---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to establishing the Mental Health Crisis Response Commission"
description: "An act relating to establishing the Mental Health Crisis Response Commission"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H. 145"
citation: "Vermont H. 145 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anne Donahue"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 35
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-01-27"
last_action: "2017-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9320250d-650d-4db5-b9c5-0e9531b08573"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/833"
source_hash: "4d5356574fe5c4671c2b9d1787b15fca3425b81835647a5bb9e1287fd2ba59da"
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. 145 (2017-2018) — An act relating to establishing the Mental Health Crisis Response Commission

## 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-0145/H-0145%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT045/ACT045%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT045/ACT045%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0145/H-0145%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0145/H-0145%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Anne Donahue — primary (person)
- Johannah Donovan — cosponsor (person)
- William Lippert — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-27** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Health Care
- **2017-03-21** Read Second Time
- **2017-03-21** Rep. Donahue of Northfield reported for the committee on Health Care
- **2017-03-21** Report of Committee on Health Care agreed to.
- **2017-03-21** Third Reading Ordered
- **2017-03-22** Read Third time
- **2017-03-22** Passed `passage`
- **2017-03-23** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare `introduction`
- **2017-04-14** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2017-04-17** New Business/Second Reading
- **2017-04-17** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2017-04-18** Unfinished Business/Second Reading
- **2017-04-18** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2017-04-18** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Cummings for Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2017-04-18** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to
- **2017-04-18** 3rd reading ordered
- **2017-04-19** New Business/Third Reading
- **2017-04-19** Pending third reading, motion to amend to be offered by Senator(s) Flory
- **2017-04-19** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Flory; text
- **2017-04-19** Proposal of amendment agreed to
- **2017-04-19** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `passage`
- **2017-04-20** Senate Message, passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment
- **2017-04-25** Rep. Donahue of Northfield moved to postpone action until April 26, 2017 which was agreed to
- **2017-04-26** Senate Proposal of Amendment considered
- **2017-04-26** Senate Proposal of Amendment concurred in with further amendment thereto, as offered by Rep. Donahue of Northfield
- **2017-04-26** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. Savage of Swanton
- **2017-04-26** House message House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment with proposal of amendment
- **2017-04-27** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment
- **2017-04-28** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- **2017-04-28** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment, text
- **2017-04-28** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in
- **2017-05-02** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in `passage`
- **2017-05-17** Delivered to the Governor on May 17, 2017 `passage`
- **2017-05-23** Signed by Governor on May 23, 2017 `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-23** House message: Governor approved bill on May 23, 2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9320250d-650d-4db5-b9c5-0e9531b08573`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).