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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to creating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission"
description: "An act relating to creating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 96"
citation: "Vermont H 96 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harold \"Hal\" Colston", "Kevin Christie", "Thomas Stevens"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-20"
last_action: "2022-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7959c6d6-1e63-4f3a-88c7-d5cec48ed848"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/324"
source_hash: "9bc69a23c533f4f17fbd8e16bf3f70e577249a3730dac5a51ad275aecd81ebda"
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 96 (2021-2022) — An act relating to creating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
## 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-0096/H-0096%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT128/ACT128%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT128/ACT128%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0096/H-0096%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0096/H-0096%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
## Votes
- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 109, Nays = 30 — **109–30** (pass) · lower
- Roll Call, requested by Senator Brock, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 22, Nays = 7 — **22–7** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Harold "Hal" Colston — primary (person)
- Kevin Christie — primary (person)
- Thomas Stevens — primary (person)
- Brian Cina — cosponsor (person)
- Emily Long — cosponsor (person)
- Martin LaLonde — cosponsor (person)
- Marybeth Redmond — cosponsor (person)
- Robert LaClair — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah Copeland Hanzas — cosponsor (person)
- William Lippert — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-01-20** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs `introduction`
- **2022-03-11** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-03-11** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2022-03-18** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-03-22** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-03-22** Rep. Stevens of Waterbury moved to postpone action until March 23, 2022 which was agreed to
- **2022-03-23** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-03-23** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-23** Rep. Stevens of Waterbury reported for the Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
- **2022-03-23** Rep. Toleno of Brattleboro recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2022-03-23** Report of the Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs amended as recommended by the Committee on Appropriations
- **2022-03-23** Amendment as offered by Rep. Donahue of Northfield withdrawn
- **2022-03-23** Report of Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs as amended agreed to
- **2022-03-23** Rep. Peterson of Clarendon demanded yeas and nays
- **2022-03-23** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 109, Nays = 30
- **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`
- **2022-04-27** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-04-27** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-27** 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`
- **2022-05-03** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Ram Hinsdale for Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2022-05-03** Reported favorably by Senator Baruth for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-03** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-03** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations, as amended, agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-03** Roll Call, requested by Senator Brock, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 22, Nays = 7
- **2022-05-03** 3rd reading ordered
- **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 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/7959c6d6-1e63-4f3a-88c7-d5cec48ed848`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).