---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures"
description: "An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 33"
citation: "Vermont S 33 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard Sears Jr."]
version_count: 9
action_count: 51
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2023-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d6636ee-36d3-4bf5-9866-5f4f549deaf0"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/46"
source_hash: "87ed3ee3203a0a5ec44815b8c857c0c5e6cefd35db38d40394e23879f4027d30"
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 33 (2023-2024) — An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

## 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-0033/S-0033%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT046/ACT046%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT046/ACT046%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0033/S-0033%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-0033/S-0033%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-0033/S-0033%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-0033/S-0033%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-0033/S-0033%20House%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0033/S-0033%20House%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Richard Sears Jr. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-25** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `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 Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-21** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2023-03-23** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-03-23** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-23** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-24** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-24** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Hashim for Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2023-03-24** Reported favorably by Senator McCormack for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-24** Recommendation of amendment agreed to
- **2023-03-24** 3rd reading ordered
- **2023-03-28** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-28** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2023-03-30** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2023-05-04** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-05-04** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2023-05-05** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2023-05-09** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-05-09** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2023-05-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-09** Rep. Rachelson of Burlington reported for the Committee on Judiciary
- **2023-05-09** Rep. Masland of Thetford recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2023-05-09** Rep. Squirrell of Underhill recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2023-05-09** Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington moved to amend the report of the Committee on Judiciary, which was agreed to
- **2023-05-09** Report of Committee on Judiciary, as amended, agreed to
- **2023-05-09** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2023-05-09** Rules suspended and bill placed in all remaining stages of passage as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2023-05-09** Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2023-05-09** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2023-05-10** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2023-05-10** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-05-10** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-10** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2023-05-10** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-10** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Sears; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-10** Consideration postponed without objection
- **2023-05-11** Consideration Postponed/House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-11** Consideration postponed Proposal of amendment - Sen. Sears `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-11** Senator Sears requested & granted leave to withdraw amendment
- **2023-05-11** House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-11** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2023-05-11** Rules suspended & action messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2023-05-11** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-12** Delivered to Governor on Tuesday, May 30, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-12** Signed by Governor on Monday, June 5, 2023 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-12** Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 5, 2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5d6636ee-36d3-4bf5-9866-5f4f549deaf0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).