---
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).