---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition"
description: "An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 171"
citation: "Vermont H 171 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel Noyes", "Jessica Brumsted", "Theresa Wood"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 46
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-02-03"
last_action: "2023-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f91c5fc-7f2b-42d3-9875-230d7f4b2f0a"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/563"
source_hash: "542b66000646f8fd81678f8782b27116b66869642cc2fb40fe106c8c67ab6a8f"
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 171 (2023-2024) — An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

## 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-0171/H-0171%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT081/ACT081%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT081/ACT081%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0171/H-0171%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-0171/H-0171%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-0171/H-0171%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-0171/H-0171%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-0171/H-0171%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0171/H-0171%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- Daniel Noyes — primary (person)
- Jessica Brumsted — primary (person)
- Theresa Wood — primary (person)
- Dane Whitman — cosponsor (person)
- Golrang Garofano — cosponsor (person)
- James Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- James Gregoire — cosponsor (person)
- Jubilee McGill — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Pajala — cosponsor (person)
- Noah Hyman — cosponsor (person)
- Taylor Small — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-03** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services `introduction`
- **2023-03-17** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-03-21** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-03-21** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-21** Rep. Noyes of Wolcott reported for the Committee on Human Services
- **2023-03-21** Report of the Committee on Human Services amended as offered by Rep. Noyes of Wolcott
- **2023-03-21** Report of Committee on Human Services, as amended, agreed to
- **2023-03-21** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2023-03-22** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-22** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2023-03-24** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare `introduction`
- **2023-05-02** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-05-02** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-02** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2023-05-08** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-05-08** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-08** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-08** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Lyons, Gulick, and Williams `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-09** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-09** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-09** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-09** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Lyons, Gulick, and Williams `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-09** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Lyons for Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2023-05-09** Reported favorably by Senator Chittenden for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-09** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare amended as moved by Senator(s) Lyons, Gulick, and Williams `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-09** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare, as amended, agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-09** 3rd reading ordered
- **2023-05-10** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-10** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2023-05-10** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2023-05-10** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-11** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-12** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-06-20** Action Calendar: Unfinished Business
- **2023-06-20** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in with further amendment thereto, as offered by Rep. Wood of Waterbury, Lanpher of Vergennes, and Kornheiser of Brattleboro `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-06-20** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2023-06-20** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-06-20** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2023-06-20** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment, text `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-06-20** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-06-20** Roll Call, requested by Senator Lyons, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0
- **2023-06-20** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2023-06-20** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-06-20** Delivered to the Governor on June 23, 2023 `passage`
- **2023-06-20** Signed by Governor on June 29, 2023 `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-20** House message: Governor approved bill on June 29, 2023

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6f91c5fc-7f2b-42d3-9875-230d7f4b2f0a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).