Vermont 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 2 D · 1 R cosponsors

H. 171 — An act relating to expungement

Last action — House message: Governor approved bill on June 5, 2017

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 01, 2017. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 82% · high confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (2 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    1 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Action History

  1. House message: Governor approved bill on June 5, 2017

  2. Signed by Governor on June 5, 2017

  3. Delivered to the Governor on May 30, 2017

  4. House message House adopted Conference Committee report

  5. Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill)

  6. Rules Suspended and Taken up for Immediate Consideration as moved by Rep. Savage of Swanton

  7. Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe

  8. Committee of Conference report adopted

  9. Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Sears for Committee, text

  10. New Business/Committee of Conference Report

  11. Committee of Conference Report

  12. Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Nitka, Sears, and Benning

  13. House message House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed

  14. Speaker appointed Lalonde of South Burlington, Conquest of Newbury and Willhoit of St. Johnsbury as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House

  15. Senate Proposal of Amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference requested upon motion of Rep. Lalonde of South Burlington

  16. Senate Proposal of Amendment considered

  17. Senate Message, passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment

  18. Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

  19. New Business/Third Reading

  20. 3rd reading ordered

  21. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to

  22. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Benning for Committee on Judiciary

  23. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

  24. Unfinished Business/Second Reading

  25. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

  26. New Business/Second Reading

  27. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

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

  29. Passed

  30. Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 71 of 140 to Pass -- Yeas = 89, Nays = 51

  31. Read Third time

  32. Second instance of amendment disagreed to

  33. Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 72 of 142 to Pass -- Yeas = 61, Nays = 81

  34. First Instance of amendment disagreed to

  35. Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 55, Nays = 86

  36. Rep. Lucke of Hartford asked that the question be divided

  37. Rep. Browning of Arlington moved to amend the bill

  38. Which was disagreed to

  39. Rep. Murphy of Fairfax and Donahue of Northfield moved to amend the bill

  40. Third Reading Ordered

  41. Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to.

  42. Rep. Lalonde of South Burlington reported for the committee on Judiciary

  43. Read Second Time

  44. Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 184 not signed on · 24 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Maxine Grad

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (184)

184 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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Votes

Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 72 of 142 to Pass -- Yeas = 61, Nays = 81

