VermontLaw sets Parole Board training, membership, counsel, and notice rules
Starting July 1, 2026, Parole Board members receive regular training, and the Board handles a legal counsel pilot, budget reports, and victim notification waivers.
What it does
Parole Board members receive regular training.
The Board has seven regular members. When making appointments, the Governor consults the Director and Chair and considers a mix of knowledge and experience.
The law establishes a legal counsel pilot for the Parole Board and sets aside money to continue it.
The Director sends a proposed budget to corrections and human services leaders, reports on the counsel pilot, and explains how the budget was developed.
Crime victims can choose to stop receiving notifications from the Department of Corrections.
Argument forRegular training and appointments that weigh members’ experience could help the Board make informed parole decisions.
Argument againstThe counsel pilot and required reports could take staff time away from other Parole Board work.
More detail
The Parole Board provides regular training for its members. The training applies to Parole Board members. The act takes effect July 1, 2026.
The Parole Board consists of seven regular members. When appointing members, the Governor consults the Board Director and Chair and considers a balance of knowledge and experience. The act takes effect July 1, 2026.
The law establishes a Parole Board Legal Counsel Pilot Project and carries forward and appropriates money for it. The pilot project serves the Parole Board. The act takes effect July 1, 2026.
The Parole Board Director submits a proposed budget and reports on the pilot and the budget process. The Director sends the proposed budget to the Corrections Commissioner and the Human Services Secretary, reports on how the pilot operates, and explains how the budget was developed. The act takes effect July 1, 2026.
Crime victims can waive notifications from the Department of Corrections. The option concerns notifications from the Department of Corrections to crime victims. The act takes effect July 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- May 26House message: Governor approved bill on May 26, 2026Latest
- May 26Signed by Governor Phil Scott on May 26, 2026Became Law
- May 20Delivered to Governor on May 20, 2026To Governor
- May 14House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendmentMinor
- May 12Senate proposal of amendment concurred inMinor
- May 12Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of AmendmentMinor
- May 8Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of AmendmentMinor
- May 7Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendmentMinor
- May 6Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendmentPassed 2nd Chamber
- May 6New Business/Third ReadingMinor
- May 53rd reading ordered
- May 5Proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions, as amended, agreed toMinor
- May 5Proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions amended as recommended by Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- May 5Reported favorably by Senator Westman for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendmentMinor
- May 5Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Major for Committee on InstitutionsMinor
- May 5Favorable report by Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- May 5Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on InstitutionsMinor
- May 5Unfinished Business/Second ReadingMinor
- May 1Favorable report by Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- May 1Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on InstitutionsMinor
- May 1Unfinished Business/Second ReadingMinor
- Apr 30Favorable report by Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- Apr 30Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on InstitutionsMinor
- Apr 30New Business/Second ReadingMinor
- Apr 29Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- Apr 29Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on InstitutionsMinor
- Apr 29Entered on Notice Calendar
- Apr 24Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- Apr 24Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on InstitutionsMinor
- Apr 24Second ReadingMinor
- Apr 24Entered on Notice Calendar
- Mar 20Read 1st time & referred to Committee on InstitutionsMinor
- Mar 18Read third time and passedPassed 1st Chamber
- Mar 18Action Calendar: Third ReadingMinor
- Mar 17Third Reading orderedMinor
- Mar 17Report of Committee on Corrections and Institutions agreed to
- Mar 17Rep. Squirrell of Underhill recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- Mar 17Rep. Greer of Bennington reported for the Committee on Corrections and Institutions
- Mar 17Read second timeMinor
- Mar 17Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Mar 13Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Feb 27Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- Feb 27Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Jan 6Read first time and referred to the Committee on Corrections and InstitutionsIntroduced
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