republic-os/legislation/us/states/vt/2019-2020/h-966.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to COVID-19 funding and assistance for broadband connectivity, housing, and economic relief"
description: "An act relating to COVID-19 funding and assistance for broadband connectivity, housing, and economic relief"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 966"
citation: "Vermont H 966 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Appropriations"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-06-16"
last_action: "2020-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c7c3104b-50f1-4c2e-acab-bc98adb49bb0"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2020/2539"
source_hash: "5c483a35b6d5bf372fce9f6069161188b5af90ce8f0e7d5095b6361b858d3d22"
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 H 966 (2019-2020) — An act relating to COVID-19 funding and assistance for broadband connectivity, housing, and economic relief

## 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/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0966/H-0966%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT137/ACT137%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT137/ACT137%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0966/H-0966%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0966/H-0966%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 73 of 144 to Pass -- Yeas = 143, Nays = 1 — **143–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Ashe, Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 0 — **28–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- House Committee on Appropriations — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-06-16** Committee bill read the first time and placed on Notice Calendar on June 17, 2020
- **2020-06-18** Read Second Time
- **2020-06-18** Rep. Feltus of Lyndon recommended for the committee on Appropriations
- **2020-06-18** Third Reading Ordered
- **2020-06-19** Amendment as offered by Rep. Pugh of South Burlington, Brumsted of Shelburne, Gregoire of Fairfield, Haas of Rochester, McFaun of Barre Town, Nicoll of Ludlow, Noyes of Wolcott, Pajala of Londonderry, Redmond of Essex, Rosenquist of Georgia, and Wood of Waterbury agreed to
- **2020-06-19** Amendment as offered by Rep. Marcotte of Coventry, Bancroft of Westford, Carroll of Bennington, Dickinson of St. Albans Town, Jerome of Brandon, Kimbell of Woodstock, Morris of Springfield, O'Sullivan of Burlington, Ralph of Hartland, and Toleno of Brattleboro agreed to
- **2020-06-19** Rep. Feltus of Lyndon demanded yeas and nays
- **2020-06-19** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 73 of 144 to Pass -- Yeas = 143, Nays = 1
- **2020-06-19** Read Third time and Passed `passage`
- **2020-06-19** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2020-06-22** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Appropriations `introduction`
- **2020-06-26** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2020-06-26** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Kitchel for Committee on Appropriations
- **2020-06-26** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations agreed to
- **2020-06-26** 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Ashe, Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 0
- **2020-06-26** Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2020-06-26** Pending third reading, Senate proposal of amendment amended as moved by Senator(s) Kitchel
- **2020-06-26** Pending third reading, Senate proposal of amendment amended as moved by Senator(s) Sirotkin, Balint, Brock, Clarkson, and Hooker
- **2020-06-26** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `passage`
- **2020-06-26** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2020-06-26** Senate Message, passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment
- **2020-06-26** Rules Suspended and Taken up for Immediate Consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2020-06-26** Senate Proposal of Amendment concurred in `passage`
- **2020-06-26** Rules Suspended and Action on the bill messaged to the Senate forthwith and the bill delivered to the Governor forthwith as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney. `passage`
- **2020-06-26** Delivered to the Governor on June 30, 2020 `passage`
- **2020-06-26** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment
- **2020-06-26** Signed by Governor on July 2, 2020 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-26** House message: Governor approved bill on July 2, 2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c7c3104b-50f1-4c2e-acab-bc98adb49bb0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).