---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to the State Ethics Commission"
description: "An act relating to the State Ethics Commission"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 135"
citation: "Vermont H 135 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Gannon"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 41
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-26"
last_action: "2021-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/74278b99-27d4-46e8-bd8e-d86eca2beed3"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/182"
source_hash: "ed9fdae947b2b7fa0311c63057bfb170432e413460dceb04496ca62a097f2e00"
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 135 (2021-2022) — An act relating to the State Ethics Commission

## 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/H-0135/H-0135%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT044/ACT044%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT044/ACT044%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0135/H-0135%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0135/H-0135%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- John Gannon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-26** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations `introduction`
- **2021-02-09** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2021-02-24** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2021-02-24** Rep. Gannon of Wilmington reported for the Committee on Government Operations
- **2021-02-24** Rep. Jessup of Middlesex recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2021-02-24** Report of the Committee on Government Operations amended as recommended by the Committee on Appropriations
- **2021-02-24** Report of Committee on Government Operations as amended agreed to
- **2021-02-24** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2021-02-25** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2021-03-09** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations `introduction`
- **2021-04-14** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-04-14** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-14** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2021-05-11** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-05-11** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-11** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-11** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2021-05-13** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-05-13** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-13** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-13** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-14** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-14** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-14** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-14** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-14** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Pollina for Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2021-05-14** Reported favorably by Senator Bray for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-14** Reported favorably by Senator Baruth for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-14** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-14** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations, as amended, agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-14** 3rd reading ordered
- **2021-05-18** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2021-05-18** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2021-05-18** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `passage`
- **2021-05-18** Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-19** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2021-05-19** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-21** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-21** Delivered to the Governor on May 26, 2021 `passage`
- **2021-05-21** Signed by Governor on June 1, 2021 `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-21** House message: Governor approved bill on June 1, 2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/74278b99-27d4-46e8-bd8e-d86eca2beed3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).