---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to fiscal year 2023 budget adjustments"
description: "An act relating to fiscal year 2023 budget adjustments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 145"
citation: "Vermont H 145 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Appropriations"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 56
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/47ff6147-547f-4215-9e96-81bdf069c621"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/718"
source_hash: "09b4fd365b789e3582458b6b0c68a0e42a21ba0a7667db4d02e509244d793e6e"
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 145 (2023-2024) — An act relating to fiscal year 2023 budget adjustments

## 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/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0145/H-0145%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT003/ACT003%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT003/ACT003%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0145/H-0145%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the House (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0145/H-0145%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0145/H-0145%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
7. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0145/H-0145%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
8. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0145/H-0145%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0145/H-0145%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Committee on Appropriations proposal of amendment agreed to on roll call requested by Senator Sears, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 70 of 140 to Pass -- Yeas = 107, Nays = 33 — **107–33** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- House Committee on Appropriations — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-31** Committee bill read the first time and placed on Notice Calendar on February 1, 2023
- **2023-02-01** Notice Calendar: Committee bill for second reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-02** Action Calendar: Committee bill for second reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-02** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-02** Rep. Lanpher of Vergennes spoke for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2023-02-02** Amendment as offered by Rep. McCarthy of St. Albans City, Marcotte of Coventry, and Durfee of Shaftsbury agreed to
- **2023-02-02** Amendment as offered by Rep. Clifford of Rutland City disagreed to
- **2023-02-02** Rep. Lanpher of Vergennes demanded yeas and nays
- **2023-02-02** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 70 of 140 to Pass -- Yeas = 107, Nays = 33
- **2023-02-02** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2023-02-03** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-03** Amendment as offered by Rep. Beck of St. Johnsbury disagreed to
- **2023-02-03** Amendment as offered by Rep. Donahue of Northfield disagreed to
- **2023-02-03** Rep. Toof of St. Albans Town asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment
- **2023-02-03** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2023-02-08** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Appropriations `introduction`
- **2023-02-16** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-02-16** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-02-17** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-17** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-02-17** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Kitchel for Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2023-02-17** Committee on Appropriations proposal of amendment agreed to on roll call requested by Senator Sears, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-02-17** 3rd reading ordered
- **2023-02-21** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-21** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Kitchel, Baruth, Lyons, Perchlik, Sears, Starr, and Westman `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-02-21** Pending third reading, Senator(s) Kitchel, Baruth, Lyons, Perchlik, Sears, Starr, and Westman motion to amend proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2023-02-21** Pending third reading, motion to amend Senate proposal of amendment agreed to `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2023-02-21** Pending third reading, Senator(s) Vyhovsky and Wrenner motion to amend proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2023-02-21** Pending third reading, motion to amend Senate proposal of amendment disagreed to `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2023-02-21** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2023-02-22** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-02-23** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-02-24** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-02-24** Rep. Lanpher of Vergennes moved the House refuse to concur and asked for a Committee of Conference
- **2023-02-24** Which was agreed to
- **2023-02-24** Speaker appointed Reps. Lanpher of Vergennes, Scheu of Middlebury, and Squirrell of Underhill as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
- **2023-02-24** Rep McCoy of Poultney moved to suspend rules and message actions to the Senate forthwith
- **2023-02-24** Which was agreed to
- **2023-02-24** House message: House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-02-24** Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Kitchel, Perchlik, and Westman
- **2023-02-24** Senate Message: Committee of Conference members appointed
- **2023-03-01** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-03-01** Committee of Conference report
- **2023-03-01** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Mazza
- **2023-03-01** Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Kitchel for Committee, text
- **2023-03-01** Committee of Conference report adopted
- **2023-03-01** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Mazza `passage`
- **2023-03-01** Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted
- **2023-03-02** Notice Calendar: Report of Committee of Conference
- **2023-03-03** Action Calendar: Report of Committee of Conference
- **2023-03-03** Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill) `passage`
- **2023-03-03** Rep. McCoy of Poultney moved to deliver the bill to the Governor forthwith, which was agreed to
- **2023-03-14** House message: House adopted Conference Committee report
- **2023-03-14** Delivered to the Governor on March 14, 2023 `passage`
- **2023-03-21** Allowed to become law without the signature of the Governor on March 20, 2023
- **2023-03-22** House message: Governor allowed to become law without signature on March 20, 2023 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/47ff6147-547f-4215-9e96-81bdf069c621`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).