--- type: "Bill" title: "An act relating to the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Working Group" description: "An act relating to the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Working Group" jurisdiction: "us/states/vt" legislature: "Vermont General Assembly" session: "2025-2026" identifier: "S 239" citation: "Vermont S 239 (2025-2026)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Tanya Vyhovsky"] version_count: 9 action_count: 46 vote_count: 0 first_action: "2026-01-13" last_action: "2026-05-26" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f2561b7f-fea1-47ed-863c-19f01bac0d9b" source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/1573" source_hash: "a2d3b8eebdbd62d1390a117a65f136ed7e8e932547de24c0688bf6a3fb16148f" 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 239 (2025-2026) — An act relating to the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Working Group ## 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/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0239/S-0239%20As%20Introduced.pdf) 2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT108/ACT108%20Act%20Summary.pdf) 3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT108/ACT108%20As%20Enacted.pdf) 4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0239/S-0239%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf) 5. **As Passed By the Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0239/S-0239%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf) 6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0239/S-0239%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/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0239/S-0239%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf) 8. **House Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0239/S-0239%20House%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf) 9. **House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0239/S-0239%20House%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf) ## Sponsors - Tanya Vyhovsky — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2026-01-13** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare `introduction` - **2026-03-17** Entered on Notice Calendar - **2026-03-17** Second Reading `reading-2` - **2026-03-17** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage` - **2026-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2` - **2026-03-18** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage` - **2026-03-18** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Gulick for Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2` - **2026-03-18** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to - **2026-03-18** 3rd reading ordered - **2026-03-19** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3` - **2026-03-19** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3` - **2026-03-24** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services `introduction` - **2026-04-16** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment - **2026-04-16** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a) - **2026-04-21** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment - **2026-04-22** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment - **2026-04-22** Read second time `reading-2` - **2026-04-22** Rep. Cole of Hartford reported for the Committee on Human Services - **2026-04-22** Rep. Mrowicki of Putney recommended for the Committee on Appropriations - **2026-04-22** Report of the Committee on Human Services amended as recommended by the Committee on Appropriations - **2026-04-22** Report of Committee on Human Services, as amended, agreed to - **2026-04-22** Third Reading ordered `reading-3` - **2026-04-23** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3` - **2026-04-23** Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3` - **2026-04-24** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment - **2026-04-28** Entered on Notice Calendar - **2026-04-28** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction` - **2026-04-29** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction` - **2026-04-30** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction` - **2026-05-01** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction` - **2026-05-05** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction` - **2026-05-05** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction` - **2026-05-05** House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction` - **2026-05-06** Motion by Senator Lyons to reconsider concurrence in House proposal of amendment agreed to `amendment-introduction` - **2026-05-06** Placed on Notice Calendar for May 7, 2026 - **2026-05-07** Entered on Notice Calendar - **2026-05-07** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction` - **2026-05-08** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction` - **2026-05-12** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction` - **2026-05-12** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction` - **2026-05-12** House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction` - **2026-05-12** As passed by Senate and House `passage` - **2026-05-13** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction` - **2026-05-15** Delivered to Governor on May 15, 2026 `executive-receipt` - **2026-05-22** Signed by Governor on May 21, 2026 `executive-signature` - **2026-05-26** Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 21, 2026 `executive-signature` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f2561b7f-fea1-47ed-863c-19f01bac0d9b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).