---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to uniform licensing standards"
description: "An act relating to uniform licensing standards"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 233"
citation: "Vermont S 233 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alison Clarkson", "Brian Collamore", "Jeanette White"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 37
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2020-01-07"
last_action: "2020-09-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5af89f33-6c10-4de0-841d-9c374ae70f87"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2020/2125"
source_hash: "df7b2eba384775fa454b7d64cff365ec2f58cb829d9e9de31bbf6b1e6129ed50"
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 S 233 (2019-2020) — An act relating to uniform licensing standards

## 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/S-0233/S-0233%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT152/ACT152%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT152/ACT152%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/S-0233/S-0233%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/S-0233/S-0233%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Alison Clarkson — primary (person)
- Brian Collamore — primary (person)
- Jeanette White — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-07** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations `introduction`
- **2020-03-13** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2020-03-13** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
- **2020-03-13** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2020-05-26** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2020-05-26** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
- **2020-05-26** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-05-27** New Business/Second Reading
- **2020-05-27** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
- **2020-05-27** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-05-27** Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Collamore, Bray, Clarkson, Pollina, and White
- **2020-05-27** Read second time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Collamore for Committee on Government Operations
- **2020-05-27** Reported favorably by Senator Balint for Committee on Finance with recommendation of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-05-27** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amended as recommended by Committee on Finance
- **2020-05-27** Recommendation of amendment by Senator(s) Collamore, Bray, Clarkson, Pollina, and White, text
- **2020-05-27** Recommendation of amendment agreed to
- **2020-05-27** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations, as amended, agreed to
- **2020-05-27** 3rd reading ordered
- **2020-05-28** New Business/Third Reading
- **2020-05-28** Read 3rd time & passed `passage`
- **2020-05-28** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2020-06-03** Referred to the Committee on Government Operations
- **2020-08-28** Read Second Time
- **2020-08-28** Rep. Harrison of Chittenden reported for the committee on Government Operations
- **2020-08-28** Report of Committee on Government Operations agreed to.
- **2020-08-28** Third Reading Ordered
- **2020-09-01** Read Third time and Passed in Concurrence with Proposal of Amendment `passage`
- **2020-09-03** House Proposal of Amendment
- **2020-09-03** House message House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2020-09-04** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- **2020-09-04** House proposal of amendment; text
- **2020-09-04** House proposal of amendment concurred in
- **2020-09-04** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2020-09-08** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in `passage`
- **2020-09-17** Delivered to Governor on September 17, 2020
- **2020-09-23** Signed by Governor on September 23, 2020 `executive-signature`
- **2020-09-24** Senate Message, Signed by Governor September 23, 2020 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5af89f33-6c10-4de0-841d-9c374ae70f87`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).