---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to a Vermont Child Tax Credit and the Vermont Social Security income exclusion"
description: "An act relating to a Vermont Child Tax Credit and the Vermont Social Security income exclusion"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 510"
citation: "Vermont H 510 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Janet Ancel"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 69
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-01-07"
last_action: "2022-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4a20c0b0-f4d2-4a6e-be58-4a0bc322a4da"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/1398"
source_hash: "3159eba34bc3ef4a620e696bb961f7f08bcff7a87d86602d13174105e8b24d1d"
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 510 (2021-2022) — An act relating to a Vermont Child Tax Credit and the Vermont Social Security income exclusion

## 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-0510/H-0510%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT138/ACT138%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT138/ACT138%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0510/H-0510%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0510/H-0510%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 73 of 145 to Pass -- Yeas = 141, Nays = 4 — **141–4** (pass) · lower
- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 74 of 148 to Pass -- Yeas = 102, Nays = 46 — **102–46** (pass) · lower
- Roll Call, requested by Senator Cummings, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 72 of 143 to Pass -- Yeas = 55, Nays = 88 — **55–88** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Janet Ancel — primary (person)
- Ann Pugh — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ode — cosponsor (person)
- Emilie Kornheiser — cosponsor (person)
- Kathryn Webb — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Beck — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-07** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means `introduction`
- **2022-02-04** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-02-08** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-02-08** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-08** Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2022-02-08** Rep. Toof of St. Albans Town moved to commit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations
- **2022-02-08** Division demanded
- **2022-02-08** Division results Yeas 54, Nays 93
- **2022-02-08** Which was disagreed to
- **2022-02-08** Report of Committee on Ways and Means agreed to
- **2022-02-08** Rep. Ancel of Calais demanded yeas and nays
- **2022-02-08** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 74 of 148 to Pass -- Yeas = 102, Nays = 46
- **2022-02-08** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2022-02-09** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-02-09** Rep. LaClair of Barre Town moved to amend the bill
- **2022-02-09** Rep. McCormack of Burlington asked that the question be divided
- **2022-02-09** Rep. McCoy of Poultney demanded yeas and nays
- **2022-02-09** Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 72 of 143 to Pass -- Yeas = 55, Nays = 88
- **2022-02-09** First division of amendment disagreed to
- **2022-02-09** Rep. Bartholomew of Hartland raised a Point of Order
- **2022-02-09** Point of order ruled well taken
- **2022-02-09** Second instance of amendment ruled not germane
- **2022-02-09** Rep. Sibilia of Dover, Birong of Vergennes, and Hango of Berkshire moved to amend the bill
- **2022-02-09** Amendment as offered by Rep. Sibilia of Dover, Birong of Vergennes, and Hango of Berkshire withdrawn
- **2022-02-09** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2022-02-11** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Finance `introduction`
- **2022-04-22** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-04-22** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-22** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2022-04-25** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-04-25** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-25** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-26** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-04-26** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-26** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-26** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Cummings for Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2022-04-26** Reported favorably by Senator Kitchel for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-26** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-26** 3rd reading ordered
- **2022-04-26** Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2022-04-26** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2022-04-26** Roll Call, requested by Senator Cummings, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0
- **2022-04-26** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `passage`
- **2022-04-27** Notice Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-26** Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-28** Action Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-28** Senate proposal of amendment considered `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-28** Rep. Ancel of Calais moved the House refuse to concur and asked for a Committee of Conference
- **2022-04-28** Which was agreed to
- **2022-04-28** Speaker appointed Ancel of Calais, Kornheiser of Brattleboro and Beck of St. Johnsbury as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
- **2022-04-28** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2022-04-28** House message: House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-29** Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Cummings, Pearson, and Westman
- **2022-04-29** Rules suspended & action messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2022-05-02** Senate Message, Committee of Conference members appointed
- **2022-05-12** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2022-05-12** Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Cummings for Committee, text
- **2022-05-12** Committee of Conference report adopted
- **2022-05-12** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `passage`
- **2022-05-12** Senate Message, report of Committee of Conference adopted
- **2022-05-12** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2022-05-12** Rep. Ancel of Calais demanded yeas and nays
- **2022-05-12** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 73 of 145 to Pass -- Yeas = 141, Nays = 4
- **2022-05-12** Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill) `passage`
- **2022-05-12** 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`
- **2022-05-12** House message: House adopted Conference Committee report
- **2022-05-12** Delivered to the Governor on May 23, 2022 `passage`
- **2022-05-12** Signed by Governor on May 27, 2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-12** House message: Governor approved bill on May 27, 2022

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4a20c0b0-f4d2-4a6e-be58-4a0bc322a4da`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).