---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to escrow deposit bonds"
description: "An act relating to escrow deposit bonds"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 666"
citation: "Vermont H 666 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James Harrison"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 31
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-01-05"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e622613c-d3e5-47ef-8319-74b7b3ce4dc4"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/1577"
source_hash: "f488699cfcc33311b5e40704907877925e8b35f5d08286d2ba7f8ff9b752593c"
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 666 (2023-2024) — An act relating to escrow deposit bonds

## 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-0666/H-0666%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT096/ACT096%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT096/ACT096%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0666/H-0666%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-0666/H-0666%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-0666/H-0666%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-0666/H-0666%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-0666/H-0666%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0666/H-0666%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- James Harrison — primary (person)
- Charles "Butch" Shaw — cosponsor (person)
- Eric Maguire — cosponsor (person)
- Jarrod Sammis — cosponsor (person)
- Katherine "Kari" Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Howard — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia McCoy — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Clifford — cosponsor (person)
- Robin Chesnut-Tangerman — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Jerome — cosponsor (person)
- Tesha Buss — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Burditt — cosponsor (person)
- William Canfield — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-05** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development `introduction`
- **2024-02-06** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-02-07** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-02-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-07** Rep. Jerome of Brandon reported for the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- **2024-02-07** Report of Committee on Commerce and Economic Development agreed to
- **2024-02-07** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2024-02-13** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `introduction`
- **2024-04-09** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-04-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-09** Favorable report by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-10** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-10** Favorable report by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-11** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-11** Favorable report by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-04-11** Reported favorably by Senator Cummings for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-11** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Cummings, Brock, Clarkson, Harrison, and Ram Hinsdale agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-11** 3rd reading ordered
- **2024-04-12** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-04-12** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2024-04-16** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-17** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-18** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-18** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-19** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-23** Delivered to the Governor on April 23, 2024 `passage`
- **2024-04-29** Signed by Governor on April 29, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** House message: Governor approved bill on April 29, 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e622613c-d3e5-47ef-8319-74b7b3ce4dc4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).