2025-2026 Session
Change SessionHouse Committee on Judiciary (Room 30)
The House Committee on Judiciary considers matters relating to civil rights and civil liberties, the criminal and civil justice systems, violence prevention and public safety, and other similar policies.
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Materials posted on this page are for informational purposes only and may not include all material received by the Committee. The Committee is not responsible for the accuracy of posted material, and posting does not represent approval or endorsement by the Committee or the Vermont General Assembly.
- H.2 - An act relating to increasing the minimum age for delinquency proceedings
- H.5 - An act relating to a hearsay exception for a child under 16 years of age
- H.7 - An act relating to termination of parental rights in an adoption proceeding
- H.18 - An act relating to decriminalizing nonmoving DLS violations for third-time offenders
- H.19 - An act relating to grand larceny of a firearm
- H.20 - An act relating to establishing a voluntary firearms storage program for persons in crisis
- H.21 - An act relating to service of writs of possession
- H.23 - An act relating to the transfer of property to a trust
- H.25 - An act relating to imposing Impaired Driver Rehabilitation Program fees based on a person’s ability to pay
- H.26 - An act relating to guardianship proceedings
- H.27 - An act relating to the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission
- H.28 - An act relating to including an affirmation option in oath requirements in Titles 1–10 of the Vermont Statutes Annotated
- H.36 - An act relating to family forensic evaluators
- H.41 - An act relating to abuse of the dead body of a person
- H.44 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the laws governing impaired driving
- H.45 - An act relating to prohibiting possession of firearms on premises where alcohol is licensed to be served
- H.64 - An act relating to after-hours access to orders against sexual assault
- H.83 - An act relating to firearms storage
- H.97 - An act relating to prohibiting firearms and deadly weapons in schools, on school property, and at childcare centers
- H.98 - An act relating to confirmatory adoptions
- H.105 - An act relating to expanding the Youth Substance Awareness Safety Program
- H.107 - An act relating to reports or complaints of sex offenses or sexual harassment
- H.108 - An act relating to filial support
- H.118 - An act relating to expanding the scope of hate-motivated crimes
- H.123 - An act relating to driving while ability impaired
- H.128 - An act relating to unlawful drug activity in a dwelling by a person who is not a legal tenant
- H.138 - An act relating to maximum liability of municipalities for tort claims
- H.150 - An act relating to reinstating the waiting period exemption for firearms transfers at gun shows
- H.171 - An act relating to Attorney General investigations into a law enforcement officer’s use of a firearm
- H.183 - An act relating to strict liability for damages caused by domestic dogs
- H.186 - An act relating to removal of court discretion in sentencing a defendant for selling or dispensing a regulated drug with death resulting
- H.189 - An act relating to funding support services for persons who use drugs and eliminating misdemeanor criminal penalties for possessing or dispensing a personal use drug supply
- H.190 - An act relating to voluntary engagement in sex work
- H.193 - An act relating to a child and parent legal representation working group
- H.200 - An act relating to persons prohibited from possessing firearms
- H.213 - An act relating to amending the bases and process of child abuse and neglect investigations
- H.220 - An act relating to establishing a task force to update Vermont’s CHINS laws
- H.221 - An act relating to the Firearm Surrender Order Compliance Working Group
- H.222 - An act relating to participation in a domestic violence accountability program as a condition of a final relief from abuse prevention order
- H.223 - An act relating to stalking through the use of tracking technology
- H.251 - An act relating to establishing a competency restoration process
- H.254 - An act relating to orders permitting alternate service of process in civil proceedings
- H.255 - An act relating to establishing increased criminal penalties for an assault of a public transit worker
Bills In House Committee on Judiciary
Bills that are currently in committee.
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Bills Out of House Committee on Judiciary
Bills sponsored by the committee, and bills reported out of committee. Includes bills where the committee has been relieved of responsibility.
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Bills Referred to House Committee on Judiciary
Bills that were in committee at any time. Does not include bills sponsored by Committee.
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Bills Sponsored by House Committee on Judiciary
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