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H.111 (Act 46)

An act relating to vital records

Rep. Dennis Devereux , Rep. Maida Townsend , Rep. Jessica Brumsted , Rep. John Gannon , Rep. Marcia Gardner , Rep. Ronald Hubert , Rep. Warren Kitzmiller , Rep. Robert LaClair , Rep. Patti Lewis , Rep. Cynthia Weed
6/21/2017 - House message: Governor approved bill on May 22, 2017
Sponsor(s)
  • Rep. Dennis Devereux
  • Rep. Maida Townsend
  • Additional Sponsors
  • Rep. Jessica Brumsted
  • Rep. John Gannon
  • Rep. Marcia Gardner
  • Rep. Ronald Hubert
  • Rep. Warren Kitzmiller
  • Rep. Robert LaClair
  • Rep. Patti Lewis
  • Rep. Cynthia Weed
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Last Recorded Action
Senate 6/21/2017 - House message: Governor approved bill on May 22, 2017
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Committee Meetings

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Meeting Full List

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Print Report
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Committee(s):
House Committee on Government Operations
2:45 PM

H.111 - An act relating to vital records

Background

Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
Rich McCoy, Director, Office of Vital Records
Tanya Marshall, State Archivist and Director, VT State Archives & Records Administration
David Englander, Senior Policy and Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Health
Sebastian Arduengo, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council

Thursday, February 2, 2017
Committee(s):
House Committee on Government Operations
9:00 AM

H.111 - An act relating to vital records

Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
Tanya Marshall, State Archivist and Director, VT State Archives & Records Administration
Rich McCoy, Director, Office of Vital Records
Sebastian Arduengo, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council

Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Committee(s):
House Committee on Government Operations
10:00 AM

H.111 - An act relating to vital records

Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
Sebastian Arduengo, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
Tanya Marshall, State Archivist and Director, VT State Archives & Records Administration
Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office

Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Committee(s):
House Committee on Government Operations
10:00 AM

H.111 - An act relating to vital records

Walk Through continued

Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
Sebastian Arduengo, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council

Thursday, February 23, 2017
Committee(s):
House Committee on Government Operations
9:00 AM

H.111 - An act relating to vital records

Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
Sebastian Arduengo, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
Rich McCoy, Director, Office of Vital Records
Megan Wheaton-Book, Vermont Archives

Friday, March 3, 2017
Committee(s):
House Committee on Government Operations
1:00 PM

H.111 - An act relating to vital records

Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
Karen Horn, Director Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, VT League of Cities and Towns
Don Stevens, Chief
Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
Rich McCoy, Director, Office of Vital Records
Karen Richard, Town Clerk - Treasurer, Colchester Town Clerk's Office

Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Committee(s):
House Committee on Government Operations
9:30 AM

H.111 - An act relating to vital records

Other Town Clerks

Hon. James Condos, Secretary of State
Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
Jessa Barnard, General Counsel and Vice-President for Policy, Vermont Medical Society
Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems

Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Committee(s):
House Committee on Ways and Means
1:45 PM

H.111 - An act relating to vital records

Committee discussion and potential vote

Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council

Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Committee(s):
House Committee on Ways and Means
3:00 PM

H.111 - An act relating to vital records

Committee discussion and potential vote

Stacy Jewell, Town Clerk, St. Johnsbury

Thursday, March 23, 2017
Committee(s):
House Committee on Judiciary
15 Min After Floor

H.111 - An act relating to vital records

Bill Walk-Through

Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council

Friday, March 24, 2017
Committee(s):
House Committee on Government Operations
9:00 AM

H.111 - An act relating to vital records

Amendment

Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council

Friday, April 7, 2017
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Government Operations
1:15 PM

H.111 - An act relating to vital records

Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
Tanya Marshall, State Archivist and Director, VT State Archives & Records Administration
Rich McCoy, Director, Office of Vital Records

Friday, April 14, 2017
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Government Operations
12:45 PM

