---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to boards and commissions"
description: "An act relating to boards and commissions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2018ss1"
identifier: "H. 8"
citation: "Vermont H. 8 (2018ss1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Gannon", "Marcia Gardner", "Robert LaClair"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-05-23"
last_action: "2018-06-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c6a773bf-29b0-4683-8f1a-9562b0353eb1"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018.1/2566"
source_hash: "c836fcb99a3f32a264079a40cae7a3c60de400fc3d5dbf86171825d3a024efb7"
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. 8 (2018ss1) — An act relating to boards and commissions

## 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/2018.1/Docs/Bills/H-0008/H-0008%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018.1/Docs/Acts/ACT002/ACT002%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018.1/Docs/Acts/ACT002/ACT002%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018.1/Docs/Bills/H-0008/H-0008%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018.1/Docs/Bills/H-0008/H-0008%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- John Gannon — primary (person)
- Marcia Gardner — primary (person)
- Robert LaClair — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-05-23** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Government Operations
- **2018-05-30** Read Second Time
- **2018-05-30** Rep. Gannon of Wilmington reported for the committee on Government Operations
- **2018-05-30** Third Reading Ordered
- **2018-05-30** Rules suspended and bill placed in all remaining stages of passage as moved by Rep. Turner of Milton
- **2018-05-30** Read Third time and Passed `passage`
- **2018-05-30** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. Turner of Milton
- **2018-05-31** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Rules `introduction`
- **2018-06-07** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2018-06-07** Read 2nd time
- **2018-06-07** 3rd reading ordered
- **2018-06-07** Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2018-06-07** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2018-06-07** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2018-06-07** Senate Message, Passed in Concurrence `passage`
- **2018-06-13** Delivered to the Governor on 6/13/2018 `passage`
- **2018-06-19** Signed by Governor on June 19, 2018 `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-19** House message: Governor approved bill on June 19, 2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c6a773bf-29b0-4683-8f1a-9562b0353eb1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).