---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to vital records"
description: "An act relating to vital records"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H. 111"
citation: "Vermont H. 111 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dennis Devereux", "Maida Townsend"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 37
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-01-24"
last_action: "2017-05-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/33e21bce-24a1-4602-899d-c90f7b6fd42d"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/137"
source_hash: "74797fc90e2f58c788c6432dadc3a6086585101e80a52cda135e3826a3434daa"
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 H. 111 (2017-2018) — An act relating to vital records

## 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/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0111/H-0111%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT046/ACT046%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT046/ACT046%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0111/H-0111%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0111/H-0111%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Dennis Devereux — primary (person)
- Maida Townsend — primary (person)
- Cynthia Weed — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica Brumsted — cosponsor (person)
- John Gannon — cosponsor (person)
- Less… — cosponsor (person)
- Marcia Gardner — cosponsor (person)
- Patti Lewis — cosponsor (person)
- Robert LaClair — cosponsor (person)
- Ronald Hubert — cosponsor (person)
- Warren Kitzmiller — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-24** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Government Operations
- **2017-03-21** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2017-03-28** Rep. Devereux of Mount Holly moved to postpone action until March 29, 2017 which was agreed to
- **2017-03-29** Read Second Time
- **2017-03-29** Rep. Devereux of Mount Holly reported for the committee on Government Operations
- **2017-03-29** Rep. Condon of Colchester recommended for the committee on Ways and Means
- **2017-03-29** Rep. Devereux of Mount Holly moved to amend the report of the committee on Government Operations
- **2017-03-29** Which was agreed to
- **2017-03-29** Report of Committee on Government Operations as amended agreed to
- **2017-03-29** Third Reading Ordered
- **2017-03-30** Read Third time and Passed `passage`
- **2017-04-04** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations `introduction`
- **2017-04-24** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
- **2017-04-24** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2017-05-01** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
- **2017-05-01** Favorable report by Committee on Finance
- **2017-05-02** New Business/Second Reading
- **2017-05-02** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
- **2017-05-02** Favorable report by Committee on Finance
- **2017-05-02** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Pearson for Committee on Government Operations
- **2017-05-02** Reported favorably by Senator Lyons for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-02** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations agreed to
- **2017-05-02** 3rd reading ordered
- **2017-05-03** New Business/Third Reading
- **2017-05-03** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Pearson and Flory
- **2017-05-03** Pending third reading, motion to amend Senate proposal of amendment offered by Senator(s) Pearson and Flory
- **2017-05-03** Proposal of amendment agreed to
- **2017-05-03** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `passage`
- **2017-05-03** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2017-05-03** Senate Message, passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment
- **2017-05-04** Rules Suspended and Taken up for Immediate Consideration as moved by Rep. Turner of Milton
- **2017-05-04** Senate Proposal of Amendment considered
- **2017-05-04** Senate Proposal of Amendment concurred in `passage`
- **2017-05-08** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment
- **2017-05-17** Delivered to the Governor on May 17, 2017 `passage`
- **2017-05-22** Signed by Governor on May 22, 2017 `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-22** House message: Governor approved bill on May 22, 2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/33e21bce-24a1-4602-899d-c90f7b6fd42d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).