Amadon, Lieutenant, Vermont State Police
  
• Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Christopher Herrick, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
  
• Elizabeth Novotny, Counsel, Vermont Police Association
  

11:30 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.167 - An act relating to alternative approaches to addressing low-level illicit drug use

Committee Discussion - Sentencing Commission Report

• Jay Diaz, Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont
  
• Marc Mauer, Executive Director, The Sentencing Project
  
• Rep. Gary Viens
  

3:45 PM

Budget Discussion

4:05 PM

H.171 - An act relating to expungement

• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, March 2, 2017

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.79 - An act relating to freedom from compulsory collection of personal information

• Will Lambek, Migrant Justice
  
• Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Jaye Pershing-Johnson, Governor's Office
  
• Rebecca Turner, Head of Appellate Division, Office of Defender General
  
• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

10:40 AM

Break

10:55 AM

S.79 - An act relating to freedom from compulsory collection of personal information

Continued Testimony

• Joshua Diamond, Deputy Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  
• David Diaz, Migrant Justice
  
• Will Lambek, Migrant Justice
  
• Jaye Pershing-Johnson, Governor's Office
  
• Rebecca Turner, Head of Appellate Division, Office of Defender General
  

11:30 AM

Lunch

12:45 PM

H.171 - An act relating to expungement

Committee Discussion of Proposed Amendments

• Rep. Cynthia Browning, Arlington
  
• Rep. Anne B. Donahue
  
• Rep. Barbara Murphy, '
  

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After the Floor

H.422 - An act relating to removal of firearms from a person arrested or cited for domestic assault

• Ann Braden, President, Gun Sense Vermont
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Stella Gravel, Hardwick
  
• Heather Holter, Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission
  
• Shannon McMahon, Advocate, WomenSafe
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, March 3, 2017

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.79 - An act relating to freedom from compulsory collection of personal information

• Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Jaye Pershing-Johnson, Governor's Office
  
• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

9:30 AM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.213 - An act relating to establishing statewide access to drug and DUI treatment courts

Update and Committee Discussion

• Patricia Gabel, State Court Administrator, Court Administrator's Office
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Robert Sand, Vermont Law School
  
• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.79 - An act relating to freedom from compulsory collection of personal information

Committee Discussion and Vote

• Thomas D. Anderson, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
  
• Joshua Diamond, Deputy Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  
• Lia Ernst, Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont
  
• Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Jaye Pershing-Johnson, Governor's Office
  
• Rebecca Turner, Head of Appellate Division, Office of Defender General
  
• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

2:30 PM

Break

2:45 PM

H.422 - An act relating to removal of firearms from a person arrested or cited for domestic assault

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, March 7, 2017

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Standard

Meeting Record

-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

The General Assembly is on break for the week of Town Meeting

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Tuesday, March 14, 2017

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.422 - An act relating to removal of firearms from a person arrested or cited for domestic assault

• Chris S. Bradley, President, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs
  
• Ed Cutler, President, Gun Owners of Vermont
  
• Bob DePino, Vice President, Gun Owners of Vermont
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Carolyn Hanson, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  
• Elizabeth Novotny, Counsel, Vermont Police Association
  
• Susan Scaglioni, Gun Owners of Vermont
  
• John Treadwell, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

10:00 AM

House Convenes

12:00 PM

H.422 - An act relating to removal of firearms from a person arrested or cited for domestic assault

• Evan Hughes, Legislative Liaison, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs
  

1:00 PM

Lunch & Caucuses

2:45 PM

H.422 - An act relating to removal of firearms from a person arrested or cited for domestic assault

Continued Testimony

• Heather Holter, Member, Vermont Domestic Violence Council
  
• Evan Hughes, Legislative Liaison, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.422 - An act relating to removal of firearms from a person arrested or cited for domestic assault

Committee Discussion

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

H.502 - An act relating to modernizing Vermont’s parentage laws

Vote

10:40 AM

H.503 - An act relating to to criminal justice

Vote

11:25 AM

H.167 - An act relating to alternative approaches to addressing low-level illicit drug use

Committee Discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

2:10 PM

H.422 - An act relating to removal of firearms from a person arrested or cited for domestic assault

Committee Discussion

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

2:45 PM

H.213 - An act relating to establishing statewide access to drug and DUI treatment courts

• Barbara Cimaglio, Deputy Commissioner, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program,Vermont Department of Health
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
  

3:35 PM

H.167 - An act relating to alternative approaches to addressing low-level illicit drug use

Review New Proposal and Committee Discussion

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

4:20 PM

H.422 - An act relating to removal of firearms from a person arrested or cited for domestic assault

Committee Discussion and Vote

5:00 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, March 16, 2017

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.339 - An act relating to authorizing assistant judges to serve as mediators in certain family proceedings

• Karen Bradley, President, Vermont Association of Assistant Judges
  
• Rep. Eileen Dickinson, Sponsor
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

9:30 AM

H.213 - An act relating to establishing statewide access to drug and DUI treatment courts

Committee Discussion and Vote

• Patricia Gabel, State Court Administrator, Court Administrator's Office
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Jeremy Zeliger, Senior Programs Manager, Vermont Judiciary
  

10:30 AM

H.167 - An act relating to alternative approaches to addressing low-level illicit drug use

Committee Discussion and Vote

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

11:05 AM

H.152 - An act relating to the Vermont Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act

• Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

11:15 AM

H.308 - An act relating to the Racial Disparities in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice System Advisory Panel

Committee Discussion

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

11:30 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

2:10 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, March 17, 2017

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.12 - An act relating to increasing the maximum prison sentence for first, second, and subsequent offenses of aggravated animal cruelty

Bill Walk-Through

• Marie Hobar, Law Clerk, Legal Counsel
  
• Barry Londeree, Vermont State Director, United States Humane Society
  

9:30 AM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.308 - An act relating to the Racial Disparities in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice System Advisory Panel

Committee Discussion and Vote

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Robert Sand, Vermont Law School
  

11:00 AM

H.290 - An act relating to clarifying ambiguities relating to real estate titles and conveyances

Bill Walk-Through, Committee Discussion and Vote

• Sebastian Arduengo , Law Clerk, Legal Counsel
  
• Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
  
• Andrew Mikell, State Manager -, VT Attorneys Title Corp.
  
• Robert Paolini, Attorney, Vermont Bar Association
  
• Charles Storrow, Partner, Leonine Public Affairs
  

12:30 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Convenes

11:30 AM

Lunch & Caucuses

1:30 PM

House Reconvenes

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.503 - An act relating to to criminal justice

Discussion of Proposed Amendment

• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• Rep. Charles "Butch" Shaw, Pittsford
  

9:10 AM

H.290 - An act relating to clarifying ambiguities relating to real estate titles and conveyances

Discussion of Proposed Amendment

• Rep. Eileen Dickinson
  

9:30 AM

H.492 - An act relating to the Racial Justice Oversight Board

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Mark Hughes, Justice for All
  
• Kesha Ram, Immigration Task Force
  
• Karen L. Richards, Executive Director, Vermont Human Rights Commission
  
• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
  

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H.523 - An act relating to fair and impartial policing

• Mary Brown-Guillory, President, Champlain Area NAACP
  
• Rick Gauthier, Director, VT Criminal Justice Training Council
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Mark Hughes, Justice for All
  
• Will Lambek, Migrant Justice
  
• Tabitha Pohl-Moore, Rutland
  
• Kesha Ram, Immigration Task Force
  
• Karen L. Richards, Executive Director, Vermont Human Rights Commission
  
• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.492 - An act relating to the Racial Justice Oversight Board

Continued Testimony

• Mary Brown-Guillory, President, Champlain Area NAACP
  
• Rick Gauthier, Director, VT Criminal Justice Training Council
  
• Will Lambek, Migrant Justice
  
• Tabitha Pohl-Moore, Rutland
  

12:15 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

1:05 PM

H.170 - An act relating to possession and cultivation of marijuana by a person 21 years of age or older

Committee Discussion & Vote

3:45 PM

H.422 - An act relating to removal of firearms from a person arrested or cited for domestic assault

Discussion of Proposed Amendment

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, March 23, 2017

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.111 - An act relating to vital records

Bill Walk-Through

• Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
  

12:10 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM

H.492 - An act relating to the Racial Justice Oversight Board

• Jay Diaz, Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont
  
• Michael Hall, Chief, Manchester Police Department
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
  
