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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis regulation procedures"
description: "An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis regulation procedures"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 25"
citation: "Vermont S 25 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joseph Benning"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 60
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-13"
last_action: "2021-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/305b4a42-3aec-41c7-8660-a03cc1771278"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/50"
source_hash: "c721cf2a0bc61facde48b2865b31a2a7469fede59399833e4b2321850ac0b1a2"
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 25 (2021-2022) — An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis regulation procedures
## 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-0025/S-0025%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT062/ACT062%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT062/ACT062%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0025/S-0025%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0025/S-0025%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Joseph Benning — primary (person)
- Christopher Pearson — cosponsor (person)
- Jeanette White — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Sears — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-01-13** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2021-03-16** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-03-16** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-16** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2021-03-19** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-03-19** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-19** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-19** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2021-03-23** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-03-23** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-23** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-23** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-24** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-24** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator White for Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2021-03-24** Reported favorably by Senator Sears for Committee on Appropriations with recommendation of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Reported favorably by Senator Pearson for Committee on Finance with recommendation of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
- **2021-03-24** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary amended as recommended by Committee on Finance
- **2021-03-24** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary, as amended, agreed to
- **2021-03-24** 3rd reading ordered
- **2021-03-25** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2021-03-25** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2021-03-30** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations `introduction`
- **2021-05-07** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2021-05-14** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2021-05-18** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-18** Rep. Gannon of Wilmington reported for the Committee on Government Operations
- **2021-05-18** Rep. Beck of St. Johnsbury recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2021-05-18** Rep. Scheu of Middlebury recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2021-05-18** Report of Committee on Government Operations amended as offered by Committee on Ways and Means
- **2021-05-18** Amendment as offered by Rep. Gannon of Wilmington agreed to
- **2021-05-18** Rep. Peterson of Clarendon moved to amend the report of the Committee on Government Operations
- **2021-05-18** Division demanded
- **2021-05-18** Division results Yeas 38, Nays 89
- **2021-05-18** Amendment as offered by Rep. Peterson of Clarendon disagreed to
- **2021-05-18** Rep. Donahue of Northfield moved to amend the report of the Committee on Government Operations
- **2021-05-18** Division demanded
- **2021-05-18** Division results Yeas 57, Nays 76
- **2021-05-18** Amendment as offered by Rep. Donahue of Northfield disagreed to
- **2021-05-18** Report of Committee on Government Operations as amended agreed to
- **2021-05-18** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2021-05-19** Amendment as offered by Rep. Gannon of Wilmington agreed to
- **2021-05-19** Amendment as offered by Rep. Donahue of Northfield agreed to
- **2021-05-19** Read Third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2021-05-19** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2021-05-19** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2021-05-20** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-05-20** House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-20** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2021-05-20** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-20** House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-20** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2021-05-20** Rules suspended & ordered delivered to Governor forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-20** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-21** Delivered to Governor on June 1, 2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-21** Signed by Governor on June 7, 2021 `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-21** Senate Message, signed by Governor June 7, 2021 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/305b4a42-3aec-41c7-8660-a03cc1771278`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).