---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to hate-motivated crimes and misconduct"
description: "An act relating to hate-motivated crimes and misconduct"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 428"
citation: "Vermont H 428 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Judiciary"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-12"
last_action: "2021-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/edc752f7-784f-45d1-9509-212c46d03d58"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/982"
source_hash: "8793e547f6fc17251b09ceb5a9643c265c9fe21e659e3c703ffa601e1c4e5543"
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 428 (2021-2022) — An act relating to hate-motivated crimes and misconduct

## 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-0428/H-0428%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT034/ACT034%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT034/ACT034%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0428/H-0428%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0428/H-0428%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Sears, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment on roll call, requested by Senator Baruth, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 1 — **29–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- House Committee on Judiciary — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-12** Committee bill read the first time and placed on Notice Calendar on March 16, 2021
- **2021-03-17** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-17** Rep. Christie of Hartford spoke for the Committee on Judiciary
- **2021-03-17** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2021-03-18** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2021-04-29** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-04-29** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-30** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-30** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-04** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-04** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-04** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Baruth for Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2021-05-04** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-04** 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Sears, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0
- **2021-05-05** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2021-05-05** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment on roll call, requested by Senator Baruth, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 1 `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2021-05-06** Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-11** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-12** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-17** Delivered to the Governor on May 17, 2021 `passage`
- **2021-05-18** Signed by Governor on May 18, 2021 `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-19** House message: Governor approved bill on May 18, 2021
- **2021-03-23** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/edc752f7-784f-45d1-9509-212c46d03d58`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).