---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to temporary municipal rules in response to COVID-19"
description: "An act relating to temporary municipal rules in response to COVID-19"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021S1"
identifier: "S 1"
citation: "Vermont S 1 (2021S1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeanette White"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-11-22"
last_action: "2021-11-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/39726f39-2999-47be-a7bf-73da4d834849"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2021.1/1435"
source_hash: "3a48aa2442b5373b80dc4d9791115a61a6bab6931641561a0500de9f15563fd2"
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 1 (2021S1) — An act relating to temporary municipal rules in response 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/2021.1/Docs/BILLS/S-0001/S-0001%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2021.1/Docs/ACTS/ACT001/ACT001%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
3. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2021.1/Docs/BILLS/S-0001/S-0001%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
4. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2021.1/Docs/BILLS/S-0001/S-0001%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 66 of 131 to Pass -- Yeas = 46, Nays = 85 — **46–85** (fail) · lower
- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 66 of 131 to Pass -- Yeas = 90, Nays = 41 — **90–41** (pass) · lower
- Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Collamore, Passed -- Needed 14 of 27 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 10 — **17–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jeanette White — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-11-22** Read 1st time `introduction`
- **2021-11-22** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2021-11-22** Read 2nd time
- **2021-11-22** 3rd reading ordered
- **2021-11-22** Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2021-11-22** Pending third reading, bill amended as moved by Senator(s) White
- **2021-11-22** Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Collamore, Passed -- Needed 14 of 27 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 10 `passage`
- **2021-11-22** Senator Perchlik explained vote
- **2021-11-22** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2021-11-22** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations
- **2021-11-22** Rep. McCoy of Poultney moved to suspend rules to permit immediate consideration of the bill, pending its entry on the notice calendar
- **2021-11-22** Read Second time
- **2021-11-22** Rep. Gannon of Wilmington reported for the Committee on Government Operations
- **2021-11-22** Third Reading ordered
- **2021-11-22** Rules suspended and bill placed in all remaining stages of passage as moved by Rep. LaClair of Barre Town
- **2021-11-22** Rep. Donahue of Northfield moved to propose to the Senate to amend the bill
- **2021-11-22** Rep. Murphy of Fairfax demanded yeas and nays
- **2021-11-22** Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 66 of 131 to Pass -- Yeas = 46, Nays = 85
- **2021-11-22** Which was disagreed to
- **2021-11-22** Read Third time
- **2021-11-22** Rep. Brennan of Colchester demanded yeas and nays
- **2021-11-22** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 66 of 131 to Pass -- Yeas = 90, Nays = 41
- **2021-11-22** Passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-11-22** Rules suspended and action on the bill messaged to the Senate forthwith and the bill delivered to the Governor forthwith as moved by Rep. LaClair of Barre Town `passage`
- **2021-11-22** House message House passed bill in concurrence
- **2021-11-22** Delivered to Governor on November 22, 2021
- **2021-11-22** Signed by Governor on November 23, 2021 `executive-signature`
- **2021-11-22** Senate Message, signed by Governor November 23, 2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/39726f39-2999-47be-a7bf-73da4d834849`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).