---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to juvenile jurisdiction"
description: "An act relating to juvenile jurisdiction"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 133"
citation: "Vermont S 133 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard Sears"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 36
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-02-27"
last_action: "2019-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fa54a31f-2a6d-4318-b508-b48960e37f8f"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2020/141"
source_hash: "5abf268489b3c7b40e06881923aae641dae360534790dc2fde31b70d395704dd"
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 133 (2019-2020) — An act relating to juvenile jurisdiction

## 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/2020/Docs/BILLS/S-0133/S-0133%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT045/ACT045%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT045/ACT045%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/S-0133/S-0133%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/S-0133/S-0133%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 72 of 142 to Pass -- Yeas = 61, Nays = 81 — **61–81** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Richard Sears — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-27** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2019-03-12** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2019-03-12** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
- **2019-03-13** New Business/Second Reading
- **2019-03-13** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
- **2019-03-13** Read second time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Baruth for Committee on Judiciary
- **2019-03-13** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to
- **2019-03-13** 3rd reading ordered
- **2019-03-14** New Business/Third Reading
- **2019-03-14** Pending third reading, motion to amend bill offered by Senator(s) Ingram
- **2019-03-14** Motion agreed to
- **2019-03-14** Pending third reading, motion to amend bill offered by Senator(s) Baruth
- **2019-03-14** Motion agreed to
- **2019-03-14** Read 3rd time & passed `passage`
- **2019-03-19** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
- **2019-05-01** Read Second Time
- **2019-05-01** Rep. Rachelson of Burlington reported for the committee on Judiciary
- **2019-05-01** Rep. McFaun of Barre Town moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Judiciary.
- **2019-05-01** Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 72 of 142 to Pass -- Yeas = 61, Nays = 81
- **2019-05-01** Which was disagreed to
- **2019-05-01** Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to.
- **2019-05-01** Third Reading Ordered
- **2019-05-02** Read Third time
- **2019-05-02** Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `passage`
- **2019-05-03** House message House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2019-05-06** House Proposal of Amendment
- **2019-05-07** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- **2019-05-08** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- **2019-05-09** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- **2019-05-09** House proposal of amendment; text
- **2019-05-09** House proposal of amendment concurred in
- **2019-05-09** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2019-05-10** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in `passage`
- **2019-05-24** Delivered to Governor on May 24, 2019
- **2019-05-29** Signed by Governor on May 30, 2019 `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-29** Senate Message, Signed by Governor May 30, 2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fa54a31f-2a6d-4318-b508-b48960e37f8f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).