---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to unlawful trespass in a motor vehicle and unauthorized operation of a motor vehicle without the owner's consent"
description: "An act relating to unlawful trespass in a motor vehicle and unauthorized operation of a motor vehicle without the owner's consent"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 563"
citation: "Vermont H 563 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Thomas Burditt"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 55
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-01-03"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/001931d7-6de0-4e16-ba59-238e7cec3e5b"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/3858"
source_hash: "c64e1742d5652dc6f7270b6195e36c899ee0423ce06bd54f785d6c01a0b86e7d"
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 563 (2023-2024) — An act relating to unlawful trespass in a motor vehicle and unauthorized operation of a motor vehicle without the owner's consent

## 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-0563/H-0563%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT129/ACT129%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT129/ACT129%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0563/H-0563%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-0563/H-0563%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-0563/H-0563%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-0563/H-0563%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-0563/H-0563%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0563/H-0563%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Thomas Burditt — primary (person)
- Kenneth Goslant — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Oliver — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-03** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2024-02-09** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-02-13** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-02-13** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-13** Rep. Burditt of West Rutland reported for the Committee on Judiciary
- **2024-02-13** Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to
- **2024-02-13** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-02-14** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-02-14** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2024-02-16** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2024-04-11** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-04-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-11** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-12** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-12** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-12** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Hashim for Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2024-04-12** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-12** 3rd reading ordered
- **2024-04-16** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-04-16** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2024-04-17** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-18** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-19** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-19** Rep. Burditt of West Rutland moved to postpone action until 4/24/2024, which was agreed to
- **2024-04-22** Action Calendar: Action postponed until 4/24/2024
- **2024-04-23** Action Calendar: Action postponed until 4/24/2024
- **2024-04-24** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-24** Rep. Burditt of West Rutland moved to postpone action until 4/25/2024, which was agreed to
- **2024-04-25** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-25** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in with further amendment thereto, as offered by Rep. Burditt of West Rutland and LaLonde of South Burlington `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-26** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-30** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-04-30** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-01** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-02** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-03** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-03** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment, text `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-03** House proposal of amendment not concurred in; Committee of Conference requested, on motion of Senator Hashim `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-03** Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Hashim, Norris, and Vyhovsky
- **2024-05-03** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2024-05-04** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference appointed `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-06** Speaker appointed Reps. Burditt of West Rutland, Dolan of Essex Junction, and Arsenault of Williston as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
- **2024-05-06** House message: House appointed Conference Committee members
- **2024-05-10** Committee of Conference report
- **2024-05-10** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2024-05-10** Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Hashim for Committee, text
- **2024-05-10** Committee of Conference report adopted
- **2024-05-10** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted
- **2024-05-10** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2024-05-10** Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill) `passage`
- **2024-05-10** House message: House adopted Conference Committee report
- **2024-05-10** Delivered to the Governor on May 24, 2024 `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Signed by Governor on May 30, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-10** House message: Governor approved bill on May 30, 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/001931d7-6de0-4e16-ba59-238e7cec3e5b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).