H.111 - An act relating to vital records

Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
Rich McCoy, Director, Office of Vital Records
Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
Tanya Marshall, State Archivist and Director, VT State Archives & Records Administration

Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Government Operations
1:15 PM

H.111 - An act relating to vital records

Tanya Marshall, State Archivist and Director, VT State Archives & Records Administration
Jim Knapp, Counsel, First American Title, VT Bar Association Property Law Section
Stacy Jewell, Town Clerk, St. Johnsbury
Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
Rich McCoy, Director, Office of Vital Records
Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council

Friday, April 21, 2017
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Government Operations
2:00 PM

H.111 - An act relating to vital records

Vote - Draft 1.1

Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council

Friday, April 28, 2017
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Finance
3:30 PM

H.111 - An act relating to vital records

Committee Discussion / Possible Vote

Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council

Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Committee(s):
House Committee on Government Operations
8:30 AM

H.111 - An act relating to vital records

Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council

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  • Senate Committee on Government Operations
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Witnesses Who Testified

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Print Report
House Committee on Government Operations
  • Sebastian Arduengo, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
  • Jessa Barnard, General Counsel and Vice-President for Policy, Vermont Medical Society
  • Hon. James Condos, Secretary of State
  • David Englander, Senior Policy and Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Health
  • Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Karen Horn, Director Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
  • Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Tanya Marshall, State Archivist and Director, VT State Archives & Records Administration
  • Rich McCoy, Director, Office of Vital Records
  • Karen Richard, Town Clerk - Treasurer, Colchester Town Clerk's Office
  • Don Stevens, Chief
  • Megan Wheaton-Book, Vermont Archives
  • Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
  • Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, VT League of Cities and Towns
House Committee on Judiciary
  • Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
  • Stacy Jewell, Town Clerk, St. Johnsbury
  • Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
Senate Committee on Finance
  • Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
Senate Committee on Government Operations
  • Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Stacy Jewell, Town Clerk, St. Johnsbury
  • Jim Knapp, Counsel, First American Title, VT Bar Association Property Law Section
  • Tanya Marshall, State Archivist and Director, VT State Archives & Records Administration
  • Rich McCoy, Director, Office of Vital Records
  • Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office

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Fiscal Information

Print Report
Fiscal Notes and Related Documents
  • Fiscal Note for H.111 As Introduced

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No committee of conference members found for H.111 in the 2017-2018 Legislative Session.
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Committee of Conference Meetings

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Committee of Conference Meeting Full List

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No committee of conference meeting history found for H.111 in the 2017-2018 Legislative Session.
No committee of conference report found for H.111 in the 2017-2018 Legislative Session.

