---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the adult-use and medical cannabis programs"
description: "An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the adult-use and medical cannabis programs"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 270"
citation: "Vermont H 270 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthew Birong", "Michael McCarthy"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 50
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9eddf832-9399-48a7-b26b-04855bd11fdb"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/934"
source_hash: "7187eb77cc91eec2841d456e4ecffd7ccfc8e80622308d3e15d8cbf598379df3"
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 270 (2023-2024) — An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the adult-use and medical cannabis programs

## 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-0270/H-0270%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT065/ACT065%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT065/ACT065%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0270/H-0270%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-0270/H-0270%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-0270/H-0270%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-0270/H-0270%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-0270/H-0270%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0270/H-0270%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Matthew Birong — primary (person)
- Michael McCarthy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-16** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs `introduction`
- **2023-03-16** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-03-16** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2023-03-21** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-03-21** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2023-03-23** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-03-24** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-03-24** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-24** Rep. McCarthy of St. Albans City reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- **2023-03-24** Rep. Branagan of Georgia recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2023-03-24** Rep. Scheu of Middlebury recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2023-03-24** Report of the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs amended as recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2023-03-24** Report of the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs, as amended, amended as recommended by the Committee on Appropriations
- **2023-03-24** Report of Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs, as amended, agreed to
- **2023-03-24** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2023-03-28** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-28** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2023-03-30** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `introduction`
- **2023-05-02** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-05-02** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-02** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2023-05-05** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-05-05** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-05** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-05** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2023-05-10** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-10** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-05-10** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-10** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-10** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2023-05-10** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Harrison for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2023-05-10** Reported favorably by Senator Chittenden for Committee on Finance with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-10** Reported favorably by Senator Sears for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-10** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs amended as recommended by Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-10** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs, as amended, agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-10** 3rd reading ordered
- **2023-05-11** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Pending third reading, Senator Harrison proposal of amendment, agreed to `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Pending third reading, Senator Vyhovsky proposal of amendment, agreed to `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2023-05-11** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-12** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-12** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2023-05-12** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-12** Bill ordered delivered to the Governor forthwith per Joint Rule 15 as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2023-05-12** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-12** Delivered to the Governor on June 8, 2023 `passage`
- **2023-05-12** Allowed to become law without the signature of the Governor on June 14, 2023
- **2023-06-20** House message: Governor allowed to become law without signature on June 14, 2023 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9eddf832-9399-48a7-b26b-04855bd11fdb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).