Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott announced action on the following bills, passed by the General Assembly.
On April 6, Governor Scott signed bills of the following titles:
- H.628, An act relating to amending a birth certificate to reflect gender identity
- H.722, An act relating to reapportioning the final representative districts of the House of Representatives and the senatorial districts of the Senate
When signing H.628, Governor Scott issued the following statement:
“This bill takes an important step forward towards building a more equitable Vermont. Working to make our state more welcoming and inclusive for all must be a priority, and this is another important step towards that goal. I want to thank the legislators, advocates, and members of my Administration for working together to advance this bipartisan initiative and I’m happy to sign it into law.”
ACTION TAKEN BY GOVERNOR SCOTT ON BILLS DURING THE 2022 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
This page includes action by the Governor on bills presnted to him by the General Assembly in 2022. To see actions for the 2021 legislative session, click here.
January 14, 2022
- Signed S.172, An act relating to authorizing alternative procedures for 2022 annual municipal meetings in response to COVID-19, and sent a signing letter to the General Assembly.
January 19, 2022
- Signed S.222, An act relating to authorizing temporary Open Meeting Law procedures in response to COVID-19
- Signed S.223, An act relating to authorizing temporary elections procedures for annual meetings in the year 2022
February 2, 2022
Signed H.589, An act relating to reapportioning the initial districts of the House of Representatives
February 8, 2022
- Signed S.78, An act relating to binding interest arbitration for employees of the Vermont Judiciary
February 10, 2022
- Vetoed H.157, and sent a letter to the General Assemlby exmplaining his decision.
February 14, 2022
- Signed H.454, An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the City of Burlington
- Signed H.693, An act relating to the annual budget vote of the Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District
February 22, 2022
- Vetoed S.30 and sent a letter to the General Assembly explaining his decision.
February 28, 2022
- Vetoed H.361 and sent a letter to the General Assembly explaining his decision.
March 15, 2022
- Signed H.717, An act relating to providing humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine and issued a signing statement statement.
March 16, 2022
- Signed H.679, An act relating to fiscal year 2022 budget adjustments
March 22, 2022
- Signed H.367, An act relating to the management of perpetual care funds by cemetery associations
- Signed H.654, An act relating to extending COVID-19 health care regulatory flexibility, and issued a joint statment with Secretary of State Jim Condos.
March 25, 2022
- Signed S.4, An act relating to procedures involving firearms
- Signed H.701, An act relating to cannabis license fees and the regulation of the medical cannabis registry
April 6, 2022
- Signed H.628, An act relating to amending a birth certificate to reflect gender identity
- Signed H.722, An act relating to reapportioning the final representative districts of the House of Representatives and the senatorial districts of the Senate
