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+type: "Bill"
+title: "An act relating to reducing crimes of violence associated with juveniles and dangerous weapons"
+description: "An act relating to reducing crimes of violence associated with juveniles and dangerous weapons"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
+legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "S 4"
+citation: "Vermont S 4 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Brian Campion", "Philip Baruth", "Richard Sears Jr."]
+version_count: 9
+action_count: 47
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2023-01-06"
+last_action: "2023-05-12"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64a0717a-fc80-47ee-aa34-1ae9b1bfd182"
+source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/68"
+source_hash: "2c699903146df822a554c9940a2ff324211c89d4df6edd5c26386cb7db313600"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-vt"]
+---
+
+# Vermont S 4 (2023-2024) — An act relating to reducing crimes of violence associated with juveniles and dangerous weapons
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0004/S-0004%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
+2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT023/ACT023%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
+3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT023/ACT023%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
+4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0004/S-0004%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
+5. **As Passed By the Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0004/S-0004%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
+6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0004/S-0004%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
+7. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0004/S-0004%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
+8. **House Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0004/S-0004%20House%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
+9. **House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0004/S-0004%20House%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- House proposal of amendment concurred in on roll call requested by Senator Sears, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 1 — **28–1** (pass) · upper
+- 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Sears, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 2 — **28–2** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Brian Campion — primary (person)
+- Philip Baruth — primary (person)
+- Richard Sears Jr. — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-06** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
+- **2023-03-01** Entered on Notice Calendar
+- **2023-03-01** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
+- **2023-03-01** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
+- **2023-03-24** Entered on Notice Calendar
+- **2023-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
+- **2023-03-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
+- **2023-03-28** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-28** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
+- **2023-03-28** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
+- **2023-03-28** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Sears for Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
+- **2023-03-28** Reported favorably by Senator Sears for Committee on Appropriations with recommendation of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-03-28** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
+- **2023-03-28** Recommendation of amendment, as amended agreed to
+- **2023-03-28** 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Sears, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 2
+- **2023-03-29** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
+- **2023-03-30** Unfinished Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
+- **2023-03-30** Pending third reading, bill amended as moved by Senator(s) Vyhovsky, Sears, Hashim, and Baruth `reading-3`
+- **2023-03-30** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
+- **2023-04-04** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
+- **2023-05-05** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
+- **2023-05-05** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
+- **2023-05-09** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
+- **2023-05-09** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
+- **2023-05-09** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2023-05-09** Rep. Dolan of Essex Junction reported for the Committee on Judiciary
+- **2023-05-09** Rep. Squirrell of Underhill recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
+- **2023-05-09** Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington moved to amend the report of the Committee on Judiciary, which was agreed to
+- **2023-05-09** Rep. Chapin of East Montpelier and LaLonde of South Burlington moved to amend the report of the Committee on Judiciary, as amended, which was agreed to
+- **2023-05-09** Report of Committee on Judiciary, as amended, agreed to
+- **2023-05-09** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
+- **2023-05-09** Rules suspended and bill placed in all remaining stages of passage as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
+- **2023-05-09** Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
+- **2023-05-09** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
+- **2023-05-10** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
+- **2023-05-10** Entered on Notice Calendar
+- **2023-05-10** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
+- **2023-05-10** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
+- **2023-05-10** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
+- **2023-05-10** House proposal of amendment concurred in on roll call requested by Senator Sears, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 1 `amendment-introduction`
+- **2023-05-10** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
+- **2023-05-10** Rules suspended & action messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
+- **2023-05-10** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
+- **2023-05-12** Delivered to Governor on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-05-12** Signed by Governor on Tuesday, May 30, 2023 `executive-signature`
+- **2023-05-12** Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 30, 2023 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/64a0717a-fc80-47ee-aa34-1ae9b1bfd182`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).
+