---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to addressing disparities and promoting equity in the health care system"
description: "An act relating to addressing disparities and promoting equity in the health care system"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 210"
citation: "Vermont H 210 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Cina"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 33
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2021-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37be4398-621b-42ca-8456-1fb92c129483"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/221"
source_hash: "896f916002ef76a3d06e9ab440bafff87d7124df195fdde20e388c726358ca2e"
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 210 (2021-2022) — An act relating to addressing disparities and promoting equity in the health care system

## 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-0210/H-0210%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT033/ACT033%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT033/ACT033%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0210/H-0210%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0210/H-0210%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Brian Cina — primary (person)
- Ann Pugh — cosponsor (person)
- Anne Donahue — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Burrows — cosponsor (person)
- Emma Mulvaney-Stanak — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Brady — cosponsor (person)
- Harold "Hal" Colston — cosponsor (person)
- Heather Surprenant — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen James — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Christie — cosponsor (person)
- Kristi Morris — cosponsor (person)
- Lori Houghton — cosponsor (person)
- Mari Cordes — cosponsor (person)
- Selene Colburn — cosponsor (person)
- Tanya Vyhovsky — cosponsor (person)
- Taylor Small — cosponsor (person)
- William Lippert — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-09** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Health Care `introduction`
- **2021-03-16** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2021-03-24** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-24** Rep. Lippert of Hinesburg reported for the Committee on Health Care
- **2021-03-24** Rep. Yacovone of Morristown recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2021-03-24** Report of the Committee on Health Care amended as recommended by the Committee on Appropriations
- **2021-03-24** Report of Committee on Health Care as amended agreed to
- **2021-03-24** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2021-03-25** Rep. Lippert of Hinesburg moved to postpone action until March 26, 2021 which was agreed to
- **2021-03-26** Amendment as offered by Rep. Christie of Hartford agreed to
- **2021-03-26** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2021-03-31** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare `introduction`
- **2021-04-27** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-04-27** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-27** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2021-04-28** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-04-28** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-28** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-29** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-29** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-29** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-29** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Hardy for Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2021-04-29** Reported favorably by Senator Westman for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-29** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-29** 3rd reading ordered
- **2021-04-30** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2021-04-30** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2021-05-04** Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-06** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-07** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-13** Delivered to the Governor on May 13, 2021 `passage`
- **2021-05-18** Signed by Governor on May 18, 2021 `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-19** House message: Governor approved bill on May 18, 2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/37be4398-621b-42ca-8456-1fb92c129483`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).