---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to parole eligibility"
description: "An act relating to parole eligibility"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H. 150"
citation: "Vermont H. 150 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mollie Burke"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-01-27"
last_action: "2018-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a8b52fa6-f038-4136-a29b-613f1c4087ab"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/226"
source_hash: "608c4fc13a848c5ba52f47e446916fa0fa17ad63d057a15320176ea5e57c8750"
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. 150 (2017-2018) — An act relating to parole eligibility

## 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-0150/H-0150%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT091/ACT091%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
3. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0150/H-0150%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
4. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0150/H-0150%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Mollie Burke — primary (person)
- Lynn Batchelor — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-27** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Corrections and Institutions
- **2017-04-18** Read Second Time
- **2017-04-18** Rep. Scheu of Middlebury reported for the committee on Corrections and Institutions
- **2017-04-18** Report of Committee on Corrections and Institutions agreed to.
- **2017-04-18** Third Reading Ordered
- **2017-04-19** Read Third time and Passed `passage`
- **2017-04-21** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Rules `introduction`
- **2018-01-03** Referred to Committee on Institutions per Temporary Senate Rule 44A
- **2018-02-23** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2018-02-23** Favorable report by Committee on Institutions
- **2018-02-27** New Business/Second Reading
- **2018-02-27** Favorable report by Committee on Institutions
- **2018-02-27** Reported favorably by Senator Soucy for Committee on Institutions, read 2nd time and 3rd reading ordered `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-28** New Business/Third Reading
- **2018-02-28** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Soucy
- **2018-02-28** Pending third reading, Senator Soucy proposal of amendment, agreed to
- **2018-02-28** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `passage`
- **2018-03-01** Senate Message, passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment
- **2018-03-13** Senate Proposal of Amendment concurred in `passage`
- **2018-03-15** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment
- **2018-03-27** Signed by Governor on March 27, 2018 `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-27** House message: Governor approved bill on March 27, 2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a8b52fa6-f038-4136-a29b-613f1c4087ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).