---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to removal of firearms from a person arrested or cited for domestic assault"
description: "An act relating to removal of firearms from a person arrested or cited for domestic assault"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H. 422"
citation: "Vermont H. 422 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Maxine Grad"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 31
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-02-23"
last_action: "2018-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b6ef3be-fc42-4417-bdc8-a6e438f51927"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/574"
source_hash: "7f5fd494ee203d208ed25718ee0218bf22c77f7ae3a00cf386f1d3b06bafde54"
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. 422 (2017-2018) — An act relating to removal of firearms from a person arrested or cited for domestic assault

## 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-0422/H-0422%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT092/ACT092%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
3. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0422/H-0422%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
4. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0422/H-0422%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 73 of 145 to Pass -- Yeas = 78, Nays = 67 — **78–67** (pass) · legislature
- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 70 of 138 to Pass -- Yeas = 78, Nays = 60 — **78–60** (pass) · legislature
- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 67 of 133 to Pass -- Yeas = 133, Nays = 0 — **133–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Sears, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 0 — **29–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Maxine Grad — primary (person)
- Brian Cina — cosponsor (person)
- David Deen — cosponsor (person)
- George Till — cosponsor (person)
- Helen Head — cosponsor (person)
- Jean O'Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- Johannah Donovan — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Christie — cosponsor (person)
- Less… — cosponsor (person)
- Maida Townsend — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah Copeland-Hanzas — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-23** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
- **2017-03-21** Read Second Time
- **2017-03-21** Rep. Conquest of Newbury reported for the committee on Judiciary
- **2017-03-21** Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to.
- **2017-03-21** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 73 of 145 to Pass -- Yeas = 78, Nays = 67
- **2017-03-21** Third Reading Ordered
- **2017-03-22** Read Third time
- **2017-03-22** Rep. Wright of Burlington asked permission to offer an amendment after third reading
- **2017-03-22** Which was agreed to
- **2017-03-22** Rep. Wright of Burlington moved to amend the bill
- **2017-03-22** Amendment as offered by Rep. Wright of Burlington disagreed to
- **2017-03-22** Passed `passage`
- **2017-03-22** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 70 of 138 to Pass -- Yeas = 78, Nays = 60
- **2017-03-23** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2018-03-28** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2018-03-28** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
- **2018-03-29** New Business/Second Reading
- **2018-03-29** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
- **2018-03-29** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Sears for Committee on Judiciary
- **2018-03-29** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to
- **2018-03-29** 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Sears, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 0
- **2018-03-30** New Business/Third Reading
- **2018-03-30** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `passage`
- **2018-04-03** Senate Message, passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment
- **2018-04-05** Senate Proposal of Amendment considered
- **2018-04-05** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 67 of 133 to Pass -- Yeas = 133, Nays = 0
- **2018-04-05** Senate Proposal of Amendment concurred in `passage`
- **2018-04-06** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment
- **2018-04-06** Delivered to the Governor on April 6, 2018 `passage`
- **2018-04-11** Signed by Governor on April 11, 2018 `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-11** House message: Governor approved bill on April 11, 2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6b6ef3be-fc42-4417-bdc8-a6e438f51927`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).