---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to modernizing and reorganizing Title 7"
description: "An act relating to modernizing and reorganizing Title 7"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H. 238"
citation: "Vermont H. 238 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 53
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-10"
last_action: "2017-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3366ab1b-2a41-42fe-ac88-097c05d5612a"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/939"
source_hash: "beb2580c5546d45f4593618a092109d8afb65db3f3ffcf93abc1765c0d38c7d8"
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. 238 (2017-2018) — An act relating to modernizing and reorganizing Title 7

## 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-0238/H-0238%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT083/ACT083%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT083/ACT083%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0238/H-0238%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0238/H-0238%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Mullin, Passed -- Needed 14 of 26 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 0 — **26–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-10** Committee Bill read first time
- **2017-02-14** Placed on Calendar for Notice on February 14, 2017
- **2017-02-15** Read Second Time
- **2017-02-15** Rep. Stevens of Waterbury spoke for the committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs
- **2017-02-15** Third Reading Ordered
- **2017-02-16** Rep. Olsen of Londonderry, Chesnut-Tangerman of Middletown Springs, McCormack of Burlington, Parent of St. Albans Town, Sibilia of Dover, and Wright of Burlington moved to amend the bill
- **2017-02-16** Which was disagreed to
- **2017-02-16** Read Third time and Passed `passage`
- **2017-02-17** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `introduction`
- **2017-04-14** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- **2017-04-14** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2017-04-20** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- **2017-04-20** Favorable report by Committee on Finance
- **2017-04-20** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2017-04-28** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- **2017-04-28** Favorable report by Committee on Finance
- **2017-04-28** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- **2017-05-01** New Business/Second Reading
- **2017-05-01** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- **2017-05-01** Favorable report by Committee on Finance
- **2017-05-01** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- **2017-05-01** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Clarkson
- **2017-05-01** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Clarkson for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- **2017-05-01** Reported favorably by Senator Sirotkin for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-01** Reported favorably by Senator Sears for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-01** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
- **2017-05-01** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs, as amended, agreed to
- **2017-05-01** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Clarkson; text
- **2017-05-01** Proposal of amendment agreed to
- **2017-05-01** 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Mullin, Passed -- Needed 14 of 26 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 0
- **2017-05-02** New Business/Third Reading
- **2017-05-02** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `passage`
- **2017-05-02** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2017-05-02** Senate Message, passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment
- **2017-05-04** Senate Proposal of Amendment considered
- **2017-05-04** Rep. Head of South Burlington 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 Head of South Burlington, Stevens of Waterbury and Gonzalez of Winooski 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 Clarkson, Baruth, and McCormack
- **2017-05-04** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Mazza
- **2017-05-11** Committee of Conference Report
- **2017-05-11** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Clarkson
- **2017-05-11** Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Clarkson for Committee, text
- **2017-05-11** Committee of Conference report adopted
- **2017-05-11** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2017-05-11** Rules Suspended and Taken up for Immediate Consideration as moved by Rep. Savage of Swanton
- **2017-05-11** Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill) `passage`
- **2017-05-15** House message House adopted Conference Committee report
- **2017-06-12** Delivered to the Governor on June 12, 2017 `passage`
- **2017-06-16** Signed by Governor on June 16, 2017 `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-16** House message: Governor approved bill on June 16, 2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3366ab1b-2a41-42fe-ac88-097c05d5612a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).