Vermont 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

S. 234 — An act relating to adjudicating all teenagers in the Family Division, except those charged with a serious violent felony

Last action — As passed by Senate and House

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. As passed by Senate and House

  2. Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe

  3. Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in

  4. House proposal of amendment concurred in on roll call requested by Senator Sears, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 0

  5. House proposal of amendment; text

  6. New Business/House Proposal of Amendment

  7. House Proposal of Amendment

  8. Entered on Notice Calendar

  9. House message House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment

  10. Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. Savage of Swanton

  11. Read Third time and Passed in Concurrence with Proposal of Amendment

  12. Second instance of amendment disagreed to

  13. Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 62 of 123 to Pass -- Yeas = 53, Nays = 70

  14. First Instance of amendment agreed to

  15. Rep. Donahue of Northfield asked that the question be divided

  16. Rep. Buckholz of Hartford and Donahue of Northfield moved to amend the House proposal of amendment.

  17. Third Reading Ordered

  18. Report of Committee on Judiciary as amended agreed to

  19. Report of the Committee on Judiciary amended as recommended by the Committee on Human Services

  20. Rep. Hooper of Montpelier recommended for the committee on Appropriations

  21. Rep. Keefe of Manchester reported for the committee on Human Services

  22. Rep. Rachelson of Burlington reported for the committee on Judiciary

  23. Read Second Time

  24. Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)

  25. Rep. Grad of Moretown moved that the bill be committed to the committee on Human Services which was agreed to.

  26. Rules Suspended and Taken up for Immediate Consideration as moved by Rep. Grad of Moretown

  27. Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

  28. Read 3rd time & passed

  29. New Business/Third Reading

  30. 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Sears, Passed -- Needed 15 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 0

  31. Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary, as amended, agreed to

  32. Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations

  33. Reported favorably by Senator Sears for Committee on Appropriations with recommendation of amendment

  34. Read second time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Sears for Committee on Judiciary

  35. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

  36. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

  37. New Business/Second Reading

  38. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee onAppropriations

  39. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee onJudiciary

  40. Entered on Notice Calendar

  41. Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31

  42. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee onJudiciary

  43. Entered on Notice Calendar

  44. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary

Sponsors

  • Richard Sears · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 189 not signed on · 20 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Richard Sears

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (189)

189 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

House proposal of amendment concurred in on roll call requested by Senator Sears, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 0

Passed 29 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 3000
Unaffiliated 21000
Republican 4001
Democrat/Progressive 1000
Total 29001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
McCormack — Yea
Pearson — Yea
White — Yea
Ashe — Yea
Balint — Yea
Benning — Yea
Bray — Yea
Campion — Yea
Flory — Yea
Kitchel — Yea
MacDonald — Yea
Nitka — Yea
Sears — Yea
Sirotkin — Yea
Starr — Yea
Ayer — Yea
Brooks — Yea
Ingram — Yea
Mazza — Yea
Pollina — Yea
Rodgers — Yea
Alison Clarkson Democrat Yea
Ann E Cummings Democrat Yea
Virginia "Ginny" V Lyons Democrat Yea
Philip E Baruth Democrat/Progressive Yea
Brian P Collamore Republican Yea
Carolyn W Branagan Republican Yea
David J Soucy Republican Yea
Randy D Brock Republican Yea
Richard A Westman Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 62 of 123 to Pass -- Yeas = 53, Nays = 70

