---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to providing humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine"
description: "An act relating to providing humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 717"
citation: "Vermont H 717 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Appropriations"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-03-08"
last_action: "2022-03-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aca305dc-c7de-4663-acc7-504ac8ea48a1"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/1792"
source_hash: "8640418980d7875535b543b39b1c99bfa3506489f2690959bd78017bd6c57c33"
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 717 (2021-2022) — An act relating to providing humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine

## 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-0717/H-0717%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT082/ACT082%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT082/ACT082%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0717/H-0717%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0717/H-0717%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- House Committee on Appropriations — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-08** Committee bill read the first time and placed on Notice Calendar on March 9, 2022
- **2022-03-08** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2022-03-08** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-08** Rep. Harrison of Chittenden recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2022-03-08** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2022-03-08** Rules suspended and bill placed in all remaining stages of passage as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2022-03-08** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2022-03-08** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2022-03-09** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Appropriations `introduction`
- **2022-03-10** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-03-10** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-10** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2022-03-10** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-10** Reported favorably by Senator Kitchel for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-10** Recommendation of amendment by Senator(s) Ram Hinsdale, text
- **2022-03-10** Senator Ram Hinsdale requested & granted leave to withdraw amendment
- **2022-03-10** 3rd reading ordered
- **2022-03-10** Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2022-03-10** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence `reading-3`
- **2022-03-10** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `passage`
- **2022-03-10** Senate Message, passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-03-11** Delivered to the Governor on March 11, 2022 `passage`
- **2022-03-16** Signed by Governor on March 15, 2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-17** House message: Governor approved bill on March 15, 2022

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aca305dc-c7de-4663-acc7-504ac8ea48a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).