House Committee on Judiciary (Room 30)

The House Committee on Judiciary considers matters relating to civil rights and civil liberties, the criminal and civil justice systems, violence prevention and public safety, and other similar policies.

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Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

Election of Speaker of the House
Election of House Clerk

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Lunch

1:30 PM

House Floor

Seating of new members
Election of members of the Canvassing Committee

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Thursday, January 9, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:00 AM

Joint Assembly

Receive report from Canvassing Committee

11:00 AM

Committee Organizational Meeting

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Lunch

2:00 PM

Joint Assembly

Governor's Inaugural Address

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Friday, January 10, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Legislative Counsel Introduction

• Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

11:00 AM

Introductions

• Therese Corsones, State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary
  
• Tim Lueders-Dumont, Executive Director, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Court Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

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Lunch

1:00 PM

Introductions

• Jennifer Morrison, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
  

1:45 PM

Introductions

• Charity Clark, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  

2:00 PM

Introductions

• Xusana Davis, Executive Director, Office of Racial Equity
  
• Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  
• Jennifer Poehlmann, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
  
• Sarah Robinson, Deputy Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  
• Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
  

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Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

1:00 PM

Security Briefing

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• Agatha Kessler, Sergeant at Arms, Vermont General Assembly
  
• Sara Macera, Sergeant, Capitol Police Department
  
• John Poleway, Chief of Capitol Police, Capitol Police Department
  
• Joe Tremblay, Officer, Capitol Police Department
  

2:00 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Juvenile Justice Oversight

Joint hearing with House Human Services
Hearing will be held in the Pavilion Building, Room 270

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Ben Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Juvenile Justice Oversight

Continued

• Matthew Bernstein, Director, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate
  
• Lauren Higbee, Deputy Advocate, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Juvenile Justice Oversight

Continued

• Lindy Bourdreau, Juvenile Justice Director, Department for Children and Families
  
• Gary Marvel, Deputy Director of Field Services, Department of Corrections
  
• Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  
• Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

Juvenile Justice Oversight

Continued

• Matthew Bernstein, Director, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate
  
• Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  

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Thursday, January 16, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Juvenile Justice Oversight

Joint hearing with House Human Services
Hearing will be heald in the Pavilion Building, Room 270

• Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Juvenile Justice Oversight

Continued

• Laura Carter, Racial Justice Data Analyst, Division of Racial Justice Statistics
  
• Amy Davenport, Vice Chair, Council for Equitable Youth Justice
  
• Karen Vastine, Chair, Council for Equitable Youth Justice
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Juvenile Justice Oversight

Hearing taking place in House Judiciary committee room, Room 30.

• Jennifer Poehlmann, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
  
• Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

2:30 PM

H.2 - An act relating to increasing the minimum age for delinquency proceedings

Walk Through

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

Juvenile Justice Oversight

Continued, Room 30

• Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  

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Friday, January 17, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

Update on Implementation of Act 180

• Willa Farrell, Director, Court Diversion and Pre-Trial Services
  
• Rachel Jolly, CEDO Assistant Director, Community Justice Center
  
• Tim Lueders-Dumont, Executive Director, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.2 - An act relating to increasing the minimum age for delinquency proceedings

Witness Testimony

• Matthew Bernstein, Director, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate
  
• Xusana Davis, Executive Director, Office of Racial Equity
  
• Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  

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Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Raise the Age

• Tyler Allen, High-End System of Care Director, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division
  
• Matthew Bernstein, Director, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate
  
• Lindy Boudreau, Juvenile Justice Director, Department for Children and Families
  
• Nikki Duran, Family Services Supervisor, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division
  
• Lauren Higbee, Deputy Advocate, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate
  
• Tucker Jones, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Public Safety
  
• Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  

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Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Raise the Age

• Shawn Burke, Chief of South Burlington Police Department, Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police
  
• Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Raise the Age

• Patricia Casanova, VT Deputy Compact Administrator ICPC/ICJ, Department for Children and Families
  
• Amy Davenport, Vice Chair, Council for Equitable Youth Justice
  
• Xusana Davis, Executive Director, Office of Racial Equity
  
• Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.27 - An act relating to the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission

