Constitution · Vermont

Vt. Const. art. I, § 14

Constitution
Constitution of Vermont
Text as of
October 2026

What does this section say?

[Immunity for words spoken in legislative debate] The freedom of deliberation, speech, and debate, in the Legislature, is so essential to the rights of the people, that it cannot be the foundation of any accusation or prosecution, action or complaint, in any other court or place whatsoever.

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