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Read. Follow. Verify.Vermont bill requires prosecutors and Attorney General to submit annual case data reports
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
The Right to Know How Safe We Are Act of 2026 requires the Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs and the Attorney General's office to submit an annual report of prosecution and case disposition data to the Governor and the General Assembly starting July 1, 2026.
State prosecutors and the Attorney General will be mandated to publish standardized, jurisdiction-searchable data detailing arrests, prosecutions, diversion referrals, dismissals with categorical reasons, and trial outcomes.
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.
Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
Must compile aggregated, deidentified information from each State's Attorney into a uniform, searchable annual statewide report.
Attorney General's office
Must create and submit an annual statewide report on cases handled by its Criminal Division.
State's Attorneys
Must provide the Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs with necessary information to effectuate the act.
Key Facts
- The act may be cited as the 'Right to Know How Safe We Are Act of 2026.'
- The Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs must create an annual statewide report based on aggregated, deidentified information from each State's Attorney.
- The Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs must compile the information in a uniform fashion searchable by jurisdiction and offense.
- The Attorney General must create an annual statewide report for cases handled by the Criminal Division of the Attorney General's office.
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- The Attorney General and the Department for State's Attorneys and Sheriffs must submit their annual reports on or before March 1 to the Governor and the General Assembly.
- The act takes effect on July 1, 2026.
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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
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