Walk-Through/Witness Testimony

• Shawn Burke, Chief of South Burlington Police Department, Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission
  
• Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  
• Carolyn Hanson, Assistant Attorney General, Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission
  
• Heather Holter, Co-Director, Vermont Council on Domestic Violence
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

3:45 PM

Legislative Briefing

House Chamber

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Thursday, January 23, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Public Safety and Access to Justice

Joint hearing with Senate Committee on Judiciary
Hearing will be held in room 270 of the Pavilion Building

• Therese Corsones, State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary
  
• Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Tim Lueders-Dumont, Executive Director, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Jennifer Morrison, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
  
• Ian Sullivan, State's Attorney, Rutland County
  
• Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
  
• Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Overview of Bail and Pretrial Conditions

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

1:30 PM

Public Safety - Administration Proposals

• Tucker Jones, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Public Safety
  
• Jaye Pershing Johnson, Governor's Counsel, Governor's Office
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

Ethics, Rules and Decorum Training

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Friday, January 24, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:00 AM

H.41 - An act relating to abuse of the dead body of a person

Walk-Through

• Pam Harris, Witness, Bartow, Florida
  
• Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  

11:30 AM

H.27 - An act relating to the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission

Committee discussion and possible vote

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Discrimination Prevention Training

2:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Governor's 2026 Budget Address

Joint assembly to receive budget address

2:30 PM

Oversight Hearing on Driving While Intoxicated Laws

• Trisha Conti, Director - Vermont Forensic Lab, Department of Public Safety
  
• John Flannigan, Vermont State Coordinator for the Drug Evaluation and Classification Program, Vermont Criminal Justice Council
  
• Paul Ravelin, VSP Safety Programs Unit Commander, Department of Public Safety
  
• Matthew Rousseau, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
  
• Mandy Shatney, Data Section Manager IV, Agency of Transportation
  
• Dennis Wygmans, Traffic Resource Prosecutor, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  

4:20 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.118 - An act relating to expanding the scope of hate-motivated crimes

Walk-through / witness testimony

• Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
  
• Angela Lasso-Jimenez, Policy & Research Analyst, Office of Racial Equity
  
• Tim Lueders-Dumont, Executive Director, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

11:15 AM

Review of Secure Residential Recovery Facilities (Act 137 of 2024)

• Karen Barber, General Counsel, Department of Mental Health
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.25 - An act relating to imposing Impaired Driver Rehabilitation Program fees based on a person’s ability to pay

Walk-through / witness testimony

• Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
  
• Willa Farrell, Director, Court Diversion and Pre-Trial Services
  
• Maggie Ganguly, Executive Director, Rutland County Restorative Justice Center
  
• Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Meg Rizzo, Executive Director, Washington County Diversion Program
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, January 30, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.44 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the laws governing impaired driving

Walk-through / witness testimony

• Wade Cochran, Director of Enforcement and Safety, Department of Motor Vehicles
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Dennis Wygmans, Traffic Resource Prosecutor, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.41 - An act relating to abuse of the dead body of a person

Witness Testimony

• Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

2:30 PM

H.25 - An act relating to imposing Impaired Driver Rehabilitation Program fees based on a person’s ability to pay

Witness Testimony

• Rick Barnett, President, Center for Addiction Recognition, Treatment, Education and Recovery
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, January 31, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

After Floor

H.118 - An act relating to expanding the scope of hate-motivated crimes

• Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
  
• Rodney Smolla, President, Vermont Law School
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.108 - An act relating to filial support

Walk-through and witness testimony

• Robin Arnell, Deputy Director, Office of Child Support, Department for Children and Families
  
• Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

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Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Victims Rights Oversight Hearing

This hearing will be held in room 267 of the Pavilion Building

• Liane Duda, Legal Advocate, Steps to End Domestic Violence
  
• Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  
• Avaloy Lanning, Executive Director, New Story Center
  
• Tim Lueders-Dumont, Executive Director, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Annie Noonan, Director of Labor Relations and Operations, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Jennifer Poehlmann, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
  
