---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to issuing immunization recommendations"
description: "An act relating to issuing immunization recommendations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 545"
citation: "Vermont H 545 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alyssa Black", "Theresa Wood"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-06"
last_action: "2026-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf2ce331-4e09-45c2-a042-b34082e1794f"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/1628"
source_hash: "dbe8654c26e2a4214b35165b1228d110594a08f9bb74c81f2224852290067d81"
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 545 (2025-2026) — An act relating to issuing immunization recommendations

## 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/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0545/H-0545%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT076/ACT076%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT076/ACT076%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0545/H-0545%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the House (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0545/H-0545%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0545/H-0545%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/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0545/H-0545%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
8. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0545/H-0545%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0545/H-0545%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 68 of 136 to Pass -- Yeas = 127, Nays = 9 — **127–9** (pass) · lower
- Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 69 of 137 to Pass -- Yeas = 47, Nays = 90 — **47–90** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alyssa Black — primary (person)
- Theresa Wood — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-06** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services `introduction`
- **2026-01-21** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-01-22** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-01-22** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-01-22** Rep. Eastes of Guilford reported for the Committee on Human Services
- **2026-01-22** Rep. Burtt of Cabot moved to amend the bill
- **2026-01-22** Rep. Burtt of Cabot asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment
- **2026-01-22** Report of Committee on Human Services agreed to
- **2026-01-22** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2026-01-23** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-01-23** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-01-23** Rep. Eastes of Guilford demanded yeas and nays
- **2026-01-23** Passed `passage`
- **2026-01-23** Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 68 of 136 to Pass -- Yeas = 127, Nays = 9
- **2026-01-28** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare `introduction`
- **2026-02-17** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-02-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-17** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-17** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2026-02-19** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-02-19** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-19** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-20** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-20** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-20** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Lyons for Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2026-02-20** Reported favorably by Senator Lyons for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-20** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-20** 3rd reading ordered
- **2026-02-24** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-02-24** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2026-02-25** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-26** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-27** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-27** Rep. Wood of Waterbury moved to postpone action until March 10, 2026, which was agreed to
- **2026-03-10** Action Calendar: Action postponed until March 10, 2026
- **2026-03-10** Rep. Burtt of Cabot moved to concur in the Senate proposal of amendment with a further amendment thereto `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-10** Rep. Burtt of Cabot demanded yeas and nays
- **2026-03-10** Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 69 of 137 to Pass -- Yeas = 47, Nays = 90
- **2026-03-10** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-12** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-18** Delivered to the Governor on March 18, 2026 `passage`
- **2026-03-24** Signed by Governor on March 24, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-25** House message: Governor approved bill on March 24, 2026

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf2ce331-4e09-45c2-a042-b34082e1794f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).