republic-os/legislation/us/states/vt/2021-2022/h-466.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to surface water withdrawals and interbasin transfers"
description: "An act relating to surface water withdrawals and interbasin transfers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 466"
citation: "Vermont H 466 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy Sheldon", "Katherine \"Kari\" Dolan"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 43
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-07"
last_action: "2022-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b4539ca2-a7cd-4eac-b7f0-6247d11a59c0"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/1592"
source_hash: "797da0cc4f9d88c698981ac861bebe3a6fb2a4ebac0bf04e2182ae6293a59475"
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 466 (2021-2022) — An act relating to surface water withdrawals and interbasin transfers

## 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-0466/H-0466%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT135/ACT135%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT135/ACT135%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0466/H-0466%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0466/H-0466%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Amy Sheldon — primary (person)
- Katherine "Kari" Dolan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-07** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife `introduction`
- **2022-01-26** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-01-27** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-01-27** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2022-01-27** Rep. Dolan of Waitsfield reported for the Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife
- **2022-01-27** Report of Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife agreed to
- **2022-01-27** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2022-01-28** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-01-28** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2022-02-02** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `introduction`
- **2022-04-19** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-04-19** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-19** Rules suspended & bill committed to Committee on Agriculture with the report of Committee on Natural Resources and Energy intact, on motion of Senator Bray
- **2022-04-29** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-04-29** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-29** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-29** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2022-05-04** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-05-04** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-04** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-04** Reported without recommendation by Committee on Finance
- **2022-05-05** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-05-05** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-05** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-05** Reported without recommendation by Committee on Finance
- **2022-05-05** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator McCormack for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2022-05-05** Reported favorably by Senator Pearson for Committee on Agriculture with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-05** Reported without recommendation by Senator Pearson for Committee on Finance
- **2022-05-05** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy amended as recommended by Committee on Agriculture `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-05** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, as amended, agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-05** 3rd reading ordered
- **2022-05-06** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-05-06** Pending third reading, motion to amend Senate proposal of amendment by Senator(s) McCormack agreed to `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2022-05-06** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2022-05-06** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Mazza `passage`
- **2022-05-07** Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-07** Notice 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 concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-10** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `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/b4539ca2-a7cd-4eac-b7f0-6247d11a59c0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).