---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to sexual violence"
description: "An act relating to sexual violence"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 183"
citation: "Vermont H 183 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Maxine Grad", "Sarah Copeland Hanzas", "Selene Colburn"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 42
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-02-03"
last_action: "2021-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/395dc9c5-fd2d-46f5-bc58-cae1c837c459"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/32"
source_hash: "50c18bb8dd9a83578f9f7811a020bcf8f1a356c7d3451e233e3286ef656df3ec"
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 183 (2021-2022) — An act relating to sexual violence

## 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/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0183/H-0183%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT068/ACT068%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT068/ACT068%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0183/H-0183%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0183/H-0183%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Maxine Grad — primary (person)
- Sarah Copeland Hanzas — primary (person)
- Selene Colburn — primary (person)
- Avram Patt — cosponsor (person)
- Caleb Elder — cosponsor (person)
- David Yacovone — cosponsor (person)
- Emilie Kornheiser — cosponsor (person)
- Gabrielle Stebbins — cosponsor (person)
- George Till — cosponsor (person)
- Harold "Hal" Colston — cosponsor (person)
- Heather Surprenant — cosponsor (person)
- James Masland — cosponsor (person)
- James McCullough — cosponsor (person)
- John Killacky — cosponsor (person)
- Katherine Donnally — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen James — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Christie — cosponsor (person)
- Leslie Goldman — cosponsor (person)
- Maida Townsend — cosponsor (person)
- Mari Cordes — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Mrowicki — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Yantachka — cosponsor (person)
- Mollie Burke — cosponsor (person)
- Peter Anthony — cosponsor (person)
- R. Scott Campbell — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Coffey — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Wood — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Stevens — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy Briglin — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-03** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2021-03-16** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2021-03-24** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-24** Rep. Colburn of Burlington reported for the Committee on Judiciary
- **2021-03-24** Rep. Squirrell of Underhill recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2021-03-24** Report of the Committee on Judiciary amended as recommended by the Committee on Appropriations
- **2021-03-24** Rep. Colburn of Burlington moved to amend the report of the Committee on Judiciary, which was agreed to
- **2021-03-24** Report of Committee on Judiciary as amended agreed to
- **2021-03-24** Division demanded
- **2021-03-24** Division results Yeas 131; Nays 0
- **2021-03-24** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2021-03-25** Amendment as offered by Rep. Rogers of Waterville agreed to
- **2021-03-25** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2021-03-30** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2021-05-04** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-05-04** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-04** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2021-05-12** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-05-12** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-12** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-12** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Lyons, Campion, Chittenden, Hooker, Perchlik, and Terenzini `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-13** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-13** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-13** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-13** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Lyons, Campion, Chittenden, Hooker, Perchlik, and Terenzini `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-13** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Sears for Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2021-05-13** Reported favorably by Senator Sears for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-13** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Lyons, Campion, Chittenden, Hooker, Perchlik, and Terenzini; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-13** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary amended as moved by Senator(s) Lyons, Campion, Chittenden, Hooker, Perchlik, and Terenzini `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-13** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary, as amended, agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-13** 3rd reading ordered
- **2021-05-14** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2021-05-14** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2021-05-18** Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-19** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2021-05-19** Division demanded
- **2021-05-19** Division results Yays 104, Nays 20
- **2021-05-19** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-21** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-21** Delivered to the Governor on June 2, 2021 `passage`
- **2021-05-21** Signed by Governor on June 8, 2021 `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-21** House message: Governor approved bill on June 8, 2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/395dc9c5-fd2d-46f5-bc58-cae1c837c459`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).