Failed 61 Yea · 81 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 436007
Democrat 12201
Republican 10201
Independent 1100
Progressive/Democrat 0100
Total 558609
% of votes cast 37%57%0%6%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
Ainsworth — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Lewis — Yea
Shaw — Yea
Smith — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Beyor — Yea
Bock — Yea
Browning — Yea
Cupoli — Yea
Devereux — Yea
Gage — Yea
Gamache — Yea
Graham — Yea
Hubert — Yea
Joseph — Yea
Juskiewicz — Yea
Keefe — Yea
LaClair — Yea
Lawrence — Yea
Lefebvre — Yea
Lucke — Yea
Martel — Yea
Myers — Yea
Nolan — Yea
Parent — Yea
Scheuermann — Yea
Tate — Yea
Wright — Yea
Copeland-Hanzas — Nay
Dakin — Nay
Hooper — Nay
McCormack — Nay
Miller — Nay
Smith — Nay
Sullivan — Nay
Taylor — Nay
Townsend — Nay
Belaski — Nay
Briglin — Nay
Brumsted — Nay
Carr — Nay
Christensen — Nay
Conquest — Nay
Deen — Nay
Donovan — Nay
Dunn — Nay
Gardner — Nay
Gonzalez — Nay
Jessup — Nay
Jickling — Nay
Kitzmiller — Nay
Lanpher — Nay
Lippert — Nay
McCullough — Nay
Murphy — Nay
Partridge — Nay
Poirier — Nay
Sharpe — Nay
Strong — Nay
Stuart — Nay
Toleno — Nay
Toll — Nay
Trieber — Nay
Troiano — Nay
Walz — Nay
Weed — Nay
Johnson — Not Voting
Terenzini — Not Voting
Turner — Not Voting
Webb — Nay
Young — Nay
Ancel — Nay
Bancroft — Yea
Baser — Nay
Batchelor — Yea
Bissonnette — Not Voting
Botzow — Nay
Buckholz — Nay
Chesnut-Tangerman — Nay
Colburn — Nay
Condon — Yea
Connor — Nay
Fagan — Yea
Fields — Not Voting
Forguites — Nay
Frenier — Yea
Gannon — Yea
Giambatista — Nay
Grad — Nay
Greshin — Nay
Haas — Nay
Head — Nay
Hebert — Yea
Helm — Yea
Hill — Not Voting
Keenan — Yea
Macaig — Nay
O'Sullivan — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Pearce — Yea
Potter — Yea
Pugh — Nay
Rosenquist — Yea
Savage — Yea
Till — Not Voting
Viens — Nay
Willhoit — Nay
Yantachka — Nay
Van Wyck — Yea
Alice M. M Emmons Democrat Not Voting
Amy D Sheldon Democrat Nay
Barbara Rachelson Democrat Nay
Carol Ode Democrat Nay
Charles A Kimbell Democrat Yea
Daniel A Noyes Democrat Nay
David W Yacovone Democrat Nay
Emily J Long Democrat Nay
James W Masland Democrat Nay
Jill L Krowinski Democrat Nay
John L Bartholomew Democrat Nay
Kevin "Coach" B Christie Democrat Nay
Kristi C Morris Democrat Nay
Lori Houghton Democrat Nay
Martin J LaLonde Democrat Nay
Mary E. E Howard Democrat Nay
Michael Mrowicki Democrat Nay
Mollie S. S Burke Democrat Nay
Peter C Conlon Democrat Nay
Robin P Scheu Democrat Nay
Theresa A Wood Democrat Nay
Thomas S Stevens Democrat Nay
Timothy R. R Corcoran II Democrat Nay
Trevor J Squirrell Democrat Nay
Anne B. B Donahue Independent Yea
Laura H Sibilia Independent Nay
Brian J Cina Progressive/Democrat Nay
Beth M Quimby Republican Yea
Eileen G Dickinson Republican Nay
Francis M McFaun Republican Yea
Mark A Higley Republican Yea
Martha A Feltus Republican Yea
Mary A. A Morrissey Republican Yea
Michael J Marcotte Republican Yea
Patricia A McCoy Republican Yea
Patrick "Pat" M Brennan Republican Yea
Robert W Norris Republican Yea
Scott L Beck Republican Nay
Thomas B Burditt Republican Not Voting
William P Canfield Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 55, Nays = 86

