---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to the use value appraisal program."
description: "An act relating to the use value appraisal program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 88"
citation: "Vermont H 88 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Durfee"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 35
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-19"
last_action: "2021-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12e1b4d1-68ee-447c-bae2-b8174a94ebe2"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/602"
source_hash: "4c98d0535a355e410f43162cb9c36a43c14ff3ae08250830158335af076b9ef4"
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 88 (2021-2022) — An act relating to the use value appraisal program.

## 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-0088/H-0088%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT043/ACT043%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT043/ACT043%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0088/H-0088%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0088/H-0088%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- David Durfee — primary (person)
- Heather Surprenant — cosponsor (person)
- John O'Brien — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-19** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry `introduction`
- **2021-02-25** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2021-03-09** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-09** Rep. Pearl of Danville reported for the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- **2021-03-09** Rep. Canfield of Fair Haven recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2021-03-09** Report of Committee on Agriculture and Forestry agreed to
- **2021-03-09** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2021-03-09** Rules suspended and bill placed in all remaining stages of passage as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2021-03-09** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2021-03-09** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2021-03-10** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Agriculture `introduction`
- **2021-04-15** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-04-15** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-15** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2021-05-13** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-05-13** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-13** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-14** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-14** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-14** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-14** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Parent for Committee on Agriculture `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2021-05-14** Reported favorably by Senator Pearson for Committee on Finance with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-14** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-14** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-14** 3rd reading ordered
- **2021-05-18** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2021-05-18** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2021-05-18** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `passage`
- **2021-05-18** Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-19** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2021-05-19** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-21** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-21** Delivered to the Governor on May 26, 2021 `passage`
- **2021-05-21** Signed by Governor on June 1, 2021 `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-21** House message: Governor approved bill on June 1, 2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/12e1b4d1-68ee-447c-bae2-b8174a94ebe2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).