2025-2026 Session
Change SessionH.222 (Act 46)
An act relating to civil orders of protection
- Sponsor(s)
- Last Recorded Action
- Senate 6/9/2025 - House message: Governor approved bill on June 5, 2025
Bill/Resolution Text
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An act relating to civil orders of protection
Detailed Status
Regular Session 2025-2026
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Roll Call History
Regular Session 2025-2026
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Committee Meetings
Regular Session 2025-2026
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Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2025-2026
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 2:00 PM
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H.222 - An act relating to civil orders of protection
Walk-through and witness testimony
Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
Heather Holter, Co-Director, Vermont Council on Domestic Violence
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 10:30 AM
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H.222 - An act relating to civil orders of protection
Witness testimony
Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
Laura Bierley, VRP Project Director, Vermont Legal Aid
- 1:00 PM
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H.222 - An act relating to civil orders of protection
Continued testimony and committee discussion
Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
Bianca Zanella, Director, Domestic Violence Accountability Program
Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 11:00 AM
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H.222 - An act relating to civil orders of protection
Witness Testimony
Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
Carolyn Hanson, Assistant Attorney General, Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission
Thursday, March 13, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 11:00 AM
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H.222 - An act relating to civil orders of protection
Witness testimony
Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
Gary Marvel, Deputy Director of Field Services, Department of Corrections
Carolyn Hanson, Assistant Attorney General, Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission
Heather Holter, Co-Director, Vermont Council on Domestic Violence
- 3:30 PM
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H.222 - An act relating to civil orders of protection
Committee discussion and possible vote
Friday, April 25, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 9:00 AM
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H.222 - An act relating to civil orders of protection
Introduction, walk-through
Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 10:20 AM
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H.222 - An act relating to civil orders of protection
Introduction, Witness Testimony
Rep. Angela Arsenault, Sponsor
Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 10:45 AM
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H.222 - An act relating to civil orders of protection
Witness testimony
Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
Carolyn Hanson, Assistant Attorney General, Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission
Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
Thursday, May 8, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 10:55 AM
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H.222 - An act relating to civil orders of protection
Amendment discussion
Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Etan Nasreddin-Longo, Chair, Racial Disparities in Criminal and Juvenile Justice System Advisory Panel
Friday, May 9, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 9:00 AM
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H.222 - An act relating to civil orders of protection
Angela Lasso-Jimenez, Policy & Research Analyst, Office of Racial Equity
Anthony Jackson-Miller, PDG Equity Analyst and Specialist, Office of Racial Equity
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 10:40 AM
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H.222 - An act relating to civil orders of protection
Committee discussion; possible vote
Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Carolyn Hanson, Assistant Attorney General, Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission
- 11:15 AM
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H.222 - An act relating to civil orders of protection
Vote
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 11:45 AM
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H.222 - An act relating to civil orders of protection
Discussion and possible vote
Committee Documents
An act relating to civil orders of protection
Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
House Committee on Judiciary
- Laura Bierley, VRP Project Director, Vermont Legal Aid
- Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
- Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
- Carolyn Hanson, Assistant Attorney General, Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission
- Heather Holter, Co-Director, Vermont Council on Domestic Violence
- Gary Marvel, Deputy Director of Field Services, Department of Corrections
- Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Bianca Zanella, Director, Domestic Violence Accountability Program
- Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Rep. Angela Arsenault, Sponsor
- Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
- Carolyn Hanson, Assistant Attorney General, Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission
- Anthony Jackson-Miller, PDG Equity Analyst and Specialist, Office of Racial Equity
- Angela Lasso-Jimenez, Policy & Research Analyst, Office of Racial Equity
- Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Etan Nasreddin-Longo, Chair, Racial Disparities in Criminal and Juvenile Justice System Advisory Panel
- Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
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An act relating to civil orders of protection
Committee of Conference Meetings
Regular Session 2025-2026
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Committee of Conference Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2025-2026
No committee of conference meeting history found for H.222 in the Regular Session 2025-2026.
No committee of conference report found for H.222 in the Regular Session 2025-2026.
Act
An act relating to civil orders of protection
Statutes Affected
Regular Session 2025-2026
| Statute |
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| 12 V.S.A. § 5131. Definitions |
| 15 V.S.A. § 1103. Requests for relief |
| 15 V.S.A. § 1104. Emergency relief |
| 15 V.S.A. § 1140. Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission |
Staff & Other Information
- Staff
- Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel
- Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel
