---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force"
description: "An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 145"
citation: "Vermont H 145 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kevin Christie", "Maxine Grad"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-28"
last_action: "2021-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b2a2dff-99e6-4ff6-946b-83dae7fbe704"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/456"
source_hash: "c34b98d320e0f58b9801dd2d2768589428a3e659f09b6565464a9578a4a4bbc6"
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 145 (2021-2022) — An act relating to amending the standards for law enforcement use of force

## 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-0145/H-0145%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT027/ACT027%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT027/ACT027%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0145/H-0145%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0145/H-0145%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment on roll call, requested by Senator Sears, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 1 — **28–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kevin Christie — primary (person)
- Maxine Grad — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-28** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2021-03-17** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-17** Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington reported for the Committee on Judiciary
- **2021-03-17** Amendment as offered by Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington agreed to
- **2021-03-17** Report of Committee on Judiciary as amended agreed to
- **2021-03-17** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2021-03-18** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2021-03-23** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2021-04-21** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-04-21** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-22** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-22** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Benning for Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-22** 3rd reading ordered
- **2021-04-23** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment on roll call, requested by Senator Sears, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 1 `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2021-04-27** Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-29** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-30** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-07** Delivered to the Governor on May 7, 2021 `passage`
- **2021-05-13** Signed by Governor on May 13, 2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b2a2dff-99e6-4ff6-946b-83dae7fbe704`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).