---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to the Office of the Child, Youth, and Family Advocate"
description: "An act relating to the Office of the Child, Youth, and Family Advocate"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 265"
citation: "Vermont H 265 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel Noyes", "Jessica Brumsted"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 42
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-16"
last_action: "2022-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3e551411-e67d-4bd9-92cd-71440f9099eb"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/555"
source_hash: "4ae67822d5ef6959aefff37bd02325abb697e94d010cee807826a24df81bef9d"
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 265 (2021-2022) — An act relating to the Office of the Child, Youth, and Family Advocate

## 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-0265/H-0265%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT129/ACT129%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT129/ACT129%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0265/H-0265%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0265/H-0265%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll Call, requested by Senator Sears, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel Noyes — primary (person)
- Jessica Brumsted — primary (person)
- Brian Cina — cosponsor (person)
- Emilie Kornheiser — cosponsor (person)
- Gabrielle Stebbins — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Pajala — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Christie — cosponsor (person)
- Logan Nicoll — cosponsor (person)
- Lori Houghton — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Coffey — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah "Sarita" Austin — cosponsor (person)
- Selene Colburn — cosponsor (person)
- Taylor Small — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Wood — cosponsor (person)
- Tiffany Bluemle — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-16** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Human Services `introduction`
- **2021-04-06** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2021-04-15** Rep. Hooper of Montpelier moved that the Committee on Appropriations be relieved of the bill and that the same be committed to the Committee on Human Services which was agreed to
- **2021-04-16** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2021-04-22** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** Rep. Noyes of Wolcott reported for the Committee on Human Services
- **2021-04-22** Rep. Jessup of Middlesex recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2021-04-22** Report of the Committee on Human Services amended as recommended by the Committee on Appropriations
- **2021-04-22** Report of Committee on Human Services as amended agreed to
- **2021-04-22** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2021-04-28** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Rules `introduction`
- **2022-01-04** Referred to Committee on Health and Welfare per Temporary Senate Rule 44A
- **2022-04-15** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-04-15** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-15** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2022-05-04** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-05-04** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-04** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-04** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Hardy, Baruth, Kitchel, Nitka, Sears, Starr, and Westman `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-05** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-05-05** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-05** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-05** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Hardy, Baruth, Kitchel, Nitka, Sears, Starr, and Westman `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-05** 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`
- **2022-05-05** Reported favorably by Senator Sears for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-05** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Hardy, Baruth, Kitchel, Nitka, Sears, Starr, and Westman; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-05** Proposal of amendment agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-05** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare, as amended, agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-05** Roll Call, requested by Senator Sears, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0
- **2022-05-05** 3rd reading ordered
- **2022-05-06** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-05-06** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2022-05-06** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Mazza `passage`
- **2022-05-07** Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-07** Notice Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-09** Action Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-09** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-10** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-12** Delivered to the Governor on May 18, 2022 `passage`
- **2022-05-12** Signed by Governor on May 24, 2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-12** House message: Governor approved bill on May 24, 2022

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3e551411-e67d-4bd9-92cd-71440f9099eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).