Some Senate Committee memberships

There may be six lawyers in the Vermont Senate but not one of them will sit on the Judiciary Committee during this biennium. This is a first time in my memory. Here’s the Committee:


Dick Sears, Chair

Alice Nitka, Vice Chair

Diane Snelling

Jeannette White

Ann Cummings

Alice and Ann are veterans of that Committee while Sears has been the long time chair.

The Senate Appropriations Committee members are:

Jane Kitchell, Chair

Dick Sears, Vice Chair

Bob Starr

Vince Illuzzi

Diane Snelling

Hinda Miller

Alice Nitka

The Senate Finance Committee is made up of:

Ann Cummings, Chair

Mark MacDonald, Vice Chair

Sally Fox

Dick McCormick

Tim Ashe

Richard Westman

Randy Brock

I’ve only listed these three committees for now as they are the most important for us. If there is to be a discussion about extending the sales tax to services (including legal services) that will happen in Finance. Judicial funding; legal aid funding; defender general funding, etc. all happen in Appropriations. Everything affecting the courts goes through Judiciary. Both in the Senate and House, these are the committees I follow the closest. Thanks for reading. Have a good weekend.