---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to the Parole Board"
description: "An act relating to the Parole Board"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 559"
citation: "Vermont H 559 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alice Emmons"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 44
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-06"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/87a0194f-9fb9-49f3-a011-0166a1e4831b"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/1906"
source_hash: "a13f698beeda28b844e5d7504e48451aaa79b3032df0b44cc2067f28d2073629"
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 H 559 (2025-2026) — An act relating to the Parole Board

## 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/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0559/H-0559%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT111/ACT111%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT111/ACT111%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0559/H-0559%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the House (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0559/H-0559%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0559/H-0559%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/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0559/H-0559%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
8. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0559/H-0559%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0559/H-0559%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Alice Emmons — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-06** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Corrections and Institutions `introduction`
- **2026-02-27** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-02-27** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2026-03-13** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-03-17** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-03-17** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-17** Rep. Greer of Bennington reported for the Committee on Corrections and Institutions
- **2026-03-17** Rep. Squirrell of Underhill recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2026-03-17** Report of Committee on Corrections and Institutions agreed to
- **2026-03-17** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2026-03-18** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-03-18** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2026-03-20** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Institutions `introduction`
- **2026-04-24** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-04-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-04-24** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-24** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2026-04-29** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-04-29** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-29** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-30** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-04-30** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-30** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2026-05-01** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-05-01** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-01** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2026-05-05** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-05-05** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-05** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2026-05-05** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Major for Committee on Institutions `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2026-05-05** Reported favorably by Senator Westman for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-05** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-05** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions, as amended, agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-05** 3rd reading ordered
- **2026-05-06** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-05-06** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2026-05-07** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-08** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-12** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-12** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-14** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-20** Delivered to the Governor on May 20, 2026 `passage`
- **2026-05-26** Signed by Governor on May 26, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** House message: Governor approved bill on May 26, 2026

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/87a0194f-9fb9-49f3-a011-0166a1e4831b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).