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Senate judiciary committee backs expanding fatality review commission to include near-fatal incidents and new members
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee recommended H.27, which adds "near fatal" incidents to the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission's work, expands membership from 17 to 23 to include restorative justice and additional victim-services representatives, and the Senate ordered third reading by voice vote.
The Vermont Senate Judiciary Committee reported favorably on H.27, a bill that expands the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission to include near-fatal incidents and increases membership from 17 to 23 with additional representatives from restorative justice and victim services.
Senator Vihofsky, presenting the committee report, said the commission currently examines patterns and trends in domestic-violence fatalities to identify barriers to safety and to…
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