republic-os/legislation/us/states/vt/2021-2022/s-188.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming"
description: "An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 188"
citation: "Vermont S 188 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard Sears"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 63
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-04"
last_action: "2022-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/650e29ae-cc7e-443e-91ca-e5518f84efde"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/1214"
source_hash: "d63b2def0c4df1b2f8655697bff56361c12f1dab512228df7daf9a0f36bc23a8"
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 188 (2021-2022) — An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming

## 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-0188/S-0188%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT158/ACT158%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT158/ACT158%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0188/S-0188%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0188/S-0188%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Richard Sears — primary (person)
- Anthony Pollina — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Benning — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Chittenden — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-04** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Agriculture `introduction`
- **2022-02-15** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-02-15** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Agriculture `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-15** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2022-03-10** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-03-10** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Agriculture `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-10** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-11** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-11** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Agriculture `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-11** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-11** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Pearson for Committee on Agriculture `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2022-03-11** Reported favorably by Senator Pearson for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-11** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Agriculture agreed to
- **2022-03-11** 3rd reading ordered
- **2022-03-15** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-16** Unfinished Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-17** Unfinished Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-17** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2022-03-22** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry `introduction`
- **2022-04-22** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2022-04-29** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-05-02** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-05-03** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-05-03** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2022-05-03** Rep. O'Brien of Tunbridge reported for the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- **2022-05-03** Rep. Elder of Starksboro recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2022-05-03** Report of the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry amended as recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2022-05-03** Report of Committee on Agriculture and Forestry as amended agreed to
- **2022-05-03** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2022-05-04** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-05-04** Read Third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2022-05-04** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2022-05-05** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-05-05** House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-05** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2022-05-06** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-06** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-06** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Pearson; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-06** Proposal of amendment agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-06** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Mazza `passage`
- **2022-05-07** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in with further amendment thereto `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-07** Notice Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-09** Action Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-09** Rep. O'Brien of Tunbridge moved to postpone action until May 10, 2022 which was agreed to
- **2022-05-10** Action Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-10** Senate proposal of amendment considered `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-10** Rep. O'Brien of Tunbridge and Partridge of Windham moved to concur with the Senate proposal of amendment to the House proposal of amendment with a further amendment thereto `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-10** Rep. Gannon of Wilmington moved to amend the House proposal of amendment offered by Rep. O'Brien of Tunbridge and Partridge of Windham `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-10** Which was agreed to
- **2022-05-10** Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment concurred in with further amendment thereto, as offered by Rep. O'Brien of Tunbridge and Partridge of Windham, as amended `amendment-introduction`
- **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 concurred in Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment, with further proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-11** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-05-11** House proposal of amendment to Senate 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 to Senate proposal of amendment, text `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-11** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-11** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2022-05-11** Rules suspended & ordered delivered to Governor forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-11** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **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/650e29ae-cc7e-443e-91ca-e5518f84efde`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).