VermontVermont's center reports yearly criminal justice data to lawmakers
Each year, Vermont's Statistical Analysis Center reports to lawmakers on bail, repeat convictions, arrests, and sentences, with demographic details when possible.
What it does
The Vermont Statistical Analysis Center reports each year on bail, repeat convictions, arrests, and sentences. Reports include demographic details when possible.
State and local agencies must provide relevant data when the Center requests it, even if another legal duty might otherwise prevent disclosure. Agencies that provide data may comment on draft reports before submission.
The recidivism report counts a later conviction after an earlier one, using the later arraignment date as the event date. It reports rates over three-year and five-year periods.
For fiscal year 2027, the Department of Public Safety receives $25,000 from the General Fund for contracted support for the Center's required reports.
Argument forYearly reports could give lawmakers a broader picture of bail, arrests, sentences, and repeat convictions across counties and demographic groups.
Argument againstAgencies may have to share data despite other legal duties, which could worry people about how sensitive information is handled.
More detail
The Vermont Statistical Analysis Center submits yearly criminal justice reports to named legislative committees. Reports cover county bail rates and pretrial detainees, recidivism, arrests and clearance rates, and sentencing information for the 20 crimes with the most convictions. Reports include race, gender, age, and other demographic details when possible. Reports are due to the listed House and Senate committees by April 1 each year.
State and local agencies and departments provide relevant data to the Statistical Analysis Center when it requests the data. The duty applies to state and local agencies and departments that hold data needed for the reports. The Center decides what data is relevant to a required report. Agencies that provide data receive draft reports and a reasonable time to comment before submission. Agencies provide data upon request; the Center sends drafts to contributing agencies before submitting the reports.
The law defines recidivism for this chapter and directs how the Center measures it in its report. The calculation starts when a person leaves incarceration or receives a sentence that does not involve incarceration. A recidivism event is a later conviction after an earlier criminal conviction. The later arraignment date stands in for when the later offense happened. The calculation period begins at release from incarceration or on the date of a noncustodial sentence.
The law sets aside General Fund money for contracted support for the Statistical Analysis Center. The amounts support the Center's bail, recidivism, arrest and clearance, and sentencing reports. The money goes to the Department of Public Safety for contracted support related to the Center. These appropriations apply in fiscal year 2027.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- May 12House message: Governor approved bill on May 11, 2026Latest
- May 12Signed by Governor Phil Scott on May 11, 2026Became Law
- May 5Delivered to Governor on May 5, 2026To Governor
- Apr 24House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendmentMinor
- Apr 23Senate proposal of amendment concurred inMinor
- Apr 23Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of AmendmentMinor
- Apr 22Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of AmendmentMinor
- Apr 21Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendmentMinor
- Apr 17Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendmentPassed 2nd Chamber
- Apr 17New Business/Third ReadingMinor
- Apr 163rd reading ordered
- Apr 16Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed toMinor
- Apr 16Reported favorably by Senator Norris for Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- Apr 16Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Norris for Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Apr 16Favorable report by Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- Apr 16Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Apr 16Second ReadingMinor
- Apr 15Favorable report by Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- Apr 15Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Apr 15Second ReadingMinor
- Apr 15Entered on Notice Calendar
- Apr 10Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- Apr 10Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Apr 10Second ReadingMinor
- Apr 10Entered on Notice Calendar
- Mar 25Read 1st time & referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Mar 20Read third time and passedPassed 1st Chamber
- Mar 20Action Calendar: Third ReadingMinor
- Mar 19Third Reading orderedMinor
- Mar 19Report of Committee on Judiciary, as amended, agreed to
- Mar 19Report of Committee on Judiciary amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
- Mar 19Rep. Squirrell of Underhill recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- Mar 19Rep. Dolan of Essex Junction reported for the Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 19Read second timeMinor
- Mar 19Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Mar 18Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Mar 17Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- Mar 17Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- 2025
- Mar 13Rep. 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
- Feb 27Read first time and referred to the Committee on Corrections and InstitutionsIntroduced
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