---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to building resilience for individuals experiencing adverse childhood experiences"
description: "An act relating to building resilience for individuals experiencing adverse childhood experiences"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H. 508"
citation: "Vermont H. 508 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Human Services"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 40
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-03-21"
last_action: "2017-05-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be4f244f-f91a-41d4-8ff7-282380c9bcd0"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/1251"
source_hash: "dad1874a3c137237068650501c38d5b6b88818bb8a7ac8488ea07a9822a2800a"
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. 508 (2017-2018) — An act relating to building resilience for individuals experiencing adverse childhood experiences

## 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-0508/H-0508%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT043/ACT043%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT043/ACT043%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0508/H-0508%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0508/H-0508%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- House Committee on Human Services — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-21** Committee Bill read first time
- **2017-03-22** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2017-03-28** Read Second Time
- **2017-03-28** Rep. Mrowicki of Putney spoke for the committee on Human Services
- **2017-03-28** Rep. Trieber of Rockingham recommended for the committee on Appropriations
- **2017-03-28** Third Reading Ordered
- **2017-03-29** Read Third time
- **2017-03-29** Passed `passage`
- **2017-03-31** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare `introduction`
- **2017-04-17** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2017-04-17** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2017-04-19** Favorable report with proposal of amendment 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 with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2017-04-20** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
- **2017-04-20** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Lyons for Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2017-04-20** Reported favorably by Senator Westman for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-20** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to
- **2017-04-20** 3rd reading ordered
- **2017-04-21** New Business/Third Reading
- **2017-04-21** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `passage`
- **2017-04-25** Senate Message, passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment
- **2017-04-26** Senate Proposal of Amendment considered
- **2017-04-26** Senate Proposal of Amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference requested upon motion of Rep. Mrowicki of Putney
- **2017-04-26** Speaker appointed Pugh of South Burlington, Mrowicki of Putney and Rosenquist of Georgia as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
- **2017-04-26** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. Savage of Swanton
- **2017-04-26** House message House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed
- **2017-04-27** Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Lyons, Ayer, and Ingram
- **2017-05-05** Committee of Conference Report
- **2017-05-05** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Lyons
- **2017-05-05** Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Lyons for Committee, text
- **2017-05-05** Committee of Conference report adopted
- **2017-05-05** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Mazza
- **2017-05-05** Rules Suspended and Taken up for Immediate Consideration as moved by Rep. Savage of Swanton
- **2017-05-05** Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill) `passage`
- **2017-05-08** House message House adopted Conference Committee report
- **2017-05-17** Delivered to the Governor on May 17, 2017 `passage`
- **2017-05-22** Signed by Governor on May 22, 2017 `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-22** House message: Governor approved bill on May 22, 2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/be4f244f-f91a-41d4-8ff7-282380c9bcd0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).