---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to eligibility and calculation of grant or subsidy amount for Reach Up, Reach Ahead, and the Child Care Services Program"
description: "An act relating to eligibility and calculation of grant or subsidy amount for Reach Up, Reach Ahead, and the Child Care Services Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H. 326"
citation: "Vermont H. 326 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Keefe"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-02-21"
last_action: "2017-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/66143a9b-783e-460b-9d26-2ff3a52ae830"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/998"
source_hash: "4336151eb933a218dad64493e00f2e805b67497e01b453f16b7cc85060abd5ac"
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. 326 (2017-2018) — An act relating to eligibility and calculation of grant or subsidy amount for Reach Up, Reach Ahead, and the Child Care Services Program

## 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-0326/H-0326%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT029/ACT029%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT029/ACT029%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0326/H-0326%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0326/H-0326%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Brian Keefe — primary (person)
- Ann Pugh — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Carl Rosenquist — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Noyes — cosponsor (person)
- Francis McFaun — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Nolan — cosponsor (person)
- Heidi Scheuermann — cosponsor (person)
- Janssen Willhoit — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica Brumsted — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph "Chip" Troiano — cosponsor (person)
- Kurt Wright — cosponsor (person)
- Less… — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- Marianna Gamache — cosponsor (person)
- Oliver Olsen — cosponsor (person)
- Peter Fagan — cosponsor (person)
- Philip Hooper — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah Copeland-Hanzas — cosponsor (person)
- Selene Colburn — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Wood — cosponsor (person)
- William Canfield — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-21** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Human Services
- **2017-03-21** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2017-03-24** Read Second Time
- **2017-03-24** Rep. Keefe of Manchester reported for the committee on Human Services
- **2017-03-24** Rep. Trieber of Rockingham recommended for the committee on Appropriations
- **2017-03-24** Report of Committee on Human Services agreed to.
- **2017-03-24** Third Reading Ordered
- **2017-03-28** Read Third time
- **2017-03-28** Passed `passage`
- **2017-03-30** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare `introduction`
- **2017-04-14** Favorable report by Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2017-04-14** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2017-04-19** Favorable report by Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2017-04-19** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
- **2017-04-20** New Business/Second Reading
- **2017-04-20** Favorable report by Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2017-04-20** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
- **2017-04-20** Read 2nd time
- **2017-04-20** Reported favorably by Senator Ingram for Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-20** Reported favorably by Senator Westman for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-20** 3rd reading ordered
- **2017-04-21** New Business/Third Reading
- **2017-04-21** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2017-04-25** Senate Message, Passed in Concurrence `passage`
- **2017-05-10** Signed by Governor on May 10, 2017 `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-10** House message: Governor approved bill on May 10, 2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/66143a9b-783e-460b-9d26-2ff3a52ae830`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).