republic-os/legislation/us/states/vt/2025-2026/s-12.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to sealing criminal history records"
description: "An act relating to sealing criminal history records"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 12"
citation: "Vermont S 12 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nader Hashim"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 57
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-17"
last_action: "2025-06-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e3b32e3-a2e0-4d96-8cc3-ec28d70e8320"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/371"
source_hash: "5ab2c8da58879a363687066e3fea83a296eb0cddba68dd5dfcf4b92d0c473728"
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 S 12 (2025-2026) — An act relating to sealing 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/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0012/S-0012%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT060/ACT060%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT060/ACT060%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0012/S-0012%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0012/S-0012%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0012/S-0012%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/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0012/S-0012%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
8. **House Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0012/S-0012%20House%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0012/S-0012%20House%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Nader Hashim — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-17** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2025-03-11** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2025-03-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-11** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-11** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2025-03-19** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2025-03-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-19** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-19** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-20** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-20** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-20** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-21** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-21** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-21** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-21** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Hashim for Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2025-03-21** Reported favorably by Senator Mattos for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-21** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to
- **2025-03-21** 3rd reading ordered
- **2025-03-25** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-25** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2025-03-27** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2025-05-15** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2025-05-15** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2025-05-16** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2025-05-16** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-16** Rep. Dolan of Essex Junction reported for the Committee on Judiciary
- **2025-05-16** Rep. Ode of Burlington recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2025-05-16** Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to
- **2025-05-16** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2025-05-19** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-05-20** Action Calendar: Unfinished Business
- **2025-05-20** Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2025-05-20** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2025-05-20** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2025-05-20** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Hashim
- **2025-05-20** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-20** House proposal of amendment not concurred in; Committee of Conference requested, on motion of Senator Hashim `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-23** Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Hashim, Norris, and Mattos
- **2025-05-23** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference appointed `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-23** Speaker appointed Reps. LaLonde of South Burlington, Burditt of West Rutland, and Dolan of Essex Junction as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
- **2025-05-23** House message: House appointed Conference Committee members
- **2025-05-28** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2025-05-28** Committee of Conference report adopted (Senate bill) `passage`
- **2025-05-28** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2025-05-29** House message: House adopted Conference Committee report
- **2025-05-30** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2025-05-30** Committee of Conference report
- **2025-05-30** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2025-05-30** Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Hashim for Committee, text
- **2025-05-30** Committee of Conference report adopted
- **2025-05-30** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2025-05-30** Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted
- **2025-05-30** Rules suspended & ordered delivered to Governor forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-06** Delivered to Governor on June 6, 2025 `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-13** Signed by Governor on June 12, 2025 `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-13** Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 12, 2025 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1e3b32e3-a2e0-4d96-8cc3-ec28d70e8320`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).