01-08-2026 Committee on Rules and Judiciary

Committee on Rules and Judiciary, 36th Legislature, U.S. Virgin Islands · January 8, 2026

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Call to order, opening remarks

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Chair (speaker 1) calls the committee to order, offers New Year greetings, reviews 2025 committee activity (11 meetings, 81 bills vetted with 79 favorably moved) and notes today's nominee (Pedro Williams) and topics to be discussed, including SNAP and Medicare. Chair requests roll call.

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The Committee on Rules and Judiciary of the 36th Legislature (U.S. Virgin Islands) convened Jan. 8, 2026 in Earl B. Ottley Legislative Hall to vet a superior court nominee, consider a bill allowing government employees to run for office, and to advance a package of bills including a minimum-wage increase and a $4 million streetlight appropriation. The committee voted to forward the nominee and multiple bills to the full Senate.

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