republic-os/legislation/us/states/vt/2021-2022/h-465.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to boards and commissions"
description: "An act relating to boards and commissions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 465"
citation: "Vermont H 465 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Gannon", "Robert LaClair"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 57
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-07"
last_action: "2022-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/71638d1e-ca4f-4154-a461-9821db13959e"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/1415"
source_hash: "00e99e044aa6ea1d565a9bbdfdabce88a78d133c4ce9e58469e4ba87f6ac31a3"
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 465 (2021-2022) — An act relating to boards and commissions

## 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/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0465/H-0465%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT134/ACT134%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT134/ACT134%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0465/H-0465%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0465/H-0465%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- John Gannon — primary (person)
- Robert LaClair — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-07** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations `introduction`
- **2022-03-15** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-03-15** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2022-03-16** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-03-17** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-03-17** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-17** Rep. Higley of Lowell reported for the Committee on Government Operations
- **2022-03-17** Rep. Harrison of Chittenden recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2022-03-17** Report of the Committee on Government Operations amended as recommended by the Committee on Appropriations
- **2022-03-17** Rep. Higley of Lowell, Anthony of Barre City, Colston of Winooski, Copeland Hanzas of Bradford, Gannon of Wilmington, Hooper of Burlington, LaClair of Barre Town, Lefebvre of Orange, McCarthy of St. Albans City, Mrowicki of Putney, and Vyhovsky of Essex moved to amend the report of the Committee on Government Operations, as amended, which was agreed to
- **2022-03-17** Report of Committee on Government Operations as amended agreed to
- **2022-03-17** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2022-03-18** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-18** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2022-03-23** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations `introduction`
- **2022-04-14** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-04-14** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-14** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2022-04-29** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-04-29** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-29** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-02** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-05-02** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-02** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-03** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-05-03** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-03** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-04** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-05-04** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-04** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-04** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Collamore for Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2022-05-04** Reported favorably by Senator Kitchel for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-04** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-04** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations, as amended, agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-04** 3rd reading ordered
- **2022-05-05** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-05-05** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2022-05-05** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `passage`
- **2022-05-05** Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-06** Notice Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-07** Action Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-09** Action Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-09** Senate proposal of amendment considered `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-09** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in with further amendment thereto, as offered by Rep. Higley of Lowell, Colston of Winooski, Copeland Hanzas of Bradford, Gannon of Wilmington, Hooper of Burlington, and McCarthy of St. Albans City `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-09** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2022-05-09** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-10** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-05-10** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-10** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2022-05-11** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-11** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment, text `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-11** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-11** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `passage`
- **2022-05-11** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-12** Delivered to the Governor on May 18, 2022 `passage`
- **2022-05-12** Signed by Governor on May 24, 2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-12** House message: Governor approved bill on May 24, 2022

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/71638d1e-ca4f-4154-a461-9821db13959e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).