---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to establishment of a communication facilitator program"
description: "An act relating to establishment of a communication facilitator program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H. 429"
citation: "Vermont H. 429 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Theresa Wood"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-02-23"
last_action: "2018-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e53f61f7-fd3c-402a-b4fa-10d029af2177"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/1090"
source_hash: "fe45a4e1a1d4e60967e3a2d25787cf3793fabc5dd7993f6b1c025ff49747775e"
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. 429 (2017-2018) — An act relating to establishment of a communication facilitator 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-0429/H-0429%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT118/ACT118%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT118/ACT118%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0429/H-0429%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0429/H-0429%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Theresa Wood — primary (person)
- Amy Sheldon — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Lanpher — cosponsor (person)
- Francis McFaun — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph "Chip" Troiano — cosponsor (person)
- Less… — cosponsor (person)
- Maida Townsend — cosponsor (person)
- Tommy Walz — cosponsor (person)
- Trevor Squirrell — cosponsor (person)
- Warren Kitzmiller — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-23** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology
- **2018-03-13** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2018-03-20** Read Second Time
- **2018-03-20** Rep. Sibilia of Dover reported for the committee on Energy and Technology
- **2018-03-20** Rep. Keenan of St. Albans City recommended for the committee on Appropriations
- **2018-03-20** Report of Committee on Energy and Technology agreed to.
- **2018-03-20** Third Reading Ordered
- **2018-03-21** Read Third time and Passed `passage`
- **2018-03-23** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Finance `introduction`
- **2018-04-10** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2018-04-10** Favorable report by Committee on Finance
- **2018-04-11** New Business/Second Reading
- **2018-04-11** Favorable report by Committee on Finance
- **2018-04-11** Reported favorably by Senator Lyons for Committee on Finance, read 2nd time and 3rd reading ordered `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-12** New Business/Third Reading
- **2018-04-12** Pending third reading, motion to amend to be offered by Senator(s) Lyons
- **2018-04-12** Pending third reading, Senator Lyons proposal of amendment, agreed to
- **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/e53f61f7-fd3c-402a-b4fa-10d029af2177`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).