---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to the regulation of toxic substances and hazardous materials"
description: "An act relating to the regulation of toxic substances and hazardous materials"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 55"
citation: "Vermont S 55 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Campion", "Virginia Lyons"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-25"
last_action: "2019-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/70cc1b54-00ae-4ee5-a269-d7a9a59c2d90"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2020/729"
source_hash: "65af1808834d4ff2c79d0db5ab6ec3af03f6b79753c301fabcd70efc1ca66fdc"
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 55 (2019-2020) — An act relating to the regulation of toxic substances and hazardous materials

## 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/2020/Docs/BILLS/S-0055/S-0055%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT075/ACT075%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT075/ACT075%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/S-0055/S-0055%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/S-0055/S-0055%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Bray, Passed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 25, Nays = 5 — **25–5** (pass) · upper
- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 137, Nays = 4 — **137–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brian Campion — primary (person)
- Virginia Lyons — primary (person)
- Ann Cummings — cosponsor (person)
- Anthony Pollina — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Bray — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Pearson — cosponsor (person)
- Deborah Ingram — cosponsor (person)
- Less… — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca Balint — cosponsor (person)
- Richard McCormack — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Sears — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-25** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare `introduction`
- **2019-03-13** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2019-03-13** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2019-03-14** New Business/Second Reading
- **2019-03-14** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2019-03-15** Unfinished Business/Second Reading
- **2019-03-15** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2019-03-19** Unfinished Business/Second Reading
- **2019-03-19** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2019-03-20** Unfinished Business/Second Reading
- **2019-03-20** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2019-03-21** Unfinished Business/Second Reading
- **2019-03-21** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2019-03-21** Read second time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Lyons for Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2019-03-21** Recommendation of amendment by Senator(s) Bray, text
- **2019-03-21** Recommendation of amendment agreed to
- **2019-03-21** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare, as amended, agreed to
- **2019-03-21** 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Bray, Passed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 25, Nays = 5
- **2019-03-22** New Business/Third Reading
- **2019-03-22** Read 3rd time & passed `passage`
- **2019-03-27** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Human Services
- **2019-05-16** Read Second Time
- **2019-05-16** Rep. Haas of Rochester reported for the committee on Human Services
- **2019-05-16** Report of Committee on Human Services agreed to.
- **2019-05-16** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 137, Nays = 4
- **2019-05-16** Third Reading Ordered
- **2019-05-17** Read Third time and Passed in Concurrence with Proposal of Amendment `passage`
- **2019-05-20** House message House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2019-05-21** House Proposal of Amendment
- **2019-05-22** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- **2019-05-22** House proposal of amendment; text
- **2019-05-22** House proposal of amendment concurred in
- **2019-05-22** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2019-05-22** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2019-05-22** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in `passage`
- **2019-05-29** Delivered to Governor on June 13, 2019
- **2019-05-29** Signed by Governor on June 19, 2019 `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-29** Senate Message, Signed by Governor June 19, 2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/70cc1b54-00ae-4ee5-a269-d7a9a59c2d90`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).