---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to identification of gender-free restrooms in public buildings and places of public accommodation"
description: "An act relating to identification of gender-free restrooms in public buildings and places of public accommodation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H. 333"
citation: "Vermont H. 333 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Selene Colburn", "William Lippert"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-21"
last_action: "2018-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fad2e6f4-3632-45aa-a485-e288aaedbd8b"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/392"
source_hash: "9175c2352153788b715f3c953e1f2cdc8f5430a0c9d2ecf828c72cbdab8ce26e"
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. 333 (2017-2018) — An act relating to identification of gender-free restrooms in public buildings and places of public accommodation

## 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-0333/H-0333%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT127/ACT127%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
3. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0333/H-0333%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
4. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0333/H-0333%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment on roll call, requested by Senator Balint, Passed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 — **30–0** (pass) · legislature
- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 72 of 142 to Pass -- Yeas = 123, Nays = 19 — **123–19** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Selene Colburn — primary (person)
- William Lippert — primary (person)
- Ann Pugh — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Rachelson — cosponsor (person)
- Ben Joseph — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Cina — cosponsor (person)
- Carolyn Partridge — cosponsor (person)
- Curtis McCormack — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Weed — cosponsor (person)
- Diana Gonzalez — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Dunn — cosponsor (person)
- Gabrielle Lucke — cosponsor (person)
- George Till — cosponsor (person)
- James Masland — cosponsor (person)
- Jean O'Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- Johannah Donovan — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph "Chip" Troiano — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Christie — cosponsor (person)
- Less… — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- Lori Houghton — cosponsor (person)
- Maida Townsend — cosponsor (person)
- Martin LaLonde — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew Trieber — cosponsor (person)
- Maureen Dakin — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Mrowicki — cosponsor (person)
- Philip Hooper — cosponsor (person)
- Rachael Fields — cosponsor (person)
- Robin Chesnut-Tangerman — cosponsor (person)
- Robin Scheu — cosponsor (person)
- Samuel Young — cosponsor (person)
- Sandy Haas — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah Copeland-Hanzas — cosponsor (person)
- Susan Buckholz — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Stevens — cosponsor (person)
- Tommy Walz — cosponsor (person)
- William Botzow — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-21** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs
- **2017-04-21** Read Second Time
- **2017-04-21** Rep. Gonzalez of Winooski reported for the committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs
- **2017-04-21** Report of Committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs agreed to.
- **2017-04-21** Rep. Strong of Albany moved to amend the bill
- **2017-04-21** Rep. Strong of Albany asked leave to withdraw motion
- **2017-04-21** Which was agreed to
- **2017-04-21** Third Reading Ordered
- **2017-04-21** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 72 of 142 to Pass -- Yeas = 123, Nays = 19
- **2017-04-25** Read Third time
- **2017-04-25** Passed `passage`
- **2017-04-25** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. Turner of Milton
- **2017-04-26** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Rules `introduction`
- **2018-01-03** Referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs per Temporary Senate Rule 44A
- **2018-04-13** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2018-04-13** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- **2018-04-17** New Business/Second Reading
- **2018-04-17** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- **2018-04-17** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Balint for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- **2018-04-17** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs agreed to
- **2018-04-17** 3rd reading ordered
- **2018-04-18** New Business/Third Reading
- **2018-04-18** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment on roll call, requested by Senator Balint, Passed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-19** Senate Message, passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment
- **2018-04-24** Senate Proposal of Amendment considered
- **2018-04-24** Senate Proposal of Amendment concurred in `passage`
- **2018-04-26** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment
- **2018-05-07** Delivered to the Governor on May 7, 2018 `passage`
- **2018-05-11** Signed by Governor on May 11, 2018 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-11** House message: Governor approved bill on May 11, 2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fad2e6f4-3632-45aa-a485-e288aaedbd8b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).