---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to miscellaneous Department of Health programs"
description: "An act relating to miscellaneous Department of Health programs"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 462"
citation: "Vermont H 462 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ann Pugh"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 33
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-07"
last_action: "2022-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c56fb5e0-64c4-499f-8b3e-6a9f36bda95a"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/1489"
source_hash: "00abf78e3c445efa4215e4e1ee56dc02144bb1e792030d4624baab963a2a2479"
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 462 (2021-2022) — An act relating to miscellaneous Department of Health programs

## 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-0462/H-0462%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT115/ACT115%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT115/ACT115%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0462/H-0462%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0462/H-0462%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Ann Pugh — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-07** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Human Services `introduction`
- **2022-01-26** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-01-27** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-01-27** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2022-01-27** Rep. Whitman of Bennington reported for the Committee on Human Services
- **2022-01-27** Report of Committee on Human Services agreed to
- **2022-01-27** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2022-01-28** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-01-28** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2022-02-02** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare `introduction`
- **2022-04-22** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-04-22** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-25** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-04-25** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-26** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-04-26** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-26** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Terenzini for Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2022-04-26** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-26** 3rd reading ordered
- **2022-04-27** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-04-27** Pending third reading, motion to amend to be offered by Senator(s) Terenzini, Cummings, Hardy, Hooker, and Lyons `reading-3`
- **2022-04-27** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Terenzini, Cummings, Hardy, Hooker, and Lyons; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-27** Proposal of amendment agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-27** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2022-04-27** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `passage`
- **2022-04-27** Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-28** Notice Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-29** Action Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-29** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-02** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `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/c56fb5e0-64c4-499f-8b3e-6a9f36bda95a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).