---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to captive insurance"
description: "An act relating to captive insurance"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 255"
citation: "Vermont S 255 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ann Cummings"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 34
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2020-01-09"
last_action: "2020-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2082d2d-6841-4791-a5b0-58f0f0930afc"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2020/2079"
source_hash: "5cbd02540908676cb4475e157a0cd275a02721fb0ed1a6dd2bd8ab94d1a7f126"
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 255 (2019-2020) — An act relating to captive insurance

## 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-0255/S-0255%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT110/ACT110%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT110/ACT110%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/S-0255/S-0255%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/S-0255/S-0255%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Ann Cummings — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-09** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Finance `introduction`
- **2020-01-24** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2020-01-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-01-28** New Business/Second Reading
- **2020-01-28** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-01-29** Unfinished Business/Second Reading
- **2020-01-29** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-01-29** Read second time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Cummings for Committee on Finance
- **2020-01-29** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance agreed to
- **2020-01-29** 3rd reading ordered
- **2020-01-30** New Business/Third Reading
- **2020-01-30** Read 3rd time & passed `passage`
- **2020-02-04** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- **2020-05-15** Placed on Calendar for Notice on 5/15/2020
- **2020-05-20** Read Second Time
- **2020-05-20** Rep. Ralph of Hartland reported for the committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- **2020-05-20** Report of Committee on Commerce and Economic Development agreed to.
- **2020-05-20** Third Reading Ordered
- **2020-05-22** Read Third time
- **2020-05-22** Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `passage`
- **2020-05-22** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2020-05-22** House message House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2020-05-26** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2020-05-26** House Proposal of Amendment
- **2020-05-27** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- **2020-05-28** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- **2020-05-29** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- **2020-05-29** House proposal of amendment; text
- **2020-05-29** House proposal of amendment concurred in
- **2020-05-29** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2020-06-03** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in `passage`
- **2020-06-09** Delivered to Governor on June 9, 2020
- **2020-06-16** Signed by Governor on June 15, 2020 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-16** Senate Message, Signed by Governor June 15, 2020 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d2082d2d-6841-4791-a5b0-58f0f0930afc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).