• John Treadwell, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  

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H.523 - An act relating to fair and impartial policing

• Jay Diaz, Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont
  
• Michael Hall, Chief, Manchester Police Department
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
  
• John Treadwell, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  

4:00 PM

Joint Assembly

Judicial Retention

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Friday, March 24, 2017

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Standard

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9:30 AM

House Convenes

5 Min After the Floor

S.5 - An act relating to plea agreements

Bill Introduction

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

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S.7 - An act relating to deferred sentences and the sex offender registry

Bill Introduction

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Amelia Singh, Office of Legislative Council
  

12:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, March 28, 2017

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Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Convenes

12:00 PM

Lunch & Caucuses

12:40 PM

H.170 - An act relating to possession and cultivation of marijuana by a person 21 years of age or older

Discussion of Proposed Amendments

• Rep. Cynthia Browning, Arlington
  
• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

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9:00 AM

S.69 - An act relating to an employer’s compliance with an income withholding order from another state

Bill Walk-Through and Testimony

• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• Alicia Humbert, Head Attorney, DCF/Child Support Services
  
• Amelia Singh, Office of Legislative Council
  

9:30 AM

S.5 - An act relating to plea agreements

Bill Walk-Through and Testimony

• David Cahill, State's Attorney, Windsor County
  
• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  

10:25 AM

Break

10:45 AM

S.7 - An act relating to deferred sentences and the sex offender registry

Bill Walk-Through and Testimony

• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Jeffrey Wallin, Director, Vermont Crime Information Center
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

11:25 AM

Vermont Network Advocacy Day

• Elisa Lucozzi, Umbrella Inc
  
• Donna Macomber, Women's Freedom Center
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

11:35 AM

Break

11:45 AM

H.492 - An act relating to the Racial Justice Oversight Board

Update on Most Recent Draft

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Mark Hughes, Justice for All
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, March 30, 2017

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Convenes

-

Lunch

Time TBD

3:00 PM

S.5 - An act relating to plea agreements

Vote

4:00 PM

Adjourn

---

Friday, March 31, 2017

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Convenes

2:00 PM

Adjourn

---

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

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Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Convenes

11:30 AM

Lunch & Caucuses

2:30 PM

H.523 - An act relating to fair and impartial policing

Bill Walk-Through and Committee Discussion
Held in Room 10

• Thomas D. Anderson, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
  
• Jay Diaz, Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont
  
• Richard Gauthier, Executive Director, VT Criminal Justice Training Council
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Karen L. Richards, Executive Director, Vermont Human Rights Commission
  
• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
  

3:35 PM

Break

3:55 PM

H.492 - An act relating to the Racial Justice Oversight Board

Committee Discussion
To Be Held in Room 10

• Thomas D. Anderson, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
  
• Jay Diaz, Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont
  
• T.J. Donovan, Vermont Attorney General
  
• Joseph Gaines, Justice for All
  
• Richard Gauthier, Executive Director, VT Criminal Justice Training Council
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Will Lambek, Migrant Justice
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Curtiss Reed, Executive Director, Vermont Partnership for Fairness and Diversity
  
• Karen L. Richards, Executive Director, Vermont Human Rights Commission
  

5:00 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, April 5, 2017

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.23 - An act relating to juvenile jurisdiction

Bill Walk-Through and Testimony

• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Dale Crook, Correctional Field Services Specialist, Department of Corrections
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Kenneth Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:40 AM

S.22 - An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age and older

Bill Walk-Through and Testimony

• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Trisha Conti, Laboratory Director, Vermont Forensics Laboratory, Department of Public Safety
  
• Tom Dalton, Director, Safe Recovery Program, Howard Center
  
• David Englander, Senior Policy and Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Health
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• John Merrigan, Department of Safety
  

11:30 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

2:35 PM

H.492 - An act relating to the Racial Justice Oversight Board

Update, Draft Walk-Through and Vote

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

2:55 PM

H.213 - An act relating to establishing statewide access to drug and DUI treatment courts

Update

3:00 PM

H.523 - An act relating to fair and impartial policing

Committee Discussion

• Jay Diaz, Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont
  
• Richard Gauthier, Executive Director, VT Criminal Justice Training Council
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Ingrid Jonas, Captain, Department of Public Safety
  
• Curtiss Reed, Executive Director, Vermont Partnership for Fairness and Diversity
  
• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, April 6, 2017

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.134 - An act relating to court diversion and pretrial services

• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Willa Farrell, Director, Court Diversion and Pre Trial Services
  
• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
  

10:25 AM

Break

10:40 AM

S.134 - An act relating to court diversion and pretrial services

• Becky Penberthy, Director, Lamoille Restorative Programs and VT Pretrial Operations
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  
• Ellen Wicklum, Pre Trial Services
  

11:15 AM

H.523 - An act relating to fair and impartial policing

Committee Discussion

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

S.3 - An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn

Bill Walk-Through

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

3:00 PM

S.12 - An act relating to increasing the maximum prison sentence for first, second, and subsequent offenses of aggravated animal cruelty

Bill Walk-Through and Testimony

• Marie Horbar, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Regan Howard
  
• Barry Londeree, Vermont State Director, United States Humane Society
  
• Sen. Robert Starr, Senate Committee on Agriculture
  
• Rory Thibault, Chief Deputy State's Attorney
  
• Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
  

4:05 PM

H.523 - An act relating to fair and impartial policing

Committee Discussion and Vote

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, April 7, 2017

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

S.96 - An act relating to a news media privilege

Bill Walk-Through

• James Condon, House Ways & Means Committee
  
• Mark Davis, Seven Days Newspaper
  
• John Dillon, News Director, Vermont Public Radio
  
• Anne Galloway, Reporter, VT Digger
  
• Paul Heintz, Board Member, Vermont Press Association
  
• Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Hilary Niles, Niles Media
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.96 - An act relating to a news media privilege

Continued Testimony

2:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, April 11, 2017

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.23 - An act relating to juvenile jurisdiction

• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Leslie Wisdom, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
  

10:00 AM

House Convenes

11:15 AM

S.22 - An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age and older

Committee Discussion and Vote

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

11:25 AM

S.23 - An act relating to juvenile jurisdiction

Committee Discussion and Vote

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Tari Scott, Chief of Trial Court Operations, Office of Court Administrator
  
• Leslie Wisdom, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
  

11:45 AM

Lunch & Caucuses

3:00 PM

S.12 - An act relating to increasing the maximum prison sentence for first, second, and subsequent offenses of aggravated animal cruelty

New Draft Review

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  

4:15 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, April 12, 2017

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9:00 AM

Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights Committee Discussion

• Amanda Nguyen, Founder, Rise Now
  

9:45 AM

Break

9:55 AM

S.134 - An act relating to court diversion and pretrial services

Review of New Draft and Testimony

• David Cahill, State's Attorney, Windsor County
  
• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Willa Farrell, Director, Court Diversion and Pre Trial Services
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Robert Sand, Faculty, Vermont Law School
  
• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

4:30 PM

Adjourn

---

Thursday, April 13, 2017

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.96 - An act relating to a news media privilege

Testimony and Vote

• Joshua Diamond, Deputy Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  
• Paul Heintz, Board Member, Vermont Press Association
  
• Andrew MacLean, Lobbyist, MMRVT
  

9:15 AM

Updates on H.171 & H.297

• Rep. Kimberly Jessup
  
• Rep. Martin LaLonde
  

9:35 AM

S.12 - An act relating to increasing the maximum prison sentence for first, second, and subsequent offenses of aggravated animal cruelty

Committee Discussion and Vote

9:50 AM

S.134 - An act relating to court diversion and pretrial services

Committee Discussion

• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Willa Farrell, Director, Court Diversion and Pre Trial Services
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  

10:45 AM

Break

11:15 AM

S.134 - An act relating to court diversion and pretrial services

Continued Committee Discussion

• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  

11:45 AM

Lunch

12:00 PM

Opioid Overdose Awareness Day

To Be Held in the Cedar Creek Room

1:00 PM

House Convenes

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, April 14, 2017

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Convenes

-

Adjourn

---

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

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Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Convenes

• Annie Ramniceanu, Mental Health Systems Director, Department of Corrections
  
• Billie Stockton, Mental Health Counselor, Washington State Prison System
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

