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type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to hunting coyotes with dogs"
description: "An act relating to hunting coyotes with dogs"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 281"
citation: "Vermont S 281 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 80
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-01-27"
last_action: "2022-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7470a230-cb30-428a-adc4-fcee0303d3d5"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/1719"
source_hash: "42c28bdc415c5e835f66e7544c94f00d45c8ae5c0ba9ef9a7f8992c3620fb0fd"
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 281 (2021-2022) — An act relating to hunting coyotes with dogs
## 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-0281/S-0281%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT165/ACT165%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT165/ACT165%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0281/S-0281%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0281/S-0281%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
## Votes
- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 69 of 138 to Pass -- Yeas = 89, Nays = 49 — **8949** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-01-27** Committee bill read first time & placed on Notice Calendar per Senate Rule 48 `introduction`
- **2022-01-27** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Bray
- **2022-01-27** Committed to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy on motion of Senator Bray
- **2022-03-15** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-03-15** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-16** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-16** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-17** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-17** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-17** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2022-03-17** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2022-03-22** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-03-22** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-22** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-23** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-23** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-23** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-24** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-24** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-25** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-25** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-25** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-29** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-29** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-29** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-29** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Bray for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2022-03-29** Reported favorably by Senator Bray for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-29** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy agreed to
- **2022-03-29** 3rd reading ordered
- **2022-03-30** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-30** Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Bray
- **2022-03-30** Pending third reading, bill amended as moved by Senator(s) Bray `reading-3`
- **2022-03-30** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2022-04-01** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife `introduction`
- **2022-04-21** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2022-04-28** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-04-29** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-04-29** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2022-04-29** Rep. McCullough of Williston reported for the Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife
- **2022-04-29** Rep. Brennan of Colchester recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2022-04-29** Rep. Sheldon of Middlebury moved to postpone action until later in the orders of the day which was agreed to
- **2022-04-29** Rep. McCullough of Williston moved to amend the report of the Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife, which was agreed to
- **2022-04-29** Report of Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife agreed to
- **2022-04-29** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2022-05-02** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-05-02** Action Calendar: Amendment offered by Rep Till of Jericho
- **2022-05-03** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-05-03** Action Calendar: Amendment offered by Rep Till of Jericho
- **2022-05-03** Action Calendar: Amendment offered by Rep Brennan of Colchester
- **2022-05-03** Rep. Sheldon of Middlebury moved to postpone action until May 4, 2022 which was agreed to
- **2022-05-04** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-05-04** Rep. Till of Jericho moved to amend the bill
- **2022-05-04** Rep. Till of Jericho demanded yeas and nays
- **2022-05-04** Rep. Cina of Burlington moved to commit the bill to the Committee on Judiciary
- **2022-05-04** Rep. McCoy of Poultney demanded yeas and nays
- **2022-05-04** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 69 of 138 to Pass -- Yeas = 89, Nays = 49
- **2022-05-04** Which was agreed to
- **2022-05-06** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-05-07** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-05-09** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-05-09** Rep. Notte of Rutland City moved to postpone action until May 10, 2022 which was agreed to
- **2022-05-10** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-05-10** Rep. Notte of Rutland City reported for the Committee on Judiciary
- **2022-05-10** Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to
- **2022-05-10** Rep. Higley of Lowell moved to commit the bill to the Committee on Judiciary which was disagreed to
- **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** Rules suspended & ordered delivered to Governor forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-11** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-12** Delivered to Governor on May 26, 2022 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-12** Signed by Governor on June 1, 2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-12** Senate Message, signed by Governor June 1, 2022 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7470a230-cb30-428a-adc4-fcee0303d3d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).