---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to the Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to transportation-related law"
description: "An act relating to the Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to transportation-related law"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H. 494"
citation: "Vermont H. 494 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Transportation"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 42
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-28"
last_action: "2017-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/29b76616-aa5d-49b0-8587-bdb41cdc2711"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/1005"
source_hash: "ba7d2d91a4c20c882980c0f09557841c05ab0c77f64b882a84e4c83f2d462555"
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. 494 (2017-2018) — An act relating to the Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to transportation-related law

## 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-0494/H-0494%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT038/ACT038%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT038/ACT038%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0494/H-0494%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0494/H-0494%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment on roll call, requested by Senator Mazza, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 0 — **29–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- House Committee on Transportation — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-28** Committee Bill read first time
- **2017-03-01** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2017-03-03** Rep. Brennan of Colchester moved to postpone action until March 13, 2017 which was agreed to
- **2017-03-14** Read Second Time
- **2017-03-14** Rep. Brennan of Colchester spoke for the committee on Transportation
- **2017-03-14** Rep. Helm of Fair Haven recommended for the committee on Appropriations
- **2017-03-14** Third Reading Ordered
- **2017-03-15** Read Third time and Passed `passage`
- **2017-03-17** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Transportation `introduction`
- **2017-04-05** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Transportation
- **2017-04-05** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2017-04-11** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Transportation
- **2017-04-11** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- **2017-04-12** New Business/Second Reading
- **2017-04-12** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Transportation
- **2017-04-12** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- **2017-04-12** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Mazza for Committee on Transportation
- **2017-04-12** Reported favorably by Senator Kitchel for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-12** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Transportation amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
- **2017-04-12** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Transportation, as amended, agreed to
- **2017-04-12** 3rd reading ordered
- **2017-04-13** New Business/Third Reading
- **2017-04-13** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Flory, Degree, Kitchel, Mazza, and Westman; text
- **2017-04-13** Proposal of amendment agreed to
- **2017-04-13** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment on roll call, requested by Senator Mazza, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-14** Senate Message, passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment
- **2017-04-19** Senate Proposal of Amendment considered
- **2017-04-19** Senate Proposal of Amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference requested upon motion of Rep. Brennan of Colchester
- **2017-04-19** Speaker appointed Brennan of Colchester, Potter of Clarendon and Bissonnette of Winooski as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
- **2017-04-19** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. Savage of Swanton
- **2017-04-20** House message House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed
- **2017-04-20** Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Mazza, Westman, and Degree
- **2017-04-27** Committee of Conference Report
- **2017-04-28** New Business/Committee of Conference Report
- **2017-04-28** Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Mazza for Committee, text
- **2017-04-28** Committee of Conference report adopted
- **2017-04-28** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2017-05-01** Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill) `passage`
- **2017-05-02** House message House adopted Conference Committee report
- **2017-05-11** Delivered to the Governor on May 11, 2017 `passage`
- **2017-05-17** Signed by Governor on May 17, 2017 `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-17** House message: Governor approved bill on 5/17/17

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/29b76616-aa5d-49b0-8587-bdb41cdc2711`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).