---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to miscellaneous Department of Corrections-related amendments"
description: "An act relating to miscellaneous Department of Corrections-related amendments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 435"
citation: "Vermont H 435 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Corrections and Institutions"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 39
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-16"
last_action: "2021-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2fbe0e1-5c24-4cc0-af20-fd1f965f01dd"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/944"
source_hash: "db92734aef5259c117fed5d7b89539596a017946203147e866785a3e4816b262"
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 435 (2021-2022) — An act relating to miscellaneous Department of Corrections-related amendments

## 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-0435/H-0435%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT056/ACT056%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT056/ACT056%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0435/H-0435%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0435/H-0435%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- House Committee on Corrections and Institutions — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-16** Committee bill read first time `introduction`
- **2021-03-16** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2021-03-24** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-24** Rep. Coffey of Guilford spoke for the Committee on Corrections and Institutions
- **2021-03-24** Rep. Squirrell of Underhill recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2021-03-24** Rep. Emmons of Springfield moved to amend the bill which was agreed to
- **2021-03-24** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2021-03-25** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2021-03-30** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Institutions `introduction`
- **2021-03-31** Committee on Institutions relieved; bill committed to Committee on Government Operations on motion of Senator Benning
- **2021-05-07** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-05-07** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-07** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2021-05-07** Committee on Appropriations relieved of further consideration of the bill on motion of Senator Balint
- **2021-05-07** Rules suspended on motion of Senator Balint
- **2021-05-11** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-11** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-11** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Pollina, Clarkson, Collamore, Ram, and White `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-11** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Pollina for Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2021-05-11** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Pollina, Clarkson, Collamore, Ram, and White; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-11** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amended as moved by Senator(s) Pollina, Clarkson, Collamore, Ram, and White `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-11** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations, as amended, agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-11** 3rd reading ordered
- **2021-05-12** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2021-05-12** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2021-05-13** Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-18** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in with further amendment thereto, as offered by Rep. Coffey of Guilford `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-18** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2021-05-18** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-19** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-05-19** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-19** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2021-05-19** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment, text `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-19** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-19** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `passage`
- **2021-05-19** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-21** Delivered to the Governor on May 28, 2021 `passage`
- **2021-05-21** Signed by Governor on June 3, 2021 `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-21** House message: Governor approved bill on June 3, 2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d2fbe0e1-5c24-4cc0-af20-fd1f965f01dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).