---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to prohibiting paramilitary training camps"
description: "An act relating to prohibiting paramilitary training camps"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 3"
citation: "Vermont S 3 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Philip Baruth"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 30
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-01-06"
last_action: "2023-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0323dee1-0c10-4ee5-8507-b23be76d0b12"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/443"
source_hash: "4a0a19623c520f3a419b2fb2e8a379316bfc850a14ef0a781ddaaf2072075d74"
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 3 (2023-2024) — An act relating to prohibiting paramilitary training camps

## 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-0003/S-0003%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT013/ACT013%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT013/ACT013%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0003/S-0003%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-0003/S-0003%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-0003/S-0003%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-0003/S-0003%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-0003/S-0003%20House%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0003/S-0003%20House%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Hashim, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 1 — **29–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Philip Baruth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-06** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2023-02-15** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-02-15** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-16** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-16** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-16** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Baruth for Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2023-02-16** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Hashim, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 1
- **2023-02-16** 3rd reading ordered
- **2023-02-17** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-17** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2023-02-22** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2023-04-12** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-04-13** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-04-13** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-13** Rep. Arsenault of Williston reported for the Committee on Judiciary
- **2023-04-13** Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to
- **2023-04-13** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14** Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2023-04-19** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-04-19** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-20** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-20** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-20** House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-20** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-02** Delivered to Governor on Tuesday, May 2, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-08** Signed by Governor on Monday, May 8, 2023 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-08** Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 8, 2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0323dee1-0c10-4ee5-8507-b23be76d0b12`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).