---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to the approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Essex"
description: "An act relating to the approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Essex"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 518"
citation: "Vermont H 518 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Leonora Dodge"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 31
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-27"
last_action: "2024-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca398a4f-fff3-4e8f-a827-92df67b3c724"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/1185"
source_hash: "e7c4d9ddb86da0d7d326e91967131164d941fb71211e2e4530948663918e3072"
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 518 (2023-2024) — An act relating to the approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Essex

## 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-0518/H-0518%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACTM019/ACTM019%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACTM019/ACTM019%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0518/H-0518%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-0518/H-0518%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-0518/H-0518%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-0518/H-0518%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-0518/H-0518%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0518/H-0518%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Leonora Dodge — primary (person)
- Alyssa Black — cosponsor (person)
- Golrang Garofano — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-27** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs `introduction`
- **2024-01-11** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-01-11** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2024-01-19** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-01-23** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-01-23** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-01-23** Rep. Boyden of Cambridge reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- **2024-01-23** Rep. Anthony of Barre City recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2024-01-23** Report of Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs agreed to
- **2024-01-23** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-01-24** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-01-24** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2024-01-30** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations `introduction`
- **2024-03-12** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-03-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-12** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-13** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-13** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-13** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Vyhovsky for Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2024-03-13** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-13** 3rd reading ordered
- **2024-03-14** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-14** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2024-03-19** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-15** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-20** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-20** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-22** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-27** Delivered to the Governor on March 27, 2024 `passage`
- **2024-03-29** Signed by Governor on March 29, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-02** House message: Governor approved bill on March 29, 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca398a4f-fff3-4e8f-a827-92df67b3c724`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).