---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to possession of a therapeutic dosage of buprenorphine"
description: "An act relating to possession of a therapeutic dosage of buprenorphine"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 225"
citation: "Vermont H 225 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ann Pugh"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-10"
last_action: "2021-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd4afd37-4957-4228-8c18-90d730f421d8"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/72"
source_hash: "790c753762401b666aa3b95bf0342c3d80d53141e8d763d58fe4f80a81555eb5"
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 225 (2021-2022) — An act relating to possession of a therapeutic dosage of buprenorphine

## 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-0225/H-0225%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT046/ACT046%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT046/ACT046%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0225/H-0225%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0225/H-0225%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 73 of 145 to Pass -- Yeas = 126, Nays = 19 — **126–19** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ann Pugh — primary (person)
- Barbara Rachelson — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Cina — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica Brumsted — cosponsor (person)
- John Killacky — cosponsor (person)
- Logan Nicoll — cosponsor (person)
- Lori Houghton — cosponsor (person)
- Maida Townsend — cosponsor (person)
- Mari Cordes — cosponsor (person)
- Selene Colburn — cosponsor (person)
- William Lippert — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-10** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Human Services `introduction`
- **2021-04-08** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-08** Rep. Pugh of South Burlington reported for the Committee on Human Services
- **2021-04-08** Report of Committee on Human Services agreed to
- **2021-04-08** Rep. Morgan, L. of Milton demanded yeas and nays
- **2021-04-08** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 73 of 145 to Pass -- Yeas = 126, Nays = 19
- **2021-04-08** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2021-04-09** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2021-04-14** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Rules `introduction`
- **2021-05-05** Referred to Committee on Judiciary per Temporary Senate Rule 44A
- **2021-05-11** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-05-11** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-12** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-12** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-12** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Sears for Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2021-05-12** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-12** 3rd reading ordered
- **2021-05-13** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2021-05-13** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2021-05-14** Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-18** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-18** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2021-05-19** 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/bd4afd37-4957-4228-8c18-90d730f421d8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).