---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to the authority of the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation to enter into land transactions"
description: "An act relating to the authority of the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation to enter into land transactions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S. 149"
citation: "Vermont S. 149 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Senate Committee on Institutions"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-01-03"
last_action: "2018-02-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0c585cb-ed3e-4310-a80d-b1019441b1d2"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/1414"
source_hash: "566b1374a815b4f08ef7acfa7564b7def112e31ab9eb8fe7185fcb7ee21b1813"
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 S. 149 (2017-2018) — An act relating to the authority of the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation to enter into land transactions

## 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/S-0149/S-0149%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT089/ACT089%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
3. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/S-0149/S-0149%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
4. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/S-0149/S-0149%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Senate Committee on Institutions — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-03** Committee bill read first time & placed on Notice Calendar per Senate Rule 48
- **2018-01-04** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2018-01-04** Committee Bill for Second Reading
- **2018-01-05** Committee Bill for Second Reading
- **2018-01-05** Read 2nd time
- **2018-01-05** 3rd reading ordered
- **2018-01-09** New Business/Third Reading
- **2018-01-09** Read 3rd time & passed `passage`
- **2018-01-11** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Corrections and Institutions
- **2018-01-23** Read Second Time
- **2018-01-23** Rep. Macaig of Williston reported for the committee on Corrections and Institutions
- **2018-01-23** Third Reading Ordered
- **2018-01-24** Read Third time and Passed in Concurrence `passage`
- **2018-01-25** House message House passed bill in concurrence
- **2018-01-25** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2018-02-28** Signed by Governor on February 28, 2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f0c585cb-ed3e-4310-a80d-b1019441b1d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).