2023-2024 Session
Change SessionH.655
An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed criminal history records
- Sponsor(s)
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- Rep. Karen Dolan
- Additional Sponsors
- Rep. Kevin Christie
- Rep. Martin LaLonde
- Rep. Barbara Rachelson
- Less…
- Last Recorded Action
- Senate 5/2/2024 - Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
Bill/Resolution Text
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An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed criminal history records
Detailed Status
Regular Session 2023-2024
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An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed criminal history records
Roll Call History
Regular Session 2023-2024
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An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed criminal history records
Committee Meetings
Regular Session 2023-2024
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An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed criminal history records
Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2023-2024
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 2:55 PM
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H.655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed criminal history records
Walk-Through
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel
Thursday, February 22, 2024
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 9:00 AM
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H.655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed 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
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H.655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed criminal history records
Erin Jacobsen, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Jennifer Poehlmann, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
- 1:00 PM
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H.655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed 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
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H.655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed criminal history records
Testimony
Sarah Robinson, Deputy Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
- 1:30 PM
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H.655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed criminal history records
Testimony
Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
- 2:30 PM
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H.655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed 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
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H.655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed criminal history records
Testimony
Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 9:00 AM
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H.655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed 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
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H.655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed criminal history records
Testimony
Erin Jacobsen, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- 11:00 AM
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H.655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed 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
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H.655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed 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
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H.655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed 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
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H.655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed 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
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H.655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed 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
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H.655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed 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
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H.655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed criminal history records
Testimony
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Committee Discussion
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
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H.655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed criminal history records
Walk-Through Draft No. 4.1
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel
Committee Discussion
Friday, March 15, 2024
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 12:55 PM
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H.655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed criminal history records
Walk-Through
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel
Committee Discussion
Vote
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
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H.655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed 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
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H.655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed 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
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H.655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed criminal history records
Walk-through
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 9:15 AM
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H.655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed 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
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H.655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed 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
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H.655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed 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
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H.655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed 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
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H.655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed 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
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H.655 - An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed criminal history records
Mark-up, Committee Discussion, and Possible Vote
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Committee Documents
An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed criminal history records
Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2023-2024
House Committee on Appropriations
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
House Committee on Judiciary
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel
- Catherine Clark, Director, Commissioner's Registry Review Unit, Department for Children and Families
- Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
- Ward Goodenough, State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Jay Greene, Racial Equity Policy & Research Analyst, Office of Racial Equity
- David Herlihy, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice
- Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
- Erin Jacobsen, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Jaye Johnson, General Counsel, Governor's Office
- Tucker Jones, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Public Safety
- 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
- Tanya Marshall, State Archivist and Director, VT State Archives & Records Administration, Secretary of State's Office
- Kim McManus, Associate General Counsel, Vermont Criminal Justice Council
- Nancy Miller, Child Safety Manager, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division
- Jennifer Myka, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
- Etan Nasreddin-Longo, Chair, Racial Disparities in Criminal and Juvenile Justice System Advisory Panel
- Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
- Rebecca Plummer, Project Director, Medical-Legal Partnership Project, Vermont Legal Aid
- Jennifer Poehlmann, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
- Sarah Robinson, Deputy Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
- Joshua Rutherford, Operations Director, Department of Corrections
- Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
- Justin Stedman, Chief Warden of the Warden Service Division, Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Jeffrey Wallin, Director, Vermont Crime Information Center (VCIC)
- Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Catherine Clark, Director, Commissioner's Registry Review Unit, Department for Children and Families
- Brenda Gooley, Operations Director, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
- Tucker Jones, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Public Safety
- Rosemary Kennedy, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General
- 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
- Kim McManus, Associate General Counsel, Vermont Criminal Justice Council
- Jennifer Myka, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
- Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
- Jaye Pershing-Johnson, General Counsel, Governor's Office
- Rebecca Plummer, Project Director, Medical-Legal Partnership Project, Vermont Legal Aid
- Stuart Schurr, General Counsel, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
- Jeffrey Wallin, Director, Vermont Crime Information Center (VCIC)
- Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
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An act relating to qualifying offenses for sealing criminal history records and access to sealed criminal history records
Committee of Conference Meetings
Regular Session 2023-2024
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