• Sarah Robinson, Deputy Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

3:45 PM

H.118 - An act relating to expanding the scope of hate-motivated crimes

Committee Discussion

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Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.98 - An act relating to confirmatory adoptions

Walk-through and witness testimony

• Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Polly Crozier, Director of Family Advocacy, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)
  
• Kurt Hughes, Partner, Tarnelli and Hughes Law Office
  
• Meg York, Director of LGBTQ+ Family Law and Policy, Senior Policy Counsel, Family Equality
  
• Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.44 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the laws governing impaired driving

Witness testimony

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Dennis Wygmans, Traffic Resource Prosecutor, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

2:30 PM

H.118 - An act relating to expanding the scope of hate-motivated crimes

Committee discussion and possible vote

3:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

H.118 - An act relating to expanding the scope of hate-motivated crimes

Committee discussion and possible vote

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Thursday, February 6, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Oversight Hearing on Criminal Justice Data

• Xusana Davis, Executive Director, Office of Racial Equity
  
• Anthony Jackson-Miller, Preschool Development Grant Analyst and Equity Specialist, Office of Racial Equity, Division of Racial Justice Statistics
  
• Robin Joy, Director of Research, Crime Research Group
  
• Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Tiffany North-Reid, Statistics Data Manager, Office of Racial Equity, Division of Racial Justice Statistics
  
• Monica Weeber, Executive Director, Crime Research Group
  
• Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.2 - An act relating to increasing the minimum age for delinquency proceedings

Walk-through of Proposed Amendment

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:00 PM

H.44 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the laws governing impaired driving

Witness testimony

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Dennis Wygmans, Traffic Resource Prosecutor, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  

2:30 PM

H.41 - An act relating to abuse of the dead body of a person

Discussion and possible vote

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, February 7, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

11:00 AM

Training on Taking Witness Testimony

With the Center for Crime Victims Services

• Anna Nasset, Survivor/Author/Speaker, Waitsfield
  
• Jennifer Poehlmann, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
  
• Kelsey Rice, Survivor, Windham County
  
• Taylor Russell, Survivor, Williston
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.28 - An act relating to including an affirmation option in oath requirements in Titles 1–10 of the Vermont Statutes Annotated

Walk-through

• Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

1:30 PM

H.41 - An act relating to abuse of the dead body of a person

Discussion and possible vote

1:45 AM

H.44 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the laws governing impaired driving

Discussion and possible vote

2:00 PM

H.98 - An act relating to confirmatory adoptions

Discussion and possible vote

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Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.98 - An act relating to confirmatory adoptions

Committee discussion and possible vote

1:30 PM

H.2 - An act relating to increasing the minimum age for delinquency proceedings

With proposed amendment addressing Raise the Age
Witness testimony

• Tyler Allen, High-End System of Care Director, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division
  
• Matthew Bernstein, Director, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate
  
• Lindy Boudreau, Adolescent Services Director, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  

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Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.2 - An act relating to increasing the minimum age for delinquency proceedings

Witness testimony

• Xusana Davis, Executive Director, Office of Racial Equity
  
• Tucker Jones, General Counsel, Department of Public Safety
  
• Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Karen Vastine, Chair, Council for Equitable Youth Justice
  
• Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

2026 Budget

• Therese Corsones, State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary
  
• Tim Lueders-Dumont, Executive Director, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Annie Noonan, Director of Labor Relations and Operations, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, February 13, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Remote Hearings, Transports, and Work Crew Oversight

Joint hearing with House Corrections and Institutions
Hearing will take place in Room 10 of the State House

• Mark Anderson, President, Vermont Sheriffs' Association
  
• Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Tim Lueders-Dumont, Executive Director, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Roger Marcoux, Vice Chair, Vermont Sheriffs' Association
  
• Annie Noonan, Director of Labor Relations and Operations, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

2026 Budget

Pre-charge diversion

• Shawn Burke, Chief of South Burlington Police Department, South Burlington Police Department
  
