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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to vocational rehabilitation and apprenticeships"
description: "An act relating to vocational rehabilitation and apprenticeships"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 173"
citation: "Vermont S 173 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kesha Ram Hinsdale"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 45
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-06"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/27ea74d1-e6fd-4077-9797-fe14f29cbbc4"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/1842"
source_hash: "48191ac78207e4ef04ba6218aab82734f94fd6f481a319a1f20fd102266e06a0"
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 173 (2025-2026) — An act relating to vocational rehabilitation and apprenticeships
## 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/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0173/S-0173%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT107/ACT107%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT107/ACT107%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0173/S-0173%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0173/S-0173%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0173/S-0173%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/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0173/S-0173%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
8. **House Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0173/S-0173%20House%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0173/S-0173%20House%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Kesha Ram Hinsdale — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-06** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `introduction`
- **2026-02-24** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-02-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-24** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2026-03-10** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-03-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-10** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-10** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-11** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-11** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-11** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-11** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Weeks for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2026-03-11** Reported favorably by Senator Watson for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-11** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs agreed to
- **2026-03-11** 3rd reading ordered
- **2026-03-12** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-03-12** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2026-03-12** Title amended as recommended by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- **2026-03-17** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development `introduction`
- **2026-04-22** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-04-22** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2026-04-24** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-04-28** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-04-28** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-28** Rep. Cooper of Pownal reported for the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- **2026-04-28** Rep. Nigro of Bennington recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2026-04-28** Report of Committee on Commerce and Economic Development amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
- **2026-04-28** Report of Committee on Commerce and Economic Development, as amended, agreed to
- **2026-04-28** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2026-04-29** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-04-29** Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2026-05-01** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2026-05-01** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-05-01** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-05** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-06** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-07** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-07** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-07** House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-07** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2026-05-08** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-15** Delivered to Governor on May 15, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-22** Signed by Governor on May 21, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 21, 2026 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/27ea74d1-e6fd-4077-9797-fe14f29cbbc4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).