republic-os/legislation/us/states/vt/2021-2022/s-173.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to the State House art collections"
description: "An act relating to the State House art collections"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 173"
citation: "Vermont S 173 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alison Clarkson", "Ruth Hardy"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 47
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-04"
last_action: "2022-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5295e970-3da2-4c7b-bca0-e9827952e866"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/1391"
source_hash: "59e532c5495805d4b17126e46f86eb50641f911b8549153f1746042108395493"
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 S 173 (2021-2022) — An act relating to the State House art collections

## 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/S-0173/S-0173%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT156/ACT156%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT156/ACT156%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0173/S-0173%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0173/S-0173%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Alison Clarkson — primary (person)
- Ruth Hardy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-04** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations `introduction`
- **2022-02-15** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-02-15** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-15** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2022-02-25** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-02-25** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-25** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-08** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-08** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-08** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-09** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-09** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-09** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-10** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-10** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-10** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-10** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Clarkson for Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2022-03-10** Reported favorably by Senator Sears for Committee on Appropriations with recommendation of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-10** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
- **2022-03-10** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations, as amended, agreed to
- **2022-03-10** 3rd reading ordered
- **2022-03-11** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-11** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2022-03-16** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Corrections and Institutions `introduction`
- **2022-05-05** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2022-05-07** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-05-09** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-05-09** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2022-05-09** Rep. Taylor of Colchester reported for the Committee on Corrections and Institutions
- **2022-05-09** Rep. Townsend of South Burlington recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2022-05-09** Report of Committee on Corrections and Institutions agreed to
- **2022-05-09** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2022-05-10** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-05-10** Read Third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2022-05-10** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2022-05-10** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2022-05-11** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-05-11** House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-11** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2022-05-11** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-11** House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-11** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2022-05-11** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-11** Rules suspended & ordered delivered to Governor forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-12** Delivered to Governor on May 25, 2022 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-12** Signed by Governor on May 31, 2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-12** Senate Message, signed by Governor May 31, 2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5295e970-3da2-4c7b-bca0-e9827952e866`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).