S.134 - An act relating to court diversion and pretrial services

Committee Discussion, Mark-Up and Possible Vote

• Willa Farrell, Director, Court Diversion and Pre Trial Services
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
  

2:30 PM

H.132 - An act relating to limiting landowner liability for posting the dangers of swimming holes

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Mark H. Kolter, Esq., Darby Thorndike Kolter & Nordle, LLP
  
• Bruce Seifer
  
• Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  
• Rep. Thomas Stevens, Washington-Chittenden
  
• Craig Whipple, Director of State Parks, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, April 19, 2017

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Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.61 - An act relating to offenders with mental illness, inmate records, and inmate services

Bill Walk-Through, Testimony and Committee Discussion

• Karen Barber, Chief Legal Counsel, Department of Mental Health
  
• Jared Bianchi, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Seth Lipschutz , Defender General, Prisoners' Rights Office
  
• Jack McCullough, Director of Mental Health Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
  
• Karen L. Richards, Executive Director, Vermont Human Rights Commission
  

10:20 AM

Break

10:40 AM

S.3 - An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn

• Christie Everett, Director, Access and Acute Care Services, Clara Martin Center
  
• Dawn Littlepage, Clinical Director, Clara Martin Center
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• John Wallace, General Counsel, Rutland Medical Center
  
• Wilda White, Executive Director, Vermont Psychiatric Survivors
  

11:50 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

3:40 PM

S.3 - An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn

Continued Testimony

• Richard Cassidy, Esq., Rich Cassidy Law
  

3:55 PM

S.134 - An act relating to court diversion and pretrial services

Continued Testimony and Committee Discussion

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
  

4:20 PM

S.3 - An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn

• Karen Barber, Chief Legal Counsel, Department of Mental Health
  
• Jessa Barnard, General Counsel and Vice-President for Policy, Vermont Medical Society
  

5:00 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, April 20, 2017

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9:00 AM

S.112 - An act relating to creating the Spousal Support and Maintenance Task Force

Bill Walk-Through and Testimony

• Patricia Benelli, Chair, Family Law Committee, Vt. Bar Assoc., Dakin and Benelli
  
• Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
  
• Rick Fleming, Vermont Alimony Reform
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• Jason Steele, Office of Legislative Council
  

10:10 AM

Break

10:35 AM

S.134 - An act relating to court diversion and pretrial services

Testimony, Committee Discussion and Possible Vote

• David Cahill, State's Attorney, Windsor County
  
• Willa Farrell, Director, Court Diversion and Pre Trial Services
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
  

12:30 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

S.3 - An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn

Continued Testimony and Committee Discussion

• Jack McCullough, Director of Mental Health Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• John Shullenberger, Esquire, VT Association for Justice
  

3:10 PM

H.265 - An act relating to the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman

• Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Jamie Renner, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Vermont Attorney General
  
• Charles Storrow, Lobbyist
  

4:00 PM

S.61 - An act relating to offenders with mental illness, inmate records, and inmate services

Committee Discussion

• Jared Bianchi, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, April 21, 2017

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

S.112 - An act relating to creating the Spousal Support and Maintenance Task Force

Committee Discussion to Include H.363

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

-

Committee Discussion of Senate Action on House Judiciary bills

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, April 25, 2017

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Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Convenes

1:15 PM

Caucuses and Lunch

2:30 PM

Committee Discussion of Senate Action on House Judiciary bills

2:50 PM

H.213 - An act relating to establishing statewide access to drug and DUI treatment courts

Committee Discussion and Vote

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

-

S.23 - An act relating to juvenile jurisdiction

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

3:00 PM

S.3 - An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn

Committee Discussion and Vote

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

3:15 PM

S.134 - An act relating to court diversion and pretrial services

Committee Discussion

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, April 26, 2017

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9:00 AM

S.134 - An act relating to court diversion and pretrial services

Committee Discussion

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

10:30 AM

Recess to Attend Karen Carroll Swearing in Ceremony at Vermont Supreme Court

11:40 AM

S.23 - An act relating to juvenile jurisdiction

Committee Discussion

11:45 AM

S.134 - An act relating to court diversion and pretrial services

Vote

• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  

11:55 AM

S.112 - An act relating to creating the Spousal Support and Maintenance Task Force

• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

12:15 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

JRS18 - Joint resolution in support of combating the rise in hate crimes and bigotry

Vote

• Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Brenda Churchill, Self-Advocate, Bakersfield
  
• Karen L. Richards, Executive Director, Vermont Human Rights Commission
  

3:35 PM

S.112 - An act relating to creating the Spousal Support and Maintenance Task Force

Testimony and Vote

• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, April 27, 2017

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9:00 AM

S.18 - An act relating to freedom of expression for students

Bill Walk-Through and Testimony

• Jake Bucci, Student Editor, The Register, Burlington High School
  
• James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Michael Donoghue, Executive Director, Vermont Press Association
  
• Robbie Maher, Mercury Editor at BFA-St. Albans
  
• Jenna Majeski, Editor, Woodstock Union High School Newspaper
  

10:25 AM

Break

10:45 AM

S.18 - An act relating to freedom of expression for students

Continued Testimony

• James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Chris Evans, Assistant Director for Student Media, University of Vermont, Student Life
  
• Frank LoMonte, Executive Director, Student Press Law Center
  
• Ken Page, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
  
• Peter Teachout, Professor, Vermont Law School
  

12:30 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, April 28, 2017

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Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Convenes

-

Adjourn

---

Monday, May 1, 2017

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1:00 PM

House Convenes

2:10 PM

H.167 - An act relating to alternative approaches to addressing low-level illicit drug use

Review of Draft As Passed by Senate, Review of H.170 HHS Amendments and Walk-Through of H.490

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Rep. Theresa Wood, Sponsor
  

2:30 PM

H.74 - An act relating to domestic and sexual violence

Committee of Conference Meeting in Room 1

-

Adjourn

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Tuesday, May 2, 2017

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9:30 AM

House Convenes

10:30 AM

H.170 - An act relating to possession and cultivation of marijuana by a person 21 years of age or older

Discussion of Proposed Amendments

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Rep. John Gannon, House Committee On Government Operations
  
• Rep. Jean O'Sullivan, Burlington
  

11:00 AM

H.503 - An act relating to to criminal justice

Committee of Conference in Room 1

12:50 PM

H.170 - An act relating to possession and cultivation of marijuana by a person 21 years of age or older

Discussion of Proposed Amendments

• Rep. Cynthia Browning, Arlington
  
• Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Sponsor
  

-

Adjourn

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Wednesday, May 3, 2017

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Convenes

11:00 AM

H.503 - An act relating to to criminal justice

Committee of Conference Meeting in Room 1

1:35 PM

H.170 - An act relating to possession and cultivation of marijuana by a person 21 years of age or older

Discussion of Proposed Amendments

• Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Sponsor
  
• Christopher Herrick, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
  

-

Adjourn

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Thursday, May 4, 2017

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8:30 AM

H.503 - An act relating to to criminal justice

Committee of Conference in Room 1

9:30 AM

House Convenes

3:00 PM

S.134 - An act relating to court diversion and pretrial services

Committee of Conference

-

Adjourn

---

Friday, May 5, 2017

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9:30 AM

House Convenes

1:00 PM

S.112 - An act relating to creating the Spousal Support and Maintenance Task Force

Committee of Conference in Room 30

3:00 PM

Racial Justice Oversight Board Press Conference

In Cedar Creek Room

-

H.213 - An act relating to establishing statewide access to drug and DUI treatment courts

Committee Discussion

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

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Wednesday, January 3, 2018

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10:00 AM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.511 - An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older

Bill Walk-Through and Committee Discussion

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

11:30 AM

Lunch & Caucuses

2:00 PM

H.511 - An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older

Till Amendment Discussion and Vote

• Rep. George W. Till, House Committee on Ways and Means
  

3:15 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, January 4, 2018

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9:00 AM

H.511 - An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older

Committee Discussion of Proposed Amendments

• Rep. Robert Bancroft
  
• Rep. Cynthia Browning
  
• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Rep. Anne B. Donahue
  
• Rep. James Harrison
  

9:30 AM

House Convenes

11:50 AM

H.511 - An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older

Committee Discussion of Proposed Amendments

• Rep. Robert Bancroft
  
• Rep. Cynthia Browning, Arlington
  
• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Rep. Eileen Dickinson
  
• Rep. Donald Turner
  

1:00 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

Joint Assembly

House Chamber

2:00 PM

Governor's State of the State Address

Joint Assembly - House Chamber

-

Adjourn

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Friday, January 5, 2018

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9:30 AM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.307 - An act relating to guardianship proceedings

