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House Corrections and Institutions · February 19, 2026

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Chair opens the House Corrections & Institutions meeting and says the committee will 'shift gears' to reexamine pretrial supervision and discuss restarting the program and possible renaming. Chair frames the session as a fresh review of structure and roles for courts, prosecutors, defense counsel and DOC.

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The House Corrections & Institutions committee met Feb. 18 to consider a strike‑all amendment to H.529 that would reconfigure Vermont's pretrial supervision program, remove statutory eligibility thresholds and lower the threshold for arrest warrants tied to supervision violations. Lawmakers questioned DOC staffing, funding and how the program would interact with the accountability docket pilot in Chittenden County.

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