Vermont 2024 Biennium Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 25 D · 3 I · 1 R cosponsors

H.222 — An act relating to reducing overdoses

Last action — House message: Governor approved bill on May 25, 2023

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2023. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 46 sponsors

    1 primary, 45 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (25 D · 3 I · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

An act relating to reducing overdoses

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. House message: Governor approved bill on May 25, 2023

  2. Signed by Governor on May 25, 2023

  3. Delivered to the Governor on May 19, 2023

  4. Senate Message: House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in

  5. Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth

  6. House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in

  7. House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment, text

  8. Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment

  9. House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment

  10. House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment with proposal of amendment

  11. House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment

  12. Entered on Notice Calendar

  13. Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

  14. Which was agreed to

  15. Rep. Whitman of Bennington, Brumsted of Shelburne, Donahue of Northfield, Garofano of Essex, Gregoire of Fairfield, Hyman of South Burlington, McGill of Bridport, Noyes of Wolcott, Pajala of Londonderry, Small of Winooski, and Wood of Waterbury moved to concur in the Senate proposal of amendment with a further amendment thereto

  16. Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

  17. Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

  18. Rep. Wood of Waterbury moved to postpone action until May 1, 2023, which was agreed to

  19. Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

  20. Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

  21. Senate Message: Adopted in concurrence with proposal of amendment

  22. Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth

  23. Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

  24. Read 3rd time

  25. Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Baruth

  26. 3rd reading ordered

  27. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare, as amended, agreed to

  28. Proposal of amendment agreed to

  29. Senator(s) Hardy motion to amend proposal of amendment; text

  30. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations

  31. Reported favorably by Senator Lyons for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendment

  32. Reported favorably by Senator Hardy for Committee on Health and Welfare with proposal of amendment

  33. Consideration resumed

  34. Consideration postponed Proposal of Amendment to be offered by Sen. Hardy

  35. Consideration postponed Reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

  36. Consideration postponed Reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health Care

  37. Consideration postponed Consideration interrupted after Second Reading by adjournment

  38. Consideration interrupted by adjournment

  39. Read 2nd time

  40. Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Hardy

  41. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance

  42. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare

  43. New Business/Second Reading

  44. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

  45. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare

  46. Entered on Notice Calendar

  47. Committee on Finance relieved; bill committed to Committee on Appropriations on motion of Senator Cummings

  48. Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31

  49. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare

  50. Entered on Notice Calendar

  51. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare

  52. Read third time and passed

  53. Action Calendar: Third Reading

  54. Third Reading ordered

  55. Report of Committee on Human Services, as amended, agreed to

  56. Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 138, Nays = 1

  57. Rep. Wood of Waterbury demanded yeas and nays

  58. Report of the Committee on Human Services amended as recommended by the Committee on Appropriations

  59. Rep. Dickinson of St. Albans Town recommended for the Committee on Appropriations

  60. Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means

  61. Rep. Whitman of Bennington reported for the Committee on Human Services

  62. Read second time

  63. Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  64. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  65. Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)

  66. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)

  67. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  68. Read first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 45 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Rep. Dane Whitman

Co-sponsors (45)

Not signed on (144)

144 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does H.222 do?
An act relating to reducing overdoses
Who sponsors H.222?
H.222 is sponsored by Leslie Goldman (Democrat), Golrang "Rey" Garofano (Democrat), Anne B. B Donahue (Independent), Karen N Dolan (Democrat), Leonora Dodge (Democrat), Esme Cole (Democrat), Kevin "Coach" B Christie (Democrat), R. Scott Campbell (Democrat), Elizabeth L Burrows (Democrat), Jana Brown (Democrat), Alyssa Black (Democrat), Rep. Dane Whitman, Rep. Julia Andrews, Daisy Berbeco (Democrat), Sarah "Sarita" C Austin (Democrat), Rep. Seth Bongartz, Rep. Jessica Brumsted, Rep. Tesha Buss, Rep. James Carroll, Rep. Robert "Bobby" Farlice-Rubio, Rep. Rodney Graham, Rep. Noah Hyman, Rep. Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Rep. Logan Nicoll, Rep. William Notte, Rep. Kelly Pajala, Rep. Mike Rice, Rep. Taylor Small, Rep. Joseph "Chip" Troiano, Theresa A Wood (Democrat), Rep. Jonathan Williams, Dara Torre (Democrat), Heather Surprenant (Democrat), Barbara Rachelson (Democrat), Phil Pouech (Democrat), Daniel A Noyes (Democrat), Kristi C Morris (Democrat), Jubilee McGill (Democrat), Eric Maguire (Republican), Emily J Long (Democrat), Kate Logan (Progressive/Democrat), Emilie Krasnow (Democrat), Emilie K Kornheiser (Democrat), Kathleen C James (Democrat), Lori Houghton (Democrat), and Troy Headrick (Independent).
What is the current status of H.222?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2023. Enacted.
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