---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to eligibility of reserve forestland for enrollment in the Use Value Appraisal Program"
description: "An act relating to eligibility of reserve forestland for enrollment in the Use Value Appraisal Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 697"
citation: "Vermont H 697 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-28"
last_action: "2022-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c1506ec-8d46-4804-a006-b5c9b75242fb"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/1105"
source_hash: "f7a3f55bca24af875a938eb43b109e72fcb38842b79e4ed44cb01444f9684295"
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 697 (2021-2022) — An act relating to eligibility of reserve forestland for enrollment in the Use Value Appraisal Program

## 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/H-0697/H-0697%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT146/ACT146%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT146/ACT146%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0697/H-0697%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0697/H-0697%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 63 of 126 to Pass -- Yeas = 83, Nays = 43 — **83–43** (pass) · lower
- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 99, Nays = 40 — **99–40** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-28** Committee bill read first time `introduction`
- **2022-01-28** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2022-02-24** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-02-25** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-02-25** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-25** Rep. Bongartz of Manchester reported for the Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife
- **2022-02-25** Rep. Masland of Thetford recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2022-02-25** Report of Committee on Ways and Means agreed to
- **2022-02-25** Rep. Lefebvre of Orange moved that the bill be committed to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry which was not agreed to
- **2022-02-25** Rep. Higley of Lowell demanded yeas and nays
- **2022-02-25** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 63 of 126 to Pass -- Yeas = 83, Nays = 43
- **2022-02-25** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2022-03-08** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-08** Rep. LaClair of Barre Town demanded yeas and nays
- **2022-03-08** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 99, Nays = 40
- **2022-03-08** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2022-03-10** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `introduction`
- **2022-04-28** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-04-28** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-28** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2022-05-06** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-06** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-05-06** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-09** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-05-09** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-09** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-09** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Bray for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2022-05-09** Reported favorably by Senator Bray for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-09** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-09** 3rd reading ordered
- **2022-05-10** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-05-10** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2022-05-10** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `passage`
- **2022-05-10** Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-10** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2022-05-10** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-12** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-12** Delivered to the Governor on May 23, 2022 `passage`
- **2022-05-12** Signed by Governor on May 27, 2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-12** House message: Governor approved bill on May 27, 2022

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3c1506ec-8d46-4804-a006-b5c9b75242fb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).