---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to coercive controlling behavior and abuse prevention orders"
description: "An act relating to coercive controlling behavior and abuse prevention orders"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 27"
citation: "Vermont H 27 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Katherine Donnally"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 36
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/939411c9-b0e9-41fb-b742-4a5e62b793ef"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/73"
source_hash: "74a43b013367733bf4b7a2d17be75a0fdebd9a9438008f3be6a0415da9503446"
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 27 (2023-2024) — An act relating to coercive controlling behavior and abuse prevention orders

## 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-0027/H-0027%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT103/ACT103%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT103/ACT103%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0027/H-0027%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-0027/H-0027%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-0027/H-0027%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-0027/H-0027%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-0027/H-0027%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0027/H-0027%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 69 of 137 to Pass -- Yeas = 106, Nays = 31 — **106–31** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Katherine Donnally — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2024-01-09** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-01-10** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-01-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-01-10** Rep. Arsenault of Williston reported for the Committee on Judiciary
- **2024-01-10** Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to
- **2024-01-10** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-01-11** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-01-11** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2024-01-11** Rep. Long of Newfane demanded yeas and nays
- **2024-01-11** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 69 of 137 to Pass -- Yeas = 106, Nays = 31
- **2024-01-11** Passed `passage`
- **2024-01-16** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2024-04-18** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-04-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-18** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-19** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-19** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-23** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-23** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-23** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Sears for Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2024-04-23** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-23** 3rd reading ordered
- **2024-04-24** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-04-25** Unfinished Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-04-25** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2024-04-26** Senate Message: Adopted in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-29** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-30** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-30** Rep. Arsenault of Williston moved to postpone action until 5/01/2024, which was agreed to
- **2024-05-01** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-01** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-03** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** Delivered to the Governor on May 7, 2024 `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Signed by Governor on May 13, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-10** House message: Governor approved bill on May 13, 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/939411c9-b0e9-41fb-b742-4a5e62b793ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).