---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to fiscal year 2026 appropriations from the Opioid Abatement Special Fund"
description: "An act relating to fiscal year 2026 appropriations from the Opioid Abatement Special Fund"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 218"
citation: "Vermont H 218 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Theresa Wood"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 50
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-13"
last_action: "2025-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c48aa930-cba4-4754-a931-a4876ff3d487"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/779"
source_hash: "62076e1071666f63dfee8d1be4954025a4676efea7e55b506323bfedda6e860b"
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 218 (2025-2026) — An act relating to fiscal year 2026 appropriations from the Opioid Abatement Special Fund

## 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/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0218/H-0218%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT016/ACT016%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT016/ACT016%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0218/H-0218%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the House (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0218/H-0218%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0218/H-0218%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/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0218/H-0218%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
8. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0218/H-0218%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0218/H-0218%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 72 of 143 to Pass -- Yeas = 119, Nays = 24 — **119–24** (pass) · lower
- Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 73 of 145 to Pass -- Yeas = 87, Nays = 58 — **87–58** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Theresa Wood — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-13** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services `introduction`
- **2025-03-11** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2025-03-11** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2025-03-25** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2025-03-26** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2025-03-26** Rep. Wood of Waterbury moved to postpone action until 3/27/2025, which was agreed to
- **2025-03-27** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2025-03-27** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-27** Rep. Maguire of Rutland City reported for the Committee on Human Services
- **2025-03-27** Rep. Bluemle of Burlington recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2025-03-27** Rep. Steady of Milton asked that the question be divided
- **2025-03-27** Rep. Steady of Milton demanded yeas and nays
- **2025-03-27** First division of amendment agreed to
- **2025-03-27** Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 73 of 145 to Pass -- Yeas = 87, Nays = 58
- **2025-03-27** Second division of amendment agreed to
- **2025-03-27** Report of Committee on Appropriations agreed to
- **2025-03-27** Report of Committee on Human Services, as amended, agreed to
- **2025-03-27** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2025-03-28** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-28** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2025-03-28** Rep. Steady of Milton demanded yeas and nays
- **2025-03-28** Passed `passage`
- **2025-03-28** Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 72 of 143 to Pass -- Yeas = 119, Nays = 24
- **2025-04-02** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare `introduction`
- **2025-04-17** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2025-04-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-17** Favorable report by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-17** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2025-04-23** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2025-04-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-23** Favorable report by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-23** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-24** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-24** Favorable report by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-24** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-24** Reported favorably by Senator Lyons for Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-24** Reported favorably by Senator Lyons for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-24** 3rd reading ordered
- **2025-04-25** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-25** Pending third reading, Senator Lyons proposal of amendment, agreed to `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2025-04-25** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2025-04-29** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-30** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-01** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-01** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-02** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-07** Delivered to the Governor on May 7, 2025 `passage`
- **2025-05-13** Signed by Governor on May 13, 2025 `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-14** House message: Governor approved bill on May 13, 2025

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c48aa930-cba4-4754-a931-a4876ff3d487`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).