---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to remote and electronic processes for executing an advance directive"
description: "An act relating to remote and electronic processes for executing an advance directive"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 469"
citation: "Vermont H 469 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Theresa Wood"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-14"
last_action: "2024-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d412d2e0-3c02-4bbc-87be-d092e34586f5"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/1056"
source_hash: "b5cbe4a09ccef06b9ced41fa3b1101bfb0bcf26f22de57559e287312cbb9fa7f"
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 H 469 (2023-2024) — An act relating to remote and electronic processes for executing an advance directive

## 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/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0469/H-0469%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT088/ACT088%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT088/ACT088%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0469/H-0469%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the House (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0469/H-0469%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0469/H-0469%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
7. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0469/H-0469%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Theresa Wood — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-14** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services `introduction`
- **2023-05-01** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-05-02** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-05-03** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-05-03** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-03** Rep. Hyman of South Burlington reported for the Committee on Human Services
- **2023-05-03** Report of Committee on Human Services agreed to
- **2023-05-03** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2023-05-04** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-04** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2023-05-08** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Rules `introduction`
- **2024-01-03** Referred to Committee on Health and Welfare per Temporary Senate Rule 44A
- **2024-02-28** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-02-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-28** Favorable report by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-29** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-29** Favorable report by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-29** Reported favorably by Senator Lyons for Committee on Health and Welfare, read 2nd time and 3rd reading ordered `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2024-03-01** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-01** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence `reading-3`
- **2024-03-12** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2024-03-21** Delivered to the Governor on March 21, 2024 `passage`
- **2024-03-27** Signed by Governor on March 27, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-28** House message: Governor approved bill on March 27, 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d412d2e0-3c02-4bbc-87be-d092e34586f5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).