---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to boards and commissions"
description: "An act relating to boards and commissions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 125"
citation: "Vermont H 125 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jessica Brumsted", "Karen Dolan"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 40
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57ed61f0-d0ca-421d-b670-1a7b17f6eee3"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/875"
source_hash: "012f12e03a747653481ee3d8ae8e352851d628508c081875fc258864a5bf3a2b"
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 125 (2023-2024) — An act relating to boards and commissions

## 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/H-0125/H-0125%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT053/ACT053%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT053/ACT053%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0125/H-0125%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the House (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0125/H-0125%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0125/H-0125%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/H-0125/H-0125%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
8. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0125/H-0125%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0125/H-0125%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Jessica Brumsted — primary (person)
- Karen Dolan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-31** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs `introduction`
- **2023-03-17** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-03-17** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2023-03-21** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-03-21** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2023-03-23** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-03-24** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-03-24** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-24** Rep. Mrowicki of Putney reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- **2023-03-24** Rep. Branagan of Georgia recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2023-03-24** Rep. Bluemle of Burlington recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2023-03-24** Report of Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs agreed to
- **2023-03-24** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2023-03-28** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-28** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2023-03-30** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations `introduction`
- **2023-05-04** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-05-04** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-04** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2023-05-10** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-05-10** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-10** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-11** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-11** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-11** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-11** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator White for Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2023-05-11** Reported favorably by Senator Perchlik for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-11** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-11** 3rd reading ordered
- **2023-05-11** Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2023-05-11** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2023-05-11** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-11** Rep. McCoy of Poultney moved to suspend rules to permit immediate consideration of the bill, pending its entry on the Notice Calendar
- **2023-05-11** Which was agreed to
- **2023-05-11** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-12** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-12** Delivered to the Governor on June 2, 2023 `passage`
- **2023-05-12** Signed by Governor on June 8, 2023 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-12** House message: Governor approved bill on June 8, 2023

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/57ed61f0-d0ca-421d-b670-1a7b17f6eee3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).