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VT H0186

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/11/2025

Primary Sponsor

Christoper Taylor

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Session

AI Summary

  • Removes judicial discretion to sentence below the two-year minimum prison term for convictions of selling or dispensing a regulated drug that results in death
  • Currently, courts may impose less than the two-year minimum if they find a reduced sentence serves the interests of justice
  • Makes the two-year minimum sentence mandatory for drug-related death convictions without exception
  • Introduced by Representative Taylor of Milton in the 2025 Vermont legislative session

Legislative Description

An act relating to removal of court discretion in sentencing a defendant for selling or dispensing a regulated drug with death resulting

Last Action

Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

2/11/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/11/2025

Full Bill Text

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