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type: "Bill"
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title: "An act relating to maintaining records of judgments and settlements paid by law enforcement agencies and a legal analysis of qualified immunity"
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description: "An act relating to maintaining records of judgments and settlements paid by law enforcement agencies and a legal analysis of qualified immunity"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
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legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
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session: "2021-2022"
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identifier: "S 254"
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citation: "Vermont S 254 (2021-2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Rebecca Balint", "Richard Sears"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 50
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2022-01-13"
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last_action: "2022-05-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/43e4d27c-e05a-4943-8b4f-14bd62fea2c1"
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source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/1329"
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source_hash: "e85e5d6ac0cb384827bda715b82406ad46eb9da7a66cfe18beec2515d153367b"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-vt"]
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---
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# Vermont S 254 (2021-2022) — An act relating to maintaining records of judgments and settlements paid by law enforcement agencies and a legal analysis of qualified immunity
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0254/S-0254%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
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2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT126/ACT126%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
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3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT126/ACT126%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
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4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0254/S-0254%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
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5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0254/S-0254%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 68 of 135 to Pass -- Yeas = 95, Nays = 40 — **95–40** (pass) · lower
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- Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Brock, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 19, Nays = 11 — **19–11** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Rebecca Balint — primary (person)
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- Richard Sears — primary (person)
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- Kesha Ram Hinsdale — cosponsor (person)
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- Philip Baruth — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-13** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
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- **2022-03-15** Entered on Notice Calendar
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- **2022-03-15** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
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- **2022-03-16** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2022-03-16** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
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- **2022-03-17** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2022-03-17** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
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- **2022-03-17** Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Sears, Baruth, and White
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- **2022-03-18** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2022-03-18** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
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- **2022-03-18** Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Sears, Baruth, and White
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- **2022-03-18** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Sears for Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
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- **2022-03-18** Recommendation of amendment by Senator(s) Sears and White, text
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- **2022-03-18** Recommendation of amendment agreed to
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- **2022-03-18** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary, as amended, agreed to
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- **2022-03-18** 3rd reading ordered
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- **2022-03-22** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-23** Unfinished Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-24** Unfinished Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-24** Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Brock, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 19, Nays = 11 `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-29** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
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- **2022-04-13** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
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- **2022-04-14** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
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- **2022-04-14** Read Second time `reading-2`
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- **2022-04-14** Rep. Christie of Hartford reported for the Committee on Judiciary
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- **2022-04-14** Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to
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- **2022-04-14** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
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- **2022-04-15** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
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- **2022-04-15** Read Third time `reading-3`
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- **2022-04-15** Rep. LaClair of Barre Town demanded yeas and nays
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- **2022-04-15** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 68 of 135 to Pass -- Yeas = 95, Nays = 40
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- **2022-04-15** Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
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- **2022-04-19** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
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- **2022-04-20** Entered on Notice Calendar
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- **2022-04-20** House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
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- **2022-04-21** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
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- **2022-04-22** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
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- **2022-04-22** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
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- **2022-04-22** House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment as moved by Senator(s) Sears `amendment-introduction`
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- **2022-04-26** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in with further amendment thereto `amendment-introduction`
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- **2022-04-27** Notice Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
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- **2022-04-28** Action Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
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- **2022-04-28** Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington moved to postpone action until April 29, 2022 which was agreed to
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- **2022-04-29** Action Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
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- **2022-04-29** Senate proposal of amendment to the House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
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- **2022-05-02** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
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- **2022-05-02** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
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- **2022-05-12** Delivered to Governor on May 17, 2022 `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-05-12** Signed by Governor on May 23, 2022 `executive-signature`
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- **2022-05-12** Senate Message, signed by Governor May 23, 2022 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/43e4d27c-e05a-4943-8b4f-14bd62fea2c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).
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