2023-2024 Session
Change SessionS.220 (Act 150)
An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
- Sponsor(s)
- Last Recorded Action
- House 5/10/2024 - Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 3, 2024
Bill/Resolution Text
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An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Detailed Status
Regular Session 2023-2024
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An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Roll Call History
Regular Session 2023-2024
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An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Committee Meetings
Regular Session 2023-2024
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An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2023-2024
Thursday, January 11, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
- 2:45 PM
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S.220 - An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Introduction and Walk-through
Sen. Ruth Hardy, Sponsor, Senate Government Operations Committee
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
- 1:30 PM
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S.220 - An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Committee Discussion
Catherine Delneo, State Librarian, Vermont Department of Libraries
Mary Danko, Director, Fletcher Free Library
Charles Dabritz, Co-President, Vermont School Library Association
Rebecca Sofferman, Co-President, Vermont School Library Association
Oceana Wilson, President, Vermont Library Association
Rebecca Cook, Director, Poultney Public Library
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
- 2:30 PM
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S.220 - An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Mark-up
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Catherine Delneo, State Librarian, Vermont Department of Libraries
Thursday, February 15, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
- 1:30 PM
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S.220 - An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Catherine Delneo, State Librarian, Vermont Department of Libraries
Friday, February 16, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
- 2:15 PM
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S.220 - An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Christopher Kaufman, Executive Director, Vermont Humanities Council
- 2:45 PM
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S.220 - An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Catherine Delneo, State Librarian, Vermont Department of Libraries
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
- 3:00 PM
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S.220 - An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Update
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Catherine Delneo, State Librarian, Vermont Department of Libraries
Thursday, February 22, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
- 2:40 PM
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S.220 - An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Catherine Delneo, State Librarian, Vermont Department of Libraries
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
- 2:00 PM
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S.220 - An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Mark-up
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Catherine Delneo, State Librarian, Vermont Department of Libraries
Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
- 2:00 PM
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S.220 - An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Walk-through New Draft
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- 3:30 PM
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S.220 - An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Introduction
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, March 14, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
- 2:35 PM
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S.220 - An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Committee Amendment
Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Sponsor, Senate Education Committee
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, March 15, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
- 1:30 PM
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S.220 - An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Charles Dabritz, Co-President, Vermont School Library Association
Susie Snow, President-Elect, Vermont State Library Association
Friday, March 15, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
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S.220 - An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Vote
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
- 1:15 PM
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S.220 - An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rebecca Sofferman, Co-President, Vermont School Library Association
- 1:30 PM
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S.220 - An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Catherine Delneo, State Librarian, Vermont Department of Libraries
- 3:00 PM
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S.220 - An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
- 2:30 PM
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S.220 - An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Amendment Walk-through
Sen. Irene Wrenner, Sponsor
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 15 min. after Floor
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S.220 - An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Introduction
Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Reporter of Amendment
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 9:00 AM
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S.220 - An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Walk-through and testimony
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Catherine Delneo, State Librarian, Vermont Department of Libraries
Oceana Wilson, President, Vermont Library Association
Mary Danko, Vice President, Vermont Library Association
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 10:00 AM
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S.220 - An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Testimony
Renee McGuinness, Policy Analyst, Vermont Family Alliance
Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup, Executive Director, Vermont Humanities
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Catherine Delneo, State Librarian, Vermont Department of Libraries
- 11:15 AM
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S.220 - An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Continued
Catherine Delneo, State Librarian, Vermont Department of Libraries
Alison Despathy, Parent, Danville
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 9:00 AM
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S.220 - An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, May 2, 2024
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 9:40 AM
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S.220 - An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Mark-up and possible vote
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Catherine Delneo, State Librarian, Vermont Department of Libraries
- 10:30 AM
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S.220 - An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Committee discussion and possible vote
Friday, May 3, 2024
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Education
- 1:15 PM
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S.220 - An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Drive-by
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 9:50 AM
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S.220 - An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Peterson amendment
Rep. Arthur Peterson, Sponsor of amendment
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
- 3:00 PM
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S.220 - An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Committee Documents
An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2023-2024
House Committee on Education
- Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- Mary Danko, Vice President, Vermont Library Association
- Catherine Delneo, State Librarian, Vermont Department of Libraries
- Alison Despathy, Parent, Danville
- Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Reporter of Amendment
- Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup, Executive Director, Vermont Humanities
- Renee McGuinness, Policy Analyst, Vermont Family Alliance
- Rep. Arthur Peterson, Sponsor of amendment
- Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Oceana Wilson, President, Vermont Library Association
House Committee on Judiciary
- Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Education
- Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rebecca Cook, Director, Poultney Public Library
- Charles Dabritz, Co-President, Vermont School Library Association
- Mary Danko, Director, Fletcher Free Library
- Catherine Delneo, State Librarian, Vermont Department of Libraries
- Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Sponsor, Senate Education Committee
- Sen. Ruth Hardy, Sponsor, Senate Government Operations Committee
- Christopher Kaufman, Executive Director, Vermont Humanities Council
- Susie Snow, President-Elect, Vermont State Library Association
- Rebecca Sofferman, Co-President, Vermont School Library Association
- Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Oceana Wilson, President, Vermont Library Association
- Sen. Irene Wrenner, Sponsor
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No fiscal documents found for S.220 in the Regular Session 2023-2024.
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An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Committee of Conference Meetings
Regular Session 2023-2024
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An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Committee of Conference Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2023-2024
No committee of conference meeting history found for S.220 in the Regular Session 2023-2024.
No committee of conference report found for S.220 in the Regular Session 2023-2024.
Act
- Signed into law 6/3/2024
- As Enacted (ACT 150)
- Act Summary
An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
Statutes Affected
Regular Session 2023-2024
| Statute |
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| 13 V.S.A. § 1702. Criminal threatening |
| 22 V.S.A. § 67. Public libraries; statement of policy; use of facilities and resources |
| 22 V.S.A. § 105. General powers |
| 22 V.S.A. § 143. Trustees |
| 22 V.S.A. § 172. Library record confidentiality; exemptions |
| 22 V.S.A. § 606. Other duties and functions |
Staff & Other Information
- Staff
- Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel
- Elizabeth St. James, Legislative Counsel
