---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to enrollment in Medicare supplemental insurance policies"
description: "An act relating to enrollment in Medicare supplemental insurance policies"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 239"
citation: "Vermont S 239 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cheryl Hooker"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 42
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-12"
last_action: "2022-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e855ba8c-fd5c-478a-a378-f861af6db6a0"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/1300"
source_hash: "e00fe3d4c6f0d66f6b900f58d453f41f8ed142c43ce6545ae06bb759bbdc3984"
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 239 (2021-2022) — An act relating to enrollment in Medicare supplemental insurance policies

## 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-0239/S-0239%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT099/ACT099%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT099/ACT099%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0239/S-0239%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0239/S-0239%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Cheryl Hooker — primary (person)
- Anthony Pollina — cosponsor (person)
- Kesha Ram Hinsdale — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca Balint — cosponsor (person)
- Ruth Hardy — cosponsor (person)
- Virginia Lyons — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-12** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare `introduction`
- **2022-03-10** Rules suspended on motion of Senator Hardy
- **2022-03-10** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2022-03-22** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-03-22** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-22** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-23** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-23** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-23** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-24** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-25** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-25** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-25** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-25** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Hooker for Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2022-03-25** Reported favorably by Senator Pearson for Committee on Finance with recommendation of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-25** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare amended as recommended by Committee on Finance
- **2022-03-25** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare, 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 `reading-3`
- **2022-03-31** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Health Care `introduction`
- **2022-04-06** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-04-07** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-04-07** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2022-04-07** Rep. Black of Essex reported for the Committee on Health Care
- **2022-04-07** Report of Committee on Health Care agreed to
- **2022-04-07** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2022-04-08** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-04-08** Read Third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2022-04-13** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-04-13** House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-13** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2022-04-14** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-14** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-14** House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-14** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2022-04-15** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-21** Delivered to Governor on April 21, 2022 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-28** Signed by Governor on April 27, 2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-28** Senate Message, signed by Governor April 27, 2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e855ba8c-fd5c-478a-a378-f861af6db6a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).