---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to access to adoption records"
description: "An act relating to access to adoption records"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 629"
citation: "Vermont H 629 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kathryn Webb"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 34
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-01-14"
last_action: "2022-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f89c6da9-0a06-4641-886a-b85bb5fa8e7f"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/1179"
source_hash: "2ebfae90796d1f816ef6cb8e337318bb30bde9a861e198421b04869eebd50603"
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 629 (2021-2022) — An act relating to access to adoption records

## 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-0629/H-0629%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT100/ACT100%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT100/ACT100%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0629/H-0629%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0629/H-0629%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll Call, requested by Senator Collamore, Passed -- Needed 14 of 27 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 0 — **27–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kathryn Webb — primary (person)
- Jessica Brumsted — cosponsor (person)
- Maida Townsend — cosponsor (person)
- Maxine Grad — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-14** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2022-03-10** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-03-11** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-03-11** Rep. Goslant of Northfield moved to postpone action until March 17, 2022 which was agreed to
- **2022-03-17** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-03-17** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-17** Rep. Goslant of Northfield reported for the Committee on Judiciary
- **2022-03-17** Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to
- **2022-03-17** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2022-03-18** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-18** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2022-03-23** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2022-04-05** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-04-05** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-06** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-04-06** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-07** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-04-07** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-07** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Sears for Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2022-04-07** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-07** 3rd reading ordered
- **2022-04-08** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-04-08** Pending third reading, Senator(s) Pearson motion to amend proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2022-04-08** Proposal of amendment agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-08** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2022-04-08** Roll Call, requested by Senator Collamore, Passed -- Needed 14 of 27 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 0
- **2022-04-12** Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-13** Notice Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-14** Action Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-14** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-15** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-27** Delivered to the Governor on April 27, 2022 `passage`
- **2022-05-03** Signed by Governor on May 3, 2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-04** House message: Governor approved bill on May 3, 2022

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f89c6da9-0a06-4641-886a-b85bb5fa8e7f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).