---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to peer support provider and peer recovery support specialist certification"
description: "An act relating to peer support provider and peer recovery support specialist certification"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 847"
citation: "Vermont H 847 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Health Care"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 65
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-06"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be4199d9-7774-4e4c-bb29-535b2fc5e8f2"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/3960"
source_hash: "ca072d234e20ecb4d803a7ddd59d5deaea70cf6440f91e0526ac28d493f8495a"
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 847 (2023-2024) — An act relating to peer support provider and peer recovery support specialist certification

## 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-0847/H-0847%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT170/ACT170%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT170/ACT170%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0847/H-0847%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-0847/H-0847%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-0847/H-0847%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-0847/H-0847%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-0847/H-0847%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0847/H-0847%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 68 of 135 to Pass -- Yeas = 48, Nays = 87 — **48–87** (fail) · lower
- Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 67 of 133 to Pass -- Yeas = 39, Nays = 94 — **39–94** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- House Committee on Health Care — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-06** Committee bill read first time `introduction`
- **2024-02-06** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2024-02-16** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-02-16** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2024-02-23** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-02-27** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-02-27** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-27** Rep. Berbeco of Winooski spoke for the Committee on Health Care
- **2024-02-27** Rep. Andrews of Westford recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2024-02-27** Rep. Toleno of Brattleboro recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2024-02-27** Report of Committee on Ways and Means agreed to
- **2024-02-27** Rep. Maguire of Rutland City moved to commit the bill to the Committee on Human Services
- **2024-02-27** Rep. Branagan of Georgia demanded yeas and nays
- **2024-02-27** Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 67 of 133 to Pass -- Yeas = 39, Nays = 94
- **2024-02-27** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-02-28** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-02-28** Rep. Gregoire of Fairfield, Donahue of Northfield, Small of Winooski, and Whitman of Bennington moved to amend the bill
- **2024-02-28** Rep. Labor of Morgan demanded yeas and nays
- **2024-02-28** Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 68 of 135 to Pass -- Yeas = 48, Nays = 87
- **2024-02-28** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2024-03-01** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare `introduction`
- **2024-04-10** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-04-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-10** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-10** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2024-04-23** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-04-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-23** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-23** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-23** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2024-04-26** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-04-26** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-26** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-26** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-26** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-30** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-30** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-30** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-30** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-01** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-01** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-01** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-01** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-02** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-02** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-02** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-02** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-02** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Gulick for Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2024-05-02** Reported favorably by Senator MacDonald for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-02** Reported favorably by Senator Lyons for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-02** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-02** 3rd reading ordered
- **2024-05-03** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-05-06** Unfinished Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-05-07** Unfinished Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **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 4, 2024 `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Signed by Governor on June 10, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-10** House message: Governor approved bill on June 10, 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/be4199d9-7774-4e4c-bb29-535b2fc5e8f2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).