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type: "Bill"
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title: "An act relating to updating Vermont's Open Meeting Law"
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description: "An act relating to updating Vermont's Open Meeting Law"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
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legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
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session: "2023-2024"
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identifier: "S 55"
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citation: "Vermont S 55 (2023-2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Alison Clarkson"]
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version_count: 9
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action_count: 45
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2023-02-01"
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last_action: "2024-05-10"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/442899f4-e560-487d-b982-15b8acdf3abd"
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source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/437"
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source_hash: "b41af204ce1bb432b6c8639f476ec58daec6624071c4ddf701ac53078ca8f60a"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-vt"]
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---
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# Vermont S 55 (2023-2024) — An act relating to updating Vermont's Open Meeting Law
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0055/S-0055%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
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2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT133/ACT133%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
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3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT133/ACT133%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
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4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0055/S-0055%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
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5. **As Passed By the Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0055/S-0055%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
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6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0055/S-0055%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
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7. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0055/S-0055%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
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8. **House Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0055/S-0055%20House%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
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9. **House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0055/S-0055%20House%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)
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## Sponsors
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- Alison Clarkson — primary (person)
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- Anne Watson — cosponsor (person)
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- Irene Wrenner — cosponsor (person)
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- Kesha Ram Hinsdale — cosponsor (person)
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- Martine Gulick — cosponsor (person)
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- Nader Hashim — cosponsor (person)
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- Rebecca White — cosponsor (person)
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- Richard McCormack — cosponsor (person)
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- Ruth Hardy — cosponsor (person)
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- Tanya Vyhovsky — cosponsor (person)
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- Thomas Chittenden — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-01** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations `introduction`
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- **2024-02-29** Entered on Notice Calendar
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- **2024-02-29** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-29** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-29** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
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- **2024-03-15** Entered on Notice Calendar
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- **2024-03-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-15** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage`
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- **2024-03-15** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
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- **2024-03-15** Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Hardy and Westman
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- **2024-03-19** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-19** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage`
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- **2024-03-19** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
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- **2024-03-19** Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Hardy and Westman
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- **2024-03-19** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Hardy for Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
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- **2024-03-19** Reported favorably by Senator Starr for Committee on Appropriations with recommendation of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-19** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
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- **2024-03-19** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amended as moved by Senator Hardy and Westman
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- **2024-03-19** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations, as amended, agreed to
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- **2024-03-19** 3rd reading ordered
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- **2024-03-20** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-20** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-22** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs `introduction`
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- **2024-05-03** Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
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- **2024-05-04** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
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- **2024-05-06** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
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- **2024-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-05-06** Rep. McCarthy of St. Albans City reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
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- **2024-05-06** Rep. Toleno of Brattleboro recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
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- **2024-05-06** Report of Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs agreed to
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- **2024-05-06** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
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- **2024-05-07** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
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- **2024-05-07** Rep. McFaun of Barre Town moved to amend the House proposal of amendment, which was agreed to `amendment-introduction`
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- **2024-05-07** Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
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- **2024-05-09** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
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- **2024-05-10** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
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- **2024-05-10** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
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- **2024-05-10** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
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- **2024-05-10** House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
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- **2024-05-10** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
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- **2024-05-10** Rules suspended & action messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
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- **2024-05-10** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
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- **2024-05-10** Delivered to Governor on May 24, 2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-05-10** Signed by Governor on May 30, 2024 `executive-signature`
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- **2024-05-10** Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 30, 2024 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/442899f4-e560-487d-b982-15b8acdf3abd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).
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