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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "An act relating to a news media privilege"
+description: "An act relating to a news media privilege"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
+legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
+session: "2017-2018"
+identifier: "S. 96"
+citation: "Vermont S. 96 (2017-2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Jeanette White", "Richard Sears"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 22
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2017-02-24"
+last_action: "2018-05-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7484e211-acf0-4c49-9dcf-1c9140adfa9c"
+source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/943"
+source_hash: "ada3ae288fbb589226db23f3e69a092c0a459acc796cb75666bf704e5b3b135e"
+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 S. 96 (2017-2018) — An act relating to a news media privilege
+
+## 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/S-0096/S-0096%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
+2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT040/ACT040%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
+3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT040/ACT040%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
+4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/S-0096/S-0096%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
+5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/S-0096/S-0096%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Collamore, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 0 — **29–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 72 of 142 to Pass -- Yeas = 140, Nays = 2 — **140–2** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Jeanette White — primary (person)
+- Richard Sears — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-02-24** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
+- **2017-02-24** Committee on Judiciary relieved; bill committed to Committee on Government Operations on motion of Senator Sears
+- **2017-03-21** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee onGovernment Operations
+- **2017-03-22** New Business/Second Reading
+- **2017-03-22** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
+- **2017-03-22** Read second time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator White for Committee on Government Operations
+- **2017-03-22** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations agreed to
+- **2017-03-22** 3rd reading ordered
+- **2017-03-23** New Business/Third Reading
+- **2017-03-23** Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Collamore, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 0 `passage`
+- **2017-03-28** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
+- **2017-04-19** Read Second Time
+- **2017-04-19** Rep. Lalonde of South Burlington reported for the committee on Judiciary
+- **2017-04-19** Third Reading Ordered
+- **2017-04-20** Read Third time and Passed in Concurrence `passage`
+- **2017-04-20** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 72 of 142 to Pass -- Yeas = 140, Nays = 2
+- **2017-04-21** House message House passed bill in concurrence
+- **2017-04-21** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
+- **2017-05-11** Delivered to Governor on 5/11/17
+- **2017-05-17** Signed by Governor on 5/17/2017 `executive-signature`
+- **2017-05-18** Senate Message, Signed by Governor May 17, 2017 `executive-signature`
+- **2018-05-10** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7484e211-acf0-4c49-9dcf-1c9140adfa9c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).
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