---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to health care- and human services-related appropriations from the Coronavirus Relief Fund"
description: "An act relating to health care- and human services-related appropriations from the Coronavirus Relief Fund"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 965"
citation: "Vermont H 965 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Appropriations"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-06-16"
last_action: "2020-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be9c0aaf-5702-48d1-a1b5-58c5d34a87b3"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2020/2537"
source_hash: "2f84de8c2f1cc987d2248bd562063c55710f645280644bac29264570d4e01a71"
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 H 965 (2019-2020) — An act relating to health care- and human services-related appropriations from the Coronavirus Relief Fund

## 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/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0965/H-0965%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT136/ACT136%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT136/ACT136%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0965/H-0965%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0965/H-0965%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 73 of 145 to Pass -- Yeas = 145, Nays = 0 — **145–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Starr, Passed -- Needed 14 of 27 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 0 — **27–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- House Committee on Appropriations — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-06-16** Committee bill read the first time and placed on Notice Calendar on June 17, 2020
- **2020-06-17** Rules Suspended and Taken up for Immediate Consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2020-06-17** Read Second Time
- **2020-06-17** Rep. Yacovone of Morristown reported for the committee on Appropriations
- **2020-06-17** Rep. Yacovone of Morristown demanded yeas and nays
- **2020-06-17** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 73 of 145 to Pass -- Yeas = 145, Nays = 0
- **2020-06-17** Third Reading Ordered
- **2020-06-17** Rules suspended and bill placed in all remaining stages of passage as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2020-06-17** Read Third time and Passed `passage`
- **2020-06-17** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2020-06-18** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Appropriations `introduction`
- **2020-06-26** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2020-06-26** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Kitchel for Committee on Appropriations
- **2020-06-26** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations amended as moved by Senator(s) Kitchel
- **2020-06-26** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations, as amended, agreed to
- **2020-06-26** 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Starr, Passed -- Needed 14 of 27 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 0
- **2020-06-26** Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2020-06-26** Pending third reading, Senator(s) Kitchel motion to amend proposal of amendment; text
- **2020-06-26** Proposal of amendment agreed to
- **2020-06-26** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `passage`
- **2020-06-26** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2020-06-26** Senate Message, passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment
- **2020-06-26** Rules Suspended and Taken up for Immediate Consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2020-06-26** Senate Proposal of Amendment concurred in `passage`
- **2020-06-26** Rules Suspended and Action on the bill messaged to the Senate forthwith and the bill delivered to the Governor forthwith as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney. `passage`
- **2020-06-26** Delivered to the Governor on June 30, 2020 `passage`
- **2020-06-26** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment
- **2020-06-26** Signed by Governor on July 2, 2020 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-26** House message: Governor approved bill on July 2, 2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/be9c0aaf-5702-48d1-a1b5-58c5d34a87b3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).