---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to school safety"
description: "An act relating to school safety"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 138"
citation: "Vermont S 138 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Senate Committee on Education"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 41
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-21"
last_action: "2023-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6bde818d-77c0-4663-9dda-510c07e4c519"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/848"
source_hash: "01711e3308b0aec2d5f3b25ce13c147b2b44d8e0c127754dc26283a932f53f81"
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 S 138 (2023-2024) — An act relating to school safety

## 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/S-0138/S-0138%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT029/ACT029%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT029/ACT029%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0138/S-0138%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0138/S-0138%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0138/S-0138%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/S-0138/S-0138%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
8. **House Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0138/S-0138%20House%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0138/S-0138%20House%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Senate Committee on Education — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-21** Committee bill read first time & placed on Notice Calendar per Senate Rule 48 `introduction`
- **2023-03-22** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-03-22** Committee Bill for Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23** Committee Bill for Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-24** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-28** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-28** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-28** Recommendation of amendment by Senator(s) Hashim, text
- **2023-03-28** Recommendation of amendment agreed to
- **2023-03-28** 3rd reading ordered
- **2023-03-29** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-30** Unfinished Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-30** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2023-04-04** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Education `introduction`
- **2023-05-05** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-05-06** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-05-08** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-05-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-08** Rep. Conlon of Cornwall reported for the Committee on Education
- **2023-05-08** Rep. Elder of Starksboro asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment
- **2023-05-08** Report of Committee on Education agreed to
- **2023-05-08** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2023-05-09** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-09** Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2023-05-09** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2023-05-10** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2023-05-10** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-05-10** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-11** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-11** House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment as moved by Senator(s) Hashim `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-11** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2023-05-12** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment thereto `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-12** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-12** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2023-05-12** Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-12** 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`
- **2023-05-12** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-12** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2023-05-12** Delivered to Governor on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-12** Signed by Governor on Tuesday, May 30, 2023 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-12** Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 30, 2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6bde818d-77c0-4663-9dda-510c07e4c519`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).