Vermont H 490: An act relating to elections and holding elected office

Bill Text

BILL AS INTRODUCED H.490
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VT LEG #380964 v.1
H.490 1
SHORT FORM 2
Introduced by Representatives Bos-Lun of Westminster, Goodnow of 3
Brattleboro, Casey of Montpelier, Cole of Hartford, Eastes of 4
Guilford, Headrick of Burlington, McGill of Bridport, Morrow 5
of Weston, Rachelson of Burlington, and Sweeney of Shelburne 6
Referred to Committee on 7
Date: 8
Subject: Crimes; criminal procedure; sentencing alternative; community 9
service 10
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to reduce the 11
community service hours a person convicted of a second impaired driving 12
offense is required to complete under 23 V.S.A. § 1210(c). The bill would 13
contain a findings section stating that aligning these time requirements is 14
consistent with the State’s Restorative Justice Policy established pursuant to 28 15
V.S.A. § 2a because it would encourage more people to elect community 16
service over incarceration for offenses where community service exists as a 17
sentencing alternative. The bill’s findings section would also reference the 18
latest Department of Corrections’ figures for persons residing at Vermont 19
correctional facilities as the starting measure of any reduction that the bill’s 20
initiative may have on the number of persons incarcerated in Vermont. 21

BILL AS INTRODUCED H.490
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VT LEG #380964 v.1
An act relating to incentivizing community service sentencing in certain 1
cases 2
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 3
(TEXT OMITTED IN SHORT-FORM BILLS) 4