---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to Vermont's adoption of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact"
description: "An act relating to Vermont's adoption of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S. 253"
citation: "Vermont S. 253 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Claire Ayer"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 33
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-01-03"
last_action: "2018-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07ad4966-5240-4f82-80e2-182f66327870"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/1975"
source_hash: "d914bd280671b98677d53777221d36c15160f6f50eb254f4493f70d4f2dc177c"
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. 253 (2017-2018) — An act relating to Vermont's adoption of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact

## 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-0253/S-0253%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT115/ACT115%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
3. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/S-0253/S-0253%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
4. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/S-0253/S-0253%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`
- **2018-03-13** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2018-03-13** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee onHealth and Welfare
- **2018-03-13** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2018-03-15** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2018-03-15** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee onGovernment Operations
- **2018-03-15** Favorable report by Committee on Finance
- **2018-03-15** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2018-03-20** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2018-03-20** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee onHealth and Welfare
- **2018-03-20** Favorable report by Committee on Finance
- **2018-03-20** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee onAppropriations
- **2018-03-21** New Business/Second Reading
- **2018-03-21** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2018-03-21** Favorable report by Committee on Finance
- **2018-03-21** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- **2018-03-21** Read second time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Ingram for Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2018-03-21** Reported favorably by Senator Lyons for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Reported favorably by Senator McCormack for Committee on Appropriations with recommendation of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
- **2018-03-21** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare, as amended, agreed to
- **2018-03-21** 3rd reading ordered
- **2018-03-22** New Business/Third Reading
- **2018-03-22** Read 3rd time & passed `passage`
- **2018-03-27** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Health Care
- **2018-04-05** Read Second Time
- **2018-04-05** Rep. Gage of Rutland City reported for the committee on Health Care
- **2018-04-05** Third Reading Ordered
- **2018-04-06** Read Third time and Passed in Concurrence `passage`
- **2018-04-11** House message House passed bill in concurrence
- **2018-04-11** As passed by Senate and House `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/07ad4966-5240-4f82-80e2-182f66327870`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).