---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products"
description: "An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 20"
citation: "Vermont S 20 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Campion", "Virginia Lyons"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-13"
last_action: "2021-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ffd511b3-b221-4bf7-89e6-9435f34281c2"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/7"
source_hash: "bb8a67247ed62d7cd1f78fb156f9177c86a537ab2934e3666833126e4387f6b3"
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 20 (2021-2022) — An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

## 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/S-0020/S-0020%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT036/ACT036%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT036/ACT036%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0020/S-0020%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0020/S-0020%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Lyons, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 73 of 145 to Pass -- Yeas = 145, Nays = 0 — **145–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brian Campion — primary (person)
- Virginia Lyons — primary (person)
- Alison Clarkson — cosponsor (person)
- Andrew Perchlik — cosponsor (person)
- Ann Cummings — cosponsor (person)
- Anthony Pollina — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Bray — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Pearson — cosponsor (person)
- Kesha Ram Hinsdale — cosponsor (person)
- Philip Baruth — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca Balint — cosponsor (person)
- Richard McCormack — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Sears — cosponsor (person)
- Ruth Hardy — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-13** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare `introduction`
- **2021-03-16** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-03-16** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-17** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2021-03-17** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-18** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2021-03-18** Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Lyons
- **2021-03-17** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Lyons for Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2021-03-17** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to
- **2021-03-17** 3rd reading ordered
- **2021-03-19** Unfinished Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2021-03-19** Pending third reading, motion to amend to be offered by Senator(s) Lyons `reading-3`
- **2021-03-19** Pending third reading, motion to amend bill offered by Senator(s) Lyons `reading-3`
- **2021-03-19** Recommendation of amendment agreed to
- **2021-03-19** Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Lyons, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 `reading-3`
- **2021-03-24** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Human Services `introduction`
- **2021-05-04** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-04** Rep. Whitman of Bennington reported for the Committee on Human Services
- **2021-05-04** Rep. Pugh of South Burlington demanded yeas and nays
- **2021-05-04** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 73 of 145 to Pass -- Yeas = 145, Nays = 0
- **2021-05-04** Report of Committee on Human Services agreed to
- **2021-05-04** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2021-05-05** Read Third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2021-05-07** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2021-05-07** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-05-07** House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-11** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-11** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-11** House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-11** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2021-05-12** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-14** Delivered to Governor on May 14, 2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-19** Signed by Governor on May 18, 2021 `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-19** Senate Message, signed by Governor May 18, 2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ffd511b3-b221-4bf7-89e6-9435f34281c2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).