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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments"
description: "An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 612"
citation: "Vermont H 612 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael McCarthy"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 48
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2024-01-03"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c7c645d3-2af0-4dad-83bd-d21a68366da0"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/2620"
source_hash: "7c2ae130d53c781795f5840d7101bbfcb6c3bc8d497213ea29f60845bbeeea40"
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 612 (2023-2024) — An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
## 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-0612/H-0612%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT166/ACT166%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT166/ACT166%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0612/H-0612%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-0612/H-0612%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-0612/H-0612%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-0612/H-0612%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-0612/H-0612%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0612/H-0612%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)
## Votes
- Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 56, Nays = 85 — **56–85** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Michael McCarthy — primary (person)
- Matthew Birong — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-03** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs `introduction`
- **2024-03-12** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-12** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2024-03-19** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-19** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2024-03-21** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-22** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-22** Rep. Birong of Vergennes moved to postpone action until 03/26/2024, which was agreed to
- **2024-03-26** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-26** Rep. Birong of Vergennes reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- **2024-03-26** Rep. Anthony of Barre City recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2024-03-26** Rep. Scheu of Middlebury recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2024-03-26** Report of Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs agreed to
- **2024-03-26** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-03-27** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-27** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2024-04-02** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `introduction`
- **2024-05-07** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-07** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2024-05-09** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-05-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-09** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-09** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-09** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2024-05-09** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2024-05-09** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Harrison for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2024-05-09** Reported favorably by Senator Ram Hinsdale for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-09** Reported favorably by Senator Westman for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-09** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-09** 3rd reading ordered
- **2024-05-10** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-05-10** Pending third reading, Senator Harrison proposal of amendment, agreed to `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2024-05-10** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2024-05-10** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2024-05-10** Rep. Donahue of Northfield moved to concur in the Senate proposal of amendment with a further amendment thereto `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Division demanded
- **2024-05-10** Rep. Bartholomew of Hartland demanded yeas and nays
- **2024-05-10** Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 56, Nays = 85
- **2024-05-10** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Delivered to the Governor on June 4, 2024 `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Allowed to become law without the signature of the Governor on June 10, 2024
- **2024-05-10** House message: Governor allowed to become law without signature on June 10, 2024 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c7c645d3-2af0-4dad-83bd-d21a68366da0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).