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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to licensure of mental health professionals"
description: "An act relating to licensure of mental health professionals"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 661"
citation: "Vermont H 661 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tanya Vyhovsky"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 47
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-18"
last_action: "2022-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f8d5436-0e6e-4b4d-87b0-2f98fda04b3b"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/1290"
source_hash: "ee4cf788439247a86f681a6e318abfda5e778417c95291c6243d8687ad928090"
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 661 (2021-2022) — An act relating to licensure of mental health professionals
## 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-0661/H-0661%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT117/ACT117%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT117/ACT117%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0661/H-0661%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0661/H-0661%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Tanya Vyhovsky — primary (person)
- Barbara Rachelson — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Cina — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Burrows — cosponsor (person)
- Emma Mulvaney-Stanak — cosponsor (person)
- Heather Surprenant — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph "Chip" Troiano — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Christie — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Bos-Lun — cosponsor (person)
- Peter Anthony — cosponsor (person)
- Selene Colburn — cosponsor (person)
- Tiffany Bluemle — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-01-18** 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)
- **2022-03-22** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-03-23** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-03-23** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-23** Rep. Vyhovsky of Essex reported for the Committee on Government Operations
- **2022-03-23** Rep. Townsend of South Burlington recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2022-03-23** Rep. Lippert of Hinesburg, Black of Essex, Cina of Burlington, Cordes of Lincoln, Donahue of Northfield, Goldman of Rockingham, and Houghton of Essex moved to amend the report of the Committee on Government Operations, which was agreed to
- **2022-03-23** Report of Committee on Government Operations as amended agreed to
- **2022-03-23** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2022-03-24** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-24** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2022-03-29** 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
- **2022-04-22** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-04-22** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-22** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-25** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-04-25** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-25** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-26** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-04-26** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-26** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-27** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-04-27** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-27** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-28** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-04-28** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-28** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-28** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator White for Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2022-04-28** Reported favorably by Senator Starr for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-28** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-28** 3rd reading ordered
- **2022-04-29** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-04-29** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2022-04-29** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `passage`
- **2022-05-02** Notice Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-02** Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-03** Action Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-03** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-05** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-10** Delivered to the Governor on May 10, 2022 `passage`
- **2022-05-12** Signed by Governor on May 16, 2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-12** House message: Governor approved bill on May 16, 2022
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3f8d5436-0e6e-4b4d-87b0-2f98fda04b3b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).