---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to establishing the Unused Prescription Drug Repository Program"
description: "An act relating to establishing the Unused Prescription Drug Repository Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S. 164"
citation: "Vermont S. 164 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Claire Ayer"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-01-03"
last_action: "2018-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9c357094-7951-4831-880c-4390f60b48a9"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/1452"
source_hash: "8abee9939b0136556987e7c9e344b87864efea62c5fe2a6f1b967d98cdb9cb9b"
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. 164 (2017-2018) — An act relating to establishing the Unused Prescription Drug Repository Program

## 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-0164/S-0164%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT114/ACT114%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT114/ACT114%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/S-0164/S-0164%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/S-0164/S-0164%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Claire Ayer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-03** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare `introduction`
- **2018-02-08** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2018-02-08** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee onHealth and Welfare
- **2018-02-09** New Business/Second Reading
- **2018-02-09** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2018-02-13** New Business/Third Reading
- **2018-02-09** Read second time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Ayer for Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2018-02-09** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to
- **2018-02-09** 3rd reading ordered
- **2018-02-13** Read 3rd time & passed `passage`
- **2018-02-15** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Human Services
- **2018-04-10** Read Second Time
- **2018-04-10** Rep. Pajala of Londonderry reported for the committee on Human Services
- **2018-04-10** Report of Committee on Human Services agreed to.
- **2018-04-10** Third Reading Ordered
- **2018-04-11** Read Third time and Passed in Concurrence with Proposal of Amendment `passage`
- **2018-04-13** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2018-04-13** House Proposal of Amendment
- **2018-04-17** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- **2018-04-13** House message House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2018-04-18** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- **2018-04-18** House proposal of amendment; text
- **2018-04-18** House proposal of amendment concurred in
- **2018-04-18** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2018-04-19** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in `passage`
- **2018-04-25** Delivered to Governor on April 25, 2018
- **2018-05-01** Signed by Governor on May 1, 2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9c357094-7951-4831-880c-4390f60b48a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).