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Vermont General Assembly · H.642 · House message: Governor approved bill on June 16, 2026 (Act 140)

An act relating to youthful offender proceedings

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Officially: “An act relating to youthful offender proceedings Read the full text

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2025-2026 biennium

Where it is

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Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary · Jan 13, 2026
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment · Mar 17, 2026
Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment · Mar 18, 2026
Read second time · Mar 18, 2026
Rep. Goodnow of Brattleboro reported for the Committee on Judiciary · Mar 18, 2026
Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to · Mar 18, 2026
Third Reading ordered · Mar 18, 2026
Action Calendar: Third Reading · Mar 19, 2026
Rep. Goodnow of Brattleboro moved to postpone action until March 20, 2026 , which was agreed to · Mar 19, 2026
Action Calendar: Action postponed until March 20, 2026 · Mar 20, 2026
Rep. Boutin of Barre City moved to amend the bill · Mar 20, 2026
Rep. Higley of Lowell demanded yeas and nays · Mar 20, 2026
Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 68 of 136 to Pass -- Yeas = 53, Nays = 83 · Mar 20, 2026
Rep. Maguire of Rutland City moved to amend the bill · Mar 20, 2026
Rep. Maguire of Rutland City demanded yeas and nays · Mar 20, 2026
Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 69 of 137 to Pass -- Yeas = 52, Nays = 85 · Mar 20, 2026
Read third time and passed · Mar 20, 2026
Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary · Mar 25, 2026
Entered on Notice Calendar · May 12, 2026
Second Reading · May 12, 2026
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary · May 12, 2026
New Business/Second Reading · May 13, 2026
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary · May 13, 2026
Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Mattos for Committee on Judiciary · May 13, 2026
Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to · May 13, 2026
3rd reading ordered · May 13, 2026
New Business/Third Reading · May 14, 2026
Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment · May 14, 2026
Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment · May 15, 2026
Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment · May 18, 2026
Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment · May 19, 2026
Senate proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference requested upon motion of Rep. Goodnow of Brattleboro · May 19, 2026
Speaker appointed Reps. Dolan of Essex Junction , Goodnow of Brattleboro , and Oliver of Sheldon as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House · May 19, 2026
Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney · May 19, 2026
House message: House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed · May 20, 2026
Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Hashim, Vyhovsky, and Mattos · May 20, 2026
Senate Message: Committee of Conference members appointed · May 20, 2026
Entered on Notice Calendar · May 22, 2026
Committee of Conference report · May 22, 2026
Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Hashim for Committee, text · May 22, 2026
Committee of Conference report adopted · May 22, 2026
Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth · May 22, 2026
Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted · May 22, 2026
Notice Calendar: Report of Committee of Conference · May 26, 2026
Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney · May 26, 2026
Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill) · May 26, 2026
House message: House adopted Conference Committee report · May 28, 2026
Delivered to the Governor on June 10, 2026 · May 29, 2026
Signed by Governor on June 16, 2026 · May 29, 2026
House message: Governor approved bill on June 16, 2026 · May 29, 2026

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Rep. Martin LaLonde

Recorded votes

Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call [Failed -- Needed 69 of 137 to Pass -- Yeas = 52, Nays = 85]House · 2026-03-20 · Nay 85, Absent 11, Yea 52, Not Voting 1
Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call [Failed -- Needed 68 of 136 to Pass -- Yeas = 53, Nays = 83]House · 2026-03-20 · Nay 83, Absent 12, Yea 53, Not Voting 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Vermont legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: House message: Governor approved bill on June 16, 2026 (May 29, 2026).