---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Springfield"
description: "An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Springfield"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 447"
citation: "Vermont H 447 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alice Emmons"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-04-13"
last_action: "2022-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8ba79938-1dd3-4127-8f34-1c4b80d0f61f"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/180"
source_hash: "d570b83e780a97553de8f7bfd03eeba31710fb7331bfcd03c43885812cc2545a"
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 447 (2021-2022) — An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Springfield

## 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-0447/H-0447%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACTM013/ACTM013%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACTM013/ACTM013%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0447/H-0447%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0447/H-0447%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Alice Emmons — primary (person)
- Kristi Morris — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Bock — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-13** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations `introduction`
- **2022-02-10** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-02-11** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-02-11** Rep. Mrowicki of Putney moved to postpone action until Febrary 15, 2022 which was agreed to
- **2022-02-15** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-02-15** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-15** Rep. Mrowicki of Putney reported for the Committee on Government Operations
- **2022-02-15** Report of Committee on Government Operations agreed to
- **2022-02-15** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2022-02-16** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-02-16** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2022-02-18** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations `introduction`
- **2022-03-23** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-03-23** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-24** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-24** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-25** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-25** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-29** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-29** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-29** Reported favorably by Senator Clarkson for Committee on Government Operations with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-29** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-29** 3rd reading ordered
- **2022-03-30** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-30** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2022-03-31** Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-05** Notice Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-06** Action Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-06** Rep. Copeland Hanzas of Bradford moved to commit bill to the Committee on Government Operations which was agreed to
- **2022-04-19** Notice Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-20** Action Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-20** Senate proposal of amendment considered `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-20** Rep. Vyhovsky of Essex moved to concur in the Senate proposal of amendment with a further amendment thereto `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-20** Which was agreed to
- **2022-04-22** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-22** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-25** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-26** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-27** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-28** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-29** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-29** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment, text `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-29** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-29** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `passage`
- **2022-05-02** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-10** Delivered to the Governor on May 10, 2022 `passage`
- **2022-05-12** Signed by Governor on May 16, 2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-12** House message: Governor approved bill on May 16, 2022

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8ba79938-1dd3-4127-8f34-1c4b80d0f61f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).