• Willa Farrell, Director, Court Diversion and Pre-Trial Services
  
• Heather Hobart, Executive Director, Lamoille Restorative Center
  
• Farzana Leyva, Orleans State's Attorney, Orleans County
  
• Tim Lueders-Dumont, Executive Director, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Alexis Proia
  
• Rory Thibault, Superior Court Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

H.26 - An act relating to guardianship proceedings

Introduction

• Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Amendment Sponsor, House Committee On Human Services
  

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Friday, February 14, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:15 AM

H.28 - An act relating to including an affirmation option in oath requirements in Titles 1–10 of the Vermont Statutes Annotated

Witness testimony

• Rep. Ela Chapin, Amendment Sponsor, House Committee on Environment
  
• Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
  

11:00 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Pre-charge diversion

• Willa Farrell, Director, Court Diversion and Pre-Trial Services
  
• Robin Joy, Director of Research, Crime Research Group
  
• Rob Michalak, Chair of Board, Williston Community Justice Center
  
• Becky Penberthy, Adult Restorative Services Manager, Burlington Community Justice Center
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Continued Testimony

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Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:45 AM

H.44 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the laws governing impaired driving

Straw poll vote on Appropriations Committee amendment

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.105 - An act relating to expanding the Youth Substance Awareness Safety Program

Walk-through and witness testimony

• Kelly Ahrens, Youth Restorative Programs Manager, Burlington Community Justice Center
  
• Willa Farrell, Director, Court Diversion and Pre-Trial Services
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Paul Ravelin, VSP Safety Programs Unit Commander, Department of Public Safety
  
• Meg Rizzo, Executive Director, Washington County Diversion Program
  

3:15 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Access to justice

• Samuel Abel-Palmer, Executive Director, Legal Services Vermont
  
• Karen Carroll, Associate Justice, Vermont Supreme Court
  
• Jill Diaz, Executive Director, Vermont Asylum Assistance Program
  
• Yasmin Dwedar, Executive Director, Vermont Legal Aid
  
• Hannah King, Executive Director, Vermont Bar Foundation
  

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Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.2 - An act relating to increasing the minimum age for delinquency proceedings

Witness testimony

• Tyler Allen, High-End System of Care Director, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division
  
• Lindy Boudreau, Adolescent Services Director, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Tucker Jones, General Counsel, Department of Public Safety
  
• Teresa Kominos, Policy Counsel, Human Rights for Kids
  
• Tim Lueders-Dumont, Executive Director, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  
• Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

11:30 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Access to justice

• Robert Paolini, Executive Director, Vermont Bar Association
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.21 - An act relating to service of writs of possession

Walk-through and witness testimony

• Mark Anderson, President, Vermont Sheriffs' Association
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Dan Gamelin, Sheriff, Chittenden County
  
• Amber Thibault, Attorney
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, February 20, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

• Charity Clark, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  
• Jennifer Poehlmann, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
  
• Sarah Robinson, Deputy Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

10:30 AM

Joint Assembly

Election of Sergeant at Arms and UVM Trustees

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

• Katrina Lumbra, Financial Director, Defender General's Office
  
• Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
  

After Testimony

H.98 - An act relating to confirmatory adoptions

Committee discussion and possible vote

2:00 PM

H.223 - An act relating to stalking through the use of tracking technology

Walk-through and witness testimony

• Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  
• Anna Nasset, Survivor/Author/Speaker, Waitsfield
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

H.223 - An act relating to stalking through the use of tracking technology

Continued Testimony

• Tim Lueders-Dumont, Executive Director, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  

4:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

• Jennifer Poehlmann, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
  
• Sarah Robinson, Deputy Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

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Friday, February 21, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:00 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

• Samuel Abel-Palmer, Executive Director, Legal Services Vermont
  
• Yasmin Dwedar, Executive Director, Vermont Legal Aid
  

11:00 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

• Big Hartman, Executive Director & General Counsel, Vermont Human Rights Commission
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

• Jennifer Poehlmann, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
  
• Sarah Robinson, Deputy Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

1:30 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

• Jennifer Bouffard, Administrative Coordinator, Chittenden County
  
• Meghan Place, Victim Advocate, Windsor County
  
• Zach Weight, Deputy State's Attorney, Washington County
  

2:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

• Tim Lueders-Dumont, Executive Director, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Annie Noonan, Director of Labor Relations and Operations, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  

