---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to environmental justice in Vermont"
description: "An act relating to environmental justice in Vermont"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 148"
citation: "Vermont S 148 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kesha Ram Hinsdale"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 53
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-04-30"
last_action: "2022-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7731369b-dd05-47fe-bfa4-01f1cd5bfc5a"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/391"
source_hash: "25b98914b57120eb1130991072d4938ff89c41bf9e139438e992fb71b644680d"
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 S 148 (2021-2022) — An act relating to environmental justice in Vermont

## 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/S-0148/S-0148%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT154/ACT154%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT154/ACT154%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0148/S-0148%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0148/S-0148%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 1 — **28–1** (pass) · upper
- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 70 of 140 to Pass -- Yeas = 109, Nays = 31 — **109–31** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kesha Ram Hinsdale — primary (person)
- Andrew Perchlik — cosponsor (person)
- Anthony Pollina — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Campion — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Pearson — cosponsor (person)
- Ruth Hardy — cosponsor (person)
- Virginia Lyons — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-30** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `introduction`
- **2022-03-08** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-03-08** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-08** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2022-03-22** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-03-22** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-22** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-23** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-23** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-23** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-24** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-25** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-25** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-25** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-25** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Bray for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2022-03-25** Reported favorably by Senator Westman for Committee on Appropriations with recommendation of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-25** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
- **2022-03-25** Senator Parent motion to commit bill to Committee on Government Operations
- **2022-03-25** Motion disagreed to
- **2022-03-25** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, as amended, agreed to
- **2022-03-25** 3rd reading ordered
- **2022-03-29** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-29** Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 1 `reading-3`
- **2022-03-31** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife `introduction`
- **2022-04-27** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2022-04-29** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-05-02** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-05-03** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-05-03** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2022-05-03** Rep. Dolan of Waitsfield reported for the Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife
- **2022-05-03** Rep. Feltus of Lyndon recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2022-05-03** Report of the Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife amended as recommended by the Committee on Appropriations
- **2022-05-03** Rep. Dolan of Waitsfield demanded yeas and nays
- **2022-05-03** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 70 of 140 to Pass -- Yeas = 109, Nays = 31
- **2022-05-03** Report of Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife as amended agreed to
- **2022-05-03** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2022-05-04** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-05-04** Read Third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2022-05-04** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2022-05-05** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-05-05** House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-05** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2022-05-06** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-06** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-06** House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-06** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2022-05-06** Rules suspended & action messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Mazza
- **2022-05-07** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-12** Delivered to Governor on May 25, 2022 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-12** Signed by Governor on May 31, 2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-12** Senate Message, signed by Governor May 31, 2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7731369b-dd05-47fe-bfa4-01f1cd5bfc5a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).