---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to the adequate shelter of dogs and cats"
description: "An act relating to the adequate shelter of dogs and cats"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H. 218"
citation: "Vermont H. 218 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Bartholomew"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 41
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/15c5afbe-7f52-41b3-9125-14f239adff16"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/900"
source_hash: "c7e4b74d11f0642fe2672cfea44156d83126643a49a5e616f0c03a01db8cf6ad"
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 H. 218 (2017-2018) — An act relating to the adequate shelter of dogs and cats

## 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/H-0218/H-0218%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT058/ACT058%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT058/ACT058%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0218/H-0218%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0218/H-0218%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 70 of 138 to Pass -- Yeas = 134, Nays = 4 — **134–4** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- John Bartholomew — primary (person)
- Gary Viens — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-09** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Agriculture & Forestry
- **2017-03-14** Read Second Time
- **2017-03-14** Rep. Bartholomew of Hartland reported for the committee on Agriculture & Forestry
- **2017-03-14** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 70 of 138 to Pass -- Yeas = 134, Nays = 4
- **2017-03-14** Third Reading Ordered
- **2017-03-15** Amendment as offered by Rep. Bartholomew of Hartland agreed to
- **2017-03-15** Read Third time and Passed `passage`
- **2017-03-17** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Agriculture `introduction`
- **2017-04-07** Favorable report by Committee on Agriculture
- **2017-04-07** Rules suspended & bill committed to Committee on Judiciary with the report of Committee on Agriculture intact, on motion of Senator Starr
- **2017-05-01** Favorable report by Committee on Agriculture
- **2017-05-01** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
- **2017-05-02** New Business/Second Reading
- **2017-05-02** Favorable report by Committee on Agriculture
- **2017-05-02** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
- **2017-05-02** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) McCormack
- **2017-05-02** Read 2nd time
- **2017-05-02** Reported favorably by Senator Branagan for Committee on Agriculture `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-02** Consideration postponed on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2017-05-02** Consideration resumed
- **2017-05-02** Reported favorably by Senator Sears for Committee on Judiciary with proposal of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-02** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to
- **2017-05-02** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) McCormack; text
- **2017-05-02** Proposal of amendment not agreed to
- **2017-05-02** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) McCormack; text
- **2017-05-02** Senator McCormack requested & granted leave to withdraw amendment
- **2017-05-02** 3rd reading ordered
- **2017-05-03** New Business/Third Reading
- **2017-05-03** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) McCormack
- **2017-05-03** Pending third reading, Senator(s) Baruth motion to amend proposal of amendment; text
- **2017-05-03** Proposal of amendment agreed to
- **2017-05-03** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `passage`
- **2017-05-03** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2017-05-03** Senate Message, passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment
- **2017-05-04** Rules Suspended and Taken up for Immediate Consideration as moved by Rep. Turner of Milton
- **2017-05-04** Senate Proposal of Amendment considered
- **2017-05-04** Senate Proposal of Amendment concurred in `passage`
- **2017-05-08** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment
- **2017-05-30** Delivered to the Governor on May 30, 2017 `passage`
- **2017-06-05** Signed by Governor on June 5, 2017 `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-05** House message: Governor approved bill on June 5, 2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/15c5afbe-7f52-41b3-9125-14f239adff16`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).