---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to the Vermont Parentage Act"
description: "An act relating to the Vermont Parentage Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 745"
citation: "Vermont H 745 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Martin LaLonde"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 34
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-01-11"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b9bf41eb-d8bd-4850-a584-2c9b8518e4d9"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/1542"
source_hash: "d401ad5a9d10535edbef0795361a0a2d17e2161f6aeaa7a7d5eb415297d3cd41"
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 745 (2023-2024) — An act relating to the Vermont Parentage Act

## 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-0745/H-0745%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT175/ACT175%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT175/ACT175%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0745/H-0745%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-0745/H-0745%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-0745/H-0745%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-0745/H-0745%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-0745/H-0745%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0745/H-0745%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Martin LaLonde — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-11** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2024-02-21** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-02-22** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-02-22** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-22** Rep. Goslant of Northfield reported for the Committee on Judiciary
- **2024-02-22** Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to
- **2024-02-22** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-02-23** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-02-23** Amendment as offered by Rep. Donahue of Northfield agreed to
- **2024-02-23** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2024-02-28** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2024-05-02** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-02** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-03** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-03** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-06** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-06** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-07** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Hashim for Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2024-05-07** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** 3rd reading ordered
- **2024-05-07** Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2024-05-07** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2024-05-07** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2024-05-07** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-08** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-08** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2024-05-08** 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 June 6, 2024 `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Signed by Governor on June 12, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-10** House message: Governor approved bill on June 12, 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b9bf41eb-d8bd-4850-a584-2c9b8518e4d9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).