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Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.2 - An act relating to increasing the minimum age for delinquency proceedings

Witness testimony and committee discussion

• Lindy Boudreau, Adolescent Services Director, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  

2:00 PM

H.222 - An act relating to civil orders of protection

Walk-through and witness testimony

• Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  
• Heather Holter, Co-Director, Vermont Council on Domestic Violence
  

3:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Committee discussion

4:20 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, February 26, 2025

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9:00 AM

H.105 - An act relating to expanding the Youth Substance Awareness Safety Program

Witness testimony

• Lindy Boudreau, Adolescent Services Director, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division
  
• Willa Farrell, Director, Court Diversion and Pre-Trial Services
  
• Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:30 AM

H.222 - An act relating to civil orders of protection

Witness testimony

• Laura Bierley, VRP Project Director, Vermont Legal Aid
  
• Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
  
• Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.222 - An act relating to civil orders of protection

Continued testimony and committee discussion

• Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  
• Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Bianca Zanella, Director, Domestic Violence Accountability Program
  

2:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Committee discussion on budget memo

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, February 27, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.105 - An act relating to expanding the Youth Substance Awareness Safety Program

Walk-through and witness testimony

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Paul Ravelin, VSP Safety Programs Unit Commander, Department of Public Safety
  
• Matthew Rousseau, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
  

11:00 AM

H.21 - An act relating to service of writs of possession

Walk-through of amendment

• Mark Anderson, President, Vermont Sheriffs' Association
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Dan Gamelin, Sheriff, Chittenden County
  
• Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.193 - An act relating to a child and parent legal representation working group

Walk-through and witness testimony

• Larry Crist, Executive Director, VTPRC
  
• Susan Jacobs, Consultant, Center for Family Representation
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Bill Young, Former Commissioner , Social and Rehabilitative Services
  
• Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

H.105 - An act relating to expanding the Youth Substance Awareness Safety Program

Witness testimony and discussion

• Willa Farrell, Director, Court Diversion and Pre-Trial Services
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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Friday, February 28, 2025

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Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

After Floor

H.255 - An act relating to establishing increased criminal penalties for an assault of a public transit worker

Introduction

• Rep. Emilie Krasnow, Lead Sponsor
  

10:30 AM

H.105 - An act relating to expanding the Youth Substance Awareness Safety Program

Amendment walk-through

• Willa Farrell, Director, Court Diversion and Pre-Trial Services
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

11:30 AM

H.2 - An act relating to increasing the minimum age for delinquency proceedings

Committee discussion and possible vote

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H.21 - An act relating to service of writs of possession

Committee discussion and possible vote

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.105 - An act relating to expanding the Youth Substance Awareness Safety Program

Committee discussion and possible vote

1:15 PM

H.193 - An act relating to a child and parent legal representation working group

Witness testimony

• Brenda Gooley, Operations Director, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  
• Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Bill Young, Former Commissioner , Social and Rehabilitative Services
  

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, March 11, 2025

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Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.342 - An act relating to protecting the personal information of certain public servants

Walk-through and witness testimony

• Matt Adkisson, CEO, Atlas Data Privacy
  
• Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
  

2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

H.342 - An act relating to protecting the personal information of certain public servants

Continued testimony

• Ashley Barnes, Captain, Bureau of Criminal Investigation
  
• Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Robin Morante, Chief, Court & Judicial Security, New Jersey Courts
  
• John Muffler, Former Director of the National Center for Judicial Security, Security Consultant
  
• Mike O'Neil, Director, Vermont State Troopers Association
  
• James Pontbriand, Chief, Berlin Police Department
  
• Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

4:20 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, March 12, 2025

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.409 - An act relating to the procedures for bail revocation

Walk-through and witness testimony

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Rebecca Turner, Supervising Attorney, Appellate Division, Office of the Defender General
  

10:30 AM

H.342 - An act relating to protecting the personal information of certain public servants

