House Judiciary reviews Amendment 3.1 to S.109; committee votes to find it favorable

The Vermont House Judiciary Committee reviewed draft amendment 3.1 to S.109, the Miscellaneous Judiciary Bill, and voted to find the amendment favorable after staff outlined technical edits and several substantive changes rolled in from other committees.

Eric Fitzpatrick, Legislative Counsel with the Office of Legislative Council, told the committee he would "walk the committee through the latest amendment to S-one hundred and 9, which is the Miscellaneous Judiciary Bill," and that the bill had been updated to include suggestions from House Ways and Means and House Appropriations.

Fitzpatrick described multiple changes in the draft. He said the amendment removes sections on public inebriation that were also included in S.36 so the provisions would remain only in S.36, which he said was "on the governor's desk." He described new language creating a Firearm Surrender Order Compliance Working…