Vermont 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 D cosponsors

S 7 — An act relating to expanding access to expungement and sealing of criminal history records

Last action — Senate Message, signed by Governor June 7, 2021

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 12, 2021. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Senate Message, signed by Governor June 7, 2021

  2. Signed by Governor on June 7, 2021

  3. Delivered to Governor on June 1, 2021

  4. Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in

  5. Rules suspended & ordered delivered to Governor forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint

  6. As passed by Senate and House

  7. House proposal of amendment concurred in

  8. House proposal of amendment; text

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

  10. House Proposal of Amendment

  11. Entered on Notice Calendar

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

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

  14. Read Third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

  15. Third Reading ordered

  16. Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to

  17. Rep. Colburn of Burlington reported for the Committee on Judiciary

  18. Read Second time

  19. Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

  20. Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Sears, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0

  21. New Business/Third Reading

  22. 3rd reading ordered

  23. Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to

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

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

  26. New Business/Second Reading

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

  28. Entered on Notice Calendar

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 186 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Richard Sears

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (186)

186 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

Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Sears, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0

Passed 30 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 5000
Unaffiliated 19000
Democrat/Progressive 2000
Republican 4000
Total 30000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
MacDonald — Yea
Mazza — Yea
McCormack — Yea
Nitka — Yea
Parent — Yea
Pearson — Yea
Pollina — Yea
Sears — Yea
Sirotkin — Yea
Starr — Yea
Terenzini — Yea
White — Yea
Balint — Yea
Benning — Yea
Bray — Yea
Campion — Yea
Hooker — Yea
Kitchel — Yea
Ram Hinsdale — Yea
Alison Clarkson Democrat Yea
Ann E Cummings Democrat Yea
Ruth E Hardy Democrat Yea
Thomas I Chittenden Democrat Yea
Virginia "Ginny" V Lyons Democrat Yea
Andrew J Perchlik Democrat/Progressive Yea
Philip E Baruth Democrat/Progressive Yea
Brian P Collamore Republican Yea
Randy D Brock Republican Yea
Richard A Westman Republican Yea
Russ H Ingalls Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors S 7?
S 7 is sponsored by Richard Sears, Joseph Benning, Rebecca "Becca" E White (Democrat), and Philip E Baruth (Democrat/Progressive).
What is the current status of S 7?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 12, 2021. Enacted.
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