---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to prohibiting manipulating a child for the purpose of sexual contact"
description: "An act relating to prohibiting manipulating a child for the purpose of sexual contact"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 173"
citation: "Vermont H 173 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Taylor Small"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 30
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-07"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0e3c9a8f-8ab0-44fb-8007-354df23ad615"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/75"
source_hash: "0853acce03d063d3951e59ca5de73971769ed1f888e60b6a040fe01768fe1ba4"
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 173 (2023-2024) — An act relating to prohibiting manipulating a child for the purpose of sexual contact

## 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-0173/H-0173%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT172/ACT172%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT172/ACT172%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0173/H-0173%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-0173/H-0173%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-0173/H-0173%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-0173/H-0173%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-0173/H-0173%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0173/H-0173%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Taylor Small — primary (person)
- Alyssa Black — cosponsor (person)
- Angela Arsenault — cosponsor (person)
- Ashley Bartley — cosponsor (person)
- Avram Patt — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Rachelson — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Cina — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ode — cosponsor (person)
- Daisy Berbeco — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Noyes — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Burrows — cosponsor (person)
- Emma Mulvaney-Stanak — cosponsor (person)
- Gabrielle Stebbins — cosponsor (person)
- Golrang Garofano — cosponsor (person)
- Heather Surprenant — cosponsor (person)
- James Gregoire — cosponsor (person)
- James Masland — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica Brumsted — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph "Chip" Troiano — cosponsor (person)
- Jubilee McGill — cosponsor (person)
- Julia Andrews — cosponsor (person)
- Karen Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Katherine "Kari" Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Sibilia — cosponsor (person)
- Logan Nicoll — cosponsor (person)
- Martin LaLonde — cosponsor (person)
- Mary-Katherine Stone — cosponsor (person)
- Philip "Jay" Hooper — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Coffey — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Jerome — cosponsor (person)
- Tesha Buss — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Burditt — cosponsor (person)
- Troy Headrick — cosponsor (person)
- Woodman Page — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-07** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2024-03-15** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-19** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-19** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-19** Rep. Arsenault of Williston reported for the Committee on Judiciary
- **2024-03-19** Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to
- **2024-03-19** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-03-20** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-20** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2024-03-22** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2024-04-26** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-04-26** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-26** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-30** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-30** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-01** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-01** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-01** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Sears for Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2024-05-01** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-01** 3rd reading ordered
- **2024-05-02** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-05-02** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2024-05-04** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-04** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-06** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-06** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-08** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Delivered to the Governor on June 6, 2024 `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Signed by Governor on June 12, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-10** House message: Governor approved bill on June 12, 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0e3c9a8f-8ab0-44fb-8007-354df23ad615`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).