---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to adoption of a State code of ethics"
description: "An act relating to adoption of a State code of ethics"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 171"
citation: "Vermont S 171 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anthony Pollina", "Jeanette White"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 36
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-04"
last_action: "2022-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/473e076e-5bd7-4557-a66a-706026a9fbea"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/710"
source_hash: "5ba65d00988e2af8182f634ee1c8b07a22a2da48af33e8c5283df90b16f64f04"
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 171 (2021-2022) — An act relating to adoption of a State code of ethics

## 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-0171/S-0171%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT102/ACT102%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT102/ACT102%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0171/S-0171%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0171/S-0171%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Anthony Pollina — primary (person)
- Jeanette White — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-04** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations `introduction`
- **2022-03-11** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-03-11** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-15** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-15** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-16** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-16** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-17** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-17** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-17** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Pollina for Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2022-03-17** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations agreed to
- **2022-03-17** 3rd reading ordered
- **2022-03-18** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-22** Unfinished Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-23** Unfinished Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-23** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2022-03-25** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations `introduction`
- **2022-04-08** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-04-12** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-04-12** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2022-04-12** Rep. Gannon of Wilmington reported for the Committee on Government Operations
- **2022-04-12** Report of Committee on Government Operations agreed to
- **2022-04-12** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2022-04-13** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-04-13** Read Third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2022-04-15** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-04-15** House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-15** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2022-04-19** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-19** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-19** House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-19** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2022-04-20** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-27** Delivered to Governor on April 27, 2022 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-04** Signed by Governor on May 3, 2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-04** Senate Message, signed by Governor May 3, 2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/473e076e-5bd7-4557-a66a-706026a9fbea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).