2011-2012 Session
Change SessionH.73 (Act 59)
An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
- Sponsor(s)
- Last Recorded Action
- House 5/6/2011 - Signed by Governor on 6/1/2011
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An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
Detailed Status
2011 - 2012 Legislative Session
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An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
Roll Call History
2011 - 2012 Legislative Session
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An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
Committee Meetings
2011 - 2012 Legislative Session
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An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
Meeting Full List
2011 - 2012 Legislative Session
Thursday, February 3, 2011
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations
- 9:00 AM
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H.73 - An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
Beth Robinson, Legal Counsel, Executive Department
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel
Michael Donahue, Burlington Free Press
- 9:30 AM
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H.73 - An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
James Condos, Secretary of State
- 10:30 AM
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Allen Gilbert, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union
- 15 minutes after Floor adjourns
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H.73 - An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
Steve Jeffrey, Executive Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Abigail Winters, Legal Counsel, Vermont State Employees Association
Tom Kerney, Stowe Reporter
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations
- 9:00 AM
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H.73 - An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
Greg Sanford, State Archivist, Secretary of State's Office
Tanya Marshall, Deputy State Archivist, Secretary of State's Office
- 10:00 AM
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Laura Ziegler, Concerned Citizen
- 10:30 AM
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H.73 - An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
Lakekeeper Program
Louis Porter, Conservation Law Foundation
- 11:00 AM
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H.73 - An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
Robert Hemley, Partner, Gravel and Shea
Thursday, February 10, 2011
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations
- 2:30 PM
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H.73 - An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
Amy Davenport, Administrative Judge, Court System
- 3:30 AM
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Wallace Nolen, Concerned Citizen
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations
- 2:30 PM
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H.73 - An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
Tom Little, Vice-President and General Counsel, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- 3:30 PM
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H.73 - An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
Beth Robinson, Legal Counsel, Executive Department
Steven Collier, General Counsel, Department of Human Resources
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations
- 9:30 AM
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H.73 - An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
William Sorrell, Vermont Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- 10:30 AM
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H.73 - An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
Paul Write, Editor, Prison Legal News
- 11:15 AM
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H.73 - An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
John Cushing, Town Clerk, Town of Milton
Patti McCoy, Town Clerk, Town of Poultney
Thursday, February 17, 2011
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations
- 9:30 AM
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H.73 - An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
Donald Kreis, Associate Director & Assistant Professor, Institute for Energy & Environment, VT Law School
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations
- 11:30 AM
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H.73 - An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
Stephen Dale, Commissioner, Vermont School Boards Association
- 2:30 PM
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William Kehoe, Burlington
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations
- 9:30 AM
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Side-by-side mark-up. ALSO, side-by-side mark-up of H.99
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- 10:15 AM
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Patricia Gabel, Court Administrator's Office
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations
- 2:30 PM
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H.73 - An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
Robert D'Orzio, Concerned Citizen
- 2:45 PM
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Mark-up
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Thursday, March 10, 2011
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations
- 11:15 AM
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H.73 - An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
Committee discussion on re-draft
Beth Robinson, Legal Counsel, Executive Department
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Appropriations
- 9:30 AM
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H.73 - An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
Rep. Ronald E. Hubert, Lead Reporter, House Committee On Government Operations
Beth Robinson, Legal Counsel, Office of the Governor
Bill Dalton, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
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H.73 - An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Friday, April 8, 2011
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 1:30 PM
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H.73 - An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Thursday, April 14, 2011
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 2:00 PM
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H.73 - An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
James Condos, Secretary of State
Beth Robinson, Legal Counsel, Office of the Governor
Lance Polya, Citizen
Jim Caffry, Waitsfield, VT
- 3:30 PM
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H.73 - An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
Robert D'Orazio, Citizen
Barry Kade, Attorney
Tom Kearney, Managing Editor, Stowe Reporter
Friday, April 15, 2011
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 1:30 PM
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H.73 - An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
Steve Jeffrey, Executive Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Stephen Dale, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Allen Gilbert, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union
Abigail Winters, Legal Counsel, Vermont State Employees Association
Conor Casey, Legislative Liaison, Vermont State Employees Association
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 10:15 AM
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H.73 - An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
Julie Tessler, Director, Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Health Services
Susan Zeller, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management
Patricia Gabel, Court Administrator's Office
Laura Ziegler, Concerned Citizen, Citizen
Sen. Tim Ashe, Chittenden County
Clarence Davis, Director of State Relations, University of Vermont
- 1:30 PM
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H.73 - An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
Robert Ide, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
Steven Collier, General Counsel, Department of Human Resources
Greg Sanford, State Archivist, Secretary of State's Office
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 2:00 PM
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H.73 - An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
mark up and vote
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Beth Robinson, Legal Counsel, Office of the Governor
Bill Dalton, Secretary of State's Office
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 4:15 PM
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H.73 - An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
Work on this bill will continue. The timing is subject to change.
BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Please keep your eye on schedule.