Bill Walk-Through and Testimony

• Marcy Bartlett
  
• Rep. Susan Buckholz
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• Jeff Kilgore, Probate Judge, Vermont Superior Court, Washington Unit
  
• Rep. Gabrielle Lucke
  

12:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, January 9, 2018

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10:00 AM

House Convenes

Sexual Harassment Training To Follow Floor

11:30 AM

Lunch & Caucuses

2:30 PM

Public Health Approach to Low-level Possession and Use of Drugs Report

Report Presentation and Committee Discussion

• Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
  

3:30 PM

Study Committee Updates

Criminal Code Revision and Spousal Support and Maintenance Task Force

• Rep. Kimberly Jessup
  
• Rep. Martin LaLonde
  

4:00 PM

H.300 - An act relating to the statute of limitations for recovery and possession of property actions against the grantee of a tax collector’s deed

Bill Walk-Through

• Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, January 10, 2018

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9:00 AM

H.562 - An act relating to parentage proceedings

Review of Parentage Report, Bill Walk-Through and Testimony

• Kurt Hughes, Partner, Murdoch Hughes & Twarog, P.C.
  
• Susan Murray, Attorney, Langrock, Sperry & Wool
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.562 - An act relating to parentage proceedings

Continued Testimony

• Kurt Hughes, Partner, Murdoch Hughes & Twarog, P.C.
  
• Susan Murray, Attorney, Langrock, Sperry & Wool
  

11:30 AM

Lunch

12:30 PM

Attorney General's Office Press Conference

Held in the Cedar Creek Room

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.562 - An act relating to parentage proceedings

Continued Testimony

• Patricia Benelli, Chair, Family Law Committee, Vt. Bar Assoc., Dakin and Benelli
  
• Cara Cookson, Public Policy Director and Victim Assistance Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
  
• John A. Dooley, Associate Justice, Vermont Supreme Court
  
• Kurt Hughes, Partner, Murdoch Hughes & Twarog, P.C.
  
• Katherine Lucier, Assistant Attorney General/AGO DCF-Family Services Unit Director
  
• Susan Murray, Attorney, Langrock, Sperry & Wool
  

3:00 PM

Break

3:15 PM

H.562 - An act relating to parentage proceedings

Continued Testimony

• Peter Casson, Northeastern Reproductive Medicine
  
• Alicia Humbert, Head Attorney, DCF/Child Support Services
  
• Heidi Moreau, Policy Analyst, Department for Children and Families
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, January 11, 2018

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9:00 AM

H.562 - An act relating to parentage proceedings

Continued Testimony

• Polly Crozier, Senior Staff Attorney, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders
  
• David Englander, Senior Policy and Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Health
  
• Alicia Humbert, Head Attorney, DCF/Child Support Services
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.562 - An act relating to parentage proceedings

Continued Testimony

• Polly Crozier, Senior Staff Attorney, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders
  
• Alicia Humbert, Head Attorney, DCF/Child Support Services
  
• Kate Weldon LeBlanc, Executive Director, RESOLVE New England
  

11:30 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Governor Scott's Press Conference to Announce the Opioid Coordination Council Report of Recommended Strategies

In the Governor's Ceremonial Office

15 Min After Floor

H.562 - An act relating to parentage proceedings

Continued Committee Discussion

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Cara Cookson, Public Policy Director and Victim Assistance Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
  
• Polly Crozier, Senior Staff Attorney, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders
  
• Sara Kagle, Vermont Legal Aid
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

3:30 PM

Climate Change & the Justice System

Committee Discussion and Brainstorming

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, January 12, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.550 - An act relating to childhood trauma and the best interests of the child

Bill Walk-Through and Testimony in Room 11

• Amy Bielawski-Branch, Training Coordinator, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, UVM Child Welfare Training Partnership
  
• Grant John Gorton
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Michelle Larrabee
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Rep. Janssen Willhoit, St. Johnsbury, VT
  

11:45 AM

Committee Adjourns

12:15 PM

Tax Policy Workshop (optional)

In Room 10

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Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.300 - An act relating to the statute of limitations for recovery and possession of property actions against the grantee of a tax collector’s deed

• Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Jim Knapp, Counsel, First American Title, VT Bar Association Property Law Section
  
• Charles Storrow, Partner, Leonine Public Affairs
  
• Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, VT League of Cities and Towns
  

11:30 AM

Lunch & Caucuses

2:30 PM

Security Training

• Matthew S. Romei, Chief of Police, Capitol Police Department
  

3:00 PM

H.300 - An act relating to the statute of limitations for recovery and possession of property actions against the grantee of a tax collector’s deed

Committee Discussion and Possible Vote

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.562 - An act relating to parentage proceedings

• Trine Bech, Executive Director, Vermont Parent Representation Center
  
• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Cara Cookson, Public Policy Director and Victim Assistance Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
  
• David Englander, Senior Policy and Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Health
  
• Sen. Peg Flory
  
• Kurt Hughes, Partner, Murdoch Hughes & Twarog, P.C.
  
• Alicia Humbert, Head Attorney, DCF/Child Support Services
  
• Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  

11:30 AM

Break

11:45 AM

H.562 - An act relating to parentage proceedings

• Karen Clark, IT Director, ADS/VDH
  
• Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.562 - An act relating to parentage proceedings

Continued Testimony, Discussion and Possible Mark-Up

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Courtney G. Joslin, Reporter, UPA 2017 Drafting Committee
  
• Sara Kagle, Vermont Legal Aid
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

3:15 PM

Break

3:30 PM

H.562 - An act relating to parentage proceedings

Continued Testimony and Committee Discussion

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, January 18, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.563 - An act relating to repealing the crimes of vagrancy

Bill Walk-Through and Committee Discussion

• Worth Allen, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Rep. Selene Colburn
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Rep. Janssen Willhoit
  

11:30 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.562 - An act relating to parentage proceedings

Committee Discussion & Mark-Up

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

3:15 PM

Break

3:30 PM

H.562 - An act relating to parentage proceedings

Committee Discussion and Mark-Up

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, January 19, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.566 - An act relating to animal cruelty

Bill Walk-Through and Testimony

• Jennifer Barrett, State's Attorney, Orleans County
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• David Hyde, Vermont Veterinary Medical Association
  
• Ed Larson, Executive Director, Vermont Traditions Coalition
  
• Barry Londeree, Vermont State Director, United States Humane Society
  
• Mary McFaun, Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board
  

11:45 AM

Committee Adjourns

12:15 PM

Tax Policy Workshop (optional)

In Room 10

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Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Convenes

-

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

Governor's FY 2019 Budget Address

Joint Assembly - House Chamber

15 Min After Budget Address

H.603 - An act relating to human trafficking

Bill Walk-Through and Testimony As Time Permits

• Penny Bennelli, Attorney, Dakin and Benelli
  
• Rep. Susan Buckholz, Sponsor
  
• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Cara Cookson, Public Policy Director and Victim Assistance Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
  
• Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Superior Court
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Rep. Linda Joy Sullivan, Sponsor
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

3:30 PM

Break

3:45 PM

H.562 - An act relating to parentage proceedings

Review New Draft, Feedback & Committee Discussion

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Alicia Humbert, Head Attorney, DCF/Child Support Services
  
• Sara Kagle, Vermont Legal Aid
  
• Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.611 - An act relating to compensation for victims of crime

Bill Walk-Through, Testimony & Vote

• Cara Cookson, Public Policy Director and Victim Assistance Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

H.213 - An act relating to establishing statewide access to drug and DUI treatment courts

Discussion of Vermont Judicial Commission on Family Treatment Dockets

• Honorable Paul Reiber, Chief Justice, Vermont Supreme Court
  

11:30 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.213 - An act relating to establishing statewide access to drug and DUI treatment courts

Recommendations on Treatment Courts

• Jolinda LaClair, Director, Drug Prevention Policy, Agency of Administration
  

3:15 PM

Break

3:30 PM

Budget Priorities Discussion

• Rep. Ben W. Joseph
  

4:00 PM

H.566 - An act relating to animal cruelty

Committee Discussion & Vote

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Mary McFaun, Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, January 25, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:30 AM

H.132 - An act relating to limiting landowner liability for posting the dangers of swimming holes

Bill Walk-Through and Testimony

• Lou Borie, Executive Director, Richmond Land Trust
  
• Brynn Hare, Counsel, Legislative Council
  
• Steve Libby, Executive Director, Vermont River Conservancy
  
• Richard Rubin, VT Association for Justice
  
• Rep. Thomas Stevens, Sponsor
  
• Craig Whipple, Director of State Parks, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  

11:30 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.132 - An act relating to limiting landowner liability for posting the dangers of swimming holes

Committee Discussion & Possible Vote

3:15 PM

Break

3:30 PM

H.799 - An act relating to notice of sale of property subject to unpaid property taxes

• Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Jim Knapp, Counsel, First American Title, VT Bar Association Property Law Section
  
• Kevin O'Toole, Attorney
  
• Robert Paolini, Attorney, Vermont Bar Association
  
• Charles Storrow, Partner, Leonine Public Affairs
  
• Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, VT League of Cities and Towns
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, January 26, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.638 - An act relating to increasing the number of examiners on the Board of Bar Examiners from nine to 11 members

Bill Walk-Through and Testimony

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Keith Kasper, Attorney, McCormack, Fitzpatrick, Kasper and Burchard
  

-

H.799 - An act relating to notice of sale of property subject to unpaid property taxes

Committee Discussion and Possible Vote

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

11:45 AM

Committee Adjourns

12:15 PM

Tax Policy Workshop (optional)

In Room 10

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Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.589 - An act relating to the reasonable and prudent parent standard

Bill Walk-Through & Testimony

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Karen Vastine, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  
• Leslie Wisdom, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
  

11:30 AM

Lunch & Caucuses

2:30 PM

H.589 - An act relating to the reasonable and prudent parent standard

• Adam Necrason, Lobbyist, Vermont Association for Justice
  

2:35 PM

H.764 - An act relating to data brokers and consumer protection

• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Ryan Kriger, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  

3:40 PM

Break

3:50 PM

H.562 - An act relating to parentage proceedings

Final Mark-Up & Vote

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Mental Health Advocacy Day

• Mary Cox
  

9:15 AM

H.728 - An act relating to bail reform

Bill Walk-Through & Testimony

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.728 - An act relating to bail reform

Continued Testimony With Same Witnesses

• Cara Cookson, Public Policy Director and Victim Assistance Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
  
• Tom Dalton, Executive Director, Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform
  

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.728 - An act relating to bail reform

Continued Testimony, Legislative Council on the Constitutional Parameters of Bail

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Matthew Prouty, Commander, Rutland Police Department
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  
• Chloe White, Policy Director, ACLU of Vermont
  

3:45 PM

Break

4:00 PM

H.603 - An act relating to human trafficking

Testimony, Committee Discussion & Vote

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Bram Kranichfeld, Executive Director, Attorney General's Office
  
• Matthew Prouty, Commander, Rutland Police Department
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, February 1, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:30 AM

H.728 - An act relating to bail reform

Continued Testimony

• David Cahill, State's Attorney, Windsor County
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After the Floor

H.728 - An act relating to bail reform

Continued Testimony

• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• Lisa Menard, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  

3:20 PM

Break

3:40 PM

H.589 - An act relating to the reasonable and prudent parent standard

Vote

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

3:45 PM

H.728 - An act relating to bail reform

Continued Testimony

• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Lisa Warren, State's Attorney, Caledonia County
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, February 2, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.728 - An act relating to bail reform

• Bobbie Jo Jewell
  

12:30 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.562 - An act relating to parentage proceedings

Discussion of Proposed Amendments

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Sponsor
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• Alicia Humbert, Head Attorney, DCF/Child Support Services
  

10:00 AM

House Convenes

12:40 PM

Lunch & Caucuses

2:30 PM

H.865 - An act relating to expungement of misdemeanor marijuana convictions

Bill Walk-Through and Testimony

• Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Superior Court
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Robert Sand, Faculty, Vermont Law School
  

3:15 PM

Break

3:30 PM

H.836 - An act relating to electronic court filings for relief from abuse orders

Bill Walk-Through and Testimony

• Thomas D. Anderson, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• Heather Holter, Member, Vermont Domestic Violence Council
  
• Jeff Loewer, Chief Information Officer, Vermont Judiciary
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

5:00 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.727 - An act relating to the admissibility of a child’s hearsay statements in a proceeding before the Human Services Board

Bill Walk-Through and Testimony

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Karen Shea, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  
• Leslie Wisdom, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
  

10:25 AM

Break

10:40 AM

H.727 - An act relating to the admissibility of a child’s hearsay statements in a proceeding before the Human Services Board

Continued Testimony

• Melissa Bailey, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  
• Kathleen Greenmun, Registry Reviewer
  
• Dawn Seibert, Juvenile & Appellate Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Amy Torchia, Children's Advocacy Coordinator, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

11:50 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.727 - An act relating to the admissibility of a child’s hearsay statements in a proceeding before the Human Services Board

Continued Testimony

3:15 PM

Break

3:30 PM

H.727 - An act relating to the admissibility of a child’s hearsay statements in a proceeding before the Human Services Board

Continued Testimony

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, February 8, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.764 - An act relating to data brokers and consumer protection

• Gavin Boyles, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
  
• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Christopher Mohr, Vice President for IP and General Counsel, Software and Information Industry Association
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.764 - An act relating to data brokers and consumer protection

Continued Testimony

• Christopher Curtis, Chief, Public Protection Division, Attorney General's Office
  
• Ryan Kriger, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.728 - An act relating to bail reform

• Dale Crook, Correctional Field Services Specialist, Department of Corrections
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Rosemary Kennedy, State's Attorney, Rutland County
  
• Monica Weeber, Director of Administrative Services, Department of Corrections
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, February 9, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.660 - An act relating to establishing the Commission on Sentencing Disparities and Criminal Code Reclassification

Bill Walk-Through and Testimony

• David Cahill, State's Attorney, Windsor County
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
  
• Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
  

12:15 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.820 - An act relating to requiring consent to photograph, film, or record at a peer support group meeting

Bill Walk-Through and Testimony

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Brenda Churchill, Self-Advocate, Bakersfield
  
• Lucy Leriche, VP of Public Policy, Planned Parenthood of Vermont
  
• Rep. William J. Lippert, Hinesburg
  
• Sunshine Orta, Transgender Programs Coordinator, Pride Center of Vermont
  

2:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.764 - An act relating to data brokers and consumer protection

Committee Discussion and Vote

-

H.728 - An act relating to bail reform

Committee Discussion

• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
  

11:45 AM

Lunch & Caucuses

2:00 PM

H.727 - An act relating to the admissibility of a child’s hearsay statements in a proceeding before the Human Services Board

Continued Testimony and Committee Discussion

• Morgan Lawton, Investigator, Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations (CUSI)
  
• Katherine Lucier, Assistant Attorney General/AGO DCF-Family Services Unit Director, Attorney General's Office
  
• Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Joseph Reinert, Hearing Officer, Human Services Board
  
• Karen Shea, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  
• Leslie Wisdom, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
  

3:30 PM

Break

3:45 PM

H.727 - An act relating to the admissibility of a child’s hearsay statements in a proceeding before the Human Services Board

Continued Testimony and Committee Discussion

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

4:45 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Recovery Day

Update on Vermont Recovery Network

• Bob Purvis, Director, of the Central Vermont Recovery Center
  

9:10 AM

H.836 - An act relating to electronic court filings for relief from abuse orders

Continued Testimony and Committee Discussion

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2019 Budget

Committee Discussion

• Patricia Gabel, State Court Administrator, Court Administrator's Office
  

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.224 - An act relating to prohibiting organized retail theft

Bill Walk-Through and Testimony

• Sarah George, Deputy State's Attorney, Chittenden County
  
• Sarah George, Deputy State's Attorney, Chittenden County
  
• Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

3:05 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2019 Budget

Committee Discussion

4:15 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, February 15, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:30 AM

Election of Trustees for the Vermont State Colleges Corporation

Joint Assembly

11:10 AM

H.836 - An act relating to electronic court filings for relief from abuse orders

Continued Testimony and Committee Discussion

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

11:30 AM

H.868 - An act relating to mitigating statewide systemic racism

Bill Introduction

• Rep. Kevin "Coach" Christie, Hartford
  

11:50 AM

H.636 - An act relating to miscellaneous fish and wildlife subjects

Committee Discussion

• Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.727 - An act relating to the admissibility of a child’s hearsay statements in a proceeding before the Human Services Board

• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Karen Shea, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  
• Leslie Wisdom, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, February 16, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Convenes

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.660 - An act relating to establishing the Commission on Sentencing Disparities and Criminal Code Reclassification

• Cara Cookson, Public Policy Director and Victim Assistance Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Chloe White, Policy Director, ACLU of Vermont
  

1:45 PM

H.636 - An act relating to miscellaneous fish and wildlife subjects

Committee Discussion

2:10 PM

H.836 - An act relating to electronic court filings for relief from abuse orders

Review of New Draft, Committee Discussion and Possible Vote

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

2:45 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Convenes

After the Floor

Caucuses

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:15 PM

H.660 - An act relating to establishing the Commission on Sentencing Disparities and Criminal Code Reclassification

Vote

1:45 PM

H.727 - An act relating to the admissibility of a child’s hearsay statements in a proceeding before the Human Services Board

Continued Testimony

• Karen Shea, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  
• Leslie Wisdom, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
  

2:05 PM

Break

2:15 PM

H.711 - An act relating to employment protections for crime victims

Bill Walk-Through and Testimony

• Tucker Anderson, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Cara Cookson, Public Policy Director and Victim Assistance Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
  
• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

2:30 PM

H.482 - An act relating to consumer protection, credit card debt, and trustee process

Bill Walk-Through of Judiciary Portion and Testimony

• Joseph Bergeron, Executive Director, Association of Vermont Credit Unions
  
• Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• Jean Murray, Vermont Legal Aid
  
• Susan Steckel, Attorney, Steckel Law Office
  

4:45 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.237 - An act relating to saliva testing

Bill Walk-Through and Testimony
Draft 2.1

• Thomas D. Anderson, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
  
• Rep. Mollie S. Burke, Sponsor
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

H.237 - An act relating to saliva testing

Continued Testimony with Same Witness List

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.237 - An act relating to saliva testing

Continued Testimony with Same Witness List

• Chloe White, Policy Director, ACLU of Vermont
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, February 22, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.237 - An act relating to saliva testing

Continued Testimony

• Heather Brochu, Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Trisha Conti, Laboratory Director, Vermont Forensics Laboratory, Department of Public Safety
  
• Bram Kranichfeld, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  
• Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
  

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

H.237 - An act relating to saliva testing

Continued Testimony

11:45 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

2:45 PM

H.727 - An act relating to the admissibility of a child’s hearsay statements in a proceeding before the Human Services Board

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Karen Vastine, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  
• Rep. Janssen Willhoit, Amendment Sponsor
  
• Leslie Wisdom, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, February 23, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.707 - An act relating to the prevention of sexual harassment

Bill Walk-Through and Committee Discussion

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

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H.728 - An act relating to bail reform

Committee Discussion

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Chloe White, Policy Director, ACLU of Vermont
  

11:45 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.675 - An act relating to conditions of release prior to trial

Committee Discussion

• Thomas D. Anderson, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
  
• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Superior Court
  
• Jaye Johnson, General Counsel, Governor's Office
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

1:30 PM

H.797 - An act relating to unlawful possession of a regulated drug

Bill walk-through.

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

5:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

H.675 - An act relating to conditions of release prior to trial

Vote.

10:00 AM

House Convenes

After House Floor

Caucuses

After Caucuses

H.237 - An act relating to saliva testing

Mark-up and discussion.

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.237 - An act relating to saliva testing

Continued discussion if required and possible vote

2:00 PM

H.482 - An act relating to consumer protection, credit card debt, and trustee process

• Sonia Gibson, Encore Capital Group
  

2:30 PM

S.221 - An act relating to establishing extreme risk protection orders

Walk Through

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

5:00 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.221 - An act relating to establishing extreme risk protection orders

• Chris Bradley, Secretary, Vermont State Rifle And Pistol Association
  
• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Cara Cookson, Public Policy Director and Victim Assistance Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
  
• Ed Cutler, President, Gun Owners of Vermont
  
• Jaye Johnson, General Counsel, Governor's Office
  
• Evan Meenan, Attorney, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division
  
• Will Moore, Vermont Traditions Coalition
  
• James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Floor Convenes

- 15 Mins after Floor

S.221 - An act relating to establishing extreme risk protection orders

Continued Testimony and Committee Discussion

• Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Superior Court
  
• Evan Hughes, Lobbyist, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs
  

4:00 PM

S.267 - An act relating to timing of a decree nisi in a divorce proceeding

Walk-through

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

5:00 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, March 1, 2018

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Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

Committee Discussion

Middlebury Union Middle School students.

10:45 AM

H.412 - An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against people without homes

Review selected sections of bill.

• Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

11:00 AM

H.736 - An act relating to lead poisoning prevention

• Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Adam Necrason, Lobbyist, Vermont Trial Lawyers
  

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.832 - An act relating to regulating precious metal dealers

• Stephen Edwards, Owner, Vermont Coin & Jewelry, South Burlington
  
• Christopher Herrick, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
  
• Ben Katz, Senior Trooper, Vermont State Police, Williston
  

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H.482 - An act relating to consumer protection, credit card debt, and trustee process

• Chris Delia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
  
• Wendy Morgan, Attorney, VT Legal-Aid
  

5:00 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, March 2, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:30 AM

House Convenes

12:00 PM

Lunch

-15 mins after floor

TBA

5:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Convenes

After House Floor

Caucuses

After Caucuses

H.876 - An act relating to prohibiting bump-fire stocks for firearms

Walk-through of both bills.

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.29 - An act relating to decedents’ estates

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Sen. Peg Flory, Sponsor
  
• Robert Pratt, Co Chair, Probate & Trust Section, Vermont Bar Association
  

3:00 PM

S.55 - An act relating to the disposition of unlawful and abandoned firearms

• Jace Laquerre, Student, UVM
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.55 - An act relating to the disposition of unlawful and abandoned firearms

• Rebecca Bell, MD, FAAP, Pediatric Critical Care Physician, American Academy of Pediatrics Vermont Chapter
  
• Madison Knopp, Student
  
• Clai Lasher-Sommers, Executive Director, Gun Sense Vermont
  
• Henry Parro, Owner, Parro's Guns
  
• James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.55 - An act relating to the disposition of unlawful and abandoned firearms

• Emma Bauer, Student, Thetford Academy
  
• Cara Cookson, Public Policy Director and Victim Assistance Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
  
• Hazel Fay, Student, St. Johnsbury Middle School
  
• Eleanor Reilly, Student, Harwood Union High School
  
• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

2:00 PM

S.55 - An act relating to the disposition of unlawful and abandoned firearms

• Thomas D. Anderson, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
  
• Chris Cole, Commissioner, Buildings and General Services
  

5:30 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, March 15, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.55 - An act relating to the disposition of unlawful and abandoned firearms

• Chris S. Bradley, President, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs
  
• Ed Cutler, President, Gun Owners of Vermont
  
• Evan Hughes, Lobbyist, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs
  
• Will Moore, Vermont Traditions Coalition
  

10:30 AM

Joint Assembly

Judicial Retention

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

4:00 PM

S.55 - An act relating to the disposition of unlawful and abandoned firearms

• John Merrigan, Department of Safety
  
• Rep. Paul N. Poirier
  

5:30 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, March 16, 2018

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.55 - An act relating to the disposition of unlawful and abandoned firearms

• Jake McGuigan, Director of State Affairs, National Shooting Sports Foundation
  
• Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  

9:30 AM

House Convenes

15 Mins After House Floor

TBA

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

TBA

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.55 - An act relating to the disposition of unlawful and abandoned firearms

House Member Testimony

• Kenneth Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  

10:00 AM

House Convenes

After House Floor

Caucuses

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.55 - An act relating to the disposition of unlawful and abandoned firearms

Committee Discussion and mark-up.

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.55 - An act relating to the disposition of unlawful and abandoned firearms

House Member Testimony

10:00 AM

S.55 - An act relating to the disposition of unlawful and abandoned firearms

Committee Discussion, mark-up and vote.

