---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to the creation of the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee and the Opioid Abatement Special Fund"
description: "An act relating to the creation of the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee and the Opioid Abatement Special Fund"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 711"
citation: "Vermont H 711 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Human Services"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 44
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-02-18"
last_action: "2022-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/29b72c79-8bc8-45a7-8463-1267cc6b73aa"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/1707"
source_hash: "903fa93af5fb8383f8d13edc8735441e950d33af25bb37a8a942f04cd706c121"
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 711 (2021-2022) — An act relating to the creation of the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee and the Opioid Abatement Special Fund

## 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-0711/H-0711%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT118/ACT118%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT118/ACT118%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0711/H-0711%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0711/H-0711%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- House Committee on Human Services — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-18** Committee bill read the first time and placed on Notice Calendar on February 22, 2022
- **2022-02-18** Rep. Pugh of South Burlington moved that the bill be committed to the Committee on Human Services which was agreed to
- **2022-03-10** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-03-10** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2022-03-16** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-03-17** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-03-17** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-17** Rep. Garofano of Essex reported for the Committee on Human Services
- **2022-03-17** Rep. Fagan of Rutland City recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2022-03-17** Report of the Committee on Human Services amended as recommended by the Committee on Appropriations
- **2022-03-17** Rep. Garofano of Essex moved to amend the report of the Committee on Human Services, which was agreed to
- **2022-03-17** Report of Committee on Human Services as amended 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 Health and Welfare `introduction`
- **2022-04-15** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-04-15** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-15** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2022-04-21** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-04-21** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-21** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-21** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Lyons, Cummings, Hardy, Hooker, and Terenzini `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-22** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-04-22** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-22** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-22** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Lyons, Cummings, Hardy, Hooker, and Terenzini `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-22** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Lyons for Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2022-04-22** Reported favorably by Senator Kitchel for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-22** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Lyons, Cummings, Hardy, Hooker, and Terenzini; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-22** Proposal of amendment agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-22** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare, as amended, agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-22** 3rd reading ordered
- **2022-04-25** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-04-26** Unfinished Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-04-26** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **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/29b72c79-8bc8-45a7-8463-1267cc6b73aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).