republic-os/legislation/us/states/vt/2023-2024/s-309.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to miscellaneous changes to laws related to the Department of Motor Vehicles, motor vehicles, and vessels"
description: "An act relating to miscellaneous changes to laws related to the Department of Motor Vehicles, motor vehicles, and vessels"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 309"
citation: "Vermont S 309 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Senate Committee on Transportation"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 69
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-02-06"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/837e20d9-9bc4-4151-80b6-24010925f973"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/1419"
source_hash: "f03ecba0cb9f68ab1f91bc6fcc926e170a9b56e68ca1ad378cbb5efdf277db6a"
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 S 309 (2023-2024) — An act relating to miscellaneous changes to laws related to the Department of Motor Vehicles, motor vehicles, and vessels

## 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/S-0309/S-0309%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT165/ACT165%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT165/ACT165%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0309/S-0309%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0309/S-0309%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0309/S-0309%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/S-0309/S-0309%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
8. **House Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0309/S-0309%20House%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0309/S-0309%20House%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Senate Committee on Transportation — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-06** Committee bill read first time & placed on Notice Calendar per Senate Rule 48 `introduction`
- **2024-02-06** Committed to Committee on Transportation on motion of Senator Perchlik
- **2024-02-09** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-02-09** Committee Bill for Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-09** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Transportation `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-09** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2024-02-14** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-02-14** Committee Bill for Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-14** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Transportation `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-14** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-14** Rule 31 suspended and bill not referred to Committee on Appropriations on motion of Senator Kitchel
- **2024-02-15** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-15** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Transportation `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-15** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-15** Committee Bill for Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-16** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-16** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Transportation `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-16** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-16** Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Chittenden, Ingalls, Kitchel, and Perchlik
- **2024-02-16** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Perchlik for Committee on Transportation `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2024-02-16** Reported favorably by Senator Chittenden for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-16** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Transportation amended as moved by Senator Chittenden, Ingalls, Kitchel, and Perchlik
- **2024-02-16** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Transportation, as amended, agreed to
- **2024-02-16** 3rd reading ordered
- **2024-02-20** New Business/Called up/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-02-20** Pending third reading, bill amended as moved by Senator(s) Hardy `reading-3`
- **2024-02-20** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2024-02-21** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation `introduction`
- **2024-04-29** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-04-30** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-04-30** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2024-04-30** Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2024-05-02** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-05-02** Rep. McCoy of Poultney moved to suspend rules and take up bill for immediate consideration
- **2024-05-02** Which was agreed to
- **2024-05-02** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-05-02** Rep. Shaw of Pittsford reported for the Committee on Transportation
- **2024-05-02** Rep. Mattos of Milton recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2024-05-02** Rep. Harrison of Chittenden recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2024-05-02** Report of Committee on Transportation agreed to
- **2024-05-02** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-05-03** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-05-03** Rep. Shaw of Pittsford moved to amend the House proposal of amendment, which was agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-03** Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2024-05-03** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2024-05-03** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2024-05-03** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2024-05-03** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-03** House proposal of amendment not concurred in; Committee of Conference requested, on motion of Senator Perchlik `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-03** Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Perchlik, Chittenden, and Ingalls
- **2024-05-03** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2024-05-04** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference appointed `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-06** Speaker appointed Reps. Coffey of Guilford, Shaw of Pittsford, and Dodge of Essex as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
- **2024-05-06** House message: House appointed Conference Committee members
- **2024-05-08** Notice Calendar: Report of Committee of Conference
- **2024-05-08** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2024-05-08** Committee of Conference report adopted (Senate bill) `passage`
- **2024-05-08** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2024-05-08** House message: House adopted Conference Committee report
- **2024-05-09** Committee of Conference report
- **2024-05-10** Committee of Conference report
- **2024-05-10** Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Perchlik for Committee, text
- **2024-05-10** Committee of Conference report adopted
- **2024-05-10** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Rules suspended & action messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2024-05-10** Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted
- **2024-05-10** Delivered to Governor on May 31, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-10** Signed by Governor on June 6, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-10** Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 6, 2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/837e20d9-9bc4-4151-80b6-24010925f973`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).