---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to the types of evidence permitted in weight of the evidence hearings"
description: "An act relating to the types of evidence permitted in weight of the evidence hearings"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 196"
citation: "Vermont S 196 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nader Hashim"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-01-03"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb3b7baf-932d-4b7b-849d-86bc16918787"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/2596"
source_hash: "7a926bb4de84a8dae77e32a586c2ed6aecd413492b5dc691dadb9dd0dc998b04"
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 196 (2023-2024) — An act relating to the types of evidence permitted in weight of the evidence hearings

## 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-0196/S-0196%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT116/ACT116%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT116/ACT116%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0196/S-0196%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-0196/S-0196%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-0196/S-0196%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-0196/S-0196%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Nader Hashim — primary (person)
- Andrew Perchlik — cosponsor (person)
- Anne Watson — cosponsor (person)
- Irene Wrenner — cosponsor (person)
- M. Jane Kitchel — cosponsor (person)
- Mark MacDonald — cosponsor (person)
- Martine Gulick — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Wendy Harrison — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-03** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2024-03-14** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-03-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-14** Favorable report by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-15** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-15** Favorable report by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-15** Reported favorably by Senator Hashim for Committee on Judiciary, read 2nd time and 3rd reading ordered `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2024-03-19** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-19** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2024-03-21** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2024-04-26** Notice Calendar: Favorable
- **2024-04-29** Action Calendar: Favorable
- **2024-04-30** Action Calendar: Favorable
- **2024-04-30** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-04-30** Rep. Notte of Rutland City reported for the Committee on Judiciary
- **2024-04-30** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-05-01** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-05-01** Read third time and passed in concurrence `reading-3`
- **2024-05-03** House message: House passed bill in concurrence
- **2024-05-03** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Delivered to Governor on May 17, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-10** Signed by Governor on May 23, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-10** Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 23, 2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bb3b7baf-932d-4b7b-849d-86bc16918787`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).