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+type: "Bill"
+title: "An act relating to environmental justice in Vermont"
+description: "An act relating to environmental justice in Vermont"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
+legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
+session: "2021-2022"
+identifier: "S 148"
+citation: "Vermont S 148 (2021-2022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Kesha Ram Hinsdale"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 53
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2021-04-30"
+last_action: "2022-05-12"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7731369b-dd05-47fe-bfa4-01f1cd5bfc5a"
+source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/391"
+source_hash: "25b98914b57120eb1130991072d4938ff89c41bf9e139438e992fb71b644680d"
+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 148 (2021-2022) — An act relating to environmental justice in Vermont
+
+## 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/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0148/S-0148%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
+2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT154/ACT154%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
+3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT154/ACT154%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
+4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0148/S-0148%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
+5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0148/S-0148%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 1 — **28–1** (pass) · upper
+- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 70 of 140 to Pass -- Yeas = 109, Nays = 31 — **109–31** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Kesha Ram Hinsdale — primary (person)
+- Andrew Perchlik — cosponsor (person)
+- Anthony Pollina — cosponsor (person)
+- Brian Campion — cosponsor (person)
+- Christopher Pearson — cosponsor (person)
+- Ruth Hardy — cosponsor (person)
+- Virginia Lyons — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-04-30** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `introduction`
+- **2022-03-08** Entered on Notice Calendar
+- **2022-03-08** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
+- **2022-03-08** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
+- **2022-03-22** Entered on Notice Calendar
+- **2022-03-22** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
+- **2022-03-22** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
+- **2022-03-23** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2022-03-23** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
+- **2022-03-23** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
+- **2022-03-24** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2022-03-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
+- **2022-03-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
+- **2022-03-25** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2022-03-25** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
+- **2022-03-25** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
+- **2022-03-25** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Bray for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
+- **2022-03-25** Reported favorably by Senator Westman for Committee on Appropriations with recommendation of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-03-25** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
+- **2022-03-25** Senator Parent motion to commit bill to Committee on Government Operations
+- **2022-03-25** Motion disagreed to
+- **2022-03-25** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, as amended, agreed to
+- **2022-03-25** 3rd reading ordered
+- **2022-03-29** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
+- **2022-03-29** Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 1 `reading-3`
+- **2022-03-31** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife `introduction`
+- **2022-04-27** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
+- **2022-04-29** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
+- **2022-05-02** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
+- **2022-05-03** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
+- **2022-05-03** Read Second time `reading-2`
+- **2022-05-03** Rep. Dolan of Waitsfield reported for the Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife
+- **2022-05-03** Rep. Feltus of Lyndon recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
+- **2022-05-03** Report of the Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife amended as recommended by the Committee on Appropriations
+- **2022-05-03** Rep. Dolan of Waitsfield demanded yeas and nays
+- **2022-05-03** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 70 of 140 to Pass -- Yeas = 109, Nays = 31
+- **2022-05-03** Report of Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife as amended agreed to
+- **2022-05-03** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
+- **2022-05-04** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
+- **2022-05-04** Read Third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
+- **2022-05-04** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
+- **2022-05-05** Entered on Notice Calendar
+- **2022-05-05** House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
+- **2022-05-05** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
+- **2022-05-06** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
+- **2022-05-06** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
+- **2022-05-06** House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
+- **2022-05-06** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
+- **2022-05-06** Rules suspended & action messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Mazza
+- **2022-05-07** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
+- **2022-05-12** Delivered to Governor on May 25, 2022 `executive-receipt`
+- **2022-05-12** Signed by Governor on May 31, 2022 `executive-signature`
+- **2022-05-12** Senate Message, signed by Governor May 31, 2022 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7731369b-dd05-47fe-bfa4-01f1cd5bfc5a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).
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