---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws"
description: "An act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 74"
citation: "Vermont S 74 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard McCormack"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2022-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3bb0d98-6f9e-414d-9d8d-d7b890d20805"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/814"
source_hash: "74f9483131efe4d7e824d8ffde44dff53ebe705d878cf8987caa09075b4112bc"
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 74 (2021-2022) — An act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws

## 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-0074/S-0074%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT097/ACT097%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT097/ACT097%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0074/S-0074%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0074/S-0074%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 41, Nays = 98 — **41–98** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Richard McCormack — primary (person)
- Alison Clarkson — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Sirotkin — cosponsor (person)
- Virginia Lyons — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-09** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare `introduction`
- **2022-01-20** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-01-20** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2022-01-21** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2022-01-21** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-01-21** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Hardy for Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2022-01-21** Recommendation of amendment agreed to
- **2022-01-21** 3rd reading ordered
- **2022-01-25** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-01-25** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2022-01-26** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Human Services `introduction`
- **2022-04-12** Notice Calendar: Favorable
- **2022-04-13** Action Calendar: Favorable
- **2022-04-13** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2022-04-13** Rep. Pugh of South Burlington reported for the Committee on Human Services
- **2022-04-13** Rep. Donahue of Northfield moved to amend the bill
- **2022-04-13** Rep. Donahue of Northfield demanded yeas and nays
- **2022-04-13** Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 41, Nays = 98
- **2022-04-13** Which was disagreed to
- **2022-04-13** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2022-04-14** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-04-14** Read Third time and passed in concurrence `reading-3`
- **2022-04-15** House message: House passed bill in concurrence
- **2022-04-15** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2022-04-21** Delivered to Governor on April 21.2022 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-28** Signed by Governor on April 27, 2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-28** Senate Message, signed by Governor April 27, 2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b3bb0d98-6f9e-414d-9d8d-d7b890d20805`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).