---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to broadband deployment throughout Vermont"
description: "An act relating to broadband deployment throughout Vermont"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 513"
citation: "Vermont H 513 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Energy and Technology"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-01"
last_action: "2019-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec11d225-1cdf-462b-b6cb-c69344813365"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2020/1238"
source_hash: "c137b0c15aa4e5c33378364319f405cb075cff7dcb96d1b18f9508a516f42dad"
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 (2019-2020) — An act relating to broadband deployment throughout 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/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0513/H-0513%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT079/ACT079%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT079/ACT079%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0513/H-0513%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0513/H-0513%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment on roll call, requested by Senator Ashe, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 0 — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 139, Nays = 2 — **139–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- House Committee on Energy and Technology — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-01** Committee Bill read first time
- **2019-03-01** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2019-03-21** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2019-03-26** Read Second Time
- **2019-03-26** Rep. Sibilia of Dover spoke for the committee on Energy and Technology
- **2019-03-26** Rep. Young of Greensboro recommended for the committee on Ways and Means
- **2019-03-26** Rep. Feltus of Lyndon recommended for the committee on Appropriations
- **2019-03-26** Recommendation of Amendment of the Committee on Ways and Means agreed to
- **2019-03-26** Rep. Sibilia of Dover, Briglin of Thetford, Campbell of St. Johnsbury, Chase of Colchester, Chesnut-Tangerman of Middletown Springs, Higley of Lowell, Patt of Worcester, Scheuermann of Stowe, and Yantachka of Charlotte moved to amend the bill
- **2019-03-26** Which was agreed to
- **2019-03-26** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 139, Nays = 2
- **2019-03-26** Third Reading Ordered
- **2019-03-27** Read Third time
- **2019-03-27** Passed `passage`
- **2019-03-29** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Finance `introduction`
- **2019-05-14** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Cummings
- **2019-05-14** Rules suspended & bill committed to Committee on Appropriations with the report of Committee on Finance intact, on motion of Senator Cummings
- **2019-05-15** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2019-05-15** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2019-05-15** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
- **2019-05-16** New Business/Second Reading
- **2019-05-16** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2019-05-16** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
- **2019-05-16** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Brock for Committee on Finance
- **2019-05-16** Reported favorably by Senator Ashe for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-16** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Brock, Balint, Campion, Cummings, MacDonald, Pearson, and Sirotkin; text
- **2019-05-16** Proposal of amendment agreed to
- **2019-05-16** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance, as amended, agreed to
- **2019-05-16** 3rd reading ordered
- **2019-05-17** New Business/Third Reading
- **2019-05-17** Pending third reading motion to amend Senate proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Hooker and Collamore
- **2019-05-17** Pending third reading, Senator(s) Hooker and Collamore motion to amend proposal of amendment; text
- **2019-05-17** Proposal of amendment agreed to
- **2019-05-17** Pending third reading, Senator(s) Brock motion to amend proposal of amendment; text
- **2019-05-17** Proposal of amendment agreed to
- **2019-05-17** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment on roll call, requested by Senator Ashe, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 0 `passage`
- **2019-05-17** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2019-05-17** Senate Message, passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment
- **2019-05-17** Rep. McCoy of Poultney moved to suspend rules and take up bill for immediate consideration
- **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 17, 2019 `passage`
- **2019-05-29** Signed by Governor on June 20, 2019 `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-29** House message: Governor approved bill on June 20, 2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ec11d225-1cdf-462b-b6cb-c69344813365`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).