---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to animal cruelty investigation response and training"
description: "An act relating to animal cruelty investigation response and training"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 421"
citation: "Vermont H 421 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-09"
last_action: "2021-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/73b95391-3481-41d0-b219-eead39c5b0f8"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/974"
source_hash: "bf375625b1a4a5771bf385dac268929c7a3aea92a45f96c9a11307f9b37c96c7"
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 421 (2021-2022) — An act relating to animal cruelty investigation response and training

## 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-0421/H-0421%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT038/ACT038%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT038/ACT038%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0421/H-0421%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0421/H-0421%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-09** Committee bill read the first time and placed on Notice Calendar on March 10, 2021
- **2021-03-11** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-11** Rep. Graham of Williamstown spoke for the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- **2021-03-11** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2021-03-12** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2021-03-17** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Agriculture `introduction`
- **2021-04-28** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-04-28** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-29** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-29** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-30** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-30** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-30** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Pollina for Committee on Agriculture `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2021-04-30** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-30** 3rd reading ordered
- **2021-05-04** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2021-05-04** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2021-05-05** Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-07** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-11** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-17** Delivered to the Governor on May 17, 2021 `passage`
- **2021-05-20** Signed by Governor on May 20, 2021 `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-21** House message: Governor approved bill on May 20, 2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/73b95391-3481-41d0-b219-eead39c5b0f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).