republic-os/legislation/us/states/vt/2021-2022/h-720.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to the system of care for individuals with developmental disabilities"
description: "An act relating to the system of care for individuals with developmental disabilities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 720"
citation: "Vermont H 720 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Human Services"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 67
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-03-08"
last_action: "2022-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb6cc955-c206-4f1f-b933-aa8c86ca5080"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/1742"
source_hash: "c9d1573d286c5cf48e13e0f39b20b47f3aaf54ede3e7ed58ab016ab4de1c60ff"
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 720 (2021-2022) — An act relating to the system of care for individuals with developmental disabilities

## 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-0720/H-0720%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT186/ACT186%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT186/ACT186%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0720/H-0720%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0720/H-0720%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- House Committee on Human Services — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-08** Committee bill read first time `introduction`
- **2022-03-08** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2022-03-17** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-03-18** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-03-18** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-18** Rep. Wood of Waterbury spoke for the Committee on Human Services
- **2022-03-18** Rep. Yacovone of Morristown recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2022-03-18** Report of Committee on Appropriations agreed to
- **2022-03-18** Amendment as offered by Rep. Wood of Waterbury, Brumsted of Shelburne, Garofano of Essex, Gregoire of Fairfield, McFaun of Barre Town, Noyes of Wolcott, Pajala of Londonderry, Pugh of South Burlington, Rosenquist of Georgia, Small of Winooski, and Whitman of Bennington agreed to
- **2022-03-18** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2022-03-22** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-22** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2022-03-24** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare `introduction`
- **2022-04-15** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-04-15** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-15** 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 Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-22** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-25** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-04-25** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-25** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-26** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-04-26** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-26** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-27** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-04-27** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-27** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-28** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-04-28** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-28** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-28** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Hooker for Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2022-04-28** Reported favorably by Senator Westman for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-28** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-28** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare, as amended, agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-28** 3rd reading ordered
- **2022-04-29** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-04-29** Pending third reading, motion to amend Senate proposal of amendment offered by Senator(s) Hooker, Cummings, Hardy, Lyons, and Terenzini `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2022-04-29** Proposal of amendment agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **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 considered `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-03** Rep. Wood of Waterbury moved the House refuse to concur and asked for a Committee of Conference
- **2022-05-03** Which was agreed to
- **2022-05-03** Speaker appointed Wood of Waterbury, McFaun of Barre Town and Noyes of Wolcott as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
- **2022-05-03** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2022-05-04** House message: House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-04** Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Hooker, Hardy, and Terenzini
- **2022-05-04** Senate Message, Committee of Conference members appointed
- **2022-05-10** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-05-10** Committee of Conference Report
- **2022-05-10** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2022-05-10** Committee of Conference report; text
- **2022-05-10** Committee of Conference report adopted
- **2022-05-10** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `passage`
- **2022-05-10** Senate Message, report of Committee of Conference adopted
- **2022-05-11** Notice Calendar: Report of Committee of Conference
- **2022-05-11** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2022-05-11** Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill) `passage`
- **2022-05-11** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2022-05-11** House message: House adopted Conference Committee report
- **2022-05-12** Delivered to the Governor on June 3, 2022 `passage`
- **2022-05-12** Allowed to become law without the signature of the Governor on June 9, 2022
- **2022-05-12** House message: Governor allowed to become law without signature on June 9, 2022 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb6cc955-c206-4f1f-b933-aa8c86ca5080`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).