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VT H0856
VT H0856An act relating to possessing regulated drugs and establishing the Drug Use Health and Safety Advisory Board
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Introduced
02/03/2026
02/03/2026
In Committee
02/03/2026
02/03/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Session
Bill Summary
This bill proposes to establish the Drug Use Health and Safety Advisory Board for the purpose of determining the benchmark personal use supply for each regulated drug; decrease low-level drug possession violations to a penalty of six months’ imprisonment or a $500.00 fine, or both; and decrease low-level felony drug possession violations to misdemeanor offenses.
AI Summary
This bill establishes the Drug Use Health and Safety Advisory Board, comprised of experts in healthcare, substance use disorder treatment, harm reduction, and individuals with lived experience of drug use, to determine "benchmark personal use supply" amounts for regulated drugs, aiming to reduce the criminalization of personal drug possession. Additionally, the bill reduces penalties for low-level drug possession offenses, decreasing the maximum imprisonment for certain violations from one year to six months and lowering fines, and reclassifies some low-level felony drug possession violations to misdemeanors.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary (on 02/03/2026)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.856 |
| BillText | https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0856/H-0856%20As%20Introduced.pdf |
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