---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to establishing extreme risk protection orders"
description: "An act relating to establishing extreme risk protection orders"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S. 221"
citation: "Vermont S. 221 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard Sears"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-03"
last_action: "2018-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b3b77aa-800b-46aa-bd1c-1cb03012f118"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/1851"
source_hash: "df70cba7389958a9cd5a56381fe3d5ffd2fad4b88392380e901b03c9036f573c"
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. 221 (2017-2018) — An act relating to establishing extreme risk protection orders

## 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-0221/S-0221%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT097/ACT097%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
3. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/S-0221/S-0221%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
4. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/S-0221/S-0221%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 69 of 136 to Pass -- Yeas = 136, Nays = 0 — **136–0** (pass) · legislature
- Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Sears, Passed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 — **30–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Collamore, Passed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 — **30–0** (pass) · legislature
- Roll Call, requested by Senator Collamore, Passed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 — **30–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Richard Sears — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-03** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2018-02-27** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2018-02-27** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee onJudiciary
- **2018-02-28** New Business/Second Reading
- **2018-02-28** Read second time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Sears for Committee on Judiciary
- **2018-02-28** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to
- **2018-02-28** 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Collamore, Passed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0
- **2018-03-01** New Business/Third Reading
- **2018-03-01** Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Sears
- **2018-03-01** Pending third reading, bill amended as moved by Senator(s) Sears
- **2018-03-01** Pending third reading, bill amended as moved by Senator(s) Sears
- **2018-03-01** Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Sears, Passed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-13** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
- **2018-03-29** Read Second Time
- **2018-03-29** Rep. Grad of Moretown reported for the committee on Judiciary
- **2018-03-29** Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to.
- **2018-03-29** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 69 of 136 to Pass -- Yeas = 136, Nays = 0
- **2018-03-29** Third Reading Ordered
- **2018-03-30** Read Third time and Passed in Concurrence with Proposal of Amendment `passage`
- **2018-04-03** House message House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2018-04-04** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2018-04-04** House Proposal of Amendment
- **2018-04-05** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- **2018-04-05** House proposal of amendment; text
- **2018-04-05** House proposal of amendment concurred in
- **2018-04-05** Roll Call, requested by Senator Collamore, Passed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0
- **2018-04-05** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2018-04-06** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in `passage`
- **2018-04-06** Delivered to Governor on April 6, 2018
- **2018-04-11** Signed by Governor on April 11, 2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b3b77aa-800b-46aa-bd1c-1cb03012f118`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).