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Vermont · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 252: An act relating to prohibiting earned time for second or subsequent felony convictions

Introduced Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 252 is a bill introduced in the Vermont House on February 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An act relating to prohibiting earned time for second or subsequent felony convictions. Primary sponsor: Chris Pritchard (Republican), Dave Bosch (Republican), Michael Boutin (Republican), Carolyn Branagan (Republican), Tom Burditt (Republican), Greg Burtt (Republican), Bill Canfield (Republican), Jim Casey (Republican), Tom Charlton (Republican), V.L. Coffin (Republican), Penny Demar (Republican), Debbie Dolgin (Republican), Gina Galfetti (Republican), Kenneth Goslant (Republican), Will Greer (Democratic), James Gregoire (Republican), James Harrison, Zak Harvey (Republican), Mark Higley (Republican), Christopher Howland (Republican), John Kascenska (Republican), Chris Keyser (Republican), Larry Labor (Republican), Wayne Laroche (Republican), Jed Lipsky (Independent), Joe Luneau (Republican), Eric Maguire (Republican), Alicia Malay (Republican), Francis McFaun, Leland Morgan (Republican), Mike Morgan (Republican), Kristi Morris (Democratic), Mary Morrissey (Republican), Chris Morrow (Democratic), Todd Nielsen (Republican), Rob North (Republican), Tom Oliver (Republican), Woody Page (Republican), Joseph Parsons (Republican), Sandy Pinsonault (Republican), Debbie Powers (Republican), Mike Southworth (Republican), Shawn Sweeney (Democratic), Mike Tagliavia (Republican), Matt Walker (Republican), Ken Wells (Republican), Kevin Winter (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2025): Read first time and referred to the Committee on Corrections and Institutions.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Independent 1 · Republican 40

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris PritchardPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseRutland-Bennington
Dave BoschPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseRutland-2
Michael BoutinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseWashington-3
Carolyn BranaganPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseFranklin-1
Tom BurdittPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseRutland-2
Greg BurttPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseCaledonia-Washington
Bill CanfieldPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseRutland-10
Jim CaseyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseAddison-Rutland
Tom CharltonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseWindsor-Windham
V.L. CoffinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseWindsor-2
Penny DemarPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseFranklin-7
Debbie DolginPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseCaledonia-Essex
Gina GalfettiPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseWashington-Orange
Kenneth GoslantPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseWashington-1
Will GreerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouseBennington-2
James GregoirePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseFranklin-6
James HarrisonPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Zak HarveyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseRutland-3
Mark HigleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseOrleans-Lamoille
Christopher HowlandPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseRutland-4
John KascenskaPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseEssex-Caledonia
Chris KeyserPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseRutland-7
Larry LaborPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseEssex-Orleans
Wayne LarochePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseFranklin-5
Jed LipskyPrimary sponsorIndependentHouseLamoille-1
Joe LuneauPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseFranklin-3
Eric MaguirePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseRutland-5
Alicia MalayPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseRutland-8
Francis McFaunPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Leland MorganPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseGrand Isle-Chittenden
Mike MorganPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseGrand Isle-Chittenden
Kristi MorrisPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouseWindsor-3
Mary MorrisseyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseBennington-5
Chris MorrowPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouseWindham-Windsor-Bennington
Todd NielsenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseRutland-9
Rob NorthPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseAddison-3
Tom OliverPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseFranklin-4
Woody PagePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseOrleans-2
Joseph ParsonsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseOrange-Caledonia
Sandy PinsonaultPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseBennington-Rutland
Debbie PowersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseCaledonia-1
Mike SouthworthPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseCaledonia-2
Shawn SweeneyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouseChittenden-7
Mike TagliaviaPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseOrange-1
Matt WalkerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseFranklin-4
Ken WellsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseOrleans-3
Kevin WinterPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseRutland-Windsor

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Read first time and referred to the Committee on Corrections and Institutions

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source