Vermont legislation · 2025-2026 Session
Vermont H540: An act relating to the recommendations of the Post-Adjudication Reparative Program Working Group
Status: Signed into law, April 20, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to the recommendations of the Post-Adjudication Reparative Program Working Group. (H.540) It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont.
From the chaptered text, April 20, 2026:
An act relating to the recommendations of the Post-Adjudication Reparative Program Working Group. (H.540) It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: Sec. 1. 13 V.S.A. § 7030 is amended to read: § 7030. SENTENCING ALTERNATIVES (a) In determining which of the following should be ordered, the court shall consider the nature and circumstances of the crime; the history and character of the defendant; the defendant's family circumstances and relationships; the impact of any sentence upon the defendant's minor children; the need for treatment; any noncompliance with court orders or failures to appear in connection with a criminal prosecution; and the risk to self, others, and the community at large presented by the defendant: (1) A deferred sentence pursuant to section 7041 of this title. (2) Referral to a community reparative board program pursuant to 28 V.S.A. chapter 12 in the case of an offender who has pled guilty to a nonviolent felony, a nonviolent misdemeanor, or a misdemeanor that does not involve the subject areas prohibited for referral to a community justice center under 24 V.S.A. § 1967. Referral to a community reparative board pursuant to this subdivision does not require the court to place the offender on probation. The offender shall return to court for further sentencing if the reparative board does not …
Sponsors
- Karen Dolan (D, Chittenden-22) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House message: Governor approved bill on [April 20, 2026]
- : Signed by Governor on [April 20, 2026]
- : Delivered to Governor on [April 14, 2026]
- : Senate Message: Passed in concurrence
- : Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence
- : New Business/Third Reading
- : Reported favorably by Senator [Vyhovsky] for Committee on [Judiciary], read 2nd time and 3rd reading ordered
- : Favorable report by Committee on [Judiciary]
- : New Business/Second Reading
- : Favorable report by Committee on [Judiciary]
Common questions
- What is H540?
- H540 is a bill in the Vermont Legislature (2025-2026 Session): An act relating to the recommendations of the Post-Adjudication Reparative Program Working Group.
- What does H540 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the recommendations of the Post-Adjudication Reparative Program Working Group. (H.540) It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont.
- What is the status of H540?
- Signed into law as of April 20, 2026. Latest action: House message: Governor approved bill on [April 20, 2026] (April 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored H540?
- Karen Dolan (D, Chittenden-22).
- Where is the official record for H540?
- On the Vermont Legislature website: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.540
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