---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to reform for primary care"
description: "An act relating to reform for primary care"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 197"
citation: "Vermont S 197 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Virginia Lyons"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 46
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-06"
last_action: "2026-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/33339469-44c7-43ce-b5b8-c2577b751663"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/1412"
source_hash: "a46d1674bcb2538fe412e432471eb6fe58bd7f9e0551b1200c3d326eece21f0b"
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 197 (2025-2026) — An act relating to reform for primary care

## 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/S-0197/S-0197%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT173/ACT173%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
3. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0197/S-0197%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0197/S-0197%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
5. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0197/S-0197%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0197/S-0197%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
7. **House Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0197/S-0197%20House%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
8. **House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0197/S-0197%20House%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Virginia Lyons — primary (person)
- Ann Cummings — cosponsor (person)
- Anne Watson — cosponsor (person)
- Kesha Ram Hinsdale — cosponsor (person)
- Martine Gulick — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca White — cosponsor (person)
- Seth Bongartz — cosponsor (person)
- Wendy Harrison — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-06** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare `introduction`
- **2026-03-17** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-03-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-17** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-17** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2026-03-20** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-03-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-20** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-20** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-24** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Lyons for Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2026-03-24** Reported favorably by Senator Lyons for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-24** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to
- **2026-03-24** 3rd reading ordered
- **2026-03-25** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-03-25** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2026-03-27** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care `introduction`
- **2026-05-18** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-05-19** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-05-19** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2026-05-19** Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2026-05-20** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2026-05-20** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-20** Rep. Goldman of Rockingham reported for the Committee on Health Care
- **2026-05-20** Rep. Holcombe of Norwich recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2026-05-20** Rep. Yacovone of Morristown recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2026-05-20** Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro and Kimbell of Woodstock moved to amend the report of the Committee on Health Care, which was agreed to
- **2026-05-20** Report of Committee on Health Care, as amended, agreed to
- **2026-05-20** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2026-05-20** Rules suspended and bill placed in all remaining stages of passage as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2026-05-20** Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2026-05-20** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2026-05-21** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2026-05-22** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-05-22** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-26** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-26** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-26** House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-26** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2026-05-26** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2026-05-26** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-29** Delivered to Governor on June 12, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-29** Signed by Governor on June 18, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-29** Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 18, 2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/33339469-44c7-43ce-b5b8-c2577b751663`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).