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Judiciary committee approves strike‑all amendment for H566, adds time‑limited pilot for Burlington diversion center
Summary
The committee approved a strike-all amendment to H566 and discussed record-sealing versus expungement issues; Michelle Childs presented draft 3.2 that adds session law authorizing the Attorney General and the Burlington Community Justice Center to pilot diversion for certain ordinance violations from 01/01/2026 to 07/01/2027.
The Judiciary committee approved a strike‑all amendment to H566 after staff presented draft 3.2 and members heard discussion about sealing and diversion. Michelle Childs (Office of Legislative Council) described the latest draft: the initial proposal would have expanded adult diversion eligibility to include municipal ordinance violations statewide, but the committee decided not to broaden statewide authority at this time. Instead, draft 3.2 adds session law to authorize a Burlington pilot that retroactively…
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