---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to reenvisioning the Agency of Human Services"
description: "An act relating to reenvisioning the Agency of Human Services"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 183"
citation: "Vermont S 183 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["M. Jane Kitchel", "Ruth Hardy", "Virginia Lyons"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 42
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-01-03"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b38f6d6c-f12b-4007-83d8-29fd3d054bbc"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/1418"
source_hash: "839e350bec0a9fc4a9289c9bbbc7361c5e6751069bc82cf7c42ba75ecc0dcdc8"
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 183 (2023-2024) — An act relating to reenvisioning the Agency of Human Services

## 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-0183/S-0183%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT119/ACT119%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT119/ACT119%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0183/S-0183%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-0183/S-0183%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-0183/S-0183%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-0183/S-0183%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-0183/S-0183%20House%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0183/S-0183%20House%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- M. Jane Kitchel — primary (person)
- Ruth Hardy — primary (person)
- Virginia Lyons — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-03** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations `introduction`
- **2024-03-15** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-03-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-15** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-19** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-19** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-20** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-20** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-20** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Clarkson for Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2024-03-20** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations agreed to
- **2024-03-20** 3rd reading ordered
- **2024-03-21** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-21** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2024-03-21** Title amended
- **2024-03-26** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services `introduction`
- **2024-04-09** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-04-10** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-04-10** Rep. Gregoire of Fairfield moved that the bill be committed to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs, which was agreed to
- **2024-05-04** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-05-06** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-05-06** Rep. Brumsted of Shelburne moved to postpone action until 5/07/2024, which was agreed to
- **2024-05-07** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-05-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-05-07** Rep. Gregoire of Fairfield reported for the Committee on Human Services
- **2024-05-07** Rep. Hooper of Burlington reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- **2024-05-07** Report of Committee on Human Services amended as recommended by Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- **2024-05-07** Report of Committee on Human Services, as amended, agreed to
- **2024-05-07** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-05-08** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-05-08** Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2024-05-08** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2024-05-08** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2024-05-09** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Rules suspended & action messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2024-05-10** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Delivered to Governor on May 22, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-10** Signed by Governor on May 28, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-10** Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 28, 2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b38f6d6c-f12b-4007-83d8-29fd3d054bbc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).