---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to workforce development"
description: "An act relating to workforce development"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 533"
citation: "Vermont H 533 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 57
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-19"
last_action: "2019-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f678a53c-7cca-4428-896a-915900e14ec6"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2020/896"
source_hash: "abdd10c1580ff9ad04ba0e069afeef37db193c54320b751978e5f3d7bd4f8b85"
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 533 (2019-2020) — An act relating to workforce development

## 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/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0533/H-0533%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT080/ACT080%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT080/ACT080%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0533/H-0533%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0533/H-0533%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Committee of Conference report adopted on roll call, requested by Senator Ashe, Passed -- Needed 14 of 27 to Pass -- Yeas = 24, Nays = 3 — **24–3** (pass) · upper
- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 63 of 124 to Pass -- Yeas = 124, Nays = 0 — **124–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-19** Committee Bill read first time
- **2019-03-19** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2019-03-26** Read Second Time
- **2019-03-26** Rep. Marcotte of Coventry spoke for the committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- **2019-03-26** Rep. Myers of Essex recommended for the committee on Appropriations
- **2019-03-26** Rep. Marcotte of Coventry moved to amend the bill
- **2019-03-26** Which was agreed to
- **2019-03-26** Third Reading Ordered
- **2019-03-27** Rep. Shaw of Pittsford moved to amend the bill
- **2019-03-27** Which was agreed to
- **2019-03-27** Read Third time
- **2019-03-27** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 63 of 124 to Pass -- Yeas = 124, Nays = 0
- **2019-03-27** Passed `passage`
- **2019-03-29** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `introduction`
- **2019-05-02** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Sirotkin
- **2019-05-02** Rules suspended & bill committed to Committee on Appropriations with the report of Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs intact
- **2019-05-08** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2019-05-08** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- **2019-05-08** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- **2019-05-09** New Business/Second Reading
- **2019-05-09** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- **2019-05-09** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- **2019-05-09** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Clarkson for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- **2019-05-09** Reported favorably by Senator Starr for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-09** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
- **2019-05-09** Senator Pollina moved to strike out Sec 11 of the proposal of amendment of Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- **2019-05-09** Motion disagreed to
- **2019-05-09** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs, as amended, agreed to
- **2019-05-09** 3rd reading ordered
- **2019-05-10** New Business/Third Reading
- **2019-05-10** Pending third reading, Senator(s) Rodgers motion to amend proposal of amendment; text
- **2019-05-10** Proposal of amendment not agreed to
- **2019-05-10** Pending third reading, Senator(s) Sirotkin motion to amend proposal of amendment; text
- **2019-05-10** Proposal of amendment agreed to
- **2019-05-10** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `passage`
- **2019-05-10** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2019-05-10** Senate Message, passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment
- **2019-05-10** Rules Suspended and Taken up for Immediate Consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2019-05-10** Senate Proposal of Amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference requested upon motion of Rep. O'Sullivan of Burlington
- **2019-05-10** Speaker appointed Marcotte of Coventry, Kimbell of Woodstock and O'Sullivan of Burlington as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
- **2019-05-10** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2019-05-10** House message House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed
- **2019-05-10** Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Sirotkin, Clarkson, and Brock
- **2019-05-10** Rules suspended & action messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2019-05-24** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2019-05-24** Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Sirotkin for Committee, text
- **2019-05-24** Committee of Conference report adopted on roll call, requested by Senator Ashe, Passed -- Needed 14 of 27 to Pass -- Yeas = 24, Nays = 3
- **2019-05-24** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2019-05-24** Senate message, report of committee of conference adopted
- **2019-05-24** Rules Suspended and Taken up for Immediate Consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2019-05-24** Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill) `passage`
- **2019-05-24** Rules Suspended and Action on the bill messaged to the Senate forthwith and the bill delivered to the Governor forthwith as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney. `passage`
- **2019-05-24** House message House adopted Conference Committee report
- **2019-05-24** Senate message, report of committee of conference adopted
- **2019-05-29** Delivered to the Governor on June 19, 2019 `passage`
- **2019-05-29** Signed by Governor on June 20, 2019 `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-29** House message: Governor approved bill on June 20, 2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f678a53c-7cca-4428-896a-915900e14ec6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).