Senate: Rules and Judiciary

Agenda:
The committee will meet to receive testimony and consider nominations and bills.
BLOCK I
9-10:15 a.m.
Daphine B. Harley, member nominee, V.I. Waste Management Authority Board
BLOCK II
10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Miguel Tricoche, member nominee, Representative Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs, V.I. Cannabis Advisory Board
Dr. Catherine A. Kean, member nominee, Representative of Department of Health, V.I. Cannabis Advisory Board
Hugo Roller II, nominee, Representative Farmer, V.I. Cannabis Advisory Board
LUNCH
12:15 – 12:45 p.m.
BLOCK III
12:45 – 5:30 p.m.
Bill No. 33-0130 — An Act amending Title 23, chapter 19, subchapter I, section 1519 of the Virgin Islands Code by adding a new subsection (c) to protect members of the Virgin Islands National Guard from civil action court proceedings while they are on territorial active military service or deployment (Sponsored by Senator Stedmann Hodge Jr., co-sponsored by Senators Oakland Benta, Dwayne M. DeGraff and Athneil “Bobby” Thomas)
Bill No. 33-0107 — An Act authorizing the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works to permit advertisements to be placed on VITRAN buses (Sponsored by Senators Dwayne M. DeGraff and Athneil “Bobby’ Thomas; co-sponsored by Sen. Javan E. James Sr.
Bill No. 33-0094 — An Act amending Title 34, chapter 2, section 41 of the Virgin Islands Code to include persons suffering with cancer or degenerative diseases in the Department of Human Services’ Pharmaceutical Program (Sponsored by Sen. Janelle K. Sarauw; co-sponsored by Sen. Donna Frett-Gregory)
Bill No. 33-0151 – An Act amending Title 15, part II, chapter 11, section 167 of the Virgin Islands Code by increasing the threshold for summary administration of estates in the Virgin Islands (Sponsored by Sen. Alicia V. Barnes)