# Vermont H.171: An act relating to criminal justice agency protocols for an officer-involved shooting Vermont H.171, An act relating to criminal justice agency protocols for an officer-involved shooting, is a 2025-2026 Session House bill sponsored by Thomas B Burditt (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-29 (House message: Governor approved bill on June 8, 2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H171-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Vermont H.171 - State: Vermont - Session: 2025-2026 Session - Title: An act relating to criminal justice agency protocols for an officer-involved shooting - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-07 - Last action: 2026-05-29, House message: Governor approved bill on June 8, 2026 - Sponsor: Thomas B Burditt (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Vermont requires shared police shooting investigation rules: benefit, low. Effective June 8, 2026, the law requires Vermont officials and police leaders to develop shared rules for independent police shooting investigations. Participants are the Attorney General’s Office, Department of State’s Attorneys and Sheriffs, Department of Public Safety, and Vermont Association of… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Thomas B Burditt (Republican), House ## Actions (28) - 2026-05-29: House message: Governor approved bill on June 8, 2026 (House) - 2026-05-29: Signed by Governor on June 8, 2026 (House) - 2026-05-29: Delivered to Governor on June 2, 2026 (House) - 2026-05-21: House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment (House) - 2026-05-19: Senate proposal of amendment concurred in (House) - 2026-05-19: Action Calendar: Unfinished Business (House) - 2026-05-18: Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment (House) - 2026-05-15: Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment (House) - 2026-05-14: Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment (Senate) - 2026-05-13: Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment (Senate) - 2026-05-13: Pending third reading, Senator Harrison proposal of amendment, agreed to (Senate) - 2026-05-13: New Business/Third Reading (Senate) - 2026-05-12: Reported favorably by Senator Norris for Committee on Judiciary, read 2nd time and 3rd reading ordered (Senate) - 2026-05-12: Favorable report by Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-05-12: New Business/Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-05-08: Favorable report by Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-05-08: Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-05-08: Entered on Notice Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Read third time and passed (House) - 2026-03-19: Action Calendar: Third Reading (House) - 2026-03-18: Third Reading ordered (House) - 2026-03-18: Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to (House) - 2026-03-18: Rep. Burditt of West Rutland reported for the Committee on Judiciary (House) - 2026-03-18: Read second time (House) - 2026-03-18: Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment (House) - 2026-03-17: Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment (House) - 2025-02-07: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary (House) ## Bill text - As Enacted (ACT 115)Opens in a new window, 2026-06-12: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT115/ACT115%20As%20Enacted.pdf) - As Passed by Both Chambers, 2026-05-26: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0171/H-0171 As Passed by Both House and Senate Official.pdf) - As Passed by Both Chambers (Unofficial), 2026-05-26: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0171/H-0171 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf) - Senate Proposal of Amendment, 2026-05-14: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0171/H-0171 Senate proposal of amendment Official.pdf) - Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial), 2026-05-14: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0171/H-0171 Senate Proposal of Amendment Unofficial.pdf) - As Passed by the House, 2026-03-20: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0171/H-0171 As passed by the House Official.pdf) - As Passed by the House (Unofficial), 2026-03-20: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0171/H-0171 As Passed by the House Unofficial.pdf) - As Introduced, 2025-02-06: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0171/H-0171 As Introduced.pdf) ## Related bills - S.327: An act relating to economic development (signed) - S.328: An act relating to housing and common interest communities (signed) - S.323: An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects (signed) - S.326: An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to motor vehicles (signed) - S.313: An act relating to transforming Vermont’s career technical education system (signed) - S.298: An act relating to voter protections (signed) ## Sources - [As Enacted (ACT 115)Opens in a new window (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT115/ACT115%20As%20Enacted.pdf) - [As Passed by Both Chambers (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0171/H-0171 As Passed by Both House and Senate Official.pdf) - [As Passed by Both Chambers (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0171/H-0171 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf) - [Senate Proposal of Amendment (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0171/H-0171 Senate proposal of amendment Official.pdf) - [Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0171/H-0171 Senate Proposal of Amendment Unofficial.pdf) - [As Passed by the House (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0171/H-0171 As passed by the House Official.pdf) - [As Passed by the House (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0171/H-0171 As Passed by the House Unofficial.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0171/H-0171 As Introduced.pdf) ## Related - [S.327: An act relating to economic development](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S327-2026) - [S.328: An act relating to housing and common interest communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S328-2026) - [S.323: An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S323-2026) - [S.326: An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to motor vehicles](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S326-2026) - [S.313: An act relating to transforming Vermont’s career technical education system](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S313-2026) - [S.298: An act relating to voter protections](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S298-2026) - [Vermont bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/vermont/bills) - [Vermont state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/vermont) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H171-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).