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+type: "Bill"
+title: "An act relating to the adequate shelter of dogs and cats"
+description: "An act relating to the adequate shelter of dogs and cats"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
+legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
+session: "2017-2018"
+identifier: "H. 218"
+citation: "Vermont H. 218 (2017-2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["John Bartholomew"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 41
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2017-02-09"
+last_action: "2017-06-05"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/15c5afbe-7f52-41b3-9125-14f239adff16"
+source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/900"
+source_hash: "c7e4b74d11f0642fe2672cfea44156d83126643a49a5e616f0c03a01db8cf6ad"
+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 H. 218 (2017-2018) — An act relating to the adequate shelter of dogs and cats
+
+## 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/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0218/H-0218%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
+2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT058/ACT058%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
+3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT058/ACT058%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
+4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0218/H-0218%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
+5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0218/H-0218%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 70 of 138 to Pass -- Yeas = 134, Nays = 4 — **134–4** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- John Bartholomew — primary (person)
+- Gary Viens — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-02-09** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Agriculture & Forestry
+- **2017-03-14** Read Second Time
+- **2017-03-14** Rep. Bartholomew of Hartland reported for the committee on Agriculture & Forestry
+- **2017-03-14** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 70 of 138 to Pass -- Yeas = 134, Nays = 4
+- **2017-03-14** Third Reading Ordered
+- **2017-03-15** Amendment as offered by Rep. Bartholomew of Hartland agreed to
+- **2017-03-15** Read Third time and Passed `passage`
+- **2017-03-17** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Agriculture `introduction`
+- **2017-04-07** Favorable report by Committee on Agriculture
+- **2017-04-07** Rules suspended & bill committed to Committee on Judiciary with the report of Committee on Agriculture intact, on motion of Senator Starr
+- **2017-05-01** Favorable report by Committee on Agriculture
+- **2017-05-01** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
+- **2017-05-02** New Business/Second Reading
+- **2017-05-02** Favorable report by Committee on Agriculture
+- **2017-05-02** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
+- **2017-05-02** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) McCormack
+- **2017-05-02** Read 2nd time
+- **2017-05-02** Reported favorably by Senator Branagan for Committee on Agriculture `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2017-05-02** Consideration postponed on motion of Senator Ashe
+- **2017-05-02** Consideration resumed
+- **2017-05-02** Reported favorably by Senator Sears for Committee on Judiciary with proposal of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2017-05-02** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to
+- **2017-05-02** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) McCormack; text
+- **2017-05-02** Proposal of amendment not agreed to
+- **2017-05-02** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) McCormack; text
+- **2017-05-02** Senator McCormack requested & granted leave to withdraw amendment
+- **2017-05-02** 3rd reading ordered
+- **2017-05-03** New Business/Third Reading
+- **2017-05-03** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) McCormack
+- **2017-05-03** Pending third reading, Senator(s) Baruth motion to amend proposal of amendment; text
+- **2017-05-03** Proposal of amendment agreed to
+- **2017-05-03** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `passage`
+- **2017-05-03** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
+- **2017-05-03** Senate Message, passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment
+- **2017-05-04** Rules Suspended and Taken up for Immediate Consideration as moved by Rep. Turner of Milton
+- **2017-05-04** Senate Proposal of Amendment considered
+- **2017-05-04** Senate Proposal of Amendment concurred in `passage`
+- **2017-05-08** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment
+- **2017-05-30** Delivered to the Governor on May 30, 2017 `passage`
+- **2017-06-05** Signed by Governor on June 5, 2017 `executive-signature`
+- **2017-06-05** House message: Governor approved bill on June 5, 2017
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/15c5afbe-7f52-41b3-9125-14f239adff16`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).
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