republic-os/legislation/us/states/vt/2021-2022/h-128.md

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Bill	An act relating to limiting criminal defenses based on victim identity	An act relating to limiting criminal defenses based on victim identity	us/states/vt	Vermont General Assembly	2021-2022	H 128	Vermont H 128 (2021-2022)	bill		enacted	Mari Cordes Taylor Small	5	26	2	2021-01-26	2021-05-06	openstates	ocd-bill/81f8cc3a-ff00-4fc6-833a-212eac84ac9c	http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/483	231c33f1c83ae2b1e30333b3dc492aa84e21cc340adc802f11d570cfffb9ba86	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-vt

Vermont H 128 (2021-2022) — An act relating to limiting criminal defenses based on victim identity

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. As Introduced (filed) — source
2. Act Summary (committee substitute) — source
3. As Enacted (committee substitute) — source
4. Official (committee substitute) — source
5. Unofficial (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Sears, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 0 — 29–0 (pass) · upper
• Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 73 of 145 to Pass -- Yeas = 144, Nays = 1 — 144–1 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Mari Cordes — primary (person)
• Taylor Small — primary (person)
• Brian Cina — cosponsor (person)
• Elizabeth Burrows — cosponsor (person)
• Emma Mulvaney-Stanak — cosponsor (person)
• Gabrielle Stebbins — cosponsor (person)
• George Till — cosponsor (person)
• Heather Surprenant — cosponsor (person)
• James Masland — cosponsor (person)
• John Killacky — cosponsor (person)
• Katherine Donnally — cosponsor (person)
• Kathleen James — cosponsor (person)
• Kirk White — cosponsor (person)
• Kristi Morris — cosponsor (person)
• Laura Sibilia — cosponsor (person)
• Michael Mrowicki — cosponsor (person)
• Robin Scheu — cosponsor (person)
• Sara Coffey — cosponsor (person)
• Sarah "Sarita" Austin — cosponsor (person)
• Selene Colburn — cosponsor (person)
• Seth Chase — cosponsor (person)
• Tanya Vyhovsky — cosponsor (person)
• Tiffany Bluemle — cosponsor (person)
• Timothy Briglin — cosponsor (person)
• Tristan Toleno — cosponsor (person)
• William Lippert — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-01-26 Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary introduction
• 2021-03-10 Read Second time reading-2
• 2021-03-10 Rep. Colburn of Burlington reported for the Committee on Judiciary
• 2021-03-10 Division results Y- 120, N-3
• 2021-03-10 Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to
• 2021-03-10 Third Reading ordered reading-3
• 2021-03-11 Read Third time reading-3
• 2021-03-11 Rep. Cordes of Lincoln demanded yeas and nays
• 2021-03-11 Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 73 of 145 to Pass -- Yeas = 144, Nays = 1
• 2021-03-11 Passed passage
• 2021-03-12 Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary introduction
• 2021-04-20 Entered on Notice Calendar
• 2021-04-20 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary amendment-introduction
• 2021-04-21 New Business/Second Reading reading-2
• 2021-04-21 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary amendment-introduction
• 2021-04-21 Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Sears for Committee on Judiciary amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2
• 2021-04-21 Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to amendment-introduction
• 2021-04-21 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Sears, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 0
• 2021-04-22 New Business/Third Reading reading-3
• 2021-04-22 Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment amendment-introduction, reading-3
• 2021-04-23 Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment amendment-introduction
• 2021-04-27 Senate proposal of amendment concurred in amendment-introduction
• 2021-04-28 House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment amendment-introduction
• 2021-04-29 Delivered to the Governor on April 29, 2021 passage
• 2021-05-05 Signed by Governor on May 5, 2021 executive-signature
• 2021-05-06 House message: Governor approved bill on May 5, 2021

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/81f8cc3a-ff00-4fc6-833a-212eac84ac9c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).