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type: "Bill"
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title: "An act relating to licensure of freestanding birth centers"
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description: "An act relating to licensure of freestanding birth centers"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
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legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
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session: "2025-2026"
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identifier: "S 18"
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citation: "Vermont S 18 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Martine Gulick"]
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version_count: 9
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action_count: 52
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2025-01-22"
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last_action: "2025-05-14"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2d1b789-b4a2-4783-8a72-e25e4aac6ac9"
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source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/271"
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source_hash: "1f25c2426eda277e56a95896592393a72ba1c99f0d79ed76b78fe149a3bcba73"
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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 18 (2025-2026) — An act relating to licensure of freestanding birth centers
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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/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0018/S-0018%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
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2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT019/ACT019%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
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3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT019/ACT019%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
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4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0018/S-0018%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/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0018/S-0018%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/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0018/S-0018%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/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0018/S-0018%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/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0018/S-0018%20House%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
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9. **House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0018/S-0018%20House%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)
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## Sponsors
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- Martine Gulick — primary (person)
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- Alison Clarkson — cosponsor (person)
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- Anne Watson — cosponsor (person)
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- David Weeks — cosponsor (person)
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- Rebecca White — cosponsor (person)
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- Robert Plunkett — cosponsor (person)
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- Ruth Hardy — cosponsor (person)
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- Terry Williams — cosponsor (person)
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- Wendy Harrison — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-22** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare `introduction`
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- **2025-03-11** Entered on Notice Calendar
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- **2025-03-11** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
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- **2025-03-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-11** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
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- **2025-03-19** Entered on Notice Calendar
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- **2025-03-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-19** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
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- **2025-03-19** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
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- **2025-03-19** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
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- **2025-03-21** Entered on Notice Calendar
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- **2025-03-21** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
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- **2025-03-21** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
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- **2025-03-21** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
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- **2025-03-25** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-25** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
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- **2025-03-25** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
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- **2025-03-25** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
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- **2025-03-25** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Gulick for Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
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- **2025-03-25** Reported favorably by Senator Gulick for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-25** Reported favorably by Senator Westman for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-25** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to
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- **2025-03-25** 3rd reading ordered
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- **2025-03-26** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-26** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-28** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care `introduction`
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- **2025-04-04** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
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- **2025-04-04** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
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- **2025-04-10** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
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- **2025-04-10** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
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- **2025-04-15** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
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- **2025-04-16** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
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- **2025-04-16** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-16** Rep. Goldman of Rockingham reported for the Committee on Health Care
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- **2025-04-16** Rep. Branagan of Georgia recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
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- **2025-04-16** Rep. Yacovone of Morristown recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
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- **2025-04-16** Report of Committee on Health Care agreed to
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- **2025-04-16** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-17** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-17** Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-18** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
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- **2025-04-22** Entered on Notice Calendar
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- **2025-04-22** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-04-23** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-04-24** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-04-24** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-04-24** House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-04-24** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
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- **2025-04-25** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-05-07** Delivered to Governor on May 7, 2025 `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-14** Signed by Governor on May 13, 2025 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-14** Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 13, 2025 `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/e2d1b789-b4a2-4783-8a72-e25e4aac6ac9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).
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