Failed 55 Yea · 86 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 436007
Republican 10201
Democrat 12201
Progressive/Democrat 0100
Independent 1100
Total 558609
% of votes cast 37%57%0%6%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
Ainsworth — Yea
Beyor — Yea
Bock — Yea
Browning — Yea
Cupoli — Yea
Devereux — Yea
Fagan — Yea
Frenier — Yea
Gage — Yea
Gamache — Yea
Graham — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Lewis — Yea
Shaw — Yea
Smith — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Copeland-Hanzas — Nay
Dakin — Nay
Hooper — Nay
Baser — Nay
Botzow — Nay
Briglin — Nay
Buckholz — Nay
Carr — Nay
Christensen — Nay
Colburn — Nay
Connor — Nay
Conquest — Nay
Deen — Nay
Dunn — Nay
Forguites — Nay
Giambatista — Nay
Gonzalez — Nay
Hubert — Yea
Jessup — Nay
Joseph — Yea
Juskiewicz — Yea
Keefe — Yea
Keenan — Yea
LaClair — Yea
Lanpher — Nay
Lawrence — Yea
Lefebvre — Yea
Lucke — Yea
Martel — Yea
Myers — Yea
Parent — Yea
Pearce — Yea
Scheuermann — Yea
Tate — Yea
Wright — Yea
McCormack — Nay
Miller — Nay
Smith — Nay
Sullivan — Nay
Taylor — Nay
Townsend — Nay
Weed — Nay
Johnson — Not Voting
Bissonnette — Not Voting
Fields — Not Voting
Lippert — Nay
Macaig — Nay
Murphy — Nay
Partridge — Nay
Poirier — Nay
Sharpe — Nay
Strong — Nay
Stuart — Nay
Terenzini — Not Voting
Till — Not Voting
Toleno — Nay
Toll — Nay
Trieber — Nay
Turner — Not Voting
Viens — Nay
Webb — Nay
Willhoit — Nay
Young — Nay
Ancel — Nay
Bancroft — Yea
Batchelor — Yea
Belaski — Nay
Brumsted — Nay
Chesnut-Tangerman — Nay
Condon — Yea
Donovan — Nay
Gannon — Yea
Gardner — Nay
Grad — Nay
Greshin — Nay
Haas — Nay
Head — Nay
Hebert — Yea
Helm — Yea
Hill — Not Voting
Jickling — Nay
Kitzmiller — Nay
McCullough — Nay
Nolan — Yea
O'Sullivan — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Potter — Yea
Pugh — Nay
Rosenquist — Yea
Savage — Yea
Troiano — Nay
Walz — Nay
Yantachka — Nay
Van Wyck — Yea
Alice M. M Emmons Democrat Not Voting
Amy D Sheldon Democrat Nay
Barbara Rachelson Democrat Nay
Carol Ode Democrat Nay
Charles A Kimbell Democrat Yea
Daniel A Noyes Democrat Nay
David W Yacovone Democrat Nay
Emily J Long Democrat Nay
James W Masland Democrat Nay
Jill L Krowinski Democrat Nay
John L Bartholomew Democrat Nay
Kevin "Coach" B Christie Democrat Nay
Kristi C Morris Democrat Nay
Lori Houghton Democrat Nay
Martin J LaLonde Democrat Nay
Mary E. E Howard Democrat Nay
Michael Mrowicki Democrat Nay
Mollie S. S Burke Democrat Nay
Peter C Conlon Democrat Nay
Robin P Scheu Democrat Nay
Theresa A Wood Democrat Nay
Thomas S Stevens Democrat Nay
Timothy R. R Corcoran II Democrat Nay
Trevor J Squirrell Democrat Nay
Anne B. B Donahue Independent Yea
Laura H Sibilia Independent Nay
Brian J Cina Progressive/Democrat Nay
Beth M Quimby Republican Yea
Eileen G Dickinson Republican Nay
Francis M McFaun Republican Yea
Mark A Higley Republican Yea
Martha A Feltus Republican Yea
Mary A. A Morrissey Republican Yea
Michael J Marcotte Republican Yea
Patricia A McCoy Republican Yea
Patrick "Pat" M Brennan Republican Yea
Robert W Norris Republican Yea
Scott L Beck Republican Nay
Thomas B Burditt Republican Not Voting
William P Canfield Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 71 of 140 to Pass -- Yeas = 89, Nays = 51