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Act

  • As Enacted (ACT 46)
  • Act Summary

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Statutes Affected

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4 V.S.A. § 311a. Venue generally
15 V.S.A. § 816. Amendment of birth certificate
15A V.S.A. § 1-101. Definitions
15A V.S.A. § 3-705. Decree of adoption
15A V.S.A. § 3-801. Report of adoption to State Registrar of Vital Records
15A V.S.A. § 3-802. Issuance of new, amended birth certificate
15A V.S.A. § 5-108. Decree of adoption
18 V.S.A. § 991. Establishment of Birth Information Network
18 V.S.A. § 992. Birth Information Network; confidentiality
18 V.S.A. § 993. Repealed. 2023, No. 53, § 7, eff. June 8, 2023.
18 V.S.A. § 1103. Birth certificate; serological test
18 V.S.A. § 4999. Definitions
18 V.S.A. § 5000. State Registrar; duties; authority; Statewide Registration System; issuing agents
18 V.S.A. § 5001. Duties of custodians
18 V.S.A. § 5002. Report of vital statistics; preservation of records; authority to issue
18 V.S.A. § 5003. Materials for issuing agents
18 V.S.A. § 5004. Family Division of the Superior Court; divorce and dissolution returns
18 V.S.A. § 5005. Unorganized towns and gores
18 V.S.A. § 5006. Vital event information published in town reports
18 V.S.A. § 5007. Preservation of records
18 V.S.A. § 5008. Town clerk; recording and indexing procedures
18 V.S.A. § 5009. Certified copies to town of residence
18 V.S.A. § 5010. Transmittal of marriage certificates
18 V.S.A. § 5011. Penalty
18 V.S.A. § 5013. Repealed. 2017, No. 46, § 14, eff. July 1, 2019.
18 V.S.A. § 5014. Confidentiality
18 V.S.A. § 5015. Repealed. 2017, No. 46, § 16, eff. July 1, 2019.
18 V.S.A. § 5016. Birth and death certificates; copies; inspection
18 V.S.A. § 5017. Fees for copies
18 V.S.A. § 5020. Recodified. 2017, No. 46, § 2, effective July 1, 2018.
18 V.S.A. § 5071. Birth certificates; who to make; return
18 V.S.A. § 5072. Notice to parent for correction or completion
18 V.S.A. § 5073. Birth certificate corrections, completions
18 V.S.A. § 5075. Issuance of amended or delayed birth certificate
18 V.S.A. §§ 5076, 5077. Repealed. 2017, No. 46, § 25, eff. July 1, 2019.
18 V.S.A. § 5077. Repealed. 2017, No. 46, § 26, eff. July 1, 2019.
18 V.S.A. § 5077a. New birth certificate due to parentage nomenclature on former report of birth form
18 V.S.A. § 5078. Adoption; new and amended birth certificate
18 V.S.A. § 5078a. Certificate of live birth for a foreign born child adopted in Vermont
18 V.S.A. § 5080. Effect of new certificate
18 V.S.A. §§ 5081, 5082. Repealed. 2017, No. 46, § 33, eff. July 1, 2019.
18 V.S.A. § 5082. Repealed. 2017, No. 46, § 34, eff. July 1, 2019.
18 V.S.A. § 5083. Participants in address confidentiality program
18 V.S.A. §§ 5087-5089. Redesignated. 2017, No. 46, § 37, effective July 1, 2019.
18 V.S.A. § 5088. Redesignated. 2017, No. 46, § 37, effective July 1, 2019.
18 V.S.A. § 5089. Redesignated. 2017, No. 46, § 37, effective July 1, 2019.
18 V.S.A. § 5112. Issuance of new birth certificate
18 V.S.A. § 5131. Issuance of civil marriage license; solemnization; return of civil marriage certificate; registration
18 V.S.A. § 5139. Clerk's duties; penalty
18 V.S.A. § 5141. Confirmation of legal qualifications of parties; penalty
18 V.S.A. § 5142. Persons not authorized to marry
18 V.S.A. § 5147. Solemnization by unauthorized person; penalty; validity of marriage
18 V.S.A. § 5148. Evidence of marriage
18 V.S.A. § 5150. Correction of civil marriage certificate
18 V.S.A. § 5151. Delayed certificates of civil marriage
18 V.S.A. § 5168. Correction of civil union certificate
18 V.S.A. § 5169. Delayed certificates of civil union
18 V.S.A. § 5202. Report of death; death certificate; duties of licensed health care professional
18 V.S.A. § 5202a. Correction, completion, or amendment of death certificate
18 V.S.A. § 5203. Repealed. 2017, No. 46, § 48, effective July 1, 2018.
18 V.S.A. § 5204. Repealed. 2017, No. 46, § 49, effective July 1, 2019.
18 V.S.A. § 5205. Death certificate when no attending physician and in other circumstances; autopsy
18 V.S.A. § 5206. Penalty for failure to submit report of death
18 V.S.A. § 5207. Certificate furnished family; burial-transit permit
18 V.S.A. § 5211. Unauthorized burial or removal; penalty
24 V.S.A. § 1164. Certified copies; form
32 V.S.A. § 1712. Town clerks
32 V.S.A. § 1715. Vital records search; copies search

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