---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to the Vermont Uniform Power of Attorney Act"
description: "An act relating to the Vermont Uniform Power of Attorney Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 227"
citation: "Vermont H 227 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joseph Andriano", "Martin LaLonde", "Michael Marcotte"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 55
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-10"
last_action: "2023-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4f82c5ea-2ebc-4601-81ff-81b83425d4d5"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/44"
source_hash: "84f9a16c90abbe696d0d0149a1eebd04f511e85a1f6553ad4f046969daca8291"
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 227 (2023-2024) — An act relating to the Vermont Uniform Power of Attorney Act

## 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/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0227/H-0227%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT060/ACT060%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT060/ACT060%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0227/H-0227%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the House (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0227/H-0227%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0227/H-0227%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
7. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0227/H-0227%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
8. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0227/H-0227%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0227/H-0227%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Joseph Andriano — primary (person)
- Martin LaLonde — primary (person)
- Michael Marcotte — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-10** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2023-02-28** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-03-01** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-03-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-01** Rep. Andriano of Orwell reported for the Committee on Judiciary
- **2023-03-01** Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to
- **2023-03-01** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02** Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington moved to postpone action until March 3, 2023, which was agreed to
- **2023-03-03** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-03** Rep. Andriano of Orwell moved to amend the bill
- **2023-03-03** Rep. Andriano of Orwell moved to amend the amendment offered by Rep. Andriano of Orwell
- **2023-03-03** Which was agreed to
- **2023-03-03** Amendment as offered by Rep. Andriano of Orwell agreed to
- **2023-03-03** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2023-03-15** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2023-04-20** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-04-20** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-21** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-21** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-25** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-26** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-26** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-27** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-28** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-28** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-02** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-03** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-03** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-03** Ordered to lie on motion of Senator Sears
- **2023-05-04** Pending action: Ordered to lie
- **2023-05-05** Pending action: Ordered to lie
- **2023-05-08** Pending action: Ordered to lie
- **2023-05-09** Pending action: Ordered to lie
- **2023-05-09** Called up by Senator Sears & placed on action calendar for May 10, 2023
- **2023-05-10** Called Up
- **2023-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-10** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Sears for Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2023-05-10** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-10** 3rd reading ordered
- **2023-05-11** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2023-05-11** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-12** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-12** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2023-05-12** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-12** Bill ordered delivered to the Governor forthwith per Joint Rule 15 as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2023-05-12** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-12** Delivered to the Governor on June 6, 2023 `passage`
- **2023-05-12** Signed by Governor on June 12, 2023 `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-20** House message: Governor approved bill on June 12, 2023

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4f82c5ea-2ebc-4601-81ff-81b83425d4d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).