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type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to limiting prior authorization requirements for medication-assisted treatment"
description: "An act relating to limiting prior authorization requirements for medication-assisted treatment"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 43"
citation: "Vermont S 43 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Virginia Lyons"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 31
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-22"
last_action: "2019-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7783ab21-09b0-4b91-bc7b-73a6dfeb05db"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2020/554"
source_hash: "5c1a33b8fd8a693d6a4fb62c13003147695eca84b4605f522109fae1c8496776"
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 S 43 (2019-2020) — An act relating to limiting prior authorization requirements for medication-assisted treatment
## 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/S-0043/S-0043%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT043/ACT043%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT043/ACT043%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/S-0043/S-0043%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/S-0043/S-0043%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Virginia Lyons — primary (person)
- Ann Cummings — cosponsor (person)
- Deborah Ingram — cosponsor (person)
- Less… — cosponsor (person)
- Richard McCormack — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Westman — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-01-22** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare `introduction`
- **2019-02-15** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2019-02-15** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2019-02-19** New Business/Second Reading
- **2019-02-19** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2019-02-19** Read second time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Ingram for Committee on Health and Welfare
- **2019-02-19** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to
- **2019-02-19** 3rd reading ordered
- **2019-02-20** New Business/Third Reading
- **2019-02-20** Read 3rd time & passed `passage`
- **2019-02-22** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Health Care
- **2019-03-01** Rep. Lippert of Hinesburg moved that the committee on Health Care be relieved of the bill and that the same be committed to the committee on Human Services which was agreed to.
- **2019-04-10** Rep. Nicoll of Ludlow moved that the bill be committed to the committee on Health Care which was agreed to.
- **2019-05-01** Read Second Time
- **2019-05-01** Rep. Nicoll of Ludlow reported for the committee on Human Services
- **2019-05-01** Rep. Cina of Burlington reported for the committee on Health Care
- **2019-05-01** Report of Committee on Human Services amended as offered by Committee on Health Care
- **2019-05-01** Report of Committee on Human Services as amended agreed to
- **2019-05-01** Third Reading Ordered
- **2019-05-02** Read Third time and Passed in Concurrence with Proposal of Amendment `passage`
- **2019-05-03** House message House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2019-05-06** House Proposal of Amendment
- **2019-05-07** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- **2019-05-08** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- **2019-05-08** House proposal of amendment; text
- **2019-05-08** House proposal of amendment concurred in
- **2019-05-08** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2019-05-09** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in `passage`
- **2019-05-24** Delivered to Governor on May 24, 2019
- **2019-05-29** Signed by Governor on May 30, 2019 `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-29** Senate Message, Signed by Governor May 30, 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7783ab21-09b0-4b91-bc7b-73a6dfeb05db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).