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type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to access to records by individuals who were in foster care"
description: "An act relating to access to records by individuals who were in foster care"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 644"
citation: "Vermont H 644 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sarah \"Sarita\" Austin"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 37
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-01-04"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/24cb4dfa-0f00-4f6e-b914-9f870fd413c8"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/1479"
source_hash: "37d8dfb071cce637ec163f11322b0ccfe96849ca2fd14fec0dc6c8ce3bb23869"
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 644 (2023-2024) — An act relating to access to records by individuals who were in foster care
## 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-0644/H-0644%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT173/ACT173%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT173/ACT173%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0644/H-0644%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-0644/H-0644%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-0644/H-0644%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-0644/H-0644%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-0644/H-0644%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0644/H-0644%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Sarah "Sarita" Austin — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-04** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs `introduction`
- **2024-03-15** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-19** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-19** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-19** Rep. Higley of Lowell reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- **2024-03-19** Report of Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs agreed to
- **2024-03-19** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-03-20** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-20** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2024-03-22** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations `introduction`
- **2024-04-30** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-04-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-30** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-01** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-01** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-02** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-02** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-03** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-03** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-06** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-06** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-07** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Vyhovsky for Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2024-05-07** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** 3rd reading ordered
- **2024-05-07** Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2024-05-07** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2024-05-07** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2024-05-07** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-08** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-08** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2024-05-08** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `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/24cb4dfa-0f00-4f6e-b914-9f870fd413c8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).