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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures"
description: "An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 878"
citation: "Vermont H 878 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Judiciary"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 55
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-03-19"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9233afc-4957-42ca-a0ab-054e8c76077b"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/3996"
source_hash: "8a66d6b0b473caf7867868b3188c8ff4dc7263af1e497458bfe35c1c42c7678b"
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 878 (2023-2024) — An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures
## 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-0878/H-0878%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT161/ACT161%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT161/ACT161%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0878/H-0878%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-0878/H-0878%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-0878/H-0878%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-0878/H-0878%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-0878/H-0878%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0878/H-0878%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)
## Sponsors
- House Committee on Judiciary — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-03-19** Committee bill read the first time and placed on Notice Calendar on 03/20/2024
- **2024-03-20** Notice Calendar: Committee bill for second reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21** Action Calendar: Committee bill for second reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21** Rep. Rachelson of Burlington spoke for the Committee on Judiciary
- **2024-03-21** Rep. Small of Winooski moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to
- **2024-03-21** Rep. Chapin of East Montpelier moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to
- **2024-03-21** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-03-22** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-22** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2024-03-27** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2024-05-06** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-06** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-06** 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 Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-09** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-09** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Sears `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-09** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Sears `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-09** Rule 31 suspended and bill not referred to Committee on Appropriations on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2024-05-10** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-10** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-10** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Sears `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Sears `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Vyhovsky `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Vyhovsky `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Sears for Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2024-05-10** Reported favorably by Senator Cummings for Committee on Finance with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-10** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary amended as recommended by Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary amended as moved by Senator(s) Sears `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary amended as moved by Senator(s) Sears `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary amended as moved by Senator(s) Vyhovsky, Sears, and Hashim `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary amended as moved by Senator(s) Vyhovsky `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary, as amended, agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** 3rd reading ordered
- **2024-05-10** Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2024-05-10** Pending third reading, motion to amend Senate proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Sears 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** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in with further amendment thereto, as offered by Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2024-05-10** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2024-05-10** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment, text `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Delivered to the Governor on May 31, 2024 `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Signed by Governor on June 6, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-10** House message: Governor approved bill on June 6, 2024
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a9233afc-4957-42ca-a0ab-054e8c76077b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).