---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to criminal record checks on contractors working in State-owned or -leased facilities"
description: "An act relating to criminal record checks on contractors working in State-owned or -leased facilities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 741"
citation: "Vermont H 741 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Charles \"Butch\" Shaw"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-01-16"
last_action: "2020-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0cdd24ca-dccb-43c5-926a-999f60be699b"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2020/2082"
source_hash: "fbb9fc19c27318e942b10326c34ad4a25950807c301010a14c13172ebefc0081"
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 741 (2019-2020) — An act relating to criminal record checks on contractors working in State-owned or -leased facilities

## 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-0741/H-0741%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT094/ACT094%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT094/ACT094%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0741/H-0741%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0741/H-0741%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll Call, Required by Rule, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll Call, Required by Rule, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll Call, Required by Rule, Passed -- Needed 23 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll Call, Required by Rule, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll Call, Required by Rule, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Charles "Butch" Shaw — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-16** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Corrections and Institutions
- **2020-02-28** Read Second Time
- **2020-02-28** Rep. Taylor of Colchester reported for the committee on Corrections and Institutions
- **2020-02-28** Report of Committee on Corrections and Institutions agreed to.
- **2020-02-28** Third Reading Ordered
- **2020-03-10** Read Third time and Passed `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Institutions `introduction`
- **2020-04-09** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2020-04-09** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions
- **2020-04-10** New Business/Second Reading
- **2020-04-10** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions
- **2020-04-10** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Benning for Committee on Institutions
- **2020-04-10** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions agreed to
- **2020-04-10** Roll Call, Required by Rule, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0
- **2020-04-10** 3rd reading ordered
- **2020-04-10** Roll Call, Required by Rule, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0
- **2020-04-10** Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2020-04-10** Roll Call, Required by Rule, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0
- **2020-04-10** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `passage`
- **2020-04-10** Roll Call, Required by Rule, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0
- **2020-04-10** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2020-04-10** Roll Call, Required by Rule, Passed -- Needed 23 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0
- **2020-04-13** Senate Message, passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment
- **2020-04-23** Senate Proposal of Amendment concurred in `passage`
- **2020-04-24** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment
- **2020-04-27** Delivered to the Governor on April 27, 2020 `passage`
- **2020-04-29** Signed by Governor on April 28, 2020 `executive-signature`
- **2020-05-01** House message: Governor approved bill on April 29, 2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0cdd24ca-dccb-43c5-926a-999f60be699b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).