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VT LEG #379244 v.1
H.93 1
Introduced by Representatives Hooper of Burlington, Austin of Colchester, 2
Bluemle of Burlington, Boyden of Cambridge, Branagan of 3
Georgia, Burtt of Cabot, Canfield of Fair Haven, Casey of 4
Montpelier, Coffin of Cavendish, Critchlow of Colchester, 5
Duke of Burlington, Greer of Bennington, Hango of Berkshire, 6
Harrison of Chittenden, Higley of Lowell, Howard of Rutland 7
City, Maguire of Rutland City, McCann of Montpelier, Morgan, 8
M. of Milton, Morrissey of Bennington, Mrowicki of Putney, 9
Nielsen of Brandon, Ode of Burlington, Page of Newport City, 10
Pinsonault of Dorset, and Satcowitz of Randolph 11
Referred to Committee on 12
Date: 13
Subject: Veterans; database 14
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to require the 15
Vermont Office of Veterans Affairs to develop and maintain a database of 16
veterans in Vermont with any information that is collected to be exempt from 17
public inspection and copying. 18
An act relating to the creation and maintenance of a database of veterans in 19
Vermont 20 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.93
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VT LEG #379244 v.1
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 1
Sec. 1. 20 V.S.A. chapter 88 is added to read: 2
CHAPTER 88. VETERANS IN VERMONT 3
§ 1751. MAINTENANCE OF A DATABASE OF VETERANS IN 4
VERMONT 5
The Director of the Vermont Office of Veterans Affairs shall work with 6
other agencies, offices, and departments to develop and maintain a database of 7
veterans in Vermont. All agencies, offices, and departments shall, to the 8
maximum extent practicable and consistent with State and federal law, provide 9
information on veterans in Vermont to the Director of the Vermont Office of 10
Veterans Affairs. Any personally identifying information about veterans 11
collected for the database is exempt from public inspection and copying under 12
the Public Records Act and shall be kept confidential. Notwithstanding 13
1 V.S.A. § 371(e), the Public Records Act exemption created in this section 14
shall continue in effect and shall not be repealed through the operation of 15
1 V.S.A. § 317(e). 16
Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE 17
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2025. 18