• Cara Cookson, Public Policy Director and Victim Assistance Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
  

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, March 22, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.221 - An act relating to establishing extreme risk protection orders

• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

S.105 - An act relating to consumer justice enforcement

Walk-through of bills.

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, March 23, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Convenes

4:00 PM

Adjourn

---

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

S.55 - An act relating to the disposition of unlawful and abandoned firearms

Review proposed amendments.

10:00 AM

House Convenes

12:00 PM

S.221 - An act relating to establishing extreme risk protection orders

Walk-through of amendment and possible vote.

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

12:15 PM

Caucuses & Lunch

1:30 PM

S.55 - An act relating to the disposition of unlawful and abandoned firearms

Review proposed amendments.

2:30 PM

House Convenes

5:00 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.29 - An act relating to decedents’ estates

• Robert Pratt, Co Chair, Probate & Trust Section, Vermont Bar Association
  

10:00 AM

S.234 - An act relating to adjudicating all teenagers in the Family Division, except those charged with a serious violent felony

• Dale Crook, Correctional Field Services Specialist, Department of Corrections
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Karen Vastine, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  
• Leslie Wisdom, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
  

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Mins After House Floor

H.422 - An act relating to removal of firearms from a person arrested or cited for domestic assault

Walk-through of Senate Judiciary Committee Changes.

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

2:00 PM

S.234 - An act relating to adjudicating all teenagers in the Family Division, except those charged with a serious violent felony

• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, March 29, 2018

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.29 - An act relating to decedents’ estates

Committee Discussion and possible vote.

• Jess Bugbee, Attorney
  

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

S.105 - An act relating to consumer justice enforcement

• Myriam Gilles, Attorney, Benjamin N. Cardoza School of Law
  
• David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Vermont Association of Justice
  
• Sen. Christopher A. Pearson, Sponsor
  
• Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
  

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, March 30, 2018

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Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Convenes

15 Mins After Floor

S.173 - An act relating to sealing criminal history records when there is no conviction

• Cara Cookson, Public Policy Director and Victim Assistance Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
  
• Mairead O'Reilly, Poverty Law Fellow, Vermont Legal Aid
  
• James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Jeffrey Wallin, Director, Department of Public Safety
  

12:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Convenes

After House Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

H.422 - An act relating to removal of firearms from a person arrested or cited for domestic assault

Finalize vote on Senate Proposal of Amendment.

1:15 PM

S.222 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  

2:00 PM

S.234 - An act relating to adjudicating all teenagers in the Family Division, except those charged with a serious violent felony

Testimony, committee discussion and markup.

• Hon. Amy Davenport, Former Chief Administrative Judge
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• Karen Vastine, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  

3:30 PM

S.237 - An act relating to providing representation to needy persons concerning immigration matters

Committee discussion and possible vote.

• Rebecca Turner, Head of Appellate Division, Office of Defender General
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.234 - An act relating to adjudicating all teenagers in the Family Division, except those charged with a serious violent felony

Committee discussion and possible vote.

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

H.797 - An act relating to unlawful possession of a regulated drug

Committee discussion and mark-up.

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Drug Policy Alliance Network
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• David Sherr, Attorney General's Office
  

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

H.797 - An act relating to unlawful possession of a regulated drug

Additional witness time if required.
Committee discussion, mark-up and possible vote.

• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  

3:00 PM

S.197 - An act relating to liability for toxic substance exposures or releases

Walk-through

• Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

5:00 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, April 5, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.29 - An act relating to decedents’ estates

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Robert Paolini, Attorney, Vermont Bar Association
  
• Robert Pratt, Co Chair, Probate & Trust Section, Vermont Bar Association
  

10:30 AM

H.482 - An act relating to consumer protection, credit card debt, and trustee process

• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Bridget Morris, Lobbyist, Receivables Management Association
  

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

S.222 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Committee discussion and mark-up.

• Cara Cookson, Public Policy Director and Victim Assistance Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
  
• James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Virginia Renfrew, Lobbyist, Vermont Cannabis Trade Association
  
• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
  
• Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
  
• Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

5:00 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, April 6, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

S.105 - An act relating to consumer justice enforcement

• Laurie Banks, Regional Vice President - Vermont and Upstate New York, Enterprise Rent-a-car
  
• Seamus Duffy, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
  
• David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Vermont Association of Justice
  
• Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, Leonine Public Affairs, A T & T
  
• Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.105 - An act relating to consumer justice enforcement

Continued.

2:00 PM

H.789 - An act relating to delegating public enforcement powers to private attorneys general

Walk-through and testimony.

• Rachel Deutsch, Senior Attorney, Center for Popular Democracy
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Vermont Association of Justice
  
• Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
  

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, April 10, 2018

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

H.562 - An act relating to parentage proceedings

Discuss Senate amendments.

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

10:00 AM

House Convenes

After House Floor

Lunch & Caucuses

1:15 PM

Domestic and Sexual Violence Programs and Court Processes

• Eliza Cain, Family Court Advocate, Circle
  
• Kienan Christianson, Staff Attorney, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

1:45 PM

S.234 - An act relating to adjudicating all teenagers in the Family Division, except those charged with a serious violent felony

Committee discussion and possible vote.

• Karen Vastine, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  

2:30 PM

S.222 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Committee discussion, mark-up and possible vote.

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
  

3:30 PM

H.482 - An act relating to consumer protection, credit card debt, and trustee process

Witness testimony on proposed amendment.

• Alan Bjerke, Creditor Attorney, Self Advocate
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Rep. Patricia McCoy, Sponsor
  
• Wendy Morgan, Attorney, VT Legal-Aid
  
• Rep. Linda Joy Sullivan, Sponsor
  

5:00 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, April 11, 2018

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.237 - An act relating to providing representation to needy persons concerning immigration matters

Review proposed floor amendments.

9:30 AM

S.105 - An act relating to consumer justice enforcement

Review new draft.

• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Vermont Association of Justice
  
• Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, Leonine Public Affairs, AT&T
  
• Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
  

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

S.105 - An act relating to consumer justice enforcement

Continued.

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

S.222 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
  

2:00 PM

Bill Signing

Location: Front Steps of State House if weather permits.
Alternate: 1st floor lobby.

3:00 PM

H.832 - An act relating to regulating precious metal dealers

• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Christopher Herrick, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
  

4:15 PM

H.482 - An act relating to consumer protection, credit card debt, and trustee process

Vote on Drafts 7.1 and 19.1.

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, April 12, 2018

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Standard

Meeting Record

8:30 AM

S.197 - An act relating to liability for toxic substance exposures or releases

• Joe Choquette, Lobbyist, Vermont Petroleum Association and American Petroleum Institute
  
• Matthew Cota, Executive Director, Vermont Fuel Dealers Association
  
• Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  
• John Hollar, Lobbyist, American Insurance Association
  
• David Snedeker, Executive Director, Northeastern Vermont Development Association
  

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

S.197 - An act relating to liability for toxic substance exposures or releases

• Jamie Bolduc, Bolduc Metal Recycling
  
• Emily Joselson, Attorney, Langrock, Sperry & Wool
  

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

S.197 - An act relating to liability for toxic substance exposures or releases

• William Moore, President and CEO, Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  

3:00 PM

S.197 - An act relating to liability for toxic substance exposures or releases

• Chris Appel, Attorney, Shook, Hardy and Bacon LLP
  
• William Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
  
• Michael Fitzgerald, Impacted Bennington Resident
  
• Thom Jagielski, Director - Burlington Site Operations, Global Foundries
  
• Ruma Kholi, Product Stewardship Program Manager, GlobalFoundries
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, April 13, 2018

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.222 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Committee discussion and possible vote.

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Virginia Renfrew, Lobbyist, Vermont Cannabis Trade Association
  

9:15 AM

S.173 - An act relating to sealing criminal history records when there is no conviction

Committee discussion and vote.

9:30 AM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

S.197 - An act relating to liability for toxic substance exposures or releases

• Richard Bland, Vice President, General Counsel, Vermont Mutual Insurance Company
  
• Marc Heath, Attorney, Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC
  
• Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
  
• George Potter, GW Tatro Construction
  
• Jeff Simone, Accuworx
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.105 - An act relating to consumer justice enforcement

Committee discussion, mark-up and possible vote.

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

2:00 PM

S.197 - An act relating to liability for toxic substance exposures or releases

Continued testimony.

• William Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, April 17, 2018

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.267 - An act relating to timing of a decree nisi in a divorce proceeding

Attempts language.

