VT S0094

Designates the Attorney General as the primary enforcement authority for 13 categories of criminal offenses, including cases where local State's Attorneys have conflicts of interest, law enforcement excessive force cases, crimes by locally elected officials, and multi-county criminal activity

Assigns the Attorney General jurisdiction over specific crimes including human trafficking, abuse/neglect/exploitation of vulnerable adults, home improvement fraud, timber trespass, fish and wildlife conservation violations, and public assistance benefits fraud

Covers involuntary commitment proceedings, truancy cases, and Judicial Bureau appeals under the Attorney General's primary authority

Allows State's Attorneys and the Attorney General to stipulate that a local State's Attorney will handle a particular case falling within these categories; absent such agreement, the Attorney General retains primary authority

Takes effect September 1, 2025