---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to youthful offender proceedings"
description: "An act relating to youthful offender proceedings"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 642"
citation: "Vermont H 642 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Martin LaLonde"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 50
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-13"
last_action: "2026-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc670bf0-508c-4367-b2db-983c0cbc7de5"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/1455"
source_hash: "e82dc8c40e43e53ff4779e66cb8cf0a4ed0cd92bf5a438c15cdabf6b8c79f3ed"
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 642 (2025-2026) — An act relating to youthful offender proceedings

## 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-0642/H-0642%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT140/ACT140%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
3. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0642/H-0642%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0642/H-0642%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
5. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0642/H-0642%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0642/H-0642%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
7. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0642/H-0642%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
8. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0642/H-0642%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 68 of 136 to Pass -- Yeas = 53, Nays = 83 — **53–83** (fail) · lower
- Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 69 of 137 to Pass -- Yeas = 52, Nays = 85 — **52–85** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Martin LaLonde — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-13** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2026-03-17** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-03-18** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-03-18** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-18** Rep. Goodnow of Brattleboro reported for the Committee on Judiciary
- **2026-03-18** Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to
- **2026-03-18** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2026-03-19** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-03-19** Rep. Goodnow of Brattleboro moved to postpone action until March 20, 2026, which was agreed to
- **2026-03-20** Action Calendar: Action postponed until March 20, 2026
- **2026-03-20** Rep. Boutin of Barre City moved to amend the bill
- **2026-03-20** Rep. Higley of Lowell demanded yeas and nays
- **2026-03-20** Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 68 of 136 to Pass -- Yeas = 53, Nays = 83
- **2026-03-20** Rep. Maguire of Rutland City moved to amend the bill
- **2026-03-20** Rep. Maguire of Rutland City demanded yeas and nays
- **2026-03-20** Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 69 of 137 to Pass -- Yeas = 52, Nays = 85
- **2026-03-20** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2026-03-25** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2026-05-12** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-05-12** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-13** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-05-13** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-13** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Mattos for Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2026-05-13** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-13** 3rd reading ordered
- **2026-05-14** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-05-14** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2026-05-15** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-18** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-19** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-19** Senate proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference requested upon motion of Rep. Goodnow of Brattleboro `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-19** Speaker appointed Reps. Dolan of Essex Junction, Goodnow of Brattleboro, and Oliver of Sheldon as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
- **2026-05-19** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2026-05-20** House message: House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-20** Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Hashim, Vyhovsky, and Mattos
- **2026-05-20** Senate Message: Committee of Conference members appointed
- **2026-05-22** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-05-22** Committee of Conference report
- **2026-05-22** Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Hashim for Committee, text
- **2026-05-22** Committee of Conference report adopted
- **2026-05-22** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2026-05-22** Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted
- **2026-05-26** Notice Calendar: Report of Committee of Conference
- **2026-05-26** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2026-05-26** Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill) `passage`
- **2026-05-28** House message: House adopted Conference Committee report
- **2026-05-29** Delivered to the Governor on June 10, 2026 `passage`
- **2026-05-29** Signed by Governor on June 16, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-29** House message: Governor approved bill on June 16, 2026

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bc670bf0-508c-4367-b2db-983c0cbc7de5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).