---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to the preparation of poultry products"
description: "An act relating to the preparation of poultry products"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S. 9"
citation: "Vermont S. 9 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Robert Starr"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 47
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-01-10"
last_action: "2017-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/577fef93-2e05-4c9a-9a52-2398588098c1"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/74"
source_hash: "bec743474d9bcd11cf70fdaa87461bf026cac7395a3c4e115f39447579a6a7aa"
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. 9 (2017-2018) — An act relating to the preparation of poultry products

## 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-0009/S-0009%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT052/ACT052%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT052/ACT052%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/S-0009/S-0009%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/S-0009/S-0009%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Robert Starr — primary (person)
- John Rodgers — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Westman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-10** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Agriculture `introduction`
- **2017-02-28** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee onAgriculture
- **2017-03-01** New Business/Second Reading
- **2017-03-01** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Agriculture
- **2017-03-01** Read second time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Brooks for Committee on Agriculture
- **2017-03-01** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Agriculture agreed to
- **2017-03-01** 3rd reading ordered
- **2017-03-02** New Business/Third Reading
- **2017-03-02** Read 3rd time & passed `passage`
- **2017-03-14** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Agriculture & Forestry
- **2017-04-26** Read Second Time
- **2017-04-26** Rep. Buckholz of Hartford reported for the committee on Agriculture & Forestry
- **2017-04-26** Report of Committee on Agriculture & Forestry agreed to.
- **2017-04-26** Third Reading Ordered
- **2017-04-27** Rep. Buckholz of Hartford moved to amend the House proposal of amendment which was agreed to
- **2017-04-27** Read Third time and Passed in Concurrence with Proposal of Amendment `passage`
- **2017-04-27** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. Turner of Milton
- **2017-04-28** House Proposal of Amendment
- **2017-04-28** House message House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2017-05-01** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- **2017-05-02** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- **2017-05-02** House proposal of amendment; text
- **2017-05-02** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Brooks and Starr; text
- **2017-05-02** Proposal of amendment agreed to
- **2017-05-02** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2017-05-02** Senate message, House proposal of amendment concurred in with further amendment thereto
- **2017-05-04** Senate Proposal of Amendment considered
- **2017-05-04** Rep. Buckholz of Hartford moved the House refuse to concur and asked for a committee of conference
- **2017-05-04** Which was agreed to
- **2017-05-04** Speaker appointed Buckholz of Hartford, Bartholomew of Hartland and Norris of Shoreham as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
- **2017-05-04** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. Turner of Milton
- **2017-05-04** House message House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed
- **2017-05-04** Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Starr, Brooks, and Branagan
- **2017-05-04** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Mazza
- **2017-05-05** Rules Suspended and Taken up for Immediate Consideration as moved by Rep. Turner of Milton
- **2017-05-05** Committee of Conference report adopted (Senate bill) `passage`
- **2017-05-05** 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
- **2017-05-08** Committee of Conference Report
- **2017-05-10** New Business/Committee of Conference Report
- **2017-05-10** Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Starr for Committee, text
- **2017-05-10** Committee of Conference report adopted
- **2017-05-10** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2017-05-10** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Mazza
- **2017-05-24** Delivered to Governor on 5/24/17
- **2017-05-30** Signed by Governor on 5/30/17 `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-30** Signed by Governor on May 30, 2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/577fef93-2e05-4c9a-9a52-2398588098c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).