---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to Vermont’s adoption of the interstate Nurse Licensure Compact"
description: "An act relating to Vermont’s adoption of the interstate Nurse Licensure Compact"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 48"
citation: "Vermont S 48 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Virginia Lyons"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 54
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-27"
last_action: "2021-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dbb3f813-7b80-4d2b-a0c6-f3f5f9dea8a3"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/111"
source_hash: "ff4b54acb2ed602189c27b59a43d346a13677814a3245539bd6f2b62533ac0df"
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 48 (2021-2022) — An act relating to Vermont’s adoption of the interstate Nurse Licensure Compact

## 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-0048/S-0048%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT064/ACT064%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT064/ACT064%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0048/S-0048%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0048/S-0048%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Virginia Lyons — primary (person)
- Ann Cummings — cosponsor (person)
- M. Jane Kitchel — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-27** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare `introduction`
- **2021-03-09** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-03-09** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-09** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2021-03-17** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-03-17** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-17** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-17** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2021-03-23** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-03-23** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-23** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-23** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-24** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-24** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-24** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-25** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Hardy for Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2021-03-25** Reported favorably by Senator Hardy for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-25** Reported favorably by Senator Starr for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-25** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to
- **2021-03-25** 3rd reading ordered
- **2021-03-26** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2021-03-26** Pending third reading, Senator(s) Terenzini moved to amend bill `reading-3`
- **2021-03-26** Recommendation of amendment by Senator(s) Terenzini, text
- **2021-03-26** Pending third reading, motion to amend bill disagreed to `reading-3`
- **2021-03-26** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2021-03-31** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations `introduction`
- **2021-04-28** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2021-05-07** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2021-05-14** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-14** Rep. Mrowicki of Putney reported for the Committee on Government Operations
- **2021-05-14** Rep. Durfee of Shaftsbury recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2021-05-14** Rep. Townsend of South Burlington recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2021-05-14** Report of Committee on Government Operations agreed to
- **2021-05-14** Report of Committee on Ways and Means agreed to
- **2021-05-14** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2021-05-18** Read Third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2021-05-18** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2021-05-18** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2021-05-19** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-05-19** House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-20** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-20** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-20** House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-20** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2021-05-20** Rules suspended & ordered delivered to Governor forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-20** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-21** Delivered to Governor on June 1, 2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-21** Signed by Governor on June 7, 2021 `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-21** Senate Message, signed by Governor June 7, 2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dbb3f813-7b80-4d2b-a0c6-f3f5f9dea8a3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).