---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to establishing the State Ethics Commission and standards of governmental ethical conduct"
description: "An act relating to establishing the State Ethics Commission and standards of governmental ethical conduct"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S. 8"
citation: "Vermont S. 8 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anthony Pollina"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 65
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-10"
last_action: "2017-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/793cd7aa-1b36-4a3c-a90c-0218c9ad2b61"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/238"
source_hash: "278c36f4ca1c23bce7bdce37390d987d6cd062a470ddb43d41ff06dbea3c2b2e"
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. 8 (2017-2018) — An act relating to establishing the State Ethics Commission and standards of governmental ethical conduct

## 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-0008/S-0008%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT079/ACT079%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT079/ACT079%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/S-0008/S-0008%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/S-0008/S-0008%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 72 of 142 to Pass -- Yeas = 33, Nays = 109 — **33–109** (fail) · legislature
- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 73 of 144 to Pass -- Yeas = 120, Nays = 24 — **120–24** (pass) · legislature
- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 73 of 145 to Pass -- Yeas = 144, Nays = 1 — **144–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Anthony Pollina — primary (person)
- Jeanette White — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-10** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations `introduction`
- **2017-01-27** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee onGovernment Operations
- **2017-01-27** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2017-02-03** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee onGovernment Operations
- **2017-02-03** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee onAppropriations
- **2017-02-07** New Business/Second Reading
- **2017-02-07** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
- **2017-02-07** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- **2017-02-07** Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator Sears to Recommendation of Amendment of the Committee on Appropriations
- **2017-02-07** Read second time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator White for Committee on Government Operations
- **2017-02-07** Reported favorably by Senator Sears for Committee on Appropriations with recommendation of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-07** Recommendation of amendment by Senator(s) Sears, text
- **2017-02-07** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations amended as moved by Senator Sears
- **2017-02-07** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
- **2017-02-07** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations, as amended, agreed to
- **2017-02-07** 3rd reading ordered
- **2017-02-08** New Business/Third Reading
- **2017-02-08** Pending third reading, motion to amend to be offered by Senator(s) Benning, Ayer, Collamore, Clarkson, Pearson, and White
- **2017-02-09** Unfinished Business/Third Reading
- **2017-02-09** Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Benning, Ayer, Clarkson, Collamore, Pearson, Pollina, and White
- **2017-02-09** Pending third reading, Senator(s) Benning, Ayer, Clarkson, Collamore, Pearson, and White moved to amend bill
- **2017-02-09** Proposal of amendment agreed to
- **2017-02-09** Read 3rd time & passed `passage`
- **2017-02-14** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Government Operations
- **2017-04-26** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2017-05-01** Read Second Time
- **2017-05-01** Rep. Townsend of South Burlington reported for the committee on Government Operations
- **2017-05-01** Rep. Feltus of Lyndon recommended for the committee on Appropriations
- **2017-05-01** Rep. Townsend of South Burlington moved to amend the report of the committee on Government Operations, which was agreed to.
- **2017-05-01** Rep. Deen of Westminster moved to amend the report of the committee on Government Operations, which was agreed to.
- **2017-05-01** Report of Committee on Government Operations as amended agreed to
- **2017-05-01** Third Reading Ordered
- **2017-05-02** Rep. Poirier of Barre City moved to amend the House proposal of amendment.
- **2017-05-02** Which was disagreed to
- **2017-05-02** Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 72 of 142 to Pass -- Yeas = 33, Nays = 109
- **2017-05-02** Rep. Yantachka of Charlotte moved to amend the House proposal of amendment.
- **2017-05-02** Which was agreed to
- **2017-05-02** Rep. Townsend of South Burlington moved to amend the House proposal of amendment.
- **2017-05-02** Which was agreed to
- **2017-05-02** Rep. Donahue of Northfield moved to amend the House proposal of amendment.
- **2017-05-02** Which was agreed to
- **2017-05-02** Rep. Lippert of Hinesburg moved to amend the House proposal of amendment.
- **2017-05-02** Which was agreed to
- **2017-05-02** Read Third time
- **2017-05-02** Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `passage`
- **2017-05-02** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 73 of 145 to Pass -- Yeas = 144, Nays = 1
- **2017-05-04** House message House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2017-05-05** House Proposal of Amendment
- **2017-05-08** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- **2017-05-08** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) White
- **2017-05-10** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- **2017-05-10** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) White
- **2017-05-10** House proposal of amendment; text
- **2017-05-10** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) White; text
- **2017-05-10** Proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment agreed to
- **2017-05-10** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Mazza
- **2017-05-10** Senate message, House proposal of amendment concurred in with further amendment thereto
- **2017-05-10** Rules Suspended and Taken up for Immediate Consideration as moved by Rep. Savage of Swanton
- **2017-05-10** Senate Proposal of Amendment to the House Proposal of Amendment agreed to
- **2017-05-10** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 73 of 144 to Pass -- Yeas = 120, Nays = 24
- **2017-05-11** House message House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment
- **2017-05-11** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2017-06-09** Delivered to Governor on 6/9/17
- **2017-06-14** Signed by Governor on 6/14/17 `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-14** Signed by Governor on June 14, 2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/793cd7aa-1b36-4a3c-a90c-0218c9ad2b61`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).