---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to a report on criminal justice-related investments and trends"
description: "An act relating to a report on criminal justice-related investments and trends"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 14"
citation: "Vermont S 14 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard Sears Jr."]
version_count: 9
action_count: 50
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2023-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/24412917-47f3-4fee-a126-670190a61f6f"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/21"
source_hash: "d5464c2e40b10e6b0c5d83df7aa76c9eefd832d413fcd16566b32ed586899c68"
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 14 (2023-2024) — An act relating to a report on criminal justice-related investments and trends

## 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-0014/S-0014%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT040/ACT040%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT040/ACT040%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0014/S-0014%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-0014/S-0014%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-0014/S-0014%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-0014/S-0014%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-0014/S-0014%20House%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0014/S-0014%20House%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Richard Sears Jr. — primary (person)
- Nader Hashim — cosponsor (person)
- Philip Baruth — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Norris — cosponsor (person)
- Tanya Vyhovsky — cosponsor (person)
- Virginia Lyons — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-12** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2023-03-03** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-03-03** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-14** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-14** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-14** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Vyhovsky for Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2023-03-14** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to
- **2023-03-14** 3rd reading ordered
- **2023-03-15** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-15** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2023-03-15** Title amended as recommended by Committee on Judiciary
- **2023-03-17** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2023-04-24** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-04-25** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-04-25** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2023-04-26** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-04-27** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-04-27** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Rep. Dolan of Essex Junction reported for the Committee on Judiciary
- **2023-04-27** Rep. Squirrell of Underhill recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2023-04-27** Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to
- **2023-04-27** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2023-04-28** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-28** Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2023-05-02** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2023-05-03** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-05-03** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-04** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-04** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-04** House proposal of amendment not concurred in; Committee of Conference requested, on motion of Senator Hashim `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-05** Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Hashim, Vyhovsky, and Norris
- **2023-05-05** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference appointed `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-05** Speaker appointed Reps. Dolan of Essex Junction, LaLonde of South Burlington, and Burditt of West Rutland as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
- **2023-05-08** House message: House appointed Conference Committee members
- **2023-05-11** Rep. McCoy of Poultney moved to suspend rules to permit immediate consideration of the bill, pending its entry on the Notice Calendar
- **2023-05-11** Which was agreed to
- **2023-05-11** Committee of Conference report adopted (Senate bill) `passage`
- **2023-05-11** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2023-05-11** House message: House adopted Conference Committee report
- **2023-05-12** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-05-12** Committee of Conference report
- **2023-05-12** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2023-05-12** Committee of Conference report; text
- **2023-05-12** Committee of Conference report adopted
- **2023-05-12** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2023-05-12** Rules suspended & action messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2023-05-12** Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted
- **2023-05-12** Delivered to Governor on Friday, May 26, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-12** Signed by Governor on Thursday, June 1, 2023 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-12** Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 1, 2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/24412917-47f3-4fee-a126-670190a61f6f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).