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SUMMARY:Committee on Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety
DESCRIPTION:The 36th Legislature’s Committee on Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety will meet on Thursday, December 04, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. in the Frits E. Lawaetz Conference Room on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands to consider the following official agenda:\nBLOCK I\nBill No. 36-0139 An act amending title 31 Virgin Islands Code to assess civil liability for destruction or damage to government property through willful or negligent acts.\nInvited Testifiers:\nHonorable Mario M. Brooks, Commissioner VI Police Department\nHonorable Lisa M. Alejandro, Commissioner, VI Department of Property and Procurement\nHonorable Gordon Rhea, Esq., Attorney General of the Virgin Islands\nBill No. 36-0105 An act amending title 7 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 13, subchapter III to prohibit the possession, sale, or manufacture of tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, delta-6 THC, delta-8 THC and delta-10 THC products in the Virgin Islands and for other related purposes.\nInvited Testifiers:\nHonorable Mario M. Brooks, Commissioner, VI Police Department\nHonorable Gordon Rhea, Esq., Attorney General of the Virgin Islands\nHonorable Justa “Tita” Encarnacion, Commissioner, VI Department of Health\nHonorable H. Nathalie Hodge, Commissioner, VI Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs\nMs. Riise Richards, Chair, VI Industrial Hemp Commission, Deputy Commissioner, VI Department of Agriculture\nMs. Joanne Moorehead, Executive Director, VI Office of Cannabis Regulation\nMs. Lindsey Rithamel, Owner, The Remedy\nMr. William Waldo, Owner, Virgin Abis\nBLOCK II\nBill No. 36-0144 An act amending title 14 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 113 to define and prohibit assault rifles, ban suppressors and silencers, require safety training for licensed rifles and shotgun holders; prohibit large-capacity magazines and prevent the illegal sales of firearms, firearm accessories and ammunition.\nInvited Testifiers:\nHonorable Mario M. Brooks, Commissioner, VI Police Department\nHonorable Gordon Rhea, Esq., Attorney General of the Virgin Islands\nMr. Luis Valdes, Florida State Director, Southeast Regional Director, Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands Director of Outreach, Co-Chair, Fuerza 2A, National Spokesman, Gun Owners of America\nMr. Kosei Ohno, Founder, VI Safe Gun Owners\nMr. Ehren Henderson, Former Gun Shop Owner, St. Thomas\nMr. John Canegata, Owner, D&J’s Shooting Gallery, LLC, St. Croix\nBill No. 36-0151 An act amending title 23 Virgin Islands Code regarding the illegal possession of machine guns and machine gun conversion devices.\nInvited Testifiers:\nHonorable Mario M. Brooks, Commissioner, VI Police Department\nHonorable Gordon Rhea, Esq., Attorney General of the Virgin Islands\nMr. Moleto Smith, Director, VI Law Enforcement Planning Commission\nMr. Antonio Emanuel, Director, VI Office of Gun Violence Prevention\nMr. Luis Valdes, Florida State Director, Southeast Regional Director, Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands Director of Outreach, Co-Chair, Fuerza 2A, National Spokesman, Gun Owners of America\nBLOCK III\nThe Committee on Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety receive an update on the operations of the Bureau of Corrections, including but not limited to:\n• Status of the federal consent decree, to include the joint motion filed to terminate court-ordered monitoring of medical services at the John Bell Adult Correctional Facility.\n• Status on payments to all vendors, to include the independent monitoring team.\n• Status on staffing, staff safety, healthcare, sanitation and fire safety at all Bureau of Corrections facilities and at facilities where inmates are housed.\n• Status of all capital projects and capital improvement projects.\n• Status of the Bureau of Corrections long term plans for staffing recruitment and retention, improvement of facilities, and strategic initiative, to include those aimed at rehabilitation of inmates and reducing recidivism.\nInvited Testifiers:\nMs. Wynnie Testamark, Director, V.I. Bureau of Corrections\n
URL:https://legvi.org/events/committee-on-homeland-security-justice-and-public-safety-28/
ORGANIZER;CN=Senator Clifford A. Joseph, Sr.:MAILTO:senatorcliffordjoseph@legvi.org
CATEGORIES:Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety
LOCATION:St. Croix
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