Committee discussion

11:00 AM

H.222 - An act relating to civil orders of protection

Witness Testimony

• Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  
• Carolyn Hanson, Assistant Attorney General, Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.2 - An act relating to increasing the minimum age for delinquency proceedings

Walk-though of amendment and possible vote

• Rep. Eric Maguire, Sponsor
  

After Amendment Vote

House Floor

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Thursday, March 13, 2025

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Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.409 - An act relating to the procedures for bail revocation

Witness testimony

• Tucker Jones, General Counsel, Department of Public Safety
  
• Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

11:00 AM

H.222 - An act relating to civil orders of protection

Witness testimony

• Carolyn Hanson, Assistant Attorney General, Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission
  
• Heather Holter, Co-Director, Vermont Council on Domestic Violence
  
• Gary Marvel, Deputy Director of Field Services, Department of Corrections
  
• Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:50 PM

H.410 - An act relating to the calculation of recidivism and other related criminology measures

Walk-through

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:30 PM

H.222 - An act relating to civil orders of protection

Committee discussion and possible vote

4:00 PM

H.410 - An act relating to the calculation of recidivism and other related criminology measures

Witness testimony

• Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
  
• Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections
  
• Robin Joy, Director of Research, Crime Research Group
  
• Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

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Friday, March 14, 2025

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

TBD

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

TBD

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Tuesday, March 18, 2025

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Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.3 - An act relating to the transfer of property to a trust

Walk-through and witness testimony

• Chris Delia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
  
• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Mark Langan, Chair, VBA Probate and Trust Law Section
  

3:00 PM

JRS15 - Joint resolution supporting Vermont’s transgender and non-binary community and declaring Vermont’s commitment to fighting discrimination and treating all citizens with respect and dignity

Walk-through

• Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:15 PM

S.9 - An act relating to after-hours access to orders against sexual assault

Walk-through and witness testimony

• Laura Bierley, VRP Project Director, Vermont Legal Aid
  
• Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

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Wednesday, March 19, 2025

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.9 - An act relating to after-hours access to orders against sexual assault

Witness testimony

• Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

11:00 AM

H.193 - An act relating to a child and parent legal representation working group

Witness testimony

• Amy Rose, Policy Associate, Voices for Vermont's Children
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, March 20, 2025

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.44 - An act relating to authorization to enter into certain immigration agreements

Walk-though and witness testimony

• Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
  
• Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:30 AM

Joint Assembly

Judicial Retention

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, March 21, 2025

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

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Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:45 PM

S.9 - An act relating to after-hours access to orders against sexual assault

Walk-through of amendment

• Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:00 PM

S.45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

Walk-through and witness testimony

• Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Oliver Manning, Manning Dairy LLC
  
• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Claudine Safar, Lawyer, Monaghan Safar PLLC
  
• Gerard Vorsteveld, Owner, Vorsteveld Farm
  

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.410 - An act relating to the calculation of recidivism and other related criminology measures

• Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Ellen Whelan-Wuest, Deputy Division Director, State Impacts, Council of State Governments Justice Center
  

10:00 AM

S.45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

Witness testimony

• Merrill Bent, Attorney, Green Mountain Law
  
• John Echeverria, Professor, Vermont Law and Graduate School
  
• Scott Sanderson, Manager of Farm and Food, Conservation Law Foundation
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, March 27, 2025

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.87 - An act relating to extradition procedures

Walk-through and witness testimony

• Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Jaye Johnson, General Counsel, Governor's Office
  
• Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Josh O'Hara, Supervising Attorney, Defender General's Office
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, March 28, 2025

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Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.3 - An act relating to the transfer of property to a trust

Committee discussion and possible vote

1:15 PM

S.9 - An act relating to after-hours access to orders against sexual assault

Committee discussion and possible vote

1:30 PM

S.45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

Witness testimony

• Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  
• Harold Howrigan, Howrigan Farm
  
• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Justin Rich, Burnt Rock Farm
  

3:30 PM

S.45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

Committee discussion

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Wednesday, April 2, 2025

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.87 - An act relating to extradition procedures

Witness testimony

• Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
  
• Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Sophie Stratton, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  
• Rebecca Turner, Supervising Attorney, Appellate Division, Office of the Defender General
  

11:00 AM

S.109 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Walk-through

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

S.109 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Witness testimony

• Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  
• Carolyn Hanson, Assistant Attorney General, Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission
  
• Elizabeth Smith, Managing Counsel, CATIC
  
• Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

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Thursday, April 3, 2025

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.109 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Witness-testimony

• Shawn Burke, Chief of Police, Burlington
  
• Willa Farrell, Director, Court Diversion and Pre-Trial Services
  
• Jim Knapp, Co-Chair, Vermont Bar Association Real Property Section
  
• Jennifer Poehlmann, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
  

10:30 AM

S.45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

Witness-testimony

• Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  
• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Scott Sanderson, Manager of Farm and Food, Conservation Law Foundation
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, April 4, 2025

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

Walk-through

• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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H.230 - An act relating to the management of fish and wildlife

Walk-through

• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:30 PM

H.86 - An act relating to establishing the Chloride Contamination Reduction Program at the Agency of Natural Resources

Walk-through and witness testimony

• Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Committee
  
• Adam Necrason, Necrason Group, Necrason Group
  
• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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Wednesday, April 9, 2025

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9:00 AM

H.86 - An act relating to establishing the Chloride Contamination Reduction Program at the Agency of Natural Resources

Witness testimony

• Ted Diers, Assistant Director Water Division, NH Department of Environmental Service
  
• Josh Hanford, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
  
• Michael Johnson, Lawyer, Boyles Shaughnessy Law
  
• Samantha Sheehan, Municipal Policy and Advocacy Specialist, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
  
• Aubrey Voelker, Coordinator, Salt Reduction Program and Green SnowPro, NH Department of Environmental Services, Watershed Assistance Section
  

10:30 AM

S.45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

Committee discussion

• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

S.109 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Walk-through of amendment

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Kurt Hughes, Partner, Tarnelli and Hughes Law Office
  
• Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

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Thursday, April 10, 2025

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.87 - An act relating to extradition procedures

Witness testimony

• Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
  
• Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Morgan Rogers, Extradition Manager, Department of Corrections
  

11:00 AM

S.109 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Witness testimony

• Chris Bradley, President and Executive Director, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs
  
• Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
  
• Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

11:30 AM

H.230 - An act relating to the management of fish and wildlife

Witness testimony

• Hannah Smith, Associate General Counsel, Fish and Wildlife
  
• Justin Stedman, Chief Warden of the Warden Service Division, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, April 11, 2025

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

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Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.490 - An act relating to incentivizing community service sentencing in certain cases

Witness testimony

• Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Joshua Rutherford, Deputy Facilities Director, Department of Corrections
  

2:00 PM

S.12 - An act relating to sealing criminal history records

Walk-through and witness testimony

• Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
  
• Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  

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Wednesday, April 16, 2025

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.109 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

Witness testimony, Sections 31-32

• Ashley Fisk, Department of Corrections
  
• Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Merredith Pelkey, Director, Victim's Services, Department of Corrections
  
• Jennifer Poehlmann, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
  

10:00 AM

S.28 - An act relating to access to certain legally protected health care services

Walk-through and witness testimony

• Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  
• Lauren Bode, Legislative Liaison, Vermont Pharmacists Association (VPA)
  
• Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

S.28 - An act relating to access to certain legally protected health care services

Witness testimony

• Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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Thursday, April 17, 2025

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.87 - An act relating to extradition procedures

Witness testimony

• Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
  
• Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Rebecca Turner, Supervising Attorney, Appellate Division, Office of the Defender General
  

10:30 AM

S.44 - An act relating to authorization to enter into certain immigration agreements

Witness testimony

• Christopher Brickell, Executive Director, Vermont Criminal Justice Council
  
• Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
  
• Jaye Johnson, General Counsel, Governor's Office
  
• Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

H.86 - An act relating to establishing the Chloride Contamination Reduction Program at the Agency of Natural Resources

Witness testimony

• Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Committee
  
• Adam Necrason, Necrason Group, Necrason Group
  
• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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