republic-os/legislation/us/states/vt/2019-2020/h-394.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to the disposition of the remains of veterans"
description: "An act relating to the disposition of the remains of veterans"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 394"
citation: "Vermont H 394 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Annmarie Christensen", "Avram Patt", "Brian Cina", "Carl Demrow", "David Durfee", "David Potter", "Harold \"Hal\" Colston", "Harvey Smith", "James Gregoire", "James Harrison", "James McCullough", "Jean O'Sullivan", "Jessica Brumsted", "Johannah Donovan", "John Gannon", "John O'Brien", "John Palasik", "Joseph \"Chip\" Troiano", "Kevin Christie", "Kimberly Jessup", "Marcia Gardner", "Marcia Martel", "Mary Hooper", "Marybeth Redmond", "Matthew Birong", "Michael Mrowicki", "Michael Yantachka", "Nader Hashim", "Nelson Brownell", "Peter Fagan", "Philip \"Jay\" Hooper", "Robert Bancroft", "Robert Hooper", "Robert LaClair", "Seth Chase", "Stephanie Jerome", "Terence Macaig", "Thomas Terenzini", "Tommy Walz", "Trevor Squirrell", "Warren Kitzmiller", "William Canfield", "William Notte", "Woodman Page"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-22"
last_action: "2019-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9cac7ab6-fb89-4545-90f8-37cd46da4446"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2020/1042"
source_hash: "18f351b4e7fe0e48259b07b5eb0df1852c9515fdacc7cf3d2d43a49db27595db"
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 394 (2019-2020) — An act relating to the disposition of the remains of veterans

## 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/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0394/H-0394%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT009/ACT009%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT009/ACT009%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0394/H-0394%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0394/H-0394%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Annmarie Christensen — primary (person)
- Avram Patt — primary (person)
- Brian Cina — primary (person)
- Carl Demrow — primary (person)
- David Durfee — primary (person)
- David Potter — primary (person)
- Harold "Hal" Colston — primary (person)
- Harvey Smith — primary (person)
- James Gregoire — primary (person)
- James Harrison — primary (person)
- James McCullough — primary (person)
- Jean O'Sullivan — primary (person)
- Jessica Brumsted — primary (person)
- Johannah Donovan — primary (person)
- John Gannon — primary (person)
- John O'Brien — primary (person)
- John Palasik — primary (person)
- Joseph "Chip" Troiano — primary (person)
- Kevin Christie — primary (person)
- Kimberly Jessup — primary (person)
- Marcia Gardner — primary (person)
- Marcia Martel — primary (person)
- Mary Hooper — primary (person)
- Marybeth Redmond — primary (person)
- Matthew Birong — primary (person)
- Michael Mrowicki — primary (person)
- Michael Yantachka — primary (person)
- Nader Hashim — primary (person)
- Nelson Brownell — primary (person)
- Peter Fagan — primary (person)
- Philip "Jay" Hooper — primary (person)
- Robert Bancroft — primary (person)
- Robert Hooper — primary (person)
- Robert LaClair — primary (person)
- Seth Chase — primary (person)
- Stephanie Jerome — primary (person)
- Terence Macaig — primary (person)
- Thomas Terenzini — primary (person)
- Tommy Walz — primary (person)
- Trevor Squirrell — primary (person)
- Warren Kitzmiller — primary (person)
- William Canfield — primary (person)
- William Notte — primary (person)
- Woodman Page — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-22** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
- **2019-03-19** Read Second Time
- **2019-03-19** Rep. Troiano of Stannard reported for the committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
- **2019-03-19** Report of Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs agreed to.
- **2019-03-19** Third Reading Ordered
- **2019-03-20** Read Third time and Passed `passage`
- **2019-03-22** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations `introduction`
- **2019-03-28** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2019-03-28** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
- **2019-03-29** New Business/Second Reading
- **2019-03-29** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
- **2019-04-02** Unfinished Business/Second Reading
- **2019-04-02** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
- **2019-04-03** Unfinished Business/Second Reading
- **2019-04-03** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
- **2019-04-03** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Collamore for Committee on Government Operations
- **2019-04-03** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations agreed to
- **2019-04-03** 3rd reading ordered
- **2019-04-04** New Business/Third Reading
- **2019-04-04** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `passage`
- **2019-04-05** Senate Message, passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment
- **2019-04-11** Senate Proposal of Amendment concurred in `passage`
- **2019-04-12** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment
- **2019-04-24** House message: Governor approved bill on April 23, 2019
- **2019-04-17** Delivered to the Governor on April 17, 2019 `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Signed by Governor on April 23, 2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9cac7ab6-fb89-4545-90f8-37cd46da4446`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).