---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to procedures involving firearms"
description: "An act relating to procedures involving firearms"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 4"
citation: "Vermont S 4 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Philip Baruth"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2022-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6706dd48-9135-495d-a0d7-359ae909b1d5"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/362"
source_hash: "812e23108e15fa72ead5e124fa6b2b9a7536040565aeb03066f0eaf521263921"
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 4 (2021-2022) — An act relating to procedures involving firearms

## 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-0004/S-0004%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT087/ACT087%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT087/ACT087%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0004/S-0004%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0004/S-0004%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 66 of 132 to Pass -- Yeas = 90, Nays = 42 — **90–42** (pass) · lower
- 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Ingalls, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 23, Nays = 7 — **23–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Philip Baruth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-12** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2022-03-09** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-03-09** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-10** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-10** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-11** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-11** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-11** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Baruth for Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2022-03-11** Recommendation of amendment agreed to
- **2022-03-11** 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Ingalls, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 23, Nays = 7
- **2022-03-11** Senator Benning explained vote
- **2022-03-11** Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2022-03-11** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2022-03-11** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `passage`
- **2022-03-15** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2022-03-16** Notice Calendar: Favorable
- **2022-03-17** Action Calendar: Favorable
- **2022-03-17** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-17** Rep. Notte of Rutland City reported for the Committee on Judiciary
- **2022-03-17** Rep. LaClair of Barre Town demanded yeas and nays
- **2022-03-17** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 66 of 132 to Pass -- Yeas = 90, Nays = 42
- **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 in concurrence `reading-3`
- **2022-03-23** House message: House passed bill in concurrence
- **2022-03-23** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2022-03-23** Delivered to Governor on March 23, 2022 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-25** Signed by Governor on March 25, 2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-30** Senate Message, signed by Governor March 25, 2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6706dd48-9135-495d-a0d7-359ae909b1d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).