republic-os/legislation/us/states/vt/2021-2022/s-254.md

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Bill	An act relating to maintaining records of judgments and settlements paid by law enforcement agencies and a legal analysis of qualified immunity	An act relating to maintaining records of judgments and settlements paid by law enforcement agencies and a legal analysis of qualified immunity	us/states/vt	Vermont General Assembly	2021-2022	S 254	Vermont S 254 (2021-2022)	bill		enacted	Rebecca Balint Richard Sears	5	50	2	2022-01-13	2022-05-12	openstates	ocd-bill/43e4d27c-e05a-4943-8b4f-14bd62fea2c1	http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/1329	e85e5d6ac0cb384827bda715b82406ad46eb9da7a66cfe18beec2515d153367b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-vt

Vermont S 254 (2021-2022) — An act relating to maintaining records of judgments and settlements paid by law enforcement agencies and a legal analysis of qualified immunity

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 68 of 135 to Pass -- Yeas = 95, Nays = 40 — 95–40 (pass) · lower
• Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Brock, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 19, Nays = 11 — 19–11 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Rebecca Balint — primary (person)
• Richard Sears — primary (person)
• Kesha Ram Hinsdale — cosponsor (person)
• Philip Baruth — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2022-01-13 Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary introduction
• 2022-03-15 Entered on Notice Calendar
• 2022-03-15 Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary committee-passage
• 2022-03-16 New Business/Second Reading reading-2
• 2022-03-16 Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary committee-passage
• 2022-03-17 New Business/Second Reading reading-2
• 2022-03-17 Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary committee-passage
• 2022-03-17 Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Sears, Baruth, and White
• 2022-03-18 Unfinished Business/Second Reading reading-2
• 2022-03-18 Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary committee-passage
• 2022-03-18 Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Sears, Baruth, and White
• 2022-03-18 Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Sears for Committee on Judiciary committee-passage-favorable, reading-2
• 2022-03-18 Recommendation of amendment by Senator(s) Sears and White, text
• 2022-03-18 Recommendation of amendment agreed to
• 2022-03-18 Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary, as amended, agreed to
• 2022-03-18 3rd reading ordered
• 2022-03-22 New Business/Third Reading reading-3
• 2022-03-23 Unfinished Business/Third Reading reading-3
• 2022-03-24 Unfinished Business/Third Reading reading-3
• 2022-03-24 Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Brock, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 19, Nays = 11 reading-3
• 2022-03-29 Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary introduction
• 2022-04-13 Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
• 2022-04-14 Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
• 2022-04-14 Read Second time reading-2
• 2022-04-14 Rep. Christie of Hartford reported for the Committee on Judiciary
• 2022-04-14 Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to
• 2022-04-14 Third Reading ordered reading-3
• 2022-04-15 Action Calendar: Third reading reading-3
• 2022-04-15 Read Third time reading-3
• 2022-04-15 Rep. LaClair of Barre Town demanded yeas and nays
• 2022-04-15 Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 68 of 135 to Pass -- Yeas = 95, Nays = 40
• 2022-04-15 Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment amendment-introduction
• 2022-04-19 House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
• 2022-04-20 Entered on Notice Calendar
• 2022-04-20 House Proposal of Amendment amendment-introduction
• 2022-04-21 New Business/House Proposal of Amendment amendment-introduction
• 2022-04-22 Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment amendment-introduction
• 2022-04-22 House proposal of amendment; text amendment-introduction
• 2022-04-22 House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment as moved by Senator(s) Sears amendment-introduction
• 2022-04-26 Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in with further amendment thereto amendment-introduction
• 2022-04-27 Notice Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment amendment-introduction
• 2022-04-28 Action Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment amendment-introduction
• 2022-04-28 Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington moved to postpone action until April 29, 2022 which was agreed to
• 2022-04-29 Action Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment amendment-introduction
• 2022-04-29 Senate proposal of amendment to the House proposal of amendment concurred in amendment-introduction
• 2022-05-02 House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment amendment-introduction
• 2022-05-02 As passed by Senate and House passage
• 2022-05-12 Delivered to Governor on May 17, 2022 executive-receipt
• 2022-05-12 Signed by Governor on May 23, 2022 executive-signature
• 2022-05-12 Senate Message, signed by Governor May 23, 2022 executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/43e4d27c-e05a-4943-8b4f-14bd62fea2c1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).