---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to eliminating the requirement for a presentence investigation for imposition of a deferred sentence"
description: "An act relating to eliminating the requirement for a presentence investigation for imposition of a deferred sentence"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 181"
citation: "Vermont S 181 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nader Hashim"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 31
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-06"
last_action: "2026-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0720f5fc-f9a2-4f36-9375-4b712318fab4"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/1742"
source_hash: "2d84009e5cb1b2be14093e5f94dd201806fe3b7a15342ed6d056c5bd46a73874"
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 181 (2025-2026) — An act relating to eliminating the requirement for a presentence investigation for imposition of a deferred sentence

## 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/S-0181/S-0181%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT093/ACT093%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT093/ACT093%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0181/S-0181%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0181/S-0181%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0181/S-0181%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/S-0181/S-0181%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
8. **House Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0181/S-0181%20House%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0181/S-0181%20House%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Nader Hashim — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-06** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2026-03-17** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-03-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-17** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-18** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-18** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Hashim for Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2026-03-18** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to
- **2026-03-18** 3rd reading ordered
- **2026-03-19** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-03-19** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2026-03-24** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2026-04-08** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-04-09** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-04-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-09** Rep. Arsenault of Williston reported for the Committee on Judiciary
- **2026-04-09** Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to
- **2026-04-09** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2026-04-10** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-04-10** Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2026-04-15** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2026-04-15** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-04-15** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-16** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-16** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-16** House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-16** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2026-04-17** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-30** Delivered to Governor on April 30, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-07** Signed by Governor on May 6, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-07** Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 6, 2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0720f5fc-f9a2-4f36-9375-4b712318fab4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).