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

10:00 AM

House Convenes

After House Floor

Lunch & Caucuses

1:00 PM

S.123 - An act relating to limiting liability for animal shelter and rescue organizations assisting law enforcement in animal cruelty investigations

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Barry Londeree, Vermont State Director, United States Humane Society
  
• Mary McFaun, Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board
  
• Trevor Whipple, Chief of Police, South Burlington, Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police
  

2:00 PM

S.267 - An act relating to timing of a decree nisi in a divorce proceeding

Attempts language.

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
  
• Michael Shane, Attorney, Marsicovetere & Levine Law Group, P.C.
  
• Chloe White, Policy Director, ACLU of Vermont
  

3:30 PM

S.105 - An act relating to consumer justice enforcement

Mark-up and possible vote.

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Wendy Knight, Commissioner, Department of Tourism & Marketing
  
• Molly Mahar, President, Vermont Ski Areas Association
  

5:00 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, April 18, 2018

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9:00 AM

H.143 - An act relating to automobile insurance requirements and transportation network companies

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

9:15 AM

S.197 - An act relating to liability for toxic substance exposures or releases

Walk-through of new draft.
Continued testimony.

• Michael Pieciak, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
  
• Ken Rumelt, Senior Attorney, Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic, Vermont Law School
  

9:30 AM

S.267 - An act relating to timing of a decree nisi in a divorce proceeding

• Elyza Bird, Student, Fair Haven Union High School
  
• Adriana Dalto, Student, Fair Haven Union High School
  
• Jazzmyne Dunleavy, Student, Fair Haven Union High School
  
• Ashley Sanborn, Teacher, Fair Haven Union High School
  
• Julia Shaw, Teacher, Fair Haven Union High School
  
• Harley Stocker, Student, Fair Haven Union High School
  

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

S.197 - An act relating to liability for toxic substance exposures or releases

Continued testimony.

• Emily Joselson, Attorney, Langrock, Sperry & Wool
  

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

S.197 - An act relating to liability for toxic substance exposures or releases

Continued testimony and committee discussion.

• Ray Ault, Ault Commercial Realty
  

3:30 PM

S.267 - An act relating to timing of a decree nisi in a divorce proceeding

• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  
• Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
  

5:00 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, April 19, 2018

Meeting Details

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Standard

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9:00 AM

S.267 - An act relating to timing of a decree nisi in a divorce proceeding

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Robert Sand, Faculty, Vermont Law School
  
• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
  

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

S.267 - An act relating to timing of a decree nisi in a divorce proceeding

Continued testimony.

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

S.123 - An act relating to limiting liability for animal shelter and rescue organizations assisting law enforcement in animal cruelty investigations

Committee discussion and possible vote.

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

3:30 PM

S.267 - An act relating to timing of a decree nisi in a divorce proceeding

Review draft language.

5:00 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, April 20, 2018

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9:00 AM

Domestic Terrorism Language

• Thomas D. Anderson, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
  

9:30 AM

House Convenes

15 Min After Floor

S.150 - An act relating to automated license plate recognition systems

• Kevin Lane, Director of Intelligence Center, Department of Public Safety
  
• Chloe White, Policy Director, ACLU of Vermont
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.197 - An act relating to liability for toxic substance exposures or releases

Committee discussion and mark-up.

• Michelle Anderson, Chief of Contract Administration, Agency of Transportation
  
• Lauren Hierl, Executive Director, Vermont Conservation Voters
  
• Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Art Whitman, Chair Government Relations Committee, Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance
  

2:00 PM

S.222 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Committee discussion and possible vote.

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:45 AM

H.27 - An act relating to eliminating the statute of limitations on prosecutions for sexual assault

Walk-through on Sections 1 & 2 (c).

• James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

10:00 AM

S.267 - An act relating to timing of a decree nisi in a divorce proceeding

• Cara Cookson, Public Policy Director and Victim Assistance Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
  
• Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

S.267 - An act relating to timing of a decree nisi in a divorce proceeding

Committee Discussion.

3:00 PM

Caucuses

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.267 - An act relating to timing of a decree nisi in a divorce proceeding

Committee Discussion and Testimony.

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
  
• Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
  

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

S.267 - An act relating to timing of a decree nisi in a divorce proceeding

Continued testimony and Committee Discussion.

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Mins After Floor

TBA

Committee discussion, mark-up and possible vote.

• Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
  

5:00 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, April 26, 2018

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.197 - An act relating to liability for toxic substance exposures or releases

Committee discussion.

10:00 AM

H.25 - An act relating to domestic terrorism

Section 3 of Draft 4.1 and Commissioner Anderson's edits.

• Cara Cookson, Public Policy Director and Victim Assistance Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
  
• Cara Cookson, Public Policy Director and Victim Assistance Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
  
• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
  
• Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
  
• Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
  
• Chloe White, Policy Director, ACLU of Vermont
  
• Chloe White, Policy Director, ACLU of Vermont
  

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Mins After Floor

H.25 - An act relating to domestic terrorism

Draft 4.1 Section 3 and Commissioner Anderson's edits.

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

4:00 PM

S.222 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Walk-through of new draft.

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
  

5:00 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, April 27, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

H.25 - An act relating to domestic terrorism

Committee discussion.

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

9:30 AM

House Convenes

15 Mins After Floor

S.260 - An act relating to funding the cleanup of State waters

Walk-through of new draft.

• Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.197 - An act relating to liability for toxic substance exposures or releases

Committee discussion and vote.

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Convenes

12:00 PM

Lunch

2:15 PM

H.25 - An act relating to domestic terrorism

Committee discussion and possible vote.

• Cara Cookson, Public Policy Director and Victim Assistance Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
  
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
  
• Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
  

3:00 PM

S.105 - An act relating to consumer justice enforcement

Review new draft, Committee discussion and possible vote.

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
  

3:30 PM

S.197 - An act relating to liability for toxic substance exposures or releases

Review exemption language, Committee discussion and possible vote.

• Stephen Monahan, Director Workers' Compensation and Safety Division, Department of Labor
  
• Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.150 - An act relating to automated license plate recognition systems

Committee discussion and possible vote.

• Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
  

10:00 AM

Conference Committee Meeting

S.29 - Room 10.

10:45 AM

S.123 - An act relating to limiting liability for animal shelter and rescue organizations assisting law enforcement in animal cruelty investigations

Committee discussion and vote.

11:00 AM

H.728 - An act relating to bail reform

Discussion of potential Senate changes.

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

11:15 AM

H.25 - An act relating to domestic terrorism

Review new draft, Committee discussion, and possible vote.

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 Mins After Floor

TBA

3:00 PM

TBA

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, May 3, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

TBA

10:00 AM

Break

10:30 AM

TBA

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:30 PM

House Convenes

3:00 PM

House Convenes

3:30 PM

TBA

4:00 PM

H.25 - An act relating to domestic terrorism

Assess impact of Senate Judiciary Committee changes to bill.

• James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
  

5:00 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, May 4, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.728 - An act relating to bail reform

Review changes made to bill by the Senate.

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

9:30 AM

House Convenes

15 Mins After Floor

TBA

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

TBA

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Monday, May 7, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

1:00 PM

House Convenes

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

2:00 PM

H.675 - An act relating to conditions of release prior to trial

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

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Tuesday, May 8, 2018

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:45 AM

S.244 - An act relating to extending the repeal date for the guidelines for spousal maintenance awards

Committee discussion.

10:00 AM

House Convenes

4:00 PM

House Convenes

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Wednesday, May 9, 2018

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

H.675 - An act relating to conditions of release prior to trial

Committee discussion on Senate changes.

9:45 AM

H.727 - An act relating to the admissibility of a child’s hearsay statements in a proceeding before the Human Services Board

Committee discussion about Senate changes.

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

10:00 AM

House Convenes

1:00 PM

S.276 - An act relating to rural economic development

• Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  

1:30 PM

H.675 - An act relating to conditions of release prior to trial

• James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
  
• Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
  

4:00 PM

House Convenes

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Thursday, May 10, 2018

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Convenes

4:00 PM

House Convenes

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Friday, May 11, 2018

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Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Convenes

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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

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Standard

Meeting Record

11:30 AM

H.1 - An act relating to sexual exploitation of a person in law enforcement officer custody

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

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Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor Convenes

After Floor

S.4 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

vote

1:00 PM

House Reconvenes

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