H.629 (Act 100)
An act relating to access to adoption records
Sponsors:
Rep. Kathryn Webb
,
Rep. Jessica Brumsted, Rep. Maxine Grad, Rep. Maida Townsend
Last Recorded Action: 5/4/2022 - House message: Governor approved bill on May 3, 2022
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2021-2022
House Committee on Judiciary
- Rep. Roberta Beavers, Maine Legislature
- Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Claudia Corrigan D’Arcy, Impacted New York Citizen
- Becca Dragon, Vice President, People for Ethical Adoption Reform
- Marley Greiner, Executive Chair and Co-Founder, Bastard Nation
- Rebekah Henson, Impacted Citizen, New England Adoptee Rights Coalition
- Kurt Hughes, Partner, Tarnelli and Hughes Law Office
- Ellie Lane, Impacted Citizen, New England Adoptee Rights Coalition
- Thomas Little, General Counsel, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Gregory Luce, Attorney, Adoptee Rights Law Center PLLC
- Annette O'Connell , Search Angel
- Sarah Robinson, Deputy Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
- Christina Shuma, Adoption Registry Coordinator, Department for Children and Families
- Christine Shuma , Adoption Registry Coordinator, Department for Children and Families
- Kate Van Wagner, Options Coordinator, Lund Center
- Rep. Kathryn Webb, Sponsor
Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Jessica Barquist, Director of Policy and Organizing, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
- Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
- Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
- Laurie Canty, Director of Trial Court Operations, Vermont Judiciary
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Claudia Corrigan D’Arcy, Impacted New York Citizen
- Becca Dragon, Vice President, People for Ethical Adoption Reform
- Laurie Foster, Legislative liaison and Vice President, American College Nurse Midwives Vermont Affiliate
- Jessie Hammond, Public Health Statistics Chief, Department of Health
- Rebekah Henson, Impacted Citizen, New England Adoptee Rights Coalition
- Ellie Lane, Impacted Citizen, New England Adoptee Rights Coalition
- Gregory Luce, Attorney, Adoptee Rights Law Center PLLC
- Tanya Marshall, State Archivist and Director, VT State Archives & Records Administration, Secretary of State's Office
- Jennifer Myka, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
- Sen. Christopher A. Pearson, Sponsor, -
- Christine Shuma , Adoption Registry Coordinator, Department for Children and Families
- Kate Van Wagner, Options Coordinator, Lund Center
- Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary