republic-os/legislation/us/states/vt/2021-2022/h-553.md

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Bill	An act relating to eligibility of domestic partners for reimbursement from the Victims Compensation Program	An act relating to eligibility of domestic partners for reimbursement from the Victims Compensation Program	us/states/vt	Vermont General Assembly	2021-2022	H 553	Vermont H 553 (2021-2022)	bill		enacted	Barbara Rachelson	5	47	0	2022-01-11	2022-05-12	openstates	ocd-bill/dc961a97-81c1-494b-94a3-d7cf6e3e44a6	http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/1378	43f257449511cdda2e39d5f636a2f3694931323f3930af2fa67022a0d9161114	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-vt

Vermont H 553 (2021-2022) — An act relating to eligibility of domestic partners for reimbursement from the Victims Compensation Program

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. As Introduced (filed) — source
2. Act Summary (committee substitute) — source
3. As Enacted (committee substitute) — source
4. Official (committee substitute) — source
5. Unofficial (committee substitute) — source

Sponsors

• Barbara Rachelson — primary (person)
• Karen Dolan — cosponsor (person)
• Maxine Grad — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2022-01-11 Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary introduction
• 2022-01-12 Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
• 2022-01-12 Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
• 2022-03-22 Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
• 2022-03-23 Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
• 2022-03-23 Read Second time reading-2
• 2022-03-23 Rep. Rachelson of Burlington reported for the Committee on Judiciary
• 2022-03-23 Rep. Townsend of South Burlington recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
• 2022-03-23 Rep. Rachelson of Burlington moved to amend the bill which was agreed to
• 2022-03-23 Report of Committee on Judiciary as amended agreed to
• 2022-03-23 Third Reading ordered reading-3
• 2022-03-24 Action Calendar: Third reading reading-3
• 2022-03-24 Read Third time and passed reading-3
• 2022-03-29 Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary introduction
• 2022-04-19 Entered on Notice Calendar
• 2022-04-19 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary amendment-introduction
• 2022-04-19 Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
• 2022-04-22 Entered on Notice Calendar
• 2022-04-22 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary amendment-introduction
• 2022-04-22 Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations committee-passage
• 2022-04-25 New Business/Second Reading reading-2
• 2022-04-25 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary amendment-introduction
• 2022-04-25 Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations committee-passage
• 2022-04-26 Unfinished Business/Second Reading reading-2
• 2022-04-26 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary amendment-introduction
• 2022-04-26 Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations committee-passage
• 2022-04-27 Unfinished Business/Second Reading reading-2
• 2022-04-27 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary amendment-introduction
• 2022-04-27 Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations committee-passage
• 2022-04-28 Unfinished Business/Second Reading reading-2
• 2022-04-28 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary amendment-introduction
• 2022-04-28 Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations committee-passage
• 2022-04-28 Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Sears for Committee on Judiciary amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2
• 2022-04-28 Reported favorably by Senator Sears for Committee on Appropriations committee-passage-favorable
• 2022-04-28 Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to amendment-introduction
• 2022-04-28 3rd reading ordered
• 2022-04-29 New Business/Third Reading reading-3
• 2022-04-29 Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment amendment-introduction, reading-3
• 2022-04-29 Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint passage
• 2022-05-02 Notice Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment amendment-introduction
• 2022-05-02 Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment amendment-introduction
• 2022-05-03 Action Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment amendment-introduction
• 2022-05-03 Senate proposal of amendment concurred in amendment-introduction
• 2022-05-05 House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment amendment-introduction
• 2022-05-12 Delivered to the Governor on May 13, 2022 passage
• 2022-05-12 Signed by Governor on May 19, 2022 executive-signature
• 2022-05-12 House message: Governor approved bill on May 19, 2022

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/dc961a97-81c1-494b-94a3-d7cf6e3e44a6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).