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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to aquatic nuisance control"
description: "An act relating to aquatic nuisance control"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 31"
citation: "Vermont H 31 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Seth Bongartz"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 45
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2d6a68d5-cb47-483f-8d71-5962242437a5"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/66"
source_hash: "867cd707c67d3a7f5fa8c660522d5d83810fc7ca52eebaa54542a4366526b459"
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 31 (2023-2024) — An act relating to aquatic nuisance control
## 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/H-0031/H-0031%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT057/ACT057%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT057/ACT057%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0031/H-0031%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the House (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0031/H-0031%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0031/H-0031%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/H-0031/H-0031%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
8. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0031/H-0031%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0031/H-0031%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)
## Votes
- Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 72 of 144 to Pass -- Yeas = 24, Nays = 120 — **24–120** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Seth Bongartz — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-10** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Energy `introduction`
- **2023-03-21** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-03-21** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2023-03-22** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-03-22** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2023-03-24** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-03-28** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-03-28** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-28** Rep. Bongartz of Manchester reported for the Committee on Environment and Energy
- **2023-03-28** Rep. Ode of Burlington recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2023-03-28** Rep. Squirrell of Underhill recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2023-03-28** Rep. Sammis of Castleton moved to amend the report of the Committee on Environment and Energy
- **2023-03-28** Rep. Sammis of Castleton demanded yeas and nays
- **2023-03-28** Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 72 of 144 to Pass -- Yeas = 24, Nays = 120
- **2023-03-28** Which was disagreed to
- **2023-03-28** Report of Committee on Environment and Energy agreed to
- **2023-03-28** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2023-03-29** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-29** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2023-03-31** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `introduction`
- **2023-05-02** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-05-02** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-02** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2023-05-08** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-05-08** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-08** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-09** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-09** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-09** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-09** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Bray for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2023-05-09** Reported favorably by Senator Lyons for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-09** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-09** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, as amended, agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-09** 3rd reading ordered
- **2023-05-10** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-10** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2023-05-10** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2023-05-10** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-11** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-11** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2023-05-11** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-12** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-12** Delivered to the Governor on June 6, 2023 `passage`
- **2023-05-12** Signed by Governor on June 12, 2023 `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-20** House message: Governor approved bill on June 12, 2023
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2d6a68d5-cb47-483f-8d71-5962242437a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).