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Read. Follow. Verify.Vermont Bill H. 873 Clarifies Stalking Laws to Remove Separate Calendar Day Requirement for Acts
Last action · February 4, 2026: Read first time and referred to the Committee on JudiciarySponsors: Zachary Harvey and 3 others
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill clarifies legal definitions for civil and criminal stalking by specifying that multiple acts establishing a "" do not need to occur on separate calendar days. The measure takes effect upon passage.
Changes how prosecutors and civil litigants can prove stalking patterns by allowing multiple acts within a single calendar day to count toward the legal threshold.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Victims of stalking
Legal standards for establishing a course of conduct in civil and criminal stalking cases are modified.
Defendants in stalking cases
The legal definition and evidentiary requirements for proving stalking charges and protection orders are updated.
Prosecutors and Law Enforcement
Guidance on what constitutes a course of conduct for filing stalking charges is clarified.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do stalking acts have to happen on different days to count as a course of conduct?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 4, 2026HouseIntroducedRead first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Version history
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