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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to access to legally protected health care activity and regulation of health care providers"
description: "An act relating to access to legally protected health care activity and regulation of health care providers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 37"
citation: "Vermont S 37 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alison Clarkson", "Kesha Ram Hinsdale", "Ruth Hardy", "Virginia Lyons"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 54
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2023-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e9cc364-3745-499f-8804-42e770e499ab"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/296"
source_hash: "674c31fb7ff91c88c771dabc4236c77af42a29b6e3219443aa9038783bf5ec6f"
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 37 (2023-2024) — An act relating to access to legally protected health care activity and regulation of health care providers
## 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-0037/S-0037%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT015/ACT015%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT015/ACT015%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0037/S-0037%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-0037/S-0037%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-0037/S-0037%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-0037/S-0037%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-0037/S-0037%20House%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0037/S-0037%20House%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)
## Votes
- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 66 of 132 to Pass -- Yeas = 115, Nays = 17 — **11517** (pass) · lower
- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 69 of 138 to Pass -- Yeas = 114, Nays = 24 — **11424** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Alison Clarkson — primary (person)
- Kesha Ram Hinsdale — primary (person)
- Ruth Hardy — primary (person)
- Virginia Lyons — primary (person)
- Andrew Perchlik — cosponsor (person)
- Ann Cummings — cosponsor (person)
- Anne Watson — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Campion — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Bray — cosponsor (person)
- Irene Wrenner — cosponsor (person)
- M. Jane Kitchel — cosponsor (person)
- Martine Gulick — cosponsor (person)
- Nader Hashim — cosponsor (person)
- Philip Baruth — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca White — cosponsor (person)
- Richard McCormack — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Sears Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Tanya Vyhovsky — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Chittenden — cosponsor (person)
- Wendy Harrison — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-25** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare `introduction`
- **2023-03-01** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-03-01** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-01** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2023-03-15** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-03-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-15** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-15** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-16** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-16** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-16** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Lyons for Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Reported favorably by Senator Lyons for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to
- **2023-03-16** 3rd reading ordered
- **2023-03-17** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-17** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2023-03-22** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care `introduction`
- **2023-04-18** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-04-18** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2023-04-19** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-04-20** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-04-20** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Rep. Goldman of Rockingham reported for the Committee on Health Care
- **2023-04-20** Rep. Scheu of Middlebury recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2023-04-20** Rep. Houghton of Essex Junction, Berbeco of Winooski, Black of Essex, Carpenter of Hyde Park, Cina of Burlington, Cordes of Lincoln, Farlice-Rubio of Barnet, Goldman of Rockingham, and McFaun of Barre Town moved to amend the report of the Committee on Health Care, which was agreed to
- **2023-04-20** Rep. Higley of Lowell moved to amend the report of the Committee on Health Care, as amended
- **2023-04-20** Rep. Higley of Lowell asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment
- **2023-04-20** Rep. Williams of Granby moved to amend the report of the Committee on Health Care, as amended
- **2023-04-20** Rep. Williams of Granby asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment
- **2023-04-20** Rep. Donahue of Northfield moved to amend the report of the Committee on Health Care, as amended
- **2023-04-20** Which was disagreed to
- **2023-04-20** Rep. Houghton of Essex Junction moved to amend the report of the Committee on Health Care, as amended, which was agreed to
- **2023-04-20** Rep. Houghton of Essex Junction, Black of Essex, Carpenter of Hyde Park, Cina of Burlington, Cordes of Lincoln, Farlice-Rubio of Barnet, Goldman of Rockingham, and McFaun of Barre Town moved to amend the report of the Committee on Health Care, as amended, which was agreed to
- **2023-04-20** Report of Committee on Health Care, as amended, agreed to
- **2023-04-20** Rep. Houghton of Essex Junction demanded yeas and nays
- **2023-04-20** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 66 of 132 to Pass -- Yeas = 115, Nays = 17
- **2023-04-20** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2023-04-21** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-21** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-21** Rep. Laroche of Franklin demanded yeas and nays
- **2023-04-21** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 69 of 138 to Pass -- Yeas = 114, Nays = 24
- **2023-04-21** Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-26** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2023-04-26** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-04-26** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-27** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-27** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-27** House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-27** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2023-05-01** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-04** Delivered to Governor on Thursday, May 4, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-10** Signed by Governor on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-10** Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 10, 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4e9cc364-3745-499f-8804-42e770e499ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).