---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to cannabis license fees and the regulation of the medical cannabis registry"
description: "An act relating to cannabis license fees and the regulation of the medical cannabis registry"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 701"
citation: "Vermont H 701 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Ways and Means"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-28"
last_action: "2022-03-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fbae0c1b-b7e7-495a-a85f-58de8f2cb4f6"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/1692"
source_hash: "7ff5d947a07643f58df0ab4ebcf210294576a9bf74d59363c8c5a238da2c9950"
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 701 (2021-2022) — An act relating to cannabis license fees and the regulation of the medical cannabis registry

## 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-0701/H-0701%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT086/ACT086%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT086/ACT086%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0701/H-0701%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0701/H-0701%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- House Committee on Ways and Means — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-28** Read First Time `introduction`
- **2022-01-28** Placed on Calendar for Notice on February 1, 2022
- **2022-02-01** Notice Calendar: Committee bill for second reading `reading-2`
- **2022-02-02** Action Calendar: Committee bill for second reading `reading-2`
- **2022-02-02** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-02** Rep. Elder of Starksboro spoke for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2022-02-02** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2022-02-03** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-02-03** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2022-02-08** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Finance `introduction`
- **2022-03-08** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-03-08** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-09** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-09** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-10** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-10** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-10** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Pearson for Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2022-03-10** Proposal of amendment agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-10** 3rd reading ordered
- **2022-03-11** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-11** Pending third reading motion to amend Senate proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Pearson and Sears `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2022-03-11** Pending third reading, motion to amend Senate proposal of amendment offered by Senator(s) Pearson and Sears `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2022-03-11** Motion agreed to
- **2022-03-11** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2022-03-11** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `passage`
- **2022-03-15** Notice Calendar: Favorable
- **2022-03-11** Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-16** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-18** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-24** Delivered to the Governor on March 24, 2022 `passage`
- **2022-03-29** Signed by Governor on March 25, 2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-29** House message: Governor approved bill on March 25, 2022

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fbae0c1b-b7e7-495a-a85f-58de8f2cb4f6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).