---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to expanding employment protections and collective bargaining rights"
description: "An act relating to expanding employment protections and collective bargaining rights"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 102"
citation: "Vermont S 102 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kesha Ram Hinsdale"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 48
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-24"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2716edf0-64bc-48a8-b8f1-83f999f3434a"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/237"
source_hash: "54e2d022ef25fb8b18028dbd2d256699a8a066b373da244f790e9cabcd0f5b8d"
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 S 102 (2023-2024) — An act relating to expanding employment protections and collective bargaining rights

## 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/S-0102/S-0102%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT117/ACT117%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT117/ACT117%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0102/S-0102%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0102/S-0102%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0102/S-0102%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/S-0102/S-0102%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
8. **House Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0102/S-0102%20House%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0102/S-0102%20House%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Brock, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 23, Nays = 7 — **23–7** (pass) · upper
- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 115, Nays = 26 — **115–26** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kesha Ram Hinsdale — primary (person)
- Alison Clarkson — cosponsor (person)
- Andrew Perchlik — cosponsor (person)
- Ann Cummings — cosponsor (person)
- Anne Watson — cosponsor (person)
- Irene Wrenner — cosponsor (person)
- Martine Gulick — cosponsor (person)
- Nader Hashim — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca White — cosponsor (person)
- Richard McCormack — cosponsor (person)
- Tanya Vyhovsky — cosponsor (person)
- Virginia Lyons — cosponsor (person)
- Wendy Harrison — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-24** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `introduction`
- **2023-03-21** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-21** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-21** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2023-03-24** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-24** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-28** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-28** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-28** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-29** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-30** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-30** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Ram Hinsdale for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2023-03-30** Reported favorably by Senator Perchlik for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-30** Senator(s) Brock motion to amend recommendation of amendment; text
- **2023-03-30** Recommendation of amendment disagreed to
- **2023-03-30** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs agreed to
- **2023-03-30** 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Brock, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 23, Nays = 7
- **2023-03-31** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-31** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2023-04-05** Read first time and referred to the Committee on General and Housing `introduction`
- **2024-05-02** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-05-02** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2024-05-03** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-05-04** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-05-06** Action Calendar: Unfinished Business
- **2024-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-05-06** Rep. Chesnut-Tangerman of Middletown Springs reported for the Committee on General and Housing
- **2024-05-06** Rep. Bluemle of Burlington recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2024-05-06** Report of Committee on General and Housing agreed to
- **2024-05-06** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-05-07** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-05-07** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2024-05-07** Rep. Cina of Burlington demanded yeas and nays
- **2024-05-07** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 115, Nays = 26
- **2024-05-07** Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-09** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2024-05-09** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Clarkson
- **2024-05-09** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-09** House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-09** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2024-05-09** Rules suspended & action messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2024-05-10** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Delivered to Governor on May 22, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-10** Allowed to become law without signature of Governor on May 28, 2024 `became-law`
- **2024-05-10** Senate Message: Allowed to become law without Governor's signature on May 28, 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2716edf0-64bc-48a8-b8f1-83f999f3434a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).