---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to creating a Sister State Program"
description: "An act relating to creating a Sister State Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 30"
citation: "Vermont S 30 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ruth Hardy"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 55
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-24"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1559c44c-c640-4843-ac18-5e34f965b5d5"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/32"
source_hash: "9b9c635e2e50bf67c4a9c473c691c4eb7b6d6945aea41e7ec4d5d1dc755f4051"
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 30 (2023-2024) — An act relating to creating a Sister State Program

## 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-0030/S-0030%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT132/ACT132%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT132/ACT132%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0030/S-0030%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-0030/S-0030%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-0030/S-0030%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-0030/S-0030%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-0030/S-0030%20House%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0030/S-0030%20House%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Ruth Hardy — primary (person)
- Alison Clarkson — cosponsor (person)
- Andrew Perchlik — cosponsor (person)
- Anne Watson — cosponsor (person)
- David Weeks — cosponsor (person)
- Kesha Ram Hinsdale — cosponsor (person)
- Martine Gulick — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Chittenden — cosponsor (person)
- Virginia Lyons — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-24** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `introduction`
- **2023-03-21** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-21** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-21** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2023-03-24** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-24** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-28** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-28** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-28** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-29** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-30** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-30** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Harrison for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2023-03-30** Reported favorably by Senator Perchlik for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-30** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs agreed to
- **2023-03-30** 3rd reading ordered
- **2023-03-31** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-31** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2023-04-05** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development `introduction`
- **2024-04-11** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-04-11** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2024-04-18** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-04-19** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-04-19** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-04-19** Rep. Williams of Barre City reported for the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- **2024-04-19** Rep. Toleno of Brattleboro recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2024-04-19** Report of Committee on Commerce and Economic Development agreed to
- **2024-04-19** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-04-22** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-04-23** Action Calendar: Unfinished Business
- **2024-04-23** Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2024-04-25** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-25** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2024-04-26** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-30** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-01** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-02** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-03** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-06** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Harrison `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment as moved by Senator(s) Harrison, Brock, Clarkson, Cummings, and Ram Hinsdale `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2024-05-07** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment thereto `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-08** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-08** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2024-05-08** Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Delivered to Governor on May 24, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-10** Signed by Governor on May 30, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-10** Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 30, 2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1559c44c-c640-4843-ac18-5e34f965b5d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).