Failed 53 Yea · 70 Nay · 27 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3650022
Republican 11301
Democrat 41703
Progressive/Democrat 0001
Independent 2000
Total 5370027
% of votes cast 35%47%0%18%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
Ainsworth — Yea
Bancroft — Yea
Baser — Yea
Batchelor — Yea
Beyor — Yea
Buckholz — Yea
Devereux — Yea
Fagan — Yea
Gage — Yea
Gamache — Yea
Helm — Yea
Jickling — Yea
Joseph — Yea
LaClair — Yea
Lawrence — Yea
Lucke — Yea
Lewis — Yea
Murphy — Yea
Myers — Yea
McCormack — Yea
Nolan — Yea
Read — Yea
Smith — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Rosenquist — Yea
Savage — Yea
Scheuermann — Yea
Strong — Yea
Terenzini — Yea
Troiano — Yea
Copeland-Hanzas — Nay
Belaski — Nay
Bock — Nay
Botzow — Nay
Briglin — Nay
Browning — Nay
Chesnut-Tangerman — Nay
Christensen — Nay
Connor — Nay
Dunn — Nay
Giambatista — Nay
Gonzalez — Nay
Juskiewicz — Nay
Kitzmiller — Nay
Lanpher — Nay
Lippert — Nay
Hooper — Nay
Hooper — Nay
Miller — Nay
Shaw — Nay
Sullivan — Nay
Townsend — Nay
Weed — Nay
McCullough — Nay
Partridge — Nay
Potter — Nay
Sharpe — Nay
Stuart — Nay
Toleno — Nay
Toll — Nay
Viens — Nay
Walz — Nay
Webb — Nay
Conquest — Not Voting
Donovan — Not Voting
Frenier — Not Voting
Gardner — Not Voting
Keefe — Not Voting
Keenan — Not Voting
Martel — Not Voting
Parent — Not Voting
Yantachka — Nay
Dakin — Not Voting
Johnson — Not Voting
Smith — Not Voting
Till — Not Voting
Trieber — Not Voting
Turner — Not Voting
Young — Not Voting
Ancel — Nay
Bissonnette — Nay
Brumsted — Nay
Carr — Nay
Colburn — Nay
Condon — Not Voting
Cupoli — Yea
Deen — Nay
Fields — Not Voting
Forguites — Yea
Gannon — Nay
Grad — Nay
Graham — Not Voting
Haas — Nay
Head — Nay
Hebert — Not Voting
Hill — Nay
Jessup — Nay
Lefebvre — Yea
Macaig — Nay
O'Sullivan — Nay
Pajala — Yea
Pearce — Not Voting
Poirier — Not Voting
Pugh — Nay
Willhoit — Nay
Wright — Not Voting
Van Wyck — Yea
Alice M. M Emmons Democrat Nay
Amy D Sheldon Democrat Yea
Barbara Rachelson Democrat Nay
Carol Ode Democrat Nay
Charles A Kimbell Democrat Yea
Daniel A Noyes Democrat Nay
David W Yacovone Democrat Nay
Emily J Long Democrat Nay
James W Masland Democrat Not Voting
Jill L Krowinski Democrat Nay
John L Bartholomew Democrat Nay
Kevin "Coach" B Christie Democrat Yea
Kristi C Morris Democrat Nay
Lori Houghton Democrat Nay
Martin J LaLonde Democrat Nay
Mary E. E Howard Democrat Nay
Michael Mrowicki Democrat Nay
Mollie S. S Burke Democrat Nay
Peter C Conlon Democrat Not Voting
Robin P Scheu Democrat Not Voting
Theresa A Wood Democrat Yea
Thomas S Stevens Democrat Nay
Timothy R. R Corcoran II Democrat Nay
Trevor J Squirrell Democrat Nay
Anne B. B Donahue Independent Yea
Laura H Sibilia Independent Yea
Brian J Cina Progressive/Democrat Not Voting
Beth M Quimby Republican Yea
Christopher P Mattos Republican Yea
Eileen G Dickinson Republican Yea
Francis M McFaun Republican Yea
Jim F Harrison Republican Yea
Mark A Higley Republican Not Voting
Martha A Feltus Republican Yea
Mary A. A Morrissey Republican Yea
Michael J Marcotte Republican Yea
Patricia A McCoy Republican Yea
Patrick "Pat" M Brennan Republican Nay
Robert W Norris Republican Yea
Scott L Beck Republican Nay
Thomas B Burditt Republican Nay
William P Canfield Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Sears, Passed -- Needed 15 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 0

Passed 28 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20001
Democrat 3000
Democrat/Progressive 0001
Republican 5000
Total 28002
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Ashe — Not Voting
McCormack — Yea
Pearson — Yea
White — Yea
Ayer — Yea
Balint — Yea
Benning — Yea
Bray — Yea
Brooks — Yea
Campion — Yea
Flory — Yea
Ingram — Yea
Kitchel — Yea
MacDonald — Yea
Mazza — Yea
Nitka — Yea
Pollina — Yea
Rodgers — Yea
Sears — Yea
Sirotkin — Yea
Starr — Yea
Alison Clarkson Democrat Yea
Ann E Cummings Democrat Yea
Virginia "Ginny" V Lyons Democrat Yea
Philip E Baruth Democrat/Progressive Not Voting
Brian P Collamore Republican Yea
Carolyn W Branagan Republican Yea
David J Soucy Republican Yea
Randy D Brock Republican Yea
Richard A Westman Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors S. 234?
S. 234 is sponsored by Richard Sears.
What is the current status of S. 234?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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