James Condos, Secretary of State
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 10:00 AM
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H.73 - An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
Bill Dalton, Secretary of State's Office
Steve Jeffrey, Executive Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Beth Robinson, Legal Counsel, Office of the Governor
Dan Barrett, Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union
Karen Lafayette, Lobbyist, City Of Burlington
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- 2:30 PM
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H.73 - An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
James Condos, Secretary of State
Beth Robinson, Legal Counsel, Office of the Governor
Bill Dalton, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
Allen Gilbert, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union
Thursday, April 28, 2011
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 15 minutes after floor
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H.73 - An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
mark up and vote
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Wally Roberts, Common Cause
- 1:30 PM
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H.73 - An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
vote
Monday, May 2, 2011
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations
- 2:30 PM
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H.73 - An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
S.67 and S.74, markup and possible vote
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
No committee documents found for H.73 in the 2011 - 2012 Legislative Session.
An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
Witnesses Who Testified
2011 - 2012 Legislative Session
House Committee on Appropriations
- Bill Dalton, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
- Rep. Ronald E. Hubert, Lead Reporter, House Committee On Government Operations
- Beth Robinson, Legal Counsel, Office of the Governor
House Committee on Government Operations
- Steven Collier, General Counsel, Department of Human Resources
- James Condos, Secretary of State
- John Cushing, Town Clerk, Town of Milton
- Robert D'Orzio, Concerned Citizen
- Stephen Dale, Commissioner, Vermont School Boards Association
- Amy Davenport, Administrative Judge, Court System
- Michael Donahue, Burlington Free Press
- Patricia Gabel, Court Administrator's Office
- Allen Gilbert, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union
- Robert Hemley, Partner, Gravel and Shea
- Steve Jeffrey, Executive Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- William Kehoe, Burlington
- Tom Kerney, Stowe Reporter
- Donald Kreis, Associate Director & Assistant Professor, Institute for Energy & Environment, VT Law School
- Tom Little, Vice-President and General Counsel, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Tanya Marshall, Deputy State Archivist, Secretary of State's Office
- Patti McCoy, Town Clerk, Town of Poultney
- Wallace Nolen, Concerned Citizen
- Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Louis Porter, Conservation Law Foundation
- Beth Robinson, Legal Counsel, Executive Department
- Greg Sanford, State Archivist, Secretary of State's Office
- William Sorrell, Vermont Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Abigail Winters, Legal Counsel, Vermont State Employees Association
- BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel
- BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Paul Write, Editor, Prison Legal News
- Laura Ziegler, Concerned Citizen
House Committee on Judiciary
- Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Senate Committee on Government Operations
- Sen. Tim Ashe, Chittenden County
- Dan Barrett, Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union
- Jim Caffry, Waitsfield, VT
- Conor Casey, Legislative Liaison, Vermont State Employees Association
- Steven Collier, General Counsel, Department of Human Resources
- James Condos, Secretary of State
- Robert D'Orazio, Citizen
- Stephen Dale, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
- Bill Dalton, Secretary of State's Office
- Bill Dalton, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
- Clarence Davis, Director of State Relations, University of Vermont
- Patricia Gabel, Court Administrator's Office
- Allen Gilbert, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union
- Robert Ide, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
- Steve Jeffrey, Executive Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Barry Kade, Attorney
- Tom Kearney, Managing Editor, Stowe Reporter
- Karen Lafayette, Lobbyist, City Of Burlington
- Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Lance Polya, Citizen
- Wally Roberts, Common Cause
- Beth Robinson, Legal Counsel, Office of the Governor
- Greg Sanford, State Archivist, Secretary of State's Office
- Julie Tessler, Director, Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Health Services
- Abigail Winters, Legal Counsel, Vermont State Employees Association
- BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Susan Zeller, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management
- Laura Ziegler, Concerned Citizen, Citizen
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No fiscal documents found for H.73 in the 2011 - 2012 Legislative Session.
No committee of conference members found for H.73 in the 2011 - 2012 Legislative Session.
An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
Committee of Conference Meetings
2011 - 2012 Legislative Session
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An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
Committee of Conference Meeting Full List
2011 - 2012 Legislative Session
No committee of conference meeting history found for H.73 in the 2011 - 2012 Legislative Session.
No committee of conference report found for H.73 in the 2011 - 2012 Legislative Session.
Act
- Signed into law 6/1/2011
- As Enacted (ACT 59)
An act relating to establishing a government transparency office to enforce the public records act
Statutes Affected
2011 - 2012 Legislative Session
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| 1 V.S.A. § 313. Executive sessions |
| 1 V.S.A. § 315. Statement of policy; short title |
| 1 V.S.A. § 316. Access to public records and documents |
| 1 V.S.A. § 317. Definitions; public agency; public records and documents; exemptions |
| 1 V.S.A. § 318. Procedure |
| 1 V.S.A. § 319. Enforcement |
| 1 V.S.A. § 320. Penalties |
| 3 V.S.A. § 218. Agency and department records management program |
| 9 V.S.A. § 4113. Inventory reporting; confidentiality |
| 32 V.S.A. § 3755. Eligibility for use value appraisals |
