---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to amending the Vermont basic needs budget and livable wage"
description: "An act relating to amending the Vermont basic needs budget and livable wage"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 246"
citation: "Vermont S 246 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alison Clarkson"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-01-11"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/49e50011-87ec-4c40-b840-d2289308b96d"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/2632"
source_hash: "80a953cff35be4acdb5a49cf23119312a1623887ec0cdaf9feedb98056b03c72"
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 246 (2023-2024) — An act relating to amending the Vermont basic needs budget and livable wage

## 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-0246/S-0246%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT123/ACT123%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT123/ACT123%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0246/S-0246%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-0246/S-0246%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-0246/S-0246%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-0246/S-0246%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Alison Clarkson — primary (person)
- Kesha Ram Hinsdale — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca White — cosponsor (person)
- Richard McCormack — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-11** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `introduction`
- **2024-03-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-19** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-03-19** Favorable report by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-20** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-20** Favorable report by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-20** Reported favorably by Senator Clarkson for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs, read 2nd time and 3rd reading ordered `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2024-03-21** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-21** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2024-03-26** Read first time and referred to the Committee on General and Housing `introduction`
- **2024-05-02** Notice Calendar: Favorable
- **2024-05-03** Action Calendar: Favorable
- **2024-05-03** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-05-03** Rep. Burrows of West Windsor reported for the Committee on General and Housing
- **2024-05-03** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-05-04** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-05-06** Action Calendar: Unfinished Business
- **2024-05-06** Read third time and passed in concurrence `reading-3`
- **2024-05-08** House message: House passed bill in concurrence
- **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** Signed by Governor on May 28, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-10** Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 28, 2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/49e50011-87ec-4c40-b840-d2289308b96d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).