republic-os/legislation/us/states/vt/2023-2024/h-630.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to improving access to high-quality education through community collaboration"
description: "An act relating to improving access to high-quality education through community collaboration"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 630"
citation: "Vermont H 630 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Edye Graning", "Erin Brady", "Rebecca Holcombe"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 41
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-01-04"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9c898ef3-a114-4ab6-af6c-820147e635fd"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/1463"
source_hash: "c787eebd609736d8f2150c4965243bea6b75d6cdbf987b25afebac6b54c7d7e6"
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 630 (2023-2024) — An act relating to improving access to high-quality education through community collaboration

## 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-0630/H-0630%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT168/ACT168%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT168/ACT168%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0630/H-0630%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-0630/H-0630%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-0630/H-0630%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-0630/H-0630%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-0630/H-0630%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0630/H-0630%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Edye Graning — primary (person)
- Erin Brady — primary (person)
- Rebecca Holcombe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-04** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Education `introduction`
- **2024-03-14** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-14** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2024-03-20** Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2024-03-22** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-26** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-26** Rep. Buss of Woodstock reported for the Committee on Education
- **2024-03-26** Rep. Beck of St. Johnsbury recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2024-03-26** Rep. Mihaly of Calais recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2024-03-26** Report of Committee on Education amended as recommended by Committee on Ways and Means
- **2024-03-26** Report of Committee on Education, as amended, 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 Education `introduction`
- **2024-05-01** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-05-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-01** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-01** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **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 Education `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-08** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-08** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-08** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-08** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Gulick for Committee on Education `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2024-05-08** Reported favorably by Senator Baruth for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-08** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Education agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-08** 3rd reading ordered
- **2024-05-09** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-05-09** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2024-05-09** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2024-05-09** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-09** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2024-05-09** 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/9c898ef3-a114-4ab6-af6c-820147e635fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).