republic-os/legislation/us/states/vt/2021-2022/h-697.md

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Bill	An act relating to eligibility of reserve forestland for enrollment in the Use Value Appraisal Program	An act relating to eligibility of reserve forestland for enrollment in the Use Value Appraisal Program	us/states/vt	Vermont General Assembly	2021-2022	H 697	Vermont H 697 (2021-2022)	bill		enacted	House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife	5	40	2	2022-01-28	2022-05-12	openstates	ocd-bill/3c1506ec-8d46-4804-a006-b5c9b75242fb	http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/1105	f7a3f55bca24af875a938eb43b109e72fcb38842b79e4ed44cb01444f9684295	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-vt

Vermont H 697 (2021-2022) — An act relating to eligibility of reserve forestland for enrollment in the Use Value Appraisal 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

Votes

• Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 63 of 126 to Pass -- Yeas = 83, Nays = 43 — 83–43 (pass) · lower
• Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 99, Nays = 40 — 99–40 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2022-01-28 Committee bill read first time introduction
• 2022-01-28 Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
• 2022-02-24 Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
• 2022-02-25 Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
• 2022-02-25 Read Second time reading-2
• 2022-02-25 Rep. Bongartz of Manchester reported for the Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife
• 2022-02-25 Rep. Masland of Thetford recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
• 2022-02-25 Report of Committee on Ways and Means agreed to
• 2022-02-25 Rep. Lefebvre of Orange moved that the bill be committed to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry which was not agreed to
• 2022-02-25 Rep. Higley of Lowell demanded yeas and nays
• 2022-02-25 Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 63 of 126 to Pass -- Yeas = 83, Nays = 43
• 2022-02-25 Third Reading ordered reading-3
• 2022-03-08 Action Calendar: Third reading reading-3
• 2022-03-08 Rep. LaClair of Barre Town demanded yeas and nays
• 2022-03-08 Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 99, Nays = 40
• 2022-03-08 Read Third time and passed reading-3
• 2022-03-10 Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy introduction
• 2022-04-28 Entered on Notice Calendar
• 2022-04-28 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy amendment-introduction
• 2022-04-28 Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
• 2022-05-06 Favorable report by Committee on Finance committee-passage
• 2022-05-06 Entered on Notice Calendar
• 2022-05-06 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy amendment-introduction
• 2022-05-09 New Business/Second Reading reading-2
• 2022-05-09 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy amendment-introduction
• 2022-05-09 Favorable report by Committee on Finance committee-passage
• 2022-05-09 Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Bray for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2
• 2022-05-09 Reported favorably by Senator Bray for Committee on Finance committee-passage-favorable
• 2022-05-09 Proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy agreed to amendment-introduction
• 2022-05-09 3rd reading ordered
• 2022-05-10 New Business/Third Reading reading-3
• 2022-05-10 Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment amendment-introduction, reading-3
• 2022-05-10 Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint passage
• 2022-05-10 Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment amendment-introduction
• 2022-05-10 Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
• 2022-05-10 Senate proposal of amendment concurred in amendment-introduction
• 2022-05-12 House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment amendment-introduction
• 2022-05-12 Delivered to the Governor on May 23, 2022 passage
• 2022-05-12 Signed by Governor on May 27, 2022 executive-signature
• 2022-05-12 House message: Governor approved bill on May 27, 2022

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3c1506ec-8d46-4804-a006-b5c9b75242fb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).