---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to the wholesale importation of prescription drugs into Vermont"
description: "An act relating to the wholesale importation of prescription drugs into Vermont"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S. 175"
citation: "Vermont S. 175 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Christopher Pearson", "Claire Ayer", "Michael Sirotkin", "Timothy Ashe", "Virginia Lyons"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-03"
last_action: "2018-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7371a3dd-8903-4c2b-8a42-48439a905627"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/1456"
source_hash: "2c269029890774b8df4497e7bd882671919dfb56e8c706a33aca2414f55812d8"
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. 175 (2017-2018) — An act relating to the wholesale importation of prescription drugs into Vermont

## 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-0175/S-0175%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/S-0175/S-0175%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
3. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/S-0175/S-0175%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 72 of 143 to Pass -- Yeas = 141, Nays = 2 — **141–2** (pass) · legislature
- House proposal of amendment concurred in on roll call requested by Senator Ashe, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 0 — **29–0** (pass) · legislature
- Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Ashe, Passed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 — **30–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Christopher Pearson — primary (person)
- Claire Ayer — primary (person)
- Michael Sirotkin — primary (person)
- Timothy Ashe — primary (person)
- Virginia Lyons — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-03** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare `introduction`
- **2018-02-08** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2018-02-08** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee onHealth and Welfare
- **2018-02-08** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2018-02-14** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2018-02-14** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee onHealth and Welfare
- **2018-02-14** Favorable report by Committee on Finance
- **2018-02-14** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2018-02-27** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2018-02-27** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee onHealth and Welfare
- **2018-02-27** Favorable report by Committee on Finance
- **2018-02-27** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee onAppropriations
- **2018-02-28** New Business/Second Reading
- **2018-02-28** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2018-02-28** Favorable report by Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2018-02-28** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- **2018-02-28** Read second time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Ayer for Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2018-02-28** Reported favorably by Senator Lyons for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-28** Reported favorably by Senator Ashe for Committee on Appropriations with recommendation of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-28** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
- **2018-02-28** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare, as amended, agreed to
- **2018-02-28** 3rd reading ordered
- **2018-03-01** New Business/Third Reading
- **2018-03-01** Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Ashe, Passed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-13** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Health Care
- **2018-04-17** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2018-04-25** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2018-05-01** Action Postponed to next legislative day as moved by Rep. Lippert of Hinesburg
- **2018-05-02** Read Second Time
- **2018-05-02** Rep. Lippert of Hinesburg reported for the committee on Health Care
- **2018-05-02** Rep. Till of Jericho recommended for the committee on Ways and Means
- **2018-05-02** Rep. Yacovone of Morristown recommended for the committee on Appropriations
- **2018-05-02** Report of the Committee on Health Care amended as recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2018-05-02** Report of Committee on Health Care as amended agreed to
- **2018-05-02** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 72 of 143 to Pass -- Yeas = 141, Nays = 2
- **2018-05-02** Third Reading Ordered
- **2018-05-03** Read Third time and Passed in Concurrence with Proposal of Amendment `passage`
- **2018-05-03** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. Savage of Swanton
- **2018-05-04** House message House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2018-05-05** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2018-05-05** House Proposal of Amendment
- **2018-05-07** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- **2018-05-07** House proposal of amendment; text
- **2018-05-07** House proposal of amendment concurred in on roll call requested by Senator Ashe, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 0
- **2018-05-07** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2018-05-10** Delivered to Governor on May 10, 2018
- **2018-05-16** Signed by Governor on May 16, 2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7371a3dd-8903-4c2b-8a42-48439a905627`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).