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Vermont · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 5: An act relating to a hearsay exception for a child under 16 years of age

Passed one chamber 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 5 is a bill introduced in the Vermont House on January 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An act relating to a hearsay exception for a child under 16 years of age. Primary sponsor: Angela Arsenault (Democratic), Martin LaLonde (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 6, 2026): Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Angela ArsenaultPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouseChittenden-2
Martin LaLondePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouseChittenden-12

“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 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary
  2. Read third time and passed
  3. Action Calendar: Third Reading
  4. Third Reading ordered
  5. Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to
  6. Rep. Dolan of Essex Junction reported for the Committee on Judiciary
  7. Read second time
  8. Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
  9. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
  10. Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Sources

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