---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to authorizing the natural organic reduction of human remains"
description: "An act relating to authorizing the natural organic reduction of human remains"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 244"
citation: "Vermont H 244 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carolyn Partridge", "William Lippert"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-02-11"
last_action: "2022-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2e8f3ba4-28d6-4d36-8c77-45005eadfc71"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/536"
source_hash: "9415fcd39a71a2fcc4187901ea57b86e61d84f082340b6d149bd727acbdd8c16"
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 244 (2021-2022) — An act relating to authorizing the natural organic reduction of human remains

## 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-0244/H-0244%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT169/ACT169%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT169/ACT169%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0244/H-0244%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0244/H-0244%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Carolyn Partridge — primary (person)
- William Lippert — primary (person)
- Carol Ode — cosponsor (person)
- Gabrielle Stebbins — cosponsor (person)
- Heather Surprenant — cosponsor (person)
- James Masland — cosponsor (person)
- John Bartholomew — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen James — cosponsor (person)
- Kirk White — cosponsor (person)
- Mari Cordes — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Mrowicki — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca White — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Coffey — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Beck — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-11** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs `introduction`
- **2022-03-09** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-03-09** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2022-03-11** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-03-15** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-03-15** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-15** Rep. Walz of Barre City reported for the Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
- **2022-03-15** Rep. Masland of Thetford recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2022-03-15** Report of Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs agreed to
- **2022-03-15** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2022-03-16** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-16** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2022-03-18** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `introduction`
- **2022-05-10** Rules suspended & bill committed to Committee on Finance with the report of Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs intact, on motion of Senator Ram Hinsdale
- **2022-05-11** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-05-11** Favorable report by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-11** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-11** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2022-05-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2022-05-11** Reported favorably by Senator Ram Hinsdale for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-11** Reported favorably by Senator Pearson for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-11** 3rd reading ordered
- **2022-05-11** Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2022-05-11** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence `reading-3`
- **2022-05-11** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `passage`
- **2022-05-11** Senate Message, passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-05-12** Delivered to the Governor on May 27, 2022 `passage`
- **2022-05-12** Signed by Governor on June 2, 2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-12** House message: Governor approved bill on June 2, 2022

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2e8f3ba4-28d6-4d36-8c77-45005eadfc71`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).