---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to nursing home oversight"
description: "An act relating to nursing home oversight"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H. 921"
citation: "Vermont H. 921 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Human Services"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-03-14"
last_action: "2018-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fffb8a91-e50c-4668-a57a-92f3e1e3059a"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/2404"
source_hash: "5ff43a0122d808922b4b32e9fb0d081a993caab7b0efd644e0bb49ae025df6ba"
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. 921 (2017-2018) — An act relating to nursing home oversight

## 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-0921/H-0921%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT125/ACT125%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT125/ACT125%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0921/H-0921%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0921/H-0921%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.

- **2018-03-14** Committee bill read the first time and placed on Notice Calendar on March 14, 2018
- **2018-03-15** Rep. Gamache of Swanton moved to postpone action until March 20, 2018 which was agreed to
- **2018-03-20** Read Second Time
- **2018-03-20** Rep. Gamache of Swanton spoke for the committee on Human Services
- **2018-03-20** Rep. Donahue of Northfield moved to amend the bill
- **2018-03-20** Which was agreed to
- **2018-03-20** Third Reading Ordered
- **2018-03-21** Read Third time and Passed `passage`
- **2018-03-23** Referred to Committee on Rules per Temporary Senate Rule 44A
- **2018-03-30** Referred to Committee on Health and Welfare per Temporary Senate Rule 44A
- **2018-04-18** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2018-04-18** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2018-04-19** New Business/Second Reading
- **2018-04-19** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2018-04-19** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Ingram for Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2018-04-19** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to
- **2018-04-19** 3rd reading ordered
- **2018-04-20** New Business/Third Reading
- **2018-04-20** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `passage`
- **2018-04-24** Senate Message, passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment
- **2018-04-26** Senate Proposal of Amendment considered
- **2018-04-26** Senate Proposal of Amendment concurred in `passage`
- **2018-04-27** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment
- **2018-05-04** Delivered to the Governor on May 4, 2018 `passage`
- **2018-05-10** Signed by Governor on May 10, 2018 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-10** House message: Governor approved bill on May 10, 2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fffb8a91-e50c-4668-a57a-92f3e1e3059a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).