---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to permanent licenses for persons 66 years of age or older"
description: "An act relating to permanent licenses for persons 66 years of age or older"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H. 58"
citation: "Vermont H. 58 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Charles Shaw"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-01-17"
last_action: "2017-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a23a575b-6ee9-45b1-af6e-6e6bf4402eb0"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/361"
source_hash: "6a8ecde72a42034e73ff3bdd6dca0091b8bb9d48879f16898e0159163b62b9b8"
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. 58 (2017-2018) — An act relating to permanent licenses for persons 66 years of age or older

## 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-0058/H-0058%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT033/ACT033%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT033/ACT033%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0058/H-0058%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0058/H-0058%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Charles Shaw — primary (person)
- Albert Pearce — cosponsor (person)
- Bernard Juskiewicz — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Clement Bissonnette — cosponsor (person)
- Constance Quimby — cosponsor (person)
- David Potter — cosponsor (person)
- Douglas Gage — cosponsor (person)
- Francis McFaun — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Viens — cosponsor (person)
- Harvey Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Job Tate — cosponsor (person)
- Kurt Wright — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence Cupoli — cosponsor (person)
- Less… — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- Marcia Martel — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Higley — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Howard — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Morrissey — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia McCoy — cosponsor (person)
- Patti Lewis — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Lefebvre — cosponsor (person)
- Peter Fagan — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Lawrence — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Bancroft — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Helm — cosponsor (person)
- Robert LaClair — cosponsor (person)
- Ronald Hubert — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Beck — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen Beyor — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen Carr — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Terenzini — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy Corcoran — cosponsor (person)
- Tommy Walz — cosponsor (person)
- William Canfield — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-17** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Fish & Wildlife
- **2017-01-26** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2017-02-01** Read Second Time
- **2017-02-01** Rep. McCullough of Williston reported for the committee on Natural Resources, Fish & Wildlife
- **2017-02-01** Rep. Canfield of Fair Haven recommended for the committee on Ways and Means
- **2017-02-01** Report of the Committee on Natural Resources, Fish & Wildlife amended as recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2017-02-01** Report of Committee on Natural Resources, Fish & Wildlife as amended agreed to
- **2017-02-01** Third Reading Ordered
- **2017-02-02** Read Third time and Passed `passage`
- **2017-02-07** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `introduction`
- **2017-05-02** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2017-05-02** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2017-05-03** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Mazza
- **2017-05-03** Read 2nd time
- **2017-05-03** Reported favorably by Senator Rodgers for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-03** Reported favorably by Senator Campion for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-03** 3rd reading ordered
- **2017-05-04** New Business/Third Reading
- **2017-05-04** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2017-05-04** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2017-05-04** Senate Message, Passed in Concurrence `passage`
- **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/a23a575b-6ee9-45b1-af6e-6e6bf4402eb0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).