Passed 89 Yea · 51 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 436007
Republican 10201
Democrat 12201
Progressive/Democrat 0100
Independent 1100
Total 558609
% of votes cast 37%57%0%6%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
Ainsworth — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Lewis — Yea
Bancroft — Yea
Batchelor — Yea
Beyor — Yea
Condon — Yea
Devereux — Yea
Fagan — Yea
Gage — Yea
Gannon — Yea
Graham — Yea
Hubert — Yea
Joseph — Yea
Juskiewicz — Yea
Keefe — Yea
LaClair — Yea
Lawrence — Yea
Lefebvre — Yea
Lucke — Yea
Nolan — Yea
Pearce — Yea
Shaw — Yea
Smith — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Copeland-Hanzas — Nay
Dakin — Nay
Hooper — Nay
McCormack — Nay
Miller — Nay
Smith — Nay
Baser — Nay
Botzow — Nay
Brumsted — Nay
Buckholz — Nay
Chesnut-Tangerman — Nay
Connor — Nay
Deen — Nay
Donovan — Nay
Dunn — Nay
Gardner — Nay
Giambatista — Nay
Jessup — Nay
Jickling — Nay
Kitzmiller — Nay
Lanpher — Nay
Lippert — Nay
Macaig — Nay
McCullough — Nay
Partridge — Nay
Poirier — Nay
Scheuermann — Yea
Sharpe — Nay
Strong — Nay
Tate — Yea
Wright — Yea
Sullivan — Nay
Taylor — Nay
Townsend — Nay
Weed — Nay
Johnson — Not Voting
Hill — Not Voting
Till — Not Voting
Toleno — Nay
Toll — Nay
Trieber — Nay
Turner — Not Voting
Viens — Nay
Webb — Nay
Young — Nay
Ancel — Nay
Belaski — Nay
Bissonnette — Not Voting
Bock — Yea
Briglin — Nay
Browning — Yea
Carr — Nay
Christensen — Nay
Colburn — Nay
Conquest — Nay
Cupoli — Yea
Fields — Not Voting
Forguites — Nay
Frenier — Yea
Gamache — Yea
Gonzalez — Nay
Grad — Nay
Greshin — Nay
Haas — Nay
Head — Nay
Hebert — Yea
Helm — Yea
Keenan — Yea
Martel — Yea
Murphy — Nay
Myers — Yea
O'Sullivan — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Parent — Yea
Potter — Yea
Pugh — Nay
Rosenquist — Yea
Savage — Yea
Stuart — Nay
Terenzini — Not Voting
Troiano — Nay
Walz — Nay
Willhoit — Nay
Yantachka — Nay
Van Wyck — Yea
Alice M. M Emmons Democrat Not Voting
Amy D Sheldon Democrat Nay
Barbara Rachelson Democrat Nay
Carol Ode Democrat Nay
Charles A Kimbell Democrat Yea
Daniel A Noyes Democrat Nay
David W Yacovone Democrat Nay
Emily J Long Democrat Nay
James W Masland Democrat Nay
Jill L Krowinski Democrat Nay
John L Bartholomew Democrat Nay
Kevin "Coach" B Christie Democrat Nay
Kristi C Morris Democrat Nay
Lori Houghton Democrat Nay
Martin J LaLonde Democrat Nay
Mary E. E Howard Democrat Nay
Michael Mrowicki Democrat Nay
Mollie S. S Burke Democrat Nay
Peter C Conlon Democrat Nay
Robin P Scheu Democrat Nay
Theresa A Wood Democrat Nay
Thomas S Stevens Democrat Nay
Timothy R. R Corcoran II Democrat Nay
Trevor J Squirrell Democrat Nay
Anne B. B Donahue Independent Yea
Laura H Sibilia Independent Nay
Brian J Cina Progressive/Democrat Nay
Beth M Quimby Republican Yea
Eileen G Dickinson Republican Nay
Francis M McFaun Republican Yea
Mark A Higley Republican Yea
Martha A Feltus Republican Yea
Mary A. A Morrissey Republican Yea
Michael J Marcotte Republican Yea
Patricia A McCoy Republican Yea
Patrick "Pat" M Brennan Republican Yea
Robert W Norris Republican Yea
Scott L Beck Republican Nay
Thomas B Burditt Republican Not Voting
William P Canfield Republican Yea

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Who sponsors H. 171?
H. 171 is sponsored by Thomas B Burditt (Republican), Maxine Grad, Martin J LaLonde (Democrat), Charles "Chip" Conquest, Less…, and Kristi C Morris (Democrat).
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