So, once again I've let a few days pass without an update. Last
Friday I was away from Montpelier attending the New England Bar Association
meting in Massachusetts. Last Thursday I returned to the House Judiciary Committee
for continued work on H. 581, the minor guardianship bill. The Committee
continues to work its way through the bill and to reconcile some differences. That
work will continue this afternoon after the House adjourns from the floor.
There is a new version of H. 88, the custody bill that may
see a vote later today also in Judiciary. Now is actually a good time to point
out some great improvements to the legislature’s website, especially the
committee pages. Go to their home page: http://www.leg.state.vt.us/.
Follow the link to Committee Schedules
and Agendas. If you click on the blue square next to the committee name, you’ll
be taken to the agenda for the week. But, if you click on the name of the
committee, much more information is available. So, staying with the House
Judiciary Committee, following that link will take you to the materials and
written testimony submitted to the Committee. And, you can sort by day, witness
or bill. If, for example, you wanted to see the latest draft of H. 88. Click on
“Sort by Bill”, then H.88, then Bill, Amendments and Summaries. Every committee
now has these materials posted. Gone are the days when I had to come back to
the VBA, scan in a bill amendment and email it to the Section list serve that
might be interested in the issue.
Try it out on S. 119, the amending perpetual easement bill. The
committee spent the entire morning hearing witnesses and reviewing submissions.
They will return to it on Friday morning with at least two others scheduled to
testify.
Tonight, starting at 5PM, the first three judges facing
retention will be interviewed by the Judicial Retention Committee. They are
Judges Davenport, Maley and Walsh. Refer to my post of Monday to see the full
retention schedule, including the public hearing. I’ll report on tonight’s
proceedings tomorrow.
As always, thanks for reading. If there is anything you
think I should cover or report on which I have not please let me know.
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