---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to government operations regarding emergency medical services and public safety in response to COVID-19"
description: "An act relating to government operations regarding emergency medical services and public safety in response to COVID-19"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 182"
citation: "Vermont S 182 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeanette White"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 34
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-01-07"
last_action: "2020-05-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c7fd23ae-4067-49e1-a3ca-a73524fc6667"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2020/1723"
source_hash: "1bc9bcf870bad9fd0acb95600bf323bd7d2bb8c597cd5d1ab7107dde8ef36902"
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 182 (2019-2020) — An act relating to government operations regarding emergency medical services and public safety in response to COVID-19

## 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/S-0182/S-0182%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT100/ACT100%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT100/ACT100%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/S-0182/S-0182%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/S-0182/S-0182%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll Call, Required by Rule, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll Call, Required by Rule, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll Call, Required by Rule, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll Call, Required by Rule, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll Call, Required by Rule, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll Call, Required by Rule, Passed -- Needed 23 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jeanette White — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-07** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations `introduction`
- **2020-04-09** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2020-04-09** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
- **2020-04-10** New Business/Second Reading
- **2020-04-10** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
- **2020-04-10** Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) White, Bray, Clarkson, Collamore, and Pollina
- **2020-04-10** Read second time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator White for Committee on Government Operations
- **2020-04-10** Recommendation of amendment by Senator(s) White, Bray, Clarkson, Collamore, and Pollina, text
- **2020-04-10** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amended as moved by Senator White, Bray, Clarkson, Collamore, and Pollina
- **2020-04-10** Roll Call, Required by Rule, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0
- **2020-04-10** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations, as amended, agreed to
- **2020-04-10** Roll Call, Required by Rule, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0
- **2020-04-10** 3rd reading ordered
- **2020-04-10** Roll Call, Required by Rule, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0
- **2020-04-10** Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2020-04-10** Roll Call, Required by Rule, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0
- **2020-04-10** Read 3rd time & passed `passage`
- **2020-04-10** Roll Call, Required by Rule, Passed -- Needed 23 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0
- **2020-04-10** Title amended as recommended by Committee on Government Operations
- **2020-04-10** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2020-04-10** Roll Call, Required by Rule, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0
- **2020-04-23** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Government Operations
- **2020-04-29** Read Second Time
- **2020-04-29** Rep. Gannon of Wilmington reported for the committee on Government Operations
- **2020-04-29** Amendment as offered by Rep. Ralph of Hartland disagreed to
- **2020-04-29** Third Reading Ordered
- **2020-04-29** Rules suspended and bill placed in all remaining stages of passage as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2020-04-29** Read Third time and Passed in Concurrence `passage`
- **2020-04-29** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2020-05-01** House message House passed bill in concurrence
- **2020-05-01** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2020-05-12** Delivered to Governor on May 12, 2020
- **2020-05-14** Signed by Governor on May 14, 2020 `executive-signature`
- **2020-05-20** Senate Message, Signed by Governor May 14, 2020 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c7fd23ae-4067-49e1-a3ca-a73524fc6667`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).