---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to sexual assault nurse examiners"
description: "An act relating to sexual assault nurse examiners"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S. 95"
citation: "Vermont S. 95 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Claire Ayer"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 36
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-02-24"
last_action: "2017-06-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3176c894-6ebb-4007-b76b-33a27ca10e30"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/313"
source_hash: "5335e05038972ccbe1cda4bfde6454fc4300ba746109e4bfd634b4ca69b8d786"
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. 95 (2017-2018) — An act relating to sexual assault nurse examiners

## 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-0095/S-0095%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT068/ACT068%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT068/ACT068%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/S-0095/S-0095%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/S-0095/S-0095%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Claire Ayer — primary (person)
- Ann Cummings — cosponsor (person)
- Deborah Ingram — cosponsor (person)
- Less… — cosponsor (person)
- Richard McCormack — cosponsor (person)
- Virginia Lyons — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-24** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare `introduction`
- **2017-03-21** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee onHealth and Welfare
- **2017-03-21** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2017-03-23** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee onHealth and Welfare
- **2017-03-23** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
- **2017-03-24** New Business/Second Reading
- **2017-03-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2017-03-24** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
- **2017-03-28** Unfinished Business/Second Reading
- **2017-03-28** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2017-03-28** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
- **2017-03-28** Read second time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Ingram for Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2017-03-28** Reported favorably by Senator Westman for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-28** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to
- **2017-03-28** 3rd reading ordered
- **2017-03-29** New Business/Third Reading
- **2017-03-29** Read 3rd time & passed `passage`
- **2017-04-04** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Human Services
- **2017-05-05** Rules Suspended and Taken up for Immediate Consideration as moved by Rep. Savage of Swanton
- **2017-05-05** Read Second Time
- **2017-05-05** Rep. Wood of Waterbury reported for the committee on Human Services
- **2017-05-05** Report of Committee on Human Services agreed to.
- **2017-05-05** Third Reading Ordered
- **2017-05-05** Rules suspended and bill placed in all remaining stages of passage as moved by Rep. Savage of Swanton
- **2017-05-05** Read Third time and Passed in Concurrence with Proposal of Amendment `passage`
- **2017-05-05** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. Savage of Swanton
- **2017-05-05** House message House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2017-05-05** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Ayer
- **2017-05-05** House proposal of amendment; text
- **2017-05-05** House proposal of amendment concurred in
- **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
- **2017-05-05** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in `passage`
- **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/3176c894-6ebb-4007-b76b-33a27ca10e30`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).