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VT H 2

enacted

An act relating to increasing the minimum age for delinquency proceedings

Vermont · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did VT H 2 pass?

Yes. VT H 2 has been enacted into law as of 2025-04-02. Latest recorded action (2025-04-02): House message: Governor approved bill on March 31, 2025

What is VT H 2 about?

VT H 2 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “An act relating to increasing the minimum age for delinquency proceedings”.

Who sponsors VT H 2?

Barbara Rachelson, Karen Dolan, Angela Arsenault and 1 others are the primary sponsors of VT H 2.

Introduced
2025-01-09
Latest action
2025-04-02 — House message: Governor approved bill on March 31, 2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Barbara Rachelsonprimary
  • Karen Dolanprimary
  • Angela Arsenaultprimary
  • Martin LaLondeprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-09

    Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

    introduction

  2. 2025-03-11

    Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  3. 2025-03-12

    Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  4. 2025-03-12

    Read second time

    reading-2

  5. 2025-03-12

    Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington reported for the Committee on Judiciary

  6. 2025-03-12

    Rep. Maguire of Rutland City moved to amend the report of the Committee on Judiciary

  7. 2025-03-12

    Rep. Maguire of Rutland City demanded yeas and nays

  8. 2025-03-12

    Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 55, Nays = 86

  9. 2025-03-12

    Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to

  10. 2025-03-12

    Third Reading ordered

    reading-3

  11. 2025-03-13

    Action Calendar: Third Reading

    reading-3

  12. 2025-03-13

    Read third time and passed

    reading-3

  13. 2025-03-18

    Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary

    introduction

  14. 2025-03-25

    Second Reading

    reading-2

  15. 2025-03-25

    Favorable report by Committee on Judiciary

    committee-passage

  16. 2025-03-25

    Entered on Notice Calendar

  17. 2025-03-26

    Second Reading

    reading-2

  18. 2025-03-26

    Favorable report by Committee on Judiciary

    committee-passage

  19. 2025-03-26

    Reported favorably by Senator Norris for Committee on Judiciary, read 2nd time and 3rd reading ordered

    committee-passage-favorable,reading-2

  20. 2025-03-26

    Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Baruth

  21. 2025-03-26

    Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence

    reading-3

  22. 2025-03-26

    Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth

    passage

  23. 2025-03-26

    Senate Message: Passed in concurrence

    passage

  24. 2025-03-27

    Delivered to the Governor on March 27, 2025

    passage

  25. 2025-04-01

    Signed by Governor on March 31, 2025

    executive-signature

  26. 2025-04-02

    House message: Governor approved bill on March 31, 2025

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Documents

Votes

  • Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 55, Nays = 86

    2025-03-12 · fail · 55-86

    Member-level votes (147)
    • Bailey: yes
    • Bartley: yes
    • Bosch: yes
    • Boutin: yes
    • Burditt: yes
    • Burtt: yes
    • Canfield: yes
    • Casey: yes
    • Charlton: yes
    • Coffin: yes
    • Demar: yes
    • Dickinson: yes
    • Dobrovich: yes
    • Dolgin: yes
    • Donahue: yes
    • Feltus: yes
    • Galfetti: yes
    • Goslant: yes
    • Gregoire: yes
    • Hango: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Harvey: yes
    • Higley: yes
    • Howland: yes
    • Kascenska: yes
    • Keyser: yes
    • Labor: yes
    • Laroche: yes
    • Luneau: yes
    • Maguire: yes
    • Malay: yes
    • Marcotte: yes
    • McCoy: yes
    • McFaun: yes
    • Micklus: yes
    • Morgan, L.: yes
    • Morgan, M.: yes
    • Morrissey: yes
    • Nelson: yes
    • Nielsen: yes
    • North: yes
    • Page: yes
    • Parsons: yes
    • Pinsonault: yes
    • Powers: yes
    • Pritchard: yes
    • Quimby: yes
    • Southworth: yes
    • Steady: yes
    • Sweeney: yes
    • Tagliavia: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Toof: yes
    • Walker: yes
    • Winter: yes
    • Arsenault: no
    • Austin: no
    • Bartholomew: no
    • Berbeco: no
    • Birong: no
    • Bishop: no
    • Black: no
    • Bluemle: no
    • Bos-Lun: no
    • Boyden: no
    • Brady: no
    • Brown: no
    • Burke: no
    • Burkhardt: no
    • Burrows: no
    • Campbell: no
    • Carris Duncan: no
    • Chapin: no
    • Christie: no
    • Cina: no
    • Cole: no
    • Conlon: no
    • Cooper: no
    • Corcoran: no
    • Critchlow: no
    • Dodge: no
    • Dolan: no
    • Duke: no
    • Durfee: no
    • Emmons: no
    • Garofano: no
    • Goldman: no
    • Goodnow: no
    • Graning: no
    • Greer: no
    • Harple: no
    • Headrick: no
    • Holcombe: no
    • Hooper: no
    • Houghton: no
    • Howard: no
    • Hunter: no
    • James: no
    • Kimbell: no
    • Kleppner: no
    • Kornheiser: no
    • Krasnow: no
    • Lalley: no
    • LaLonde: no
    • LaMont: no
    • Long: no
    • Masland: no
    • McCann: no
    • McGill: no
    • Mihaly: no
    • Minier: no
    • Morris: no
    • Morrow: no
    • Mrowicki: no
    • Nigro: no
    • Noyes: no
    • Nugent: no
    • O'Brien: no
    • Ode: no
    • Olson: no
    • Pezzo: no
    • Pouech: no
    • Priestley: no
    • Satcowitz: no
    • Scheu: no
    • Sheldon: no
    • Sibilia: no
    • Squirrell: no
    • Stevens: no
    • Stone: no
    • Surprenant: no
    • Tomlinson: no
    • Torre: no
    • Waszazak: no
    • Waters Evans: no
    • White: no
    • Wood: no
    • Yacovone: no
    • Branagan: not voting
    • Cordes: not voting
    • Eastes: not voting
    • Krowinski: not voting
    • Lipsky: not voting
    • Logan: not voting
    • Oliver: not voting
    • Rachelson: not voting
    • Wells: not voting

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