---
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: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 16"
citation: "Vermont H 16 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Gannon", "Robert LaClair"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-11"
last_action: "2019-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf473b14-6d25-4c3a-a4b5-d6fc8e1afb83"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2020/519"
source_hash: "630f5368bffaa4f1fe303a0629eef625de687fbc3af227913f94af834aa72a78"
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 16 (2019-2020) — 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/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0016/H-0016%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT061/ACT061%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT061/ACT061%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0016/H-0016%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0016/H-0016%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 68 of 135 to Pass -- Yeas = 48, Nays = 87 — **48–87** (fail) · lower
- Roll Call, requested by Senator Hooker, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2 — **27–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-11** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Government Operations
- **2019-01-31** Read Second Time
- **2019-01-31** Rep. Gannon of Wilmington recommended for the committee on Government Operations
- **2019-01-31** Which was agreed to
- **2019-01-31** Rep. McCullough of Williston moved to amend the bill
- **2019-01-31** Which was agreed to
- **2019-01-31** Third Reading Ordered
- **2019-02-01** Rep. McCormack of Burlington moved to amend the bill
- **2019-02-01** Which was agreed to
- **2019-02-01** Read Third time and Passed `passage`
- **2019-02-06** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations `introduction`
- **2019-04-26** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2019-04-26** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
- **2019-04-26** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2019-05-09** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2019-05-09** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
- **2019-05-09** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- **2019-05-10** New Business/Second Reading
- **2019-05-10** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
- **2019-05-10** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- **2019-05-10** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator White for Committee on Government Operations
- **2019-05-10** Reported favorably by Senator Ashe for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-10** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
- **2019-05-10** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations, as amended, agreed to
- **2019-05-10** Roll Call, requested by Senator Hooker, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2
- **2019-05-10** 3rd reading ordered
- **2019-05-13** New Business/Third Reading
- **2019-05-13** Pending third reading motion to amend Senate proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) White, Bray, Clarkson, Collamore, and Pollina
- **2019-05-13** Pending third reading motion to amend Senate proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Sirotkin
- **2019-05-13** Pending third reading, Senator(s) White, Bray, Clarkson, Collamore, and Pollina motion to amend proposal of amendment; text
- **2019-05-13** Proposal of amendment agreed to
- **2019-05-13** Pending third reading, Senator(s) Sirotkin motion to amend proposal of amendment; text
- **2019-05-13** Proposal of amendment not agreed to
- **2019-05-13** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `passage`
- **2019-05-13** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2019-05-13** Senate Message, passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment
- **2019-05-15** Action postponed until May 17, 2019 as moved by Rep. Copeland-Hanzas of Bradford
- **2019-05-17** Senate Proposal of Amendment considered
- **2019-05-17** Rep. Harrison of Chittenden moved that the House concur in the Senate proposal of amendment with a further amendment thereto
- **2019-05-17** Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 68 of 135 to Pass -- Yeas = 48, Nays = 87
- **2019-05-17** Which was disagreed to
- **2019-05-17** Rep. LaClair of Barre Town moved to concur in the Senate prop of amend with a further amend thereto
- **2019-05-17** Which was disagreed to
- **2019-05-17** Senate Proposal of Amendment concurred in `passage`
- **2019-05-20** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment
- **2019-05-29** Delivered to the Governor on June 11, 2019 `passage`
- **2019-05-29** Signed by Governor on June 17, 2019 `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-29** House message: Governor approved bill on June 17, 2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf473b14-6d25-4c3a-a4b5-d6fc8e1afb83`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).