---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to tree wardens"
description: "An act relating to tree wardens"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 673"
citation: "Vermont H 673 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carolyn Partridge"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-01-14"
last_action: "2020-09-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af04aad8-018c-476a-9c96-de2a5037401e"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2020/1923"
source_hash: "2a5004c0e64ab81b8449e9acbbf2b82207797f6520ae060731629908daa5c56f"
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 673 (2019-2020) — An act relating to tree wardens

## 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-0673/H-0673%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT171/ACT171%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT171/ACT171%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0673/H-0673%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0673/H-0673%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 74 of 146 to Pass -- Yeas = 114, Nays = 32 — **114–32** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carolyn Partridge — primary (person)
- Charen Fegard — cosponsor (person)
- Less… — cosponsor (person)
- Rodney Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Bock — cosponsor (person)
- Vicki Strong — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- **2020-03-13** Placed on Calendar for Notice on 3/13/2020
- **2020-05-15** Read Second Time
- **2020-05-15** Rep. O'Brien of Tunbridge reported for the committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- **2020-05-15** Report of Committee on Agriculture and Forestry agreed to.
- **2020-05-15** Third Reading Ordered
- **2020-05-20** Rep. Smith of Derby demanded yeas and nays
- **2020-05-20** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 74 of 146 to Pass -- Yeas = 114, Nays = 32
- **2020-05-20** Read Third time and Passed `passage`
- **2020-05-26** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `introduction`
- **2020-09-19** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2020-09-19** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- **2020-09-21** New Business/Second Reading
- **2020-09-21** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- **2020-09-21** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Parent for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- **2020-09-21** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy agreed to
- **2020-09-21** 3rd reading ordered
- **2020-09-22** New Business/Third Reading
- **2020-09-22** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `passage`
- **2020-09-22** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2020-09-22** Senate Message, passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment
- **2020-09-23** Rules Suspended and Taken up for Immediate Consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2020-09-23** Senate Proposal of Amendment concurred in `passage`
- **2020-09-25** Delivered to the Governor on October 5, 2020 `passage`
- **2020-09-25** Signed by Governor on October 8, 2020 `executive-signature`
- **2020-09-25** House message: Governor approved bill on October 8, 2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/af04aad8-018c-476a-9c96-de2a5037401e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).