---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to sexual exploitation of children"
description: "An act relating to sexual exploitation of children"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 936"
citation: "Vermont H 936 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Judiciary"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2020-02-28"
last_action: "2020-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5fc122b8-71e2-47c4-bb4c-a891d4a63882"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2020/2326"
source_hash: "43c94cca2be1b08817a98bab2ba1c91c96168c190811faf419e849921a74b14c"
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 936 (2019-2020) — An act relating to sexual exploitation of children

## 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-0936/H-0936%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT132/ACT132%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT132/ACT132%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0936/H-0936%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0936/H-0936%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- House Committee on Judiciary — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-28** Placed on Calendar for Notice on March 10, 2020
- **2020-03-11** Read Second Time
- **2020-03-11** Rep. Burditt of West Rutland reported for the committee on Judiciary
- **2020-03-11** Third Reading Ordered
- **2020-03-12** Read Third time and Passed `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2020-03-13** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2020-06-05** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2020-06-05** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
- **2020-06-08** New Business/Second Reading
- **2020-06-08** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
- **2020-06-09** Unfinished Business/Second Reading
- **2020-06-09** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
- **2020-06-09** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Sears for Committee on Judiciary
- **2020-06-09** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to
- **2020-06-09** 3rd reading ordered
- **2020-06-10** New Business/Third Reading
- **2020-06-10** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `passage`
- **2020-06-10** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2020-06-12** Senate Message, passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment
- **2020-06-18** Senate Proposal of Amendment concurred in `passage`
- **2020-06-26** Delivered to the Governor on June 26, 2020 `passage`
- **2020-06-26** Signed by Governor on July 1, 2020 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-26** House message: Governor approved bill on July 1, 2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5fc122b8-71e2-47c4-bb4c-a891d4a63882`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).