# Vermont H.410: An act relating to the calculation of recidivism and other related criminology measures Vermont H.410, An act relating to the calculation of recidivism and other related criminology measures, is a 2025-2026 Session House bill sponsored by Martin J LaLonde (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (House message: Governor approved bill on May 11, 2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H410-2026 - 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.410 - State: Vermont - Session: 2025-2026 Session - Title: An act relating to the calculation of recidivism and other related criminology measures - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-27 - Last action: 2026-05-12, House message: Governor approved bill on May 11, 2026 - Sponsor: Martin J LaLonde (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Vermont sets new crime reporting rules: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Vermont counts a new criminal conviction after an earlier conviction as recidivism, or repeat crime. This replaces the former measure based on returning to prison within three years for certain offenders. The new offense's arraignment date—the date of a court hearing on the… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Martin J LaLonde (Democratic), House ## Actions (40) - 2026-05-12: House message: Governor approved bill on May 11, 2026 (House) - 2026-05-12: Signed by Governor on May 11, 2026 (House) - 2026-05-05: Delivered to Governor on May 5, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-24: House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment (House) - 2026-04-23: Senate proposal of amendment concurred in (House) - 2026-04-23: Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment (House) - 2026-04-22: Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment (House) - 2026-04-21: Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment (Senate) - 2026-04-17: Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment (Senate) - 2026-04-17: New Business/Third Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-16: 3rd reading ordered (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Reported favorably by Senator Norris for Committee on Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Norris for Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Entered on Notice Calendar (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31 (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Entered on Notice Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-03-20: Read third time and passed (House) - 2026-03-20: Action Calendar: Third Reading (House) - 2026-03-19: Third Reading ordered (House) - 2026-03-19: Report of Committee on Judiciary, as amended, agreed to (House) - 2026-03-19: Report of Committee on Judiciary amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations (House) - 2026-03-19: Rep. Squirrell of Underhill recommended for the Committee on Appropriations (House) - 2026-03-19: Rep. Dolan of Essex Junction reported for the Committee on Judiciary (House) - 2026-03-19: Read second time (House) - 2026-03-19: Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment (House) - 2026-03-18: Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment (House) - 2026-03-17: Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a) (House) - 2026-03-17: Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment (House) - 2025-03-13: Rep. Emmons of Springfield moved that the Committee on Corrections and Institutions be relieved of the bill and that the same be committed to the Committee on Judiciary, which was agreed to (House) - 2025-02-27: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Corrections and Institutions (House) ## Bill text - As Enacted (ACT 94)Opens in a new window, 2026-05-20: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT094/ACT094%20As%20Enacted.pdf) - As Passed by Both Chambers, 2026-04-30: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0410/H-0410 As Passed by Both House and Senate Official.pdf) - As Passed by Both Chambers (Unofficial), 2026-04-30: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0410/H-0410 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf) - Senate Proposal of Amendment, 2026-04-21: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0410/H-0410 Senate proposal of amendment Official.pdf) - Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial), 2026-04-21: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0410/H-0410 Senate Proposal of Amendment Unofficial.pdf) - As Passed by the House, 2026-03-25: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0410/H-0410 As passed by the House Official.pdf) - As Passed by the House (Unofficial), 2026-03-25: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0410/H-0410 As Passed by the House Unofficial.pdf) - As Introduced, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0410/H-0410 As Introduced.pdf) ## Related bills - H.293: An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the Department of Health’s reporting and programming requirements (signed) - H.211: An act relating to data brokers and personal information (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.323: An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects (signed) - S.328: An act relating to housing and common interest communities (signed) ## Sources - [As Enacted (ACT 94)Opens in a new window (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT094/ACT094%20As%20Enacted.pdf) - [As Passed by Both Chambers (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0410/H-0410 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-0410/H-0410 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf) - [Senate Proposal of Amendment (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0410/H-0410 Senate proposal of amendment Official.pdf) - [Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0410/H-0410 Senate Proposal of Amendment Unofficial.pdf) - [As Passed by the House (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0410/H-0410 As passed by the House Official.pdf) - [As Passed by the House (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0410/H-0410 As Passed by the House Unofficial.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0410/H-0410 As Introduced.pdf) ## Related - [H.293: An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the Department of Health’s repor…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H293-2026) - [H.211: An act relating to data brokers and personal information](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H211-2026) - [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.323: An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S323-2026) - [S.328: An act relating to housing and common interest communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S328-2026) - [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-H410-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).