---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to extending certain workers’ compensation amendments related to COVID-19"
description: "An act relating to extending certain workers’ compensation amendments related to COVID-19"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 9"
citation: "Vermont S 9 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael Sirotkin"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-02-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6c6e735f-d6d3-41d6-9e2f-ac9a61ee81a2"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/374"
source_hash: "cbc25bf4ad90be0bbeb90ac7ac01ba6713527afc92aeb6697407a87db8b8d99c"
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 9 (2021-2022) — An act relating to extending certain workers’ compensation amendments related to COVID-19

## 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-0009/S-0009%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT002/ACT002%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT002/ACT002%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0009/S-0009%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0009/S-0009%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Michael Sirotkin — primary (person)
- Alison Clarkson — cosponsor (person)
- Cheryl Hooker — cosponsor (person)
- Randolph Brock — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-12** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `introduction`
- **2021-01-14** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-01-14** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-15** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-01-15** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-15** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-01-15** Reported favorably by Senator Sirotkin for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs with recommendation of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-15** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs agreed to
- **2021-01-15** 3rd reading ordered
- **2021-01-15** Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2021-01-15** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2021-01-15** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `passage`
- **2021-01-19** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development `introduction`
- **2021-01-21** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2021-01-21** Rep. Kitzmiller of Montpelier reported for the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- **2021-01-21** Rep. Kitzmiller of Montpelier moved that the House propose to the Senate to amend the bill which was agreed to
- **2021-01-21** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2021-01-21** Rules suspended and bill placed in all remaining stages of passage as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2021-01-21** Read Third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2021-01-21** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2021-01-21** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2021-01-22** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-01-22** House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-01-22** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2021-01-22** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-01-22** House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-01-22** Rules suspended & ordered delivered to Governor forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `executive-receipt`
- **2021-01-22** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2021-01-22** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-01-28** Delivered to Governor on January 28, 2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-02-04** Signed by Governor on February 3, 2021 `executive-signature`
- **2021-02-04** Senate Message, signed by Governor February 3, 2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6c6e735f-d6d3-41d6-9e2f-ac9a61ee81a2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).