---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government"
description: "An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 439"
citation: "Vermont H 439 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Appropriations"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 49
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-03-23"
last_action: "2021-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62a03a4c-c75e-42fb-b72a-f4299594a78b"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/545"
source_hash: "0d7d6ba23d418fb63ce294a594aea67c089ed640b9e8ff670180199039dc674e"
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 439 (2021-2022) — An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government

## 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-0439/H-0439%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT074/ACT074%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT074/ACT074%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0439/H-0439%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0439/H-0439%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Committee of Conference report adopted on roll call, requested by Senator Sears, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 74 of 147 to Pass -- Yeas = 147, Nays = 0 — **147–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 74 of 148 to Pass -- Yeas = 148, Nays = 0 — **148–0** (pass) · lower
- Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment on roll call, requested by Senator Kitchel, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- House Committee on Appropriations — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-23** Committee bill read the first time and placed on Notice Calendar on March 24, 2021
- **2021-03-25** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-25** Rep. Hooper of Montpelier spoke for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2021-03-25** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2021-03-26** Amendment as offered by Rep. Hooper of Montpelier agreed to
- **2021-03-26** Rep. Hooper of Montpelier demanded yeas and nays
- **2021-03-26** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 74 of 147 to Pass -- Yeas = 147, Nays = 0
- **2021-03-26** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2021-03-31** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Appropriations `introduction`
- **2021-04-28** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-04-28** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-29** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-29** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-29** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Kitchel for Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2021-04-29** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-29** 3rd reading ordered
- **2021-04-30** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2021-04-30** Pending third reading, Senator(s) Balint, Baruth, Kitchel, Nitka, Sears, Starr, and Westman motion to amend proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2021-04-30** Consideration interrupted by recess, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2021-04-30** Consideration resumed
- **2021-04-30** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Lyons; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-30** Proposal of amendment amended on motion of Senator(s) Lyons `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-30** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Balint, Baruth, Kitchel, Nitka, Sears, Starr, and Westman agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-30** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment on roll call, requested by Senator Kitchel, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2021-04-30** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `passage`
- **2021-04-30** Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-04** Rep. Hooper of Montpelier moved to postpone action until May 5, 2021 which was agreed to
- **2021-05-05** Rep. Hooper of Montpelier moved the House refuse to concur and asked for a Committee of Conference
- **2021-05-05** Which was agreed to
- **2021-05-05** Speaker appointed Hooper of Montpelier, Fagan of Rutland City and Jessup of Middlesex as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
- **2021-05-07** House message: House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-07** Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Kitchel, Sears, and Westman
- **2021-05-10** Senate Message, Committee of Conference members appointed
- **2021-05-21** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-05-21** Committee of Conference Report
- **2021-05-21** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2021-05-21** Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Kitchel for Committee, text
- **2021-05-21** Committee of Conference report adopted on roll call, requested by Senator Sears, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0
- **2021-05-21** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `passage`
- **2021-05-21** Senate Message, report of Committee of Conference adopted
- **2021-05-21** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2021-05-21** Rep. Hooper of Montpelier demanded yeas and nays
- **2021-05-21** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 74 of 148 to Pass -- Yeas = 148, Nays = 0
- **2021-05-21** Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill) `passage`
- **2021-05-21** House message: House adopted Conference Committee report
- **2021-05-21** Rules suspended and action on the bill messaged to the Senate forthwith and the bill delivered to the Governor forthwith as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney `passage`
- **2021-05-21** Delivered to the Governor on June 2, 2021 `passage`
- **2021-05-21** Signed by Governor on June 8, 2021 `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-21** House message: Governor approved bill on June 8, 2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/62a03a4c-c75e-42fb-b72a-f4299594a78b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).