---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to management of records"
description: "An act relating to management of records"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H. 585"
citation: "Vermont H. 585 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Maida Townsend"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-01-09"
last_action: "2018-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/038ebf85-2b73-4f94-bbf1-3c8684af4cdc"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/1574"
source_hash: "249bfb0d3c3d11982fd5dfb939ad97c3e702f9c34462ebd10f59e0a54c01a5f3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-vt"]
---

# Vermont H. 585 (2017-2018) — An act relating to management of records

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0585/H-0585%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT100/ACT100%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT100/ACT100%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0585/H-0585%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0585/H-0585%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Maida Townsend — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-09** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Government Operations
- **2018-02-06** Rep. Devereux of Mount Holly moved to postpone action until February7, 2018 which was agreed to
- **2018-02-07** Read Second Time
- **2018-02-07** Rep. Devereux of Mount Holly reported for the committee on Government Operations
- **2018-02-07** Report of Committee on Government Operations agreed to.
- **2018-02-07** Third Reading Ordered
- **2018-02-08** Read Third time and Passed `passage`
- **2018-02-13** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations `introduction`
- **2018-03-27** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2018-03-27** Favorable report by Committee on Government Operations
- **2018-03-28** New Business/Second Reading
- **2018-03-28** Favorable report by Committee on Government Operations
- **2018-03-28** Reported favorably by Senator White for Committee on Government Operations, read 2nd time and 3rd reading ordered `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-29** New Business/Third Reading
- **2018-03-29** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2018-03-30** Senate Message, Passed in Concurrence `passage`
- **2018-04-17** Signed by Governor on April 17, 2018 `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-17** House message: Governor approved bill on April 17, 2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/038ebf85-2b73-4f94-bbf1-3c8684af4cdc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).