H.655 (Act 174)

An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records

Sponsors: Rep. Karen Dolan , Rep. Kevin Christie, Rep. Martin LaLonde, Rep. Barbara Rachelson

Last Recorded Action: 5/10/2024 - House message: Governor approved bill on June 12, 2024

Committee Activity - Meeting Full List

Regular Session 2023-2024

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Committee(s):

House Committee on Judiciary

2:55 PM

H.655 - An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records

Walk-Through

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel

Thursday, February 22, 2024

Committee(s):

House Committee on Judiciary

9:00 AM

H.655 - An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records

Testimony

Tanya Marshall, State Archivist and Director, VT State Archives & Records Administration, Secretary of State's Office
Erin Jacobsen, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office

10:45 PM

H.655 - An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records

Erin Jacobsen, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Jennifer Poehlmann, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services

1:00 PM

H.655 - An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records

Testimony

Jaye Johnson, General Counsel, Governor's Office
Jeffrey Wallin, Director, Vermont Crime Information Center (VCIC)
Tucker Jones, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Public Safety
Ward Goodenough, State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

Friday, February 23, 2024

Committee(s):

House Committee on Judiciary

11:00 AM

H.655 - An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records

Testimony

Sarah Robinson, Deputy Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

1:30 PM

H.655 - An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records

Testimony

Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office

2:30 PM

H.655 - An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records

Testimony

Jay Greene, Racial Equity Policy & Research Analyst, Office of Racial Equity

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Committee(s):

House Committee on Judiciary

3:00 PM

H.655 - An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records

Testimony

Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Committee(s):

House Committee on Judiciary

9:00 AM

H.655 - An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records

Testimony

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel
Joshua Rutherford, Operations Director, Department of Corrections
Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont

10:25 AM

H.655 - An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records

Testimony

Erin Jacobsen, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office

11:00 AM

H.655 - An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records

Testimony

Jennifer Myka, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
Catherine Clark, Director, Commissioner's Registry Review Unit, Department for Children and Families
Nancy Miller, Child Safety Manager, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division

2:00 PM

H.655 - An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records

Testimony

Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
Ward Goodenough, State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office

Friday, March 1, 2024

Committee(s):

House Committee on Judiciary

1:45 PM

H.655 - An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records

Testimony

Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Lauren Layman, General Counsel, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Committee(s):

House Committee on Judiciary

1:30 PM

H.655 - An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records

Testimony

Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
Tucker Jones, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Public Safety

3:30 PM

H.655 - An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records

Testimony

Jay Greene, Racial Equity Policy & Research Analyst, Office of Racial Equity
Erin Jacobsen, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Committee(s):

House Committee on Judiciary

9:00 AM

H.655 - An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records

Testimony

Kim McManus, Associate General Counsel, Vermont Criminal Justice Council
Justin Stedman, Chief Warden of the Warden Service Division, Department of Fish and Wildlife
Rebecca Plummer, Project Director, Medical-Legal Partnership Project, Vermont Legal Aid
Etan Nasreddin-Longo, Chair, Racial Disparities in Criminal and Juvenile Justice System Advisory Panel

11:00 AM

H.655 - An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records

Testimony
Committee Discussion

Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Lauren Layman, General Counsel, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
David Herlihy, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Committee(s):

House Committee on Judiciary

1:50 PM

H.655 - An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records

Walk-Through Draft No. 4.1
Committee Discussion

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel

Friday, March 15, 2024

Committee(s):

House Committee on Judiciary

12:55 PM

H.655 - An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records

Walk-Through
Committee Discussion
Vote

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel
Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
Erin Jacobsen, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Committee(s):

House Committee on Appropriations

3:25 PM

H.655 - An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records

Walk through and vote

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Judiciary

11:15 AM

H.655 - An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records

Walk-through

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Thursday, April 11, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Judiciary

9:00 AM

H.655 - An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records

Walk-through

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

9:15 AM

H.655 - An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records

Jennifer Myka, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
Brenda Gooley, Operations Director, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
Catherine Clark, Director, Commissioner's Registry Review Unit, Department for Children and Families
Tucker Jones, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Public Safety
Rosemary Kennedy, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General

10:30 AM

H.655 - An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records

Jaye Pershing-Johnson, General Counsel, Governor's Office
Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

Thursday, April 18, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Judiciary

9:00 AM

H.655 - An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records

Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
Kim McManus, Associate General Counsel, Vermont Criminal Justice Council
Jeffrey Wallin, Director, Vermont Crime Information Center (VCIC)
Tucker Jones, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Public Safety
Rebecca Plummer, Project Director, Medical-Legal Partnership Project, Vermont Legal Aid

10:50 AM

H.655 - An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records

Stuart Schurr, General Counsel, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living

Friday, April 19, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Judiciary

9:00 AM

H.655 - An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records

Testimony and Committee Discussion

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Lauren Layman, General Counsel, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
Rosemary Kennedy, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Judiciary

9:10 AM

H.655 - An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records

Mark-up, Committee Discussion, and Possible Vote

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Monday, May 6, 2024

Committee(s):

House Committee on Judiciary

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H.655 - An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records

Senate proposal of amendment

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Committee(s):

House Committee on Judiciary

9:00 AM

H.655 - An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records

Discussion of Amendment

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel