republic-os/legislation/us/states/vt/2021-2022/h-551.md

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Bill	An act relating to prohibiting racially and religiously restrictive covenants in deeds	An act relating to prohibiting racially and religiously restrictive covenants in deeds	us/states/vt	Vermont General Assembly	2021-2022	H 551	Vermont H 551 (2021-2022)	bill		enacted	Barbara Rachelson Emilie Kornheiser Harold "Hal" Colston Kevin Christie Martin LaLonde Maxine Grad Selene Colburn	5	36	1	2022-01-11	2022-05-12	openstates	ocd-bill/d057e8f6-258f-49be-b890-6048d1e6151a	http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/1264	bf72158353de0db7d10d2c55abfcda56217ded28b577519af9a894a6511afcaf	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-vt

Vermont H 551 (2021-2022) — An act relating to prohibiting racially and religiously restrictive covenants in deeds

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. As Introduced (filed) — source
2. Act Summary (committee substitute) — source
3. As Enacted (committee substitute) — source
4. Official (committee substitute) — source
5. Unofficial (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Roll Call, requested by Senator Benning, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 — 30–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Barbara Rachelson — primary (person)
• Emilie Kornheiser — primary (person)
• Harold "Hal" Colston — primary (person)
• Kevin Christie — primary (person)
• Martin LaLonde — primary (person)
• Maxine Grad — primary (person)
• Selene Colburn — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2022-01-11 Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary introduction
• 2022-03-11 Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
• 2022-03-11 Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
• 2022-03-15 Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
• 2022-03-16 Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
• 2022-03-16 Read Second time reading-2
• 2022-03-16 Rep. Grad of Moretown reported for the Committee on Judiciary
• 2022-03-16 Rep. Mattos of Milton recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
• 2022-03-16 Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to
• 2022-03-16 Third Reading ordered reading-3
• 2022-03-17 Action Calendar: Third reading reading-3
• 2022-03-17 Read Third time and passed reading-3
• 2022-03-22 Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary introduction
• 2022-04-28 Entered on Notice Calendar
• 2022-04-28 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary amendment-introduction
• 2022-04-29 New Business/Second Reading reading-2
• 2022-04-29 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary amendment-introduction
• 2022-05-02 Unfinished Business/Second Reading reading-2
• 2022-05-02 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary amendment-introduction
• 2022-05-03 Unfinished Business/Second Reading reading-2
• 2022-05-03 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary amendment-introduction
• 2022-05-03 Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Benning for Committee on Judiciary amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2
• 2022-05-03 Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to amendment-introduction
• 2022-05-03 3rd reading ordered
• 2022-05-03 Roll Call, requested by Senator Benning, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0
• 2022-05-04 New Business/Third Reading reading-3
• 2022-05-04 Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment amendment-introduction, reading-3
• 2022-05-04 Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint passage
• 2022-05-04 Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment amendment-introduction
• 2022-05-05 Notice Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment amendment-introduction
• 2022-05-06 Action Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment amendment-introduction
• 2022-05-06 Senate proposal of amendment concurred in amendment-introduction
• 2022-05-09 House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment amendment-introduction
• 2022-05-12 Delivered to the Governor on May 23, 2022 passage
• 2022-05-12 Signed by Governor on May 27, 2022 executive-signature
• 2022-05-12 House message: Governor approved bill on May 27, 2022

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d057e8f6-258f-49be-b890-6048d1e6151a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).