---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to expanding apprenticeship and other workforce opportunities"
description: "An act relating to expanding apprenticeship and other workforce opportunities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 452"
citation: "Vermont H 452 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael Marcotte"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-01"
last_action: "2023-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/29608988-1006-4c45-a72f-d660f78dd60e"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/644"
source_hash: "76065aca34f68ec2b96862db45dfea89cbad66b220116aac52abf5d19ab1e302"
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 452 (2023-2024) — An act relating to expanding apprenticeship and other workforce opportunities

## 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-0452/H-0452%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT055/ACT055%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT055/ACT055%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0452/H-0452%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-0452/H-0452%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-0452/H-0452%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-0452/H-0452%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Michael Marcotte — primary (person)
- Edye Graning — cosponsor (person)
- Emma Mulvaney-Stanak — cosponsor (person)
- Heather Chase — cosponsor (person)
- James Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Jarrod Sammis — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Kirk White — cosponsor (person)
- Logan Nicoll — cosponsor (person)
- Monique Priestley — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Jerome — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-01** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development `introduction`
- **2023-05-03** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2023-05-04** Rep. Toleno of Brattleboro moved that the Committee on Appropriations be relieved of the bill and that the same be committed to the Committee on Education, which was agreed to
- **2023-05-05** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. Toof of St. Albans Town
- **2023-05-05** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-05** Rep. Jerome of Brandon reported for the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- **2023-05-05** Rep. Toof of St. Albans Town reported for the Committee on Education
- **2023-05-05** Rep. Jerome of Brandon and Marcotte of Coventry moved to amend the report of the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development, which was agreed to
- **2023-05-05** Report of Committee on Commerce and Economic Development, as amended, agreed to
- **2023-05-05** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2023-05-05** Rules suspended and bill placed in all remaining stages of passage as moved by Rep. Toof of St. Albans Town
- **2023-05-05** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2023-05-05** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. Toof of St. Albans Town
- **2023-05-08** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Rules `introduction`
- **2023-05-09** Referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs per Temporary Senate Rule 44A
- **2023-05-10** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Clarkson
- **2023-05-10** Reported favorably by Senator Clarkson for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs, read 2nd time and 3rd reading ordered `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2023-05-10** Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Clarkson
- **2023-05-10** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence `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 `passage`
- **2023-05-12** Delivered to the Governor on June 2, 2023 `passage`
- **2023-05-12** Signed by Governor on June 8, 2023 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-12** House message: Governor approved bill on June 8, 2023

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/29608988-1006-4c45-a72f-d660f78dd60e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).