---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Berlin"
description: "An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Berlin"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 504"
citation: "Vermont H 504 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kenneth Goslant"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 27
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-04"
last_action: "2023-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dd5cdd6f-6007-4207-ad5b-7d4fd0474941"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/1201"
source_hash: "3d5b80fe104fabea5eab983ac512d48bd2166013ff861890d9fa8ce7bbd9492d"
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 504 (2023-2024) — An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Berlin

## 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-0504/H-0504%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACTM012/ACTM012%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACTM012/ACTM012%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0504/H-0504%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-0504/H-0504%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-0504/H-0504%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-0504/H-0504%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Kenneth Goslant — primary (person)
- Anne Donahue — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-04** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs `introduction`
- **2023-04-14** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-04-14** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2023-04-20** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-04-21** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-04-21** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-21** Rep. Morgan of Milton reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- **2023-04-21** Rep. Branagan of Georgia recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2023-04-21** Report of Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs agreed to
- **2023-04-21** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2023-04-24** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-25** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-25** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2023-04-27** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Rules `introduction`
- **2023-05-02** Referred to Committee on Government Operations per Temporary Senate Rule 44A
- **2023-05-09** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-05-09** Favorable report by Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-10** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-10** Favorable report by Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-10** Reported favorably by Senator Watson for Committee on Government Operations, read 2nd time and 3rd reading ordered `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2023-05-10** Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2023-05-10** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence `reading-3`
- **2023-05-10** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2023-05-10** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence `passage`
- **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/dd5cdd6f-6007-4207-ad5b-7d4fd0474941`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).