---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to workers’ compensation"
description: "An act relating to workers’ compensation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 559"
citation: "Vermont H 559 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Charles Kimbell", "Michael Marcotte"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-11"
last_action: "2022-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2378de0c-0c02-4f26-ab06-4a87ab0096e5"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/1441"
source_hash: "4271d02f738bd1dd14a529763f83d5e81b0d596d0c5eacef79ce79f81267cf90"
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 559 (2021-2022) — An act relating to workers’ compensation

## 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-0559/H-0559%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT144/ACT144%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT144/ACT144%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0559/H-0559%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0559/H-0559%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Charles Kimbell — primary (person)
- Michael Marcotte — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development `introduction`
- **2022-02-03** Notice Calendar: Favorable
- **2022-02-03** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2022-02-04** Notice Calendar: Favorable
- **2022-02-08** Action Calendar: Favorable
- **2022-02-08** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-08** Rep. Mulvaney-Stanak of Burlington reported for the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- **2022-02-08** Rep. Durfee of Shaftsbury recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2022-02-08** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2022-02-09** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-02-09** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2022-02-11** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `introduction`
- **2022-05-06** Rules suspended & bill committed to Committee on Finance with the report of Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs intact, on motion of Senator Ram Hinsdale
- **2022-05-11** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-05-11** Favorable report by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-11** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-11** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2022-05-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2022-05-11** Reported favorably by Senator Sirotkin for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-11** Reported favorably by Senator Cummings for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-11** 3rd reading ordered
- **2022-05-11** Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2022-05-11** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence `reading-3`
- **2022-05-11** Senate Message, passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-05-11** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `passage`
- **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/2378de0c-0c02-4f26-ab06-4a87ab0096e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).