2017-2018 Session
Change SessionH.728 (Act 164)
An act relating to bail reform
Rep. Maxine Grad , Rep. Mary Hooper
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Rep. Selene Colburn , Rep. Charles "Chip" Conquest , Rep. Martin LaLonde , Rep. Ruqaiyah "Kiah" Morris , Rep. Barbara Rachelson , Rep. Janssen Willhoit
5/12/2018 - House message: Governor approved bill on May 22, 2018
- Sponsor(s)
- Last Recorded Action
- Senate 5/12/2018 - House message: Governor approved bill on May 22, 2018
Bill/Resolution Text
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An act relating to bail reform
Detailed Status
2017-2018 Legislative Session
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An act relating to bail reform
Roll Call History
2017-2018 Legislative Session
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An act relating to bail reform
Committee Meetings
2017-2018 Legislative Session
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An act relating to bail reform
Meeting Full List
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 9:15 AM
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H.728 - An act relating to bail reform
Bill Walk-Through & Testimony
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
- 10:45 AM
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H.728 - An act relating to bail reform
Continued Testimony With Same Witnesses
Cara Cookson, Public Policy Director and Victim Assistance Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
Tom Dalton, Executive Director, Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform
- 15 Min After Floor
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H.728 - An act relating to bail reform
Continued Testimony, Legislative Council on the Constitutional Parameters of Bail
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
Chloe White, Policy Director, ACLU of Vermont
Matthew Prouty, Commander, Rutland Police Department
Thursday, February 1, 2018
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 10:30 AM
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H.728 - An act relating to bail reform
Continued Testimony
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
David Cahill, State's Attorney, Windsor County
- 15 Min After the Floor
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H.728 - An act relating to bail reform
Continued Testimony
Lisa Menard, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
- 3:45 PM
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H.728 - An act relating to bail reform
Continued Testimony
Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
Lisa Warren, State's Attorney, Caledonia County
Friday, February 2, 2018
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 15 Min After Floor
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H.728 - An act relating to bail reform
Bobbie Jo Jewell
Thursday, February 8, 2018
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 15 Min After Floor
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H.728 - An act relating to bail reform
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Rosemary Kennedy, State's Attorney, Rutland County
Monica Weeber, Director of Administrative Services, Department of Corrections
Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
Dale Crook, Correctional Field Services Specialist, Department of Corrections
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
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H.728 - An act relating to bail reform
Committee Discussion
David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Corrections and Institutions
- 3:15 PM
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H.728 - An act relating to bail reform
Discussion with multiple agencies regarding H. 728 Section 4 Home Detention Program
Brynn Hare, Counsel, Legislative Council
Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
Monica Weeber, Director of Administrative Services, Department of Corrections
Dale Crook, Correctional Field Services Specialist, Department of Corrections
Rep. Charles Conquest, House Judiciary Committee
Thursday, February 22, 2018
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Corrections and Institutions
- 3:00 PM
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H.728 - An act relating to bail reform
David Sherr, Attorney General's Office
Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
Dale Crook, Correctional Field Services Specialist, Department of Corrections
Matt D'Agostino, Financial Officer, Department of Corrections
James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
Rep. Charles Conquest, Sponsor
Friday, February 23, 2018
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
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H.728 - An act relating to bail reform
Committee Discussion
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Chloe White, Policy Director, ACLU of Vermont
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 9:30 AM
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H.728 - An act relating to bail reform
Vote.
Friday, March 30, 2018
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 9:30 AM
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H.728 - An act relating to bail reform
Walk Through
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Dale Cook, Field Services Director, Department of Corrections
- 10:15 AM
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H.728 - An act relating to bail reform
Erica Marthage, State's Attorney, Bennington County
David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 8:30 AM
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H.728 - An act relating to bail reform
Chloe White, Policy Director, ACLU of Vermont
Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
John Wallace, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Rutland Regional Medical Center
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 10:15 AM
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H.728 - An act relating to bail reform
Mark Up and Committee Discussion
James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
Hon Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Court Administrator's Office
A.J. Ruben, Supervising Attorney, Disability Rights Vermont
Thursday, April 26, 2018
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 8:30 AM
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H.728 - An act relating to bail reform
Committee Discussion and Mark Up
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
Chloe White, Policy Director, ACLU of Vermont
Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
Friday, April 27, 2018
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 9:30 AM
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H.728 - An act relating to bail reform
Committee Discussion and Mark Up
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Hon Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Court Administrator's Office
David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
Wednesday, May 2, 2018
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 11:00 AM
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H.728 - An act relating to bail reform
Discussion of potential Senate changes.
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Thursday, May 3, 2018
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 8:30 AM
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H.728 - An act relating to bail reform
Mark Up and Vote
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Hon Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Court Administrator's Office
Cara Cookson, Public Policy Director and Victim Assistance Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
Friday, May 4, 2018
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 9:00 AM
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H.728 - An act relating to bail reform
Review changes made to bill by the Senate.
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Committee Documents
An act relating to bail reform
Witnesses Who Testified
2017-2018 Legislative Session
House Committee on Corrections and Institutions
- Rep. Charles Conquest, House Judiciary Committee
- Rep. Charles Conquest, Sponsor
- Dale Crook, Correctional Field Services Specialist, Department of Corrections
- Matt D'Agostino, Financial Officer, Department of Corrections
- Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
- Brynn Hare, Counsel, Legislative Council
- Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
- James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
- David Sherr, Attorney General's Office
- Monica Weeber, Director of Administrative Services, Department of Corrections
House Committee on Judiciary
- David Cahill, State's Attorney, Windsor County
- Cara Cookson, Public Policy Director and Victim Assistance Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
- Dale Crook, Correctional Field Services Specialist, Department of Corrections
- Tom Dalton, Executive Director, Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform
- Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
- Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Bobbie Jo Jewell
- Rosemary Kennedy, State's Attorney, Rutland County
- Lisa Menard, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
- Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
- Matthew Prouty, Commander, Rutland Police Department
- David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
- Lisa Warren, State's Attorney, Caledonia County
- Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
- Monica Weeber, Director of Administrative Services, Department of Corrections
- Chloe White, Policy Director, ACLU of Vermont
Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Dale Cook, Field Services Director, Department of Corrections
- Cara Cookson, Public Policy Director and Victim Assistance Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
- Hon Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Court Administrator's Office
- Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
- Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Erica Marthage, State's Attorney, Bennington County
- Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
- James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
- A.J. Ruben, Supervising Attorney, Disability Rights Vermont
- David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
- John Wallace, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Rutland Regional Medical Center
- Chloe White, Policy Director, ACLU of Vermont
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No fiscal documents found for H.728 in the 2017-2018 Legislative Session.
No committee of conference members found for H.728 in the 2017-2018 Legislative Session.
An act relating to bail reform
Committee of Conference Meetings
2017-2018 Legislative Session
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An act relating to bail reform
Committee of Conference Meeting Full List
2017-2018 Legislative Session
No committee of conference meeting history found for H.728 in the 2017-2018 Legislative Session.
No committee of conference report found for H.728 in the 2017-2018 Legislative Session.
Act
An act relating to bail reform
Statutes Affected
2017-2018 Legislative Session
| Statute |
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| 13 V.S.A. § 7551. Imposition of bail, secured appearance bonds, and appearance bonds |
| 13 V.S.A. § 7554. Release prior to trial |
| 13 V.S.A. § 7554b. Home detention program |
| 13 V.S.A. § 7575. Revocation of the right to bail |
| 13 V.S.A. § 7576. Definitions |
