Vermont H 502: An act relating to charging for actual cost under Vermont’s Public Records Act

Status: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs (as of 2025-04-09)

State: Vermont · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: H 502

Sponsors: Jed Lipsky, Robert Hunter, John Kascenska, Leland Morgan, Richard Nelson, Rob North, Daniel Noyes, John O'Brien, Debra Powers, Michael Tagliavia

Bill Text

BILL AS INTRODUCED H.502
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H.502 1
SHORT FORM 2
Introduced by Representatives Lipsky of Stowe, Hunter of Manchester, 3
Kascenska of Burke, Morgan, L. of Milton, Nelson of Derby, 4
North of Ferrisburgh, Noyes of Wolcott, O’Brien of Tunbridge, 5
Powers of Waterford, and Tagliavia of Corinth 6
Referred to Committee on 7
Date: 8
Subject: General provisions; common law; general rights; access to public 9
records; Public Records Act; charges for actual cost of staff time 10
complying with request 11
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to authorize 12
public agencies to charge and collect the actual cost of staff time associated 13
with complying with a request to inspect a public record. 14
An act relating to charging for actual cost under Vermont’s Public Records 15
Act 16
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 17
(TEXT OMITTED IN SHORT-FORM BILLS) 18

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