---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to making miscellaneous changes to education law"
description: "An act relating to making miscellaneous changes to education law"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H. 513"
citation: "Vermont H. 513 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Education"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 83
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-03-21"
last_action: "2017-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/74761b25-6047-4337-81b0-af1b10fe0516"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/1166"
source_hash: "1a1454d8ca8a5a012bf2820c2d1b725d1c45aefbf45095b03df54efc87e4be34"
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. 513 (2017-2018) — An act relating to making miscellaneous changes to education law

## 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-0513/H-0513%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT049/ACT049%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT049/ACT049%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0513/H-0513%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0513/H-0513%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 66 of 131 to Pass -- Yeas = 24, Nays = 107 — **24–107** (fail) · legislature
- Committee of Conference report adopted on roll call, requested by Senator Baruth, Passed -- Needed 14 of 27 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 0 — **27–0** (pass) · legislature
- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 69 of 136 to Pass -- Yeas = 136, Nays = 0 — **136–0** (pass) · legislature
- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 65 of 129 to Pass -- Yeas = 128, Nays = 1 — **128–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- House Committee on Education — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-21** Committee Bill read first time
- **2017-03-22** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2017-03-28** Read Second Time
- **2017-03-28** Rep. Conlon of Cornwall spoke for the committee on Education
- **2017-03-28** Rep. Juskiewicz of Cambridge recommended for the committee on Appropriations
- **2017-03-28** Third Reading Ordered
- **2017-03-29** Rep. Sharpe of Bristol moved to amend the bill
- **2017-03-29** Which was agreed to
- **2017-03-29** Read Third time
- **2017-03-29** Passed `passage`
- **2017-03-31** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Education `introduction`
- **2017-04-17** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education
- **2017-04-17** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2017-04-18** Committee on Finance relieved of further consideration of the bill on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2017-04-18** Senator Baruth moved to suspend Rule 34 and that the bill be placed on the Calendar for Action the next legislative day
- **2017-04-18** Motion agreed to
- **2017-04-19** New Business/Second Reading
- **2017-04-19** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education
- **2017-04-19** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Baruth, Balint, Benning, Bray, Ingram, and Mullin
- **2017-04-20** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading
- **2017-04-20** Favorable report by Committee on Education
- **2017-04-20** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Baruth, Balint, Benning, Bray, Ingram, and Mullin
- **2017-04-20** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Baruth for Committee on Education
- **2017-04-20** Senator(s) White motion to amend proposal of amendment; text
- **2017-04-20** Senator White requested & granted leave to withdraw amendment
- **2017-04-20** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Education agreed to
- **2017-04-20** 3rd reading ordered
- **2017-04-21** New Business/Third Reading
- **2017-04-21** Pending third reading motion to amend Senate proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Baruth, Balint, Benning, Bray, Ingram, and Mullin
- **2017-04-21** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) White
- **2017-04-21** Pending third reading, Senator(s) Baruth, Balint, Benning, Bray, Ingram, and Mullin motion to amend proposal of amendment; text
- **2017-04-21** Motion agreed to
- **2017-04-21** Pending third reading, Senator(s) Baruth and White motion to amend proposal of amendment; text
- **2017-04-21** Motion agreed to
- **2017-04-21** Pending third reading, Senator(s) Baruth, Ashe, Balint, Benning, Campion, Degree, Ingram, Kitchel, Mullin, Rodgers, and Starr motion to amend proposal of amendment; text
- **2017-04-21** Motion agreed to
- **2017-04-21** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `passage`
- **2017-04-24** Senator Bray motion to reconsider action
- **2017-04-24** Consideration interrupted by adjournment
- **2017-04-25** Consideration postponed Senator Bray's motion to reconsider
- **2017-04-25** Consideration resumed
- **2017-04-25** On motion of Senator Bray, reconsideration motion agreed to
- **2017-04-25** Senator(s) Bray motion to substitute proposal of amendment; text
- **2017-04-25** Senator(s) Bray to substitute amendment for that of Senator Baruth and others agreed to
- **2017-04-25** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Bray agreed to
- **2017-04-25** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `passage`
- **2017-04-25** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2017-04-25** Senate Message, passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment
- **2017-04-27** Rep. Sharpe of Bristol moved to postpone action until April 28, 2017 which was agreed to
- **2017-04-28** Senate Proposal of Amendment considered
- **2017-04-28** Rep. Conlon of Cornwall moved to amend the House proposal of amendment.
- **2017-04-28** Rep. Sharpe of Bristol moved to amend the proposal of amend offered by Rep. Conlon of Cornwall
- **2017-04-28** Which was agreed to
- **2017-04-28** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 69 of 136 to Pass -- Yeas = 136, Nays = 0
- **2017-04-28** Rep. Sibilia of Dover moved to amend the proposal of amend offered by Rep. Conlon of Cornwall
- **2017-04-28** Which was disagreed to
- **2017-04-28** Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 66 of 131 to Pass -- Yeas = 24, Nays = 107
- **2017-04-28** Rep. Haas of Rochester moved to amend the proposal of amend offered by Rep. Conlon of Cornwall
- **2017-04-28** Which was disagreed to
- **2017-04-28** Senate Proposal of Amendment concurred in with further amendment thereto, as offered by Rep. Conlon of Cornwall
- **2017-04-28** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 65 of 129 to Pass -- Yeas = 128, Nays = 1
- **2017-04-28** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. Turner of Milton
- **2017-05-01** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment
- **2017-05-01** House message House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment with proposal of amendment
- **2017-05-02** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- **2017-05-02** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2017-05-02** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment, text
- **2017-05-02** House proposal of amendment not concurred in; Committee of Conference requested, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2017-05-02** Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Baruth, Balint, and Mullin
- **2017-05-02** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2017-05-02** Speaker appointed Sharpe of Bristol, Long of Newfane and Pearce of Richford as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
- **2017-05-02** House message House appointed Conference Committee members
- **2017-05-05** Committee of Conference Report
- **2017-05-05** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2017-05-05** Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Baruth for Committee, text
- **2017-05-05** Committee of Conference report adopted on roll call, requested by Senator Baruth, Passed -- Needed 14 of 27 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 0
- **2017-05-05** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **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 (House bill) `passage`
- **2017-05-08** House message House adopted Conference Committee report
- **2017-05-17** Delivered to the Governor on May 17, 2017 `passage`
- **2017-05-23** Signed by Governor on May 23, 2017 `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-23** House message: Governor approved bill on May 23, 2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/74761b25-6047-4337-81b0-af1b10fe0516`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).