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House advances bill expanding scope and membership of Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission
Summary
The Vermont House amended and advanced House Bill 27 to let the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission examine near-fatal incidents, add members and direct appointing authorities to consider diversity; the amendment passed by voice vote and third reading was ordered.
Representative Rachelson of Burlington, reporting for the House Judiciary Committee, told the House that H.27 would expand the Vermont Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission’s work to include near-fatal instances of domestic violence, add several new member positions and direct appointing authorities to consider diversity when making appointments.
The change to let the commission examine near-fatal incidents was described as central to improving prevention. Representative Rachelson said the commission “was created by statute in 2002” and that from 1994 to 2023 “there were…
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