2025-2026 Session
Change SessionS.12 (Act 60)
An act relating to sealing criminal history records
- Sponsor(s)
- Last Recorded Action
- House 6/13/2025 - Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 12, 2025
Bill/Resolution Text
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An act relating to sealing criminal history records
Detailed Status
Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to sealing criminal history records
Roll Call History
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An act relating to sealing criminal history records
Committee Meetings
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Meeting Full List
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No meeting history found for S.12 in the Regular Session 2025-2026.
Committee Documents
An act relating to sealing criminal history records
Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
Committee of Conference
- Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
House Committee on Judiciary
- Mark Anderson, President, Vermont Sheriffs' Association
- Lindsay Barron, FSD Director of Policy & Planning, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division
- Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Jen Colin, General Counsel, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
- Teri Corsones, Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary
- Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
- Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
- Xusana Davis, Executive Director, Office of Racial Equity
- Chris Delia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
- Willa Farrell, Director, Court Diversion and Pre-Trial Services
- John Gordon, Director, Adult Protective Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Disabilities
- Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
- Tucker Jones, General Counsel, Department of Public Safety
- Robin Joy, Director of Research, Crime Research Group
- Lauren Layman, General Counsel, Department of Health
- Kristina Lynch, Kaye Consulting, LLC
- Tanya Marshall, State Archivist and Chief Records Officer, Vermont State Archives and Records Administration, Vermont Secretary of State
- Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Jennifer Myka, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
- Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
- Jennifer Poehlmann, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
- James Pontbriand, Chief, Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police
- Matthew Rousseau, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
- Stuart Schurr, General Counsel, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
- Ray Walker, EMS Programs Administrator, Department of Health
- Jeffrey Wallin, Director, Vermont Crime Information Center, Department of Public Safety
- Monica Weeber, Executive Director, Crime Research Group
- Wilda White, Founder, MadFreedom
- Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Karen Dolan, Reporter of the Bill, House Committee on Judiciary
- Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
Senate Committee on Finance
- Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Mark Anderson, President, Vermont Sheriffs' Association
- Laura Carter, Racial Justice Data Analyst, Division of Racial Justice Statistics
- Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Catherine Clark, Director, Commissioner's Registry Review Unit, Department for Children and Families
- Charity Clark, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Teri Corsones, Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary
- Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
- Xusana Davis, Executive Director, Office of Racial Equity
- Rep. Karen Dolan, Reporter
- Rep. Karen Dolan, Sponsor
- Brenda Gooley, Operations Director, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
- John Gordon, Director, Adult Protective Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Disabilities
- Jaye Johnson, General Counsel, Governor's Office
- Tucker Jones, General Counsel, Department of Public Safety
- Robin Joy, Director of Research, Crime Research Group
- Tim Lueders-Dumont, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Jennifer Myka, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
- Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
- Matthew Rousseau, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
- Stuart Schurr, General Counsel, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
- Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
- Jeffrey Wallin, Director, Vermont Crime Information Center (VCIC)
- Monica Weeber, Executive Director, Crime Research Group
- Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
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No fiscal documents found for S.12 in the Regular Session 2025-2026.
An act relating to sealing criminal history records
Committee of Conference Members
Regular Session 2025-2026
An act relating to sealing criminal history records
Committee of Conference Meetings
Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to sealing criminal history records
Committee of Conference Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2025-2026
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Committee of Conference
- 1:30 PM
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S.12 - An act relating to sealing criminal history records
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Committee of Conference
- 1:15 PM
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S.12 - An act relating to sealing criminal history records
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Act
- Signed into law 6/12/2025
- As Enacted (ACT 60)
An act relating to sealing criminal history records
Statutes Affected
Regular Session 2025-2026
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13 V.S.A. § 7601. Definitions |
13 V.S.A. § 7602. Expungement and sealing of record, postconviction; procedure |
13 V.S.A. § 7603. Expungement and sealing of record, no conviction; procedure |
13 V.S.A. § 7604. New charge |
13 V.S.A. § 7605. Denial of petition |
13 V.S.A. § 7606. Effect of expungement |
13 V.S.A. § 7607. Effect of sealing |
13 V.S.A. § 7608. Victims |
13 V.S.A. § 7609. Expungement of criminal history records of an individual 18-21 years of age |
13 V.S.A. § 7610. Criminal History Record Sealing Special Fund |
13 V.S.A. § 7611. Unauthorized disclosure |
23 V.S.A. § 2303. Expungement of violation records |
Staff & Other Information
- Staff
- Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel
- Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel