---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to amending the pension system for sheriffs and certain deputy sheriffs"
description: "An act relating to amending the pension system for sheriffs and certain deputy sheriffs"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 585"
citation: "Vermont H 585 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel Noyes", "Michael Mrowicki"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 41
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-01-03"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fc63f82a-895f-4caa-8401-33c56f5e66c5"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/3836"
source_hash: "f327217a00e9cc58b5cc0b004732b1ad3d3aff478d7a3df672302ad7b909fd5b"
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 585 (2023-2024) — An act relating to amending the pension system for sheriffs and certain deputy sheriffs

## 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-0585/H-0585%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT130/ACT130%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT130/ACT130%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0585/H-0585%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-0585/H-0585%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-0585/H-0585%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-0585/H-0585%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-0585/H-0585%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0585/H-0585%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Daniel Noyes — primary (person)
- Michael Mrowicki — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-03** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs `introduction`
- **2024-03-19** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-19** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2024-03-20** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-20** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2024-03-22** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-26** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-26** Rep. McCarthy of St. Albans City reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- **2024-03-26** Rep. Beck of St. Johnsbury recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2024-03-26** Rep. Dickinson of St. Albans Town recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2024-03-26** Report of Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs agreed to
- **2024-03-26** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-03-27** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-27** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2024-04-02** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations `introduction`
- **2024-05-07** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-07** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2024-05-08** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-08** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-08** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-08** Rule 31 suspended and bill not referred to Committee on Appropriations on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2024-05-08** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2024-05-08** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Hardy for Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2024-05-08** Reported favorably by Senator Chittenden for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-08** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-08** 3rd reading ordered
- **2024-05-08** Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2024-05-08** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2024-05-08** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2024-05-09** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-08** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-09** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2024-05-09** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **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/fc63f82a-895f-4caa-8401-33c56f5e66c5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).