H.502 is a bill introduced by several representatives that aims to amend the Vermont Public Records Act. The primary purpose of the bill is to authorize public agencies to charge and collect the actual cost of staff time incurred while complying with requests to inspect public records. This change is intended to ensure that public agencies can recover the costs associated with processing these requests.

The bill does not specify any deletions from current law but introduces new provisions that allow for the charging of actual costs, thereby potentially impacting how public records requests are handled in Vermont. By implementing this measure, the bill seeks to balance the public's right to access records with the financial implications for agencies tasked with fulfilling these requests.