republic-os/legislation/us/states/vt/2023-2024/h-622.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to emergency medical services"
description: "An act relating to emergency medical services"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 622"
citation: "Vermont H 622 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Katherine Sims"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 58
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-01-03"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69b7a177-d31b-45cb-bd4e-791bd77e246a"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/2595"
source_hash: "ef1a1f5bf437788f345bc8a4d4e1793b0e836621727ac07a31cc6ac39e43578c"
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 H 622 (2023-2024) — An act relating to emergency medical services

## 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/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0622/H-0622%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT157/ACT157%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT157/ACT157%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0622/H-0622%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the House (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0622/H-0622%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0622/H-0622%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
7. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0622/H-0622%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
8. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0622/H-0622%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0622/H-0622%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Katherine Sims — primary (person)
- Carl Demrow — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Noyes — cosponsor (person)
- David Templeman — cosponsor (person)
- Dennis LaBounty — cosponsor (person)
- Ela Chapin — cosponsor (person)
- Esme Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Gabrielle Stebbins — cosponsor (person)
- James Harrison — cosponsor (person)
- James Masland — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica Brumsted — cosponsor (person)
- John Arrison — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph "Chip" Troiano — cosponsor (person)
- Jubilee McGill — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Pajala — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Christie — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Sibilia — cosponsor (person)
- Leslie Goldman — cosponsor (person)
- Lucy Boyden — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Howard — cosponsor (person)
- Melanie Carpenter — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Mrowicki — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Bos-Lun — cosponsor (person)
- Monique Priestley — cosponsor (person)
- Noah Hyman — cosponsor (person)
- Robert "Bobby" Farlice-Rubio — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah "Sarita" Austin — cosponsor (person)
- Tesha Buss — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-03** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care `introduction`
- **2024-02-06** Rep. Houghton of Essex Junction moved that the Committee on Health Care be relieved of the bill and that the same be committed to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs, which was agreed to
- **2024-03-14** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-14** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2024-03-19** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-19** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2024-03-21** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-22** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-22** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-22** Rep. Boyden of Cambridge reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- **2024-03-22** Rep. Sims of Craftsbury recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2024-03-22** Rep. Harrison of Chittenden recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2024-03-22** Report of the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs amended as recommended by the Committee on Appropriations
- **2024-03-22** Report of Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs, as amended, agreed to
- **2024-03-22** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-03-26** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-26** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2024-03-28** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare `introduction`
- **2024-04-18** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-04-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-18** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-18** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Lyons
- **2024-04-18** Rules suspended & bill committed to Committee on Government Operations with the report of Committee on Health and Welfare intact
- **2024-04-25** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-04-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-25** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-25** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-25** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2024-05-08** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-08** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-08** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-08** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-08** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2024-05-10** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-10** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-10** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-10** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2024-05-10** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Williams for Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2024-05-10** Reported favorably by Senator Hardy for Committee on Government Operations with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-10** Reported favorably by Senator Chittenden for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-10** Reported favorably by Senator Lyons for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-10** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** 3rd reading ordered
- **2024-05-10** Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2024-05-10** Read 3rd time & adopted in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment `reading-3`
- **2024-05-10** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2024-05-10** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Delivered to the Governor on May 31, 2024 `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Signed by Governor on June 6, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-10** House message: Governor approved bill on June 6, 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/69b7a177-d31b-45cb-bd4e-791bd77e246a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).