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Senate Judiciary reviews H.118 language to broaden hate-motivated crime penalty enhancement
Summary
On April 4 the Senate Judiciary Committee discussed H.118, a bill to clarify and broaden Vermont's hate-motivated crime penalty enhancement so conduct against public property may qualify if motivated by a victim's protected characteristic; no formal vote was taken and the panel sought testimony from the attorney general's office.
The Senate Judiciary Committee met April 4 to discuss H.118, a bill proposing clarifications to Vermont's hate-motivated crime penalty enhancement and whether the committee should move to markup.
Committee members discussed whether the bill would expand the enhancement so that criminal conduct motivated by a victim's protected-status would qualify for an enhanced penalty even when the targeted conduct affects property owned by a third party. "It's April 4. Senate judiciary, we are on some committee discussion, potential markup of h 1 18, and we have Michelle with us," Speaker 3, Committee member, said at the start of the discussion.
Legislative counsel summarized how the statute…
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