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type: "Bill"
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title: "An act relating to authorizing the natural organic reduction of human remains"
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description: "An act relating to authorizing the natural organic reduction of human remains"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
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legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
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session: "2021-2022"
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identifier: "H 244"
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citation: "Vermont H 244 (2021-2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Carolyn Partridge", "William Lippert"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 29
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2021-02-11"
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last_action: "2022-05-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2e8f3ba4-28d6-4d36-8c77-45005eadfc71"
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source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/536"
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source_hash: "9415fcd39a71a2fcc4187901ea57b86e61d84f082340b6d149bd727acbdd8c16"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-vt"]
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---
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# Vermont H 244 (2021-2022) — An act relating to authorizing the natural organic reduction of human remains
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0244/H-0244%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
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2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT169/ACT169%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
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3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT169/ACT169%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
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4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0244/H-0244%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
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5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0244/H-0244%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
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## Sponsors
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- Carolyn Partridge — primary (person)
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- William Lippert — primary (person)
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- Carol Ode — cosponsor (person)
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- Gabrielle Stebbins — cosponsor (person)
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- Heather Surprenant — cosponsor (person)
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- James Masland — cosponsor (person)
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- John Bartholomew — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathleen James — cosponsor (person)
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- Kirk White — cosponsor (person)
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- Mari Cordes — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael Mrowicki — cosponsor (person)
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- Rebecca White — cosponsor (person)
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- Sara Coffey — cosponsor (person)
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- Scott Beck — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-11** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs `introduction`
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- **2022-03-09** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
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- **2022-03-09** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
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- **2022-03-11** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
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- **2022-03-15** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
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- **2022-03-15** Read Second time `reading-2`
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- **2022-03-15** Rep. Walz of Barre City reported for the Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
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- **2022-03-15** Rep. Masland of Thetford recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
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- **2022-03-15** Report of Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs agreed to
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- **2022-03-15** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-16** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-16** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-18** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `introduction`
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- **2022-05-10** Rules suspended & bill committed to Committee on Finance with the report of Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs intact, on motion of Senator Ram Hinsdale
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- **2022-05-11** Entered on Notice Calendar
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- **2022-05-11** Favorable report by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
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- **2022-05-11** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
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- **2022-05-11** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Balint
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- **2022-05-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2022-05-11** Reported favorably by Senator Ram Hinsdale for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-05-11** Reported favorably by Senator Pearson for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-05-11** 3rd reading ordered
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- **2022-05-11** Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Balint
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- **2022-05-11** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence `reading-3`
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- **2022-05-11** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `passage`
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- **2022-05-11** Senate Message, passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2022-05-12** Delivered to the Governor on May 27, 2022 `passage`
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- **2022-05-12** Signed by Governor on June 2, 2022 `executive-signature`
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- **2022-05-12** House message: Governor approved bill on June 2, 2022
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2e8f3ba4-28d6-4d36-8c77-45005eadfc71`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).
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