# Vermont S.9: An act relating to after-hours access to orders against sexual assault

Vermont S.9, An act relating to after-hours access to orders against sexual assault, is a 2025-2026 Session Senate bill sponsored by Ruth E Hardy (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-02 (Senate Message: Signed by Governor 5/1/2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S9-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Vermont S.9
- State: Vermont
- Session: 2025-2026 Session
- Title: An act relating to after-hours access to orders against sexual assault
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-15
- Last action: 2025-05-02, Senate Message: Signed by Governor 5/1/2025
- Sponsor: Ruth E Hardy (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- After-hours protection for sexual assault survivors: benefit, medium. Beginning September 1, 2025, Vermont provides access to emergency sexual-assault protection orders after court hours, on weekends, and on holidays. Stalking complaints still must be filed during regular court hours. People outside the defendant’s family or household can seek temporary orders with a…
- Immediate compliance with court protection orders: benefit, medium. Beginning September 1, 2025, Vermont changes how temporary and final stalking or sexual-assault protection orders are served after hearings. A defendant who attends the hearing and receives notice on the court record is legally served and must obey immediately. Separate service by law enforcement i…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ruth E Hardy (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Martine Larocque L Gulick (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rebecca "Becca" E White (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert W Norris (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Plunkett (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tanya C Vyhovsky (Democrat/Progressive), Senate

## Bill text

- As Enacted (ACT 12)Opens in a new window, 2025-05-07: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT012/ACT012%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
- As Passed by Both Chambers, 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0009/S-0009 As Passed by Both House and Senate Official.pdf)
- As Passed by Both Chambers (Unofficial), 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0009/S-0009 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf)
- House Proposal of Amendment, 2025-04-04: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0009/S-0009 House proposal of amendment Official.pdf)
- House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial), 2025-04-04: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0009/S-0009 House Proposal of Amendment Unofficial.pdf)
- As Passed by the Senate, 2025-02-13: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0009/S-0009 As passed by the Senate Official.pdf)
- As Passed by the Senate (Unofficial), 2025-02-13: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0009/S-0009 As Passed by the Senate Unofficial.pdf)
- As Introduced, 2025-01-14: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0009/S-0009 As Introduced.pdf)

## Related bills

- H.955: An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system (signed)
- H.951: An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government (signed)
- H.957: An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Williston (signed)
- H.952: An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment (signed)
- H.921: An act relating to alcoholic beverages (signed)
- H.915: An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for beverage containers (signed)

## Sources
- [As Enacted (ACT 12)Opens in a new window (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT012/ACT012%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
- [As Passed by Both Chambers (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0009/S-0009 As Passed by Both House and Senate Official.pdf)
- [As Passed by Both Chambers (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0009/S-0009 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf)
- [House Proposal of Amendment (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0009/S-0009 House proposal of amendment Official.pdf)
- [House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0009/S-0009 House Proposal of Amendment Unofficial.pdf)
- [As Passed by the Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0009/S-0009 As passed by the Senate Official.pdf)
- [As Passed by the Senate (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0009/S-0009 As Passed by the Senate Unofficial.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0009/S-0009 As Introduced.pdf)

## Related
- [H.955: An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H955-2026)
- [H.951: An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H951-2026)
- [H.957: An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Willist…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H957-2026)
- [H.952: An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H952-2026)
- [H.921: An act relating to alcoholic beverages](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H921-2026)
- [H.915: An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H915-2026)
- [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-S9-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).