---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to prohibiting unserialized firearms and unserialized firearms frames and receivers"
description: "An act relating to prohibiting unserialized firearms and unserialized firearms frames and receivers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 209"
citation: "Vermont S 209 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Campion", "Philip Baruth", "Richard Sears Jr."]
version_count: 9
action_count: 55
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-03"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e47e5321-d7ea-496b-8d5d-3f704753df18"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/1441"
source_hash: "562353586eadb57adfbda3c9b6610f886dbacdf1018a7f5eede262c8e252abcb"
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 209 (2023-2024) — An act relating to prohibiting unserialized firearms and unserialized firearms frames and receivers

## 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-0209/S-0209%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT120/ACT120%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT120/ACT120%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0209/S-0209%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-0209/S-0209%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-0209/S-0209%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-0209/S-0209%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-0209/S-0209%20House%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0209/S-0209%20House%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 110, Nays = 31 — **110–31** (pass) · lower
- Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Baruth, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 3 — **26–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brian Campion — primary (person)
- Philip Baruth — primary (person)
- Richard Sears Jr. — primary (person)
- Anne Watson — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Bray — cosponsor (person)
- David Weeks — cosponsor (person)
- Irene Wrenner — cosponsor (person)
- Martine Gulick — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca White — cosponsor (person)
- Richard McCormack — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Chittenden — cosponsor (person)
- Virginia Lyons — cosponsor (person)
- Wendy Harrison — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-03** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2024-02-23** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-02-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-23** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-27** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-27** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-28** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-28** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-28** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Baruth for Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2024-02-28** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Baruth, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 3
- **2024-02-28** 3rd reading ordered
- **2024-02-29** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** Pending third reading, bill amended as moved by Senator(s) Baruth `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** Title amended
- **2024-03-12** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2024-04-17** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-04-18** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-04-18** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-04-18** Rep. Arsenault of Williston reported for the Committee on Judiciary
- **2024-04-18** Rep. Parsons of Newbury asked that the question be divided
- **2024-04-18** First division of amendment agreed to
- **2024-04-18** Second division of amendment agreed to
- **2024-04-18** Rep. Sammis of Castleton demanded yeas and nays
- **2024-04-18** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 110, Nays = 31
- **2024-04-18** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-04-19** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-04-19** Rep. Arsenault of Williston moved to postpone action until 4/22/2024, which was agreed to
- **2024-04-22** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-04-23** Action Calendar: Unfinished Business
- **2024-04-23** Rep. Arsenault of Williston moved to postpone action until 4/24/2024, which was agreed to
- **2024-04-24** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-04-24** Rep. Arsenault of Williston moved to amend the House proposal of amendment, which was agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-24** Rep. Harrison of Chittenden moved to amend the House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-24** Rep. Harrison of Chittenden asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment
- **2024-04-24** Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington moved to amend the House proposal of amendment, which was agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-24** Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2024-04-25** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2024-04-26** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-30** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-01** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-01** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Baruth, Hashim, Sears, and Vyhovsky `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-02** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-02** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Baruth, Hashim, Sears, and Vyhovsky `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-02** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-02** House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment as moved by Senator(s) Baruth, Hashim, Sears, and Vyhovsky `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-04** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment thereto `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-04** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-06** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-06** Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-08** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-08** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **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/e47e5321-d7ea-496b-8d5d-3f704753df18`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).