republic-os/legislation/us/states/vt/2023-2024/h-659.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to banking, insurance, and securities"
description: "An act relating to banking, insurance, and securities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 659"
citation: "Vermont H 659 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael Marcotte"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 59
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-01-05"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/99ed3284-49f7-4a0f-982f-91a6e3267273"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/2717"
source_hash: "d5d3f547c806bd3e40ef165d10b80efc48557f361df138a2922574ba3c218cfd"
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 659 (2023-2024) — An act relating to banking, insurance, and securities

## 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-0659/H-0659%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT110/ACT110%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT110/ACT110%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0659/H-0659%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-0659/H-0659%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-0659/H-0659%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-0659/H-0659%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-0659/H-0659%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0659/H-0659%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Michael Marcotte — primary (person)
- Stephanie Jerome — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-05** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development `introduction`
- **2024-01-12** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-01-12** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2024-01-19** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-01-23** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-01-23** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-01-23** Rep. White of Bethel reported for the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- **2024-01-23** Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2024-01-23** Report of Committee on Commerce and Economic Development agreed to
- **2024-01-23** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-01-24** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-01-24** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2024-01-30** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Finance `introduction`
- **2024-03-14** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-03-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-14** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-15** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-15** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-15** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Cummings for Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2024-03-15** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-15** 3rd reading ordered
- **2024-03-19** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-19** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-21** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-22** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-22** Rep. White of Bethel moved to postpone action until 03/27/2024, which was agreed to
- **2024-03-26** Action Calendar: Action postponed until 3/27/24
- **2024-03-27** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-27** Rep. White of Bethel moved to postpone action until 04/02/2024, which was agreed to
- **2024-03-28** Action Calendar: Action postponed until 4/02/2024
- **2024-03-29** Action Calendar: Action postponed until 4/02/2024
- **2024-04-02** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-02** Rep. White of Bethel moved to postpone action until 4/05/2024, which was agreed to
- **2024-04-03** Action Calendar: Action postponed until 4/05/2024
- **2024-04-04** Action Calendar: Action postponed until 4/05/2024
- **2024-04-05** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-05** Rep. White of Bethel moved to postpone action until 4/10/2024, which was agreed to
- **2024-04-09** Action Calendar: Action postponed until 4/10/2024
- **2024-04-10** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-10** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in with further amendment thereto, as offered by Rep. Marcotte of Coventry, Jerome of Brandon, Nicoll of Ludlow, Carroll of Bennington, Chase of Chester, Graning of Jericho, Priestley of Bradford, White of Bethel, and Williams of Barre City `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-12** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-12** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-16** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-17** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-18** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-18** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment, text `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-18** House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment as moved by Senator(s) Cummings, Brock, Chittenden, and Ram Hinsdale `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-19** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment thereto `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-22** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment to Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-23** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment to Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-23** Rep. Marcotte of Coventry moved to postpone action until 4/25/2024, which was agreed to
- **2024-04-24** Action Calendar: Action postponed until 4/25/2024
- **2024-04-25** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment to Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-25** Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-26** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Delivered to the Governor on May 14, 2024 `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Signed by Governor on May 20. 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-10** House message: Governor approved bill on May 20, 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/99ed3284-49f7-4a0f-982f-91a6e3267273`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).