---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to aquatic nuisance species control"
description: "An act relating to aquatic nuisance species control"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S. 75"
citation: "Vermont S. 75 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Rodgers"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 38
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-07"
last_action: "2017-06-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a13f191d-3f94-402b-a0a0-39174d6d2272"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/720"
source_hash: "31bd93e404a39db0934f9a7138b420679a7712e17ab80014ceb748e14621522a"
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. 75 (2017-2018) — An act relating to aquatic nuisance species control

## 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-0075/S-0075%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT067/ACT067%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT067/ACT067%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/S-0075/S-0075%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/S-0075/S-0075%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 138, Nays = 1 — **138–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- John Rodgers — primary (person)
- Brian Campion — cosponsor (person)
- Carolyn Branagan — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Bray — cosponsor (person)
- Claire Ayer — cosponsor (person)
- Dustin Degree — cosponsor (person)
- Less… — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca Balint — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-07** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `introduction`
- **2017-03-21** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee onNatural Resources and Energy
- **2017-03-22** New Business/Second Reading
- **2017-03-22** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- **2017-03-22** Read second time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Rodgers for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- **2017-03-22** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy agreed to
- **2017-03-22** 3rd reading ordered
- **2017-03-23** New Business/Third Reading
- **2017-03-23** Read 3rd time & passed `passage`
- **2017-03-28** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Fish & Wildlife
- **2017-04-19** Read Second Time
- **2017-04-19** Rep. Lefebvre of Newark reported for the committee on Natural Resources, Fish & Wildlife
- **2017-04-19** Report of Committee on Natural Resources, Fish & Wildlife agreed to.
- **2017-04-19** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 138, Nays = 1
- **2017-04-19** Third Reading Ordered
- **2017-04-20** Rep. Brennan of Colchester moved to amend the House proposal of amendment.
- **2017-04-20** Which was agreed to
- **2017-04-20** Read Third time and Passed in Concurrence with Proposal of Amendment `passage`
- **2017-04-21** House message House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2017-04-24** House Proposal of Amendment
- **2017-04-25** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- **2017-04-25** House proposal of amendment; text
- **2017-04-25** House proposal of amendment not concurred in; Committee of Conference requested, on motion of Senator Bray
- **2017-04-26** Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Rodgers, Campion, and Bray
- **2017-04-27** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment not concurred in and committee of conference appointed
- **2017-04-27** Speaker appointed Sullivan of Burlington, Deen of Westminster and Squirrell of Underhill as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
- **2017-04-28** House message House appointed Conference Committee members
- **2017-05-04** Committee of Conference report adopted (Senate bill) `passage`
- **2017-05-04** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. Turner of Milton
- **2017-05-05** House message House adopted Conference Committee report
- **2017-05-05** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Rodgers
- **2017-05-05** Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Rodgers for Committee, text
- **2017-05-05** Committee of Conference report adopted
- **2017-05-05** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2017-05-05** Rules suspended & action messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2017-06-02** Delivered to Governor on 6/2/17
- **2017-06-08** Signed by Governor on 6/8/17 `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-08** Signed by Governor on June 8, 2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a13f191d-3f94-402b-a0a0-39174d6d2272`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).