Vermont 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 25 D · 3 I · 2 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 98% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • 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 · 2 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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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)

  • Dane Whitman

Co-sponsors (45)

Not signed on (144)

144 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

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

Passed 138 Yea · 1 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 45105
Democrat 59005
Republican/Democrat 2000
Republican 26000
Progressive/Democrat 1001
Independent 5000
Total 1381011
% of votes cast 92%1%0%7%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
Andrews — Yea
Andriano — Yea
Anthony — Yea
Arrison — Yea
Brownell — Yea
Brumsted — Yea
Buss — Yea
Carpenter — Yea
Carroll — Yea
Chase — Yea
Chase — Yea
Chesnut-Tangerman — Yea
Clifford — Yea
Coffey — Yea
Demrow — Yea
Elder — Yea
Farlice-Rubio — Yea
Harrison — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Hyman — Yea
Jerome — Yea
LaBounty — Yea
Lanpher — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Morgan — Yea
Mulvaney-Stanak — Yea
Nicoll — Yea
Notte — Yea
Patt — Yea
Rice — Yea
Roberts — Yea
Sammis — Yea
Shaw — Yea
Sims — Yea
Small — Yea
Smith — Yea
Stebbins — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Templeman — Yea
Toleno — Yea
Troiano — Yea
White — Yea
Whitman — Yea
Peterson — Nay
Graham — Not Voting
Leavitt — Not Voting
Pajala — Not Voting
Pearl — Not Voting
Wilson — Not Voting
Alice M. M Emmons Democrat Yea
Alyssa Black Democrat Yea
Amy D Sheldon Democrat Yea
Angela Arsenault Democrat Yea
Barbara Rachelson Democrat Yea
Brian Minier Democrat Yea
Carol Ode Democrat Yea
Chea Waters Evans Democrat Yea
Conor Casey Democrat Yea
Daisy Berbeco Democrat Yea
Daniel A Noyes Democrat Yea
Dara Torre Democrat Yea
David K Durfee Democrat Yea
Edye Graning Democrat Yea
Ela Chapin Democrat Not Voting
Elizabeth L Burrows Democrat Yea
Emilie K Kornheiser Democrat Yea
Emilie Krasnow Democrat Yea
Emily J Long Democrat Yea
Erin Brady Democrat Yea
Esme Cole Democrat Yea
Golrang "Rey" Garofano Democrat Yea
Heather Surprenant Democrat Not Voting
James W Masland Democrat Yea
Jill L Krowinski Democrat Not Voting
John K O'Brien Democrat Not Voting
John L Bartholomew Democrat Yea
Jubilee McGill Democrat Yea
Karen N Dolan Democrat Yea
Karen N Dolan Democrat Yea
Kate Lalley Democrat Yea
Kate McCann Democrat Yea
Kate Nugent Democrat Yea
Kathleen C James Democrat Yea
Kevin "Coach" B Christie Democrat Yea
Kristi C Morris Democrat Yea
Larry Satcowitz Democrat Yea
Leonora Dodge Democrat Yea
Leslie Goldman Democrat Yea
Lori Houghton Democrat Yea
Lucy Boyden Democrat Yea
Marc B Mihaly Democrat Yea
Mari K Cordes Democrat Yea
Martin J LaLonde Democrat Yea
Mary E. E Howard Democrat Yea
Mary-Katherine A Stone Democrat Yea
Matthew J Birong Democrat Yea
Michael Mrowicki Democrat Not Voting
Michelle Bos-Lun Democrat Yea
Mollie S. S Burke Democrat Yea
Monique Priestley Democrat Yea
Peter C Conlon Democrat Yea
Phil Pouech Democrat Yea
R. Scott Campbell Democrat Yea
Rebecca Holcombe Democrat Yea
Robin P Scheu Democrat Yea
Sarah "Sarita" C Austin Democrat Yea
Saudia LaMont Democrat Yea
Seth Bongartz Democrat Yea
Theresa A Wood Democrat Yea
Thomas S Stevens Democrat Yea
Tiffany Bluemle Democrat Yea
Timothy R. R Corcoran II Democrat Yea
Trevor J Squirrell Democrat Yea
Anne B. B Donahue Independent Yea
Jed Lipsky Independent Yea
Joseph Parsons Independent Yea
Laura H Sibilia Independent Yea
Troy Headrick Independent Yea
Brian J Cina Progressive/Democrat Yea
Kate Logan Progressive/Democrat Not Voting
Allen "Penny" R Demar Republican Yea
Carolyn W Branagan Republican Yea
Casey J Toof Republican Yea
Chris Brown Republican Yea
Christopher P Mattos Republican Yea
Eileen G Dickinson Republican Yea
Eric Maguire Republican Yea
Francis M McFaun Republican Yea
Gina M Galfetti Republican Yea
James A Gregoire Republican Yea
Kenneth W Goslant Republican Yea
Larry Labor Republican Yea
Lisa A Hango Republican Yea
Mark A Higley Republican Yea
Mary A. A Morrissey Republican Yea
Matt E Walker Republican Yea
Michael J Marcotte Republican Yea
Patricia A McCoy Republican Yea
Patrick "Pat" M Brennan Republican Yea
Scott L Beck Republican Yea
Terry K Williams Republican Yea
Terry K Williams Republican Yea
Thomas B Burditt Republican Yea
Wayne A Laroche Republican Yea
William P Canfield Republican Yea
Woodman H Page Republican Yea
Ashley R Bartley Republican/Democrat Yea
Thomas Oliver Republican/Democrat Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

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