---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to best management practices for trapping"
description: "An act relating to best management practices for trapping"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 201"
citation: "Vermont S 201 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard McCormack"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 37
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-06"
last_action: "2022-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/79e7273c-a5aa-496b-ab6b-82834b5cba4e"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/1033"
source_hash: "cff7a17ce2dbc914173758e1b6bf45e806a3d070c6e5f529aabab14b7c92a2e0"
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 201 (2021-2022) — An act relating to best management practices for trapping

## 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-0201/S-0201%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT159/ACT159%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT159/ACT159%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0201/S-0201%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0201/S-0201%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Richard McCormack — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-06** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `introduction`
- **2022-03-15** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-03-15** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-16** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-16** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-17** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-17** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-18** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-18** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-18** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Bray for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2022-03-18** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy agreed to
- **2022-03-18** 3rd reading ordered
- **2022-03-22** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-23** Unfinished Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-23** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2022-03-25** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife `introduction`
- **2022-05-07** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-05-09** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-05-09** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2022-05-09** Rep. Dolan of Waitsfield reported for the Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife
- **2022-05-09** Report of Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife agreed to
- **2022-05-09** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2022-05-10** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-05-10** Read Third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2022-05-10** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2022-05-10** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2022-05-11** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-05-11** House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-11** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2022-05-11** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-11** House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-11** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2022-05-11** Rules suspended & ordered delivered to Governor forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-11** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-12** Delivered to Governor on May 26, 2022 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-12** Signed by Governor on June 1, 2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-12** Senate Message, signed by Governor June 1, 2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/79e7273c-a5aa-496b-ab6b-82834b5cba4e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).