---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to driver’s license suspensions and revenue for the Domestic and Sexual Violence Special Fund"
description: "An act relating to driver’s license suspensions and revenue for the Domestic and Sexual Violence Special Fund"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 53"
citation: "Vermont H 53 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Karen Dolan", "Martin LaLonde"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 56
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-17"
last_action: "2023-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c826073a-3137-4b92-b002-08470a7ded42"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/10"
source_hash: "07132fe305e9ce2ce17b75c8ae42f637eed3e4030d67d447c474539cc64aad2d"
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 53 (2023-2024) — An act relating to driver’s license suspensions and revenue for the Domestic and Sexual Violence Special Fund

## 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-0053/H-0053%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT019/ACT019%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT019/ACT019%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0053/H-0053%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-0053/H-0053%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-0053/H-0053%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-0053/H-0053%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-0053/H-0053%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0053/H-0053%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Karen Dolan — primary (person)
- Martin LaLonde — primary (person)
- Barbara Rachelson — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Christie — cosponsor (person)
- Mollie Burke — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Burditt — cosponsor (person)
- William Notte — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-17** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation `introduction`
- **2023-01-24** Rep. Coffey of Guilford moved that the Committee on Transportation be relieved of the bill and that the same be committed to the Committee on Judiciary, which was agreed to
- **2023-02-21** Notice Calendar: Favorable
- **2023-02-21** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2023-02-28** Notice Calendar: Favorable
- **2023-03-01** Action Calendar: Favorable
- **2023-03-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-01** Rep. Dolan of Essex Junction reported for the Committee on Judiciary
- **2023-03-01** Rep. Masland of Thetford recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2023-03-01** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2023-03-14** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2023-04-04** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-04-04** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-04** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-04** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2023-04-12** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-04-12** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-12** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-13** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-13** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-13** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-13** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-13** Reported favorably by Senator Vyhovsky for Committee on Judiciary with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-13** Reported favorably by Senator Chittenden for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-13** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-13** 3rd reading ordered
- **2023-04-14** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-19** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-20** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-20** Rep. Dolan of Essex Junction moved to postpone action until April 26, 2023, which was agreed to
- **2023-04-26** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-26** Rep. Dolan of Essex Junction and Kornheiser of Brattleboro moved to concur in the Senate proposal of amendment with a further amendment thereto `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-26** Which was agreed to
- **2023-04-27** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-28** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-04-28** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-02** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-03** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-04** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-05** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-05** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Sears and Cummings `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-05** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment, text `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-05** House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment as moved by Senator(s) Sears and Cummings `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-05** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2023-05-05** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment thereto `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-06** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-08** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-08** Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-10** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-12** Delivered to the Governor on May 19, 2023 `passage`
- **2023-05-12** Signed by Governor on May 25, 2023 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-12** House message: Governor approved bill on May 25, 2023

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c826073a-3137-4b92-b002-08470a7ded42`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).