---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to the protection of migratory birds"
description: "An act relating to the protection of migratory birds"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 683"
citation: "Vermont H 683 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy Sheldon", "Katherine \"Kari\" Dolan"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2020-01-14"
last_action: "2020-09-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5160e469-cf36-4191-b150-4e4a15282b58"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2020/1671"
source_hash: "65b09ae954a29b755a06e387346fa6ce9f89d170d5d911bdf72d98e9c119f584"
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 683 (2019-2020) — An act relating to the protection of migratory birds

## 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-0683/H-0683%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT172/ACT172%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT172/ACT172%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0683/H-0683%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0683/H-0683%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Amy Sheldon — primary (person)
- Katherine "Kari" Dolan — primary (person)
- Barbara Rachelson — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ode — cosponsor (person)
- Carolyn Partridge — cosponsor (person)
- Charen Fegard — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Bates — cosponsor (person)
- David Durfee — cosponsor (person)
- George Till — cosponsor (person)
- Harold "Hal" Colston — cosponsor (person)
- James Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- James McCullough — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica Brumsted — cosponsor (person)
- John Bartholomew — cosponsor (person)
- John Killacky — cosponsor (person)
- John O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen James — cosponsor (person)
- Kathryn Webb — cosponsor (person)
- Leland Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Less… — cosponsor (person)
- Maida Townsend — cosponsor (person)
- Martin LaLonde — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Yantachka — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Lefebvre — cosponsor (person)
- Peter Anthony — cosponsor (person)
- Philip "Jay" Hooper — cosponsor (person)
- R. Scott Campbell — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca White — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Hooper — cosponsor (person)
- Robin Scheu — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Coffey — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Jerome — cosponsor (person)
- Tommy Walz — cosponsor (person)
- Trevor Squirrell — cosponsor (person)
- Zachariah Ralph Watson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife
- **2020-03-13** Read Second Time
- **2020-03-13** Rep. Dolan of Waitsfield reported for the committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife
- **2020-03-13** Report of Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife agreed to.
- **2020-03-13** Third Reading Ordered
- **2020-03-13** Rules suspended and bill placed in all remaining stages of passage as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2020-03-13** Read Third time and Passed `passage`
- **2020-03-13** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2020-03-24** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `introduction`
- **2020-06-26** Senate Message, passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment
- **2020-06-26** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2020-06-26** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Campion for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- **2020-06-26** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy agreed to
- **2020-06-26** 3rd reading ordered
- **2020-06-26** Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2020-06-26** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `passage`
- **2020-06-26** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2020-09-02** Senate Proposal of Amendment concurred in with further amendment thereto, as offered by Rep. Dolan of Waitsfield
- **2020-09-03** House message House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment with proposal of amendment
- **2020-09-04** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment
- **2020-09-08** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- **2020-09-09** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- **2020-09-10** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- **2020-09-10** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in
- **2020-09-11** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in `passage`
- **2020-09-25** Delivered to the Governor on October 2, 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/5160e469-cf36-4191-b150-4e4a15282b58`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).