---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to the systemic evaluation of recovery residences and recovery communities"
description: "An act relating to the systemic evaluation of recovery residences and recovery communities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 186"
citation: "Vermont S 186 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Virginia Lyons"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 32
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-01-03"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/88b418e5-1dbd-43bb-8356-99202877301c"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/3790"
source_hash: "63fe51bfd2db52ae13e8ea9fdd3877e23b6477f8abc69e62101f574661dcd6fa"
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 186 (2023-2024) — An act relating to the systemic evaluation of recovery residences and recovery communities

## 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-0186/S-0186%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT163/ACT163%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT163/ACT163%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0186/S-0186%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-0186/S-0186%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-0186/S-0186%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-0186/S-0186%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-0186/S-0186%20House%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0186/S-0186%20House%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Virginia Lyons — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-03** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare `introduction`
- **2024-03-15** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-03-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-15** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-19** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-19** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-19** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Lyons for Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2024-03-19** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to
- **2024-03-19** 3rd reading ordered
- **2024-03-20** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-20** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2024-03-22** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services `introduction`
- **2024-04-29** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-04-30** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-04-30** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-04-30** Rep. Noyes of Wolcott reported for the Committee on Human Services
- **2024-04-30** Report of Committee on Human Services agreed to
- **2024-04-30** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-05-01** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-05-01** Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2024-05-03** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2024-05-03** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-06** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2024-05-07** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2024-05-07** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Delivered to Governor on May 31, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-10** Signed by Governor on June 6, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-10** Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 6, 2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/88b418e5-1dbd-43bb-8356-99202877301c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).