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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to prohibiting the use of drones near correctional facilities"
description: "An act relating to prohibiting the use of drones near correctional facilities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H. 615"
citation: "Vermont H. 615 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alice Emmons"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-01-12"
last_action: "2018-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cada4bb2-fcd7-4ac0-b89c-2d787248f454"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/1910"
source_hash: "d8479bd0cc93ecb5c345d5e64f0143f3d30a3450c3f74ee6c38cf665d592a176"
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. 615 (2017-2018) — An act relating to prohibiting the use of drones near correctional facilities
## 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/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0615/H-0615%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT101/ACT101%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
3. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0615/H-0615%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
4. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0615/H-0615%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Alice Emmons — primary (person)
- Charles Shaw — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Connor — cosponsor (person)
- Less… — cosponsor (person)
- Lynn Batchelor — cosponsor (person)
- Marcia Martel — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Morrissey — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Belaski — cosponsor (person)
- Robin Scheu — cosponsor (person)
- Terence Macaig — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-12** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Corrections and Institutions
- **2018-03-02** Read Second Time
- **2018-03-02** Rep. Belaski of Windsor reported for the committee on Corrections and Institutions
- **2018-03-02** Report of Committee on Corrections and Institutions agreed to.
- **2018-03-02** Third Reading Ordered
- **2018-03-13** Read Third time and Passed `passage`
- **2018-03-15** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2018-03-27** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2018-03-27** Favorable report by Committee on Judiciary
- **2018-03-28** New Business/Second Reading
- **2018-03-28** Favorable report by Committee on Judiciary
- **2018-03-28** Reported favorably by Senator Nitka for Committee on Judiciary, read 2nd time and 3rd reading ordered `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-29** New Business/Third Reading
- **2018-03-29** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2018-03-30** Senate Message, Passed in Concurrence `passage`
- **2018-04-17** Signed by Governor on April 17, 2018 `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-17** House message: Governor approved bill on April 17, 2018
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cada4bb2-fcd7-4ac0-b89c-2d787248f454`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).