---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to the statute of limitations for recovery and possession of property actions against the grantee of a tax collector's deed"
description: "An act relating to the statute of limitations for recovery and possession of property actions against the grantee of a tax collector's deed"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H. 300"
citation: "Vermont H. 300 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rodney Graham"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-02-16"
last_action: "2018-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a829b773-b8e2-4fb1-8a4f-aea94ad7cb83"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/628"
source_hash: "179afc07952ab3de8278dfccc1b24c5eb39269e1da9b487e7cb85696254a6f11"
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. 300 (2017-2018) — An act relating to the statute of limitations for recovery and possession of property actions against the grantee of a tax collector's deed

## 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-0300/H-0300%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT117/ACT117%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
3. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0300/H-0300%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
4. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0300/H-0300%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Rodney Graham — primary (person)
- Amy Sheldon — cosponsor (person)
- Job Tate — cosponsor (person)
- Less… — cosponsor (person)
- Philip Hooper — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-16** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
- **2018-01-23** Read Second Time
- **2018-01-23** Rep. Dickinson of St. Albans Town reported for the committee on Judiciary
- **2018-01-23** Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to.
- **2018-01-23** Third Reading Ordered
- **2018-01-24** Read Third time and Passed `passage`
- **2018-01-26** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2018-04-10** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2018-04-10** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
- **2018-04-11** New Business/Second Reading
- **2018-04-11** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
- **2018-04-11** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Sears for Committee on Judiciary
- **2018-04-11** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to
- **2018-04-11** 3rd reading ordered
- **2018-04-12** New Business/Third Reading
- **2018-04-12** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `passage`
- **2018-04-13** Senate Message, passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment
- **2018-04-18** Senate Proposal of Amendment considered
- **2018-04-18** Senate Proposal of Amendment concurred in `passage`
- **2018-04-19** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment
- **2018-05-02** Signed by Governor on May 2, 2018 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-02** House message: Governor approved bill on May 2, 2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a829b773-b8e2-4fb1-8a4f-aea94ad7cb83`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).