Vermont 2026 Biennium Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

S.12 — An act relating to sealing criminal history records

Last action — Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 12, 2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 17, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Signed by Governor Phil Scott (Republican) on June 13, 2025.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 16% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

An act relating to sealing criminal history records

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 12, 2025

  2. Signed by Governor on June 12, 2025

  3. Delivered to Governor on June 6, 2025

  4. Rules suspended & ordered delivered to Governor forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth

  5. Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted

  6. As passed by Senate and House

  7. Committee of Conference report adopted

  8. Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Hashim for Committee, text

  9. Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth

  10. Committee of Conference report

  11. Entered on Notice Calendar

  12. House message: House adopted Conference Committee report

  13. Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

  14. Committee of Conference report adopted (Senate bill)

  15. Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

  16. House message: House appointed Conference Committee members

  17. Speaker appointed Reps. LaLonde of South Burlington, Burditt of West Rutland, and Dolan of Essex Junction as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House

  18. Senate Message: House proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference appointed

  19. Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Hashim, Norris, and Mattos

  20. House proposal of amendment not concurred in; Committee of Conference requested, on motion of Senator Hashim

  21. House proposal of amendment; text

  22. Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Hashim

  23. House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment

  24. Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

  25. Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

  26. Action Calendar: Unfinished Business

  27. Action Calendar: Third Reading

  28. Third Reading ordered

  29. Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to

  30. Rep. Ode of Burlington recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means

  31. Rep. Dolan of Essex Junction reported for the Committee on Judiciary

  32. Read second time

  33. Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

  34. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)

  35. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  36. Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

  37. Read 3rd time & passed

  38. New Business/Third Reading

  39. 3rd reading ordered

  40. Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to

  41. Reported favorably by Senator Mattos for Committee on Finance

  42. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Hashim for Committee on Judiciary

  43. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

  44. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

  45. Unfinished Business/Second Reading

  46. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

  47. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

  48. New Business/Second Reading

  49. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

  50. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

  51. Second Reading

  52. Entered on Notice Calendar

  53. Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31

  54. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

  55. Second Reading

  56. Entered on Notice Calendar

  57. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 189 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (189)

189 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does S.12 do?
An act relating to sealing criminal history records
Who sponsors S.12?
S.12 is sponsored by Nader A Hashim (Democrat).
What is the current status of S.12?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 17, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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