---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records"
description: "An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history records"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 655"
citation: "Vermont H 655 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Karen Dolan"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 42
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-01-05"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0619d514-3181-480a-a7f0-8a0b96068199"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/1348"
source_hash: "9d82e8825b9f6192733f6b98f946bbc09b044cca74be32eb367c0ed0acb88ba5"
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 655 (2023-2024) — An act relating to studies of policies and procedures regarding the sealing of criminal history 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/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0655/H-0655%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT174/ACT174%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT174/ACT174%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0655/H-0655%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the House (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0655/H-0655%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0655/H-0655%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
7. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0655/H-0655%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
8. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0655/H-0655%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0655/H-0655%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Karen Dolan — primary (person)
- Barbara Rachelson — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Christie — cosponsor (person)
- Martin LaLonde — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-05** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2024-03-19** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-19** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2024-03-21** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-22** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-22** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-22** Rep. Dolan of Essex Junction reported for the Committee on Judiciary
- **2024-03-22** Rep. Squirrell of Underhill recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2024-03-22** Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to
- **2024-03-22** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-03-26** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-26** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2024-03-28** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2024-04-26** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-04-26** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-26** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-30** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-30** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-01** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-01** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-01** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Sears for Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2024-05-01** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-01** 3rd reading ordered
- **2024-05-02** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-05-02** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2024-05-04** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-04** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-06** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-06** Rep. Dolan of Essex Junction moved to postpone action until 5/07/2024, which was agreed to
- **2024-05-07** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in with further amendment thereto, as offered by Rep. Dolan of Essex Junction and LaLonde of South Burlington `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2024-05-08** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-09** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment, text `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Delivered to the Governor on June 6, 2024 `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Signed by Governor on June 12, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-10** House message: Governor approved bill on June 12, 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0619d514-3181-480a-a7f0-8a0b96068199`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).