---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to the Uniform Trust Decanting Act"
description: "An act relating to the Uniform Trust Decanting Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 279"
citation: "Vermont H 279 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joseph Andriano"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 37
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-17"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bbb226f7-d214-46f5-9cf2-f26d841fc05b"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/917"
source_hash: "28f77c68c6dc0764d94859073789837e45d42c4af28a75b8a0c8c1adcb974f89"
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 279 (2023-2024) — An act relating to the Uniform Trust Decanting Act

## 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/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0279/H-0279%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT177/ACT177%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT177/ACT177%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0279/H-0279%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the House (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0279/H-0279%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0279/H-0279%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
7. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0279/H-0279%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Joseph Andriano — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-17** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2024-02-27** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-02-27** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2024-03-14** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-15** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-15** Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington moved to postpone action until 03/19/2024, which was agreed to
- **2024-03-19** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-19** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-19** Rep. Andriano of Orwell reported for the Committee on Judiciary
- **2024-03-19** Rep. Taylor of Colchester recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2024-03-19** Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to
- **2024-03-19** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-03-20** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-20** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2024-03-22** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2024-04-18** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-04-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-18** Favorable report by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-18** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2024-05-08** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-08** Favorable report by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-08** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-09** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-09** Favorable report by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-09** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-09** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-05-09** Reported favorably by Senator Sears for Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-09** Reported favorably by Senator Chittenden for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-09** 3rd reading ordered
- **2024-05-09** Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2024-05-09** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence `reading-3`
- **2024-05-09** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2024-05-09** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Delivered to the Governor on June 7, 2024 `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Signed by Governor on June 13, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-10** House message: Governor approved bill on June 13, 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bbb226f7-d214-46f5-9cf2-f26d841fc05b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).