---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to the membership and duties of the Vermont Pension Investment Commission and the creation of the Pension Benefits, Design, and Funding Task Force"
description: "An act relating to the membership and duties of the Vermont Pension Investment Commission and the creation of the Pension Benefits, Design, and Funding Task Force"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 449"
citation: "Vermont H 449 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Government Operations"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-04-15"
last_action: "2021-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad4bbfb8-b534-476a-b62d-cd8b563857bf"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/1024"
source_hash: "e5387b0ea5ae5a4feb2fc85c74b62d9803c5532a1a5a741672ca06f39a479701"
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 449 (2021-2022) — An act relating to the membership and duties of the Vermont Pension Investment Commission and the creation of the Pension Benefits, Design, and Funding Task Force

## 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-0449/H-0449%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT075/ACT075%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT075/ACT075%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0449/H-0449%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0449/H-0449%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 74 of 147 to Pass -- Yeas = 125, Nays = 22 — **125–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- House Committee on Government Operations — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-15** Committee bill read first time `introduction`
- **2021-04-15** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2021-04-22** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** Rep. Gannon of Wilmington spoke for the Committee on Government Operations
- **2021-04-22** Rep. Townsend of South Burlington reported for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2021-04-22** Report of Committee on Appropriations agreed to
- **2021-04-22** Rep. Mulvaney-Stanak of Burlington demanded yeas and nays
- **2021-04-22** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 74 of 147 to Pass -- Yeas = 125, Nays = 22
- **2021-04-22** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Amendment as offered by Rep. Scheuermann of Stowe agreed to
- **2021-04-23** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2021-04-28** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Rules `introduction`
- **2021-04-29** Referred to Committee on Government Operations per Temporary Senate Rule 44A
- **2021-05-05** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-05-05** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-05** Rules suspended on motion of Senator Balint
- **2021-05-05** Rule 31 suspended and bill not referred to Appropriations Committee
- **2021-05-06** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-06** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-06** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Brock, Benning, and White `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-06** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator White for Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2021-05-06** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Brock, Benning, and White; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-06** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Brock, Benning, and White agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-06** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations, as amended, agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-06** 3rd reading ordered
- **2021-05-06** Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2021-05-06** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2021-05-06** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `passage`
- **2021-05-06** Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-11** Rep. Gannon of Wilmington moved the House refuse to concur and asked for a Committee of Conference
- **2021-05-11** Division demanded
- **2021-05-11** Division results Yeas 105, Nays 23
- **2021-05-11** Senate proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference requested upon motion of Rep. Gannon of Wilmington `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-11** Speaker appointed Copeland Hanzas of Bradford, Gannon of Wilmington and LaClair of Barre Town as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
- **2021-05-12** House message: House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-13** Senate Message, Committee of Conference members appointed
- **2021-05-13** Committee of Conference appointed: Senators White, Pollina, and Collamore
- **2021-05-18** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2021-05-18** Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator White for Committee, text
- **2021-05-18** Committee of Conference report adopted
- **2021-05-18** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `passage`
- **2021-05-18** Senate Message, report of Committee of Conference adopted
- **2021-05-19** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2021-05-19** Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill) `passage`
- **2021-05-21** House message: House adopted Conference Committee report
- **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/ad4bbfb8-b534-476a-b62d-cd8b563857bf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).