republic-os/legislation/us/states/vt/2021-2022/s-3.md

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Bill	An act relating to competency to stand trial and insanity as a defense	An act relating to competency to stand trial and insanity as a defense	us/states/vt	Vermont General Assembly	2021-2022	S 3	Vermont S 3 (2021-2022)	bill		enacted	Richard Sears	5	64	1	2021-01-12	2021-05-21	openstates	ocd-bill/69a067e0-e6b0-4b78-9943-c6490a938fab	http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/174	fbfe21a11a9480ec3c7fbe79effeab193d32b5250e5afab3741b6936a7f2b4d5	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-vt

Vermont S 3 (2021-2022) — An act relating to competency to stand trial and insanity as a defense

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 72 of 143 to Pass -- Yeas = 143, Nays = 0 — 143–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Richard Sears — primary (person)
• Alison Clarkson — cosponsor (person)
• Jeanette White — cosponsor (person)
• Virginia Lyons — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-01-12 Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary introduction
• 2021-03-16 Entered on Notice Calendar
• 2021-03-16 Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary committee-passage
• 2021-03-16 Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
• 2021-03-18 Entered on Notice Calendar
• 2021-03-18 Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary committee-passage
• 2021-03-18 Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations committee-passage
• 2021-03-19 New Business/Second Reading reading-2
• 2021-03-19 Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary committee-passage
• 2021-03-19 Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations committee-passage
• 2021-03-23 Unfinished Business/Second Reading reading-2
• 2021-03-23 Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary committee-passage
• 2021-03-23 Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations committee-passage
• 2021-03-23 Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Sears
• 2021-03-23 Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Sears for Committee on Judiciary committee-passage-favorable, reading-2
• 2021-03-23 Reported favorably by Senator Sears for Committee on Appropriations with recommendation of amendment committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-03-23 Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
• 2021-03-23 Recommendation of amendment by Senator(s) Sears, text
• 2021-03-23 Recommendation of amendment agreed to
• 2021-03-23 Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary, as amended, agreed to
• 2021-03-23 3rd reading ordered
• 2021-03-24 New Business/Third Reading reading-3
• 2021-03-24 Read 3rd time & passed reading-3
• 2021-03-26 Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary introduction
• 2021-05-04 Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
• 2021-05-14 Read Second time reading-2
• 2021-05-14 Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington reported for the Committee on Judiciary
• 2021-05-14 Rep. Yacovone of Morristown recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
• 2021-05-14 Report of the Committee on Judiciary amended as recommended by the Committee on Appropriations
• 2021-05-14 Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington moved to amend the report of the Committee on Judiciary, which was agreed to
• 2021-05-14 Report of Committee on Judiciary as amended agreed to
• 2021-05-14 Third Reading ordered reading-3
• 2021-05-14 Rules suspended and bill placed in all remaining stages of passage as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
• 2021-05-14 Read Third time reading-3
• 2021-05-14 Rep. Morrissey of Bennington demanded yeas and nays
• 2021-05-14 Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 72 of 143 to Pass -- Yeas = 143, Nays = 0
• 2021-05-14 Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment amendment-introduction
• 2021-05-14 Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
• 2021-05-14 House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
• 2021-05-18 Entered on Notice Calendar
• 2021-05-18 House Proposal of Amendment amendment-introduction
• 2021-05-19 New Business/House Proposal of Amendment amendment-introduction
• 2021-05-19 Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Sears amendment-introduction
• 2021-05-19 House proposal of amendment; text amendment-introduction
• 2021-05-19 Senator Sears moved to concur in House proposal of amendment with proposal of amendment; text amendment-introduction
• 2021-05-19 House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment as moved by Senator(s) Sears amendment-introduction
• 2021-05-19 Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint passage
• 2021-05-19 Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in with further amendment thereto amendment-introduction
• 2021-05-20 Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
• 2021-05-20 Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington moved to concur with the Senate proposal of amendment to the House proposal of amendment with a further amendment thereto amendment-introduction
• 2021-05-20 Which was agreed to
• 2021-05-20 Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
• 2021-05-20 House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment, with further proposal of amendment amendment-introduction
• 2021-05-21 Entered on Notice Calendar
• 2021-05-21 House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment amendment-introduction
• 2021-05-21 Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Balint
• 2021-05-21 House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment, text amendment-introduction
• 2021-05-21 House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in amendment-introduction
• 2021-05-21 As passed by Senate and House passage
• 2021-05-21 Rules suspended & ordered delivered to Governor forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint executive-receipt
• 2021-05-21 Senate Message, House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment concurred in amendment-introduction
• 2021-05-21 Delivered to Governor on June 1, 2021 executive-receipt
• 2021-05-21 Signed by Governor on June 7, 2021 executive-signature
• 2021-05-21 Senate Message, signed by Governor June 7, 2021 executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/69a067e0-e6b0-4b78-9943-c6490a938fab. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).