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S.220 (Act 178)

An act relating to professional regulation

Sen. Jeanette White , Sen. Timothy Ashe , Sen. Christopher Bray , Sen. Alison Clarkson , Sen. Christopher Pearson , Sen. Andrew Perchlik , Sen. Anthony Pollina
9/25/2020 - Signed by Governor on October 12, 2020
Sponsor(s)
  • Sen. Jeanette White
  • Sen. Timothy Ashe
  • Additional Sponsors
  • Sen. Christopher Bray
  • Sen. Alison Clarkson
  • Sen. Christopher Pearson
  • Sen. Andrew Perchlik
  • Sen. Anthony Pollina
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Last Recorded Action
Senate 9/25/2020 - Signed by Governor on October 12, 2020
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An act relating to professional regulation

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Regular Session 2019-2020
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An act relating to professional regulation

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Regular Session 2019-2020
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An act relating to professional regulation

Committee Meetings

Regular Session 2019-2020
Meeting Date Committee
An act relating to professional regulation

Meeting Full List

Regular Session 2019-2020
Print Report
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Government Operations
1:30 PM

S.220 - An act relating to professional regulation

Walk-through

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation
Matt Cota, Executive Director, Vermont Fuel Dealers Association

Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Government Operations
4:45 PM

S.220 - An act relating to professional regulation

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Matt Cota, Executive Director, Vermont Fuel Dealers Association
Thomas Weiss, Resident, Montpelier

Thursday, March 12, 2020
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Government Operations
2:30 PM

S.220 - An act relating to professional regulation

[Previously known as 20-0865 - An act relating to OPR bill provisions]

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Michael Desrochers, Executive Director of Fire Management, Department of Public Safety

Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Committee(s):
House Committee on Government Operations
-

S.220 - An act relating to professional regulation

Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State
BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Finance
1:30 PM

S.220 - An act relating to professional regulation


Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
-

S.220 - An act relating to professional regulation

Walk-through, Committee Discussion

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State

Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
11:15 AM

S.220 - An act relating to professional regulation

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State
Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
David Herlihy, Director of Hospital Licensing, Department of Health, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice

Friday, May 29, 2020
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
10:15 AM

S.220 - An act relating to professional regulation

Amendment Discussion

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
9:30 AM

S.220 - An act relating to professional regulation

Amendment Discussion

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Health

Thursday, June 4, 2020
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Finance
3:30 PM

S.220 - An act relating to professional regulation

Committee Discussion and Possible Vote

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Friday, June 5, 2020
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Government Operations
1:00 PM

S.220 - An act relating to professional regulation

Discuss amendment

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Appropriations
1:30 PM

S.220 - An act relating to professional regulation

Sen. Jeanette K. White, Windham County
BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Government Operations
1:00 PM

S.220 - An act relating to professional regulation

Discuss proposed amendment

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Matt Cota, Executive Director, Vermont Fuel Dealers Association
Sen. Tim Ashe
Sen. Christopher A. Pearson

Friday, August 21, 2020
Committee(s):
House Committee on Government Operations
10:45 AM

S.220 - An act relating to professional regulation

Walk through
As Passed by Senate

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Sen. Ruth Hardy
Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State
Jessica Barquist, Director of Policy and Organizing, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
Andrea Altman, Owner and Director, Green Mountain Massage School

Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Committee(s):
House Committee on Government Operations
8:55 AM

S.220 - An act relating to professional regulation

Sheryl Rapee-Adams, Massage Therapist
Rachelle Ackerman, Massage Therapist
Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State
Andrea Altman, Owner and Director, Green Mountain Massage School
Lauren Bode, Vice President, Vermont Pharmacists Association, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
David Herlihy, Director of Hospital Licensing, Department of Health, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice
Matt Cota, Executive Director, Vermont Fuel Dealers Association
Michael Desrochers, Executive Director of Fire Management, Department of Public Safety

Thursday, August 27, 2020
Committee(s):
House Committee on Government Operations
8:30 AM

S.220 - An act relating to professional regulation

Possible mark up and vote

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State

Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Committee(s):
House Committee on Government Operations
8:30 AM

S.220 - An act relating to professional regulation

Rep. R. Scott Campbell
Jim Bradley, President, VBRA
Matt Musgrave, Government Affairs Director, Associated General Contractors of Vermont
Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State
Lauren Bode, Vice President, Vermont Pharmacists Association, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Thursday, September 3, 2020
Committee(s):
House Committee on Government Operations
8:30 AM

S.220 - An act relating to professional regulation

Mark up and vote

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State

Friday, September 4, 2020
Committee(s):
House Committee on Ways and Means
9:15 AM

S.220 - An act relating to professional regulation

potential vote

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Committee(s):
House Committee on Ways and Means
8:30 AM

S.220 - An act relating to professional regulation

Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State
BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Committee(s):
House Committee on Appropriations
2:00 PM

S.220 - An act relating to professional regulation

Bill Review

Rep. Michael Mrowicki, Reporter, House Committee On Government Operations
Rep. Harold "Hal" Colston, Reporter, House Committee On Government Operations
Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Committee Documents

  • House Committee on Appropriations
  • House Committee on Government Operations
  • House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations
  • Senate Committee on Finance
  • Senate Committee on Government Operations
  • Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
An act relating to professional regulation

Witnesses Who Testified

Regular Session 2019-2020
Print Report
House Committee on Appropriations
  • Rep. Harold "Hal" Colston, Reporter, House Committee On Government Operations
  • Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Rep. Michael Mrowicki, Reporter, House Committee On Government Operations
  • BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
House Committee on Government Operations
  • Rachelle Ackerman, Massage Therapist
  • Andrea Altman, Owner and Director, Green Mountain Massage School
  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Jessica Barquist, Director of Policy and Organizing, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  • Lauren Bode, Vice President, Vermont Pharmacists Association, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
  • Jim Bradley, President, VBRA
  • Rep. R. Scott Campbell
  • Matt Cota, Executive Director, Vermont Fuel Dealers Association
  • Michael Desrochers, Executive Director of Fire Management, Department of Public Safety
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Sen. Ruth Hardy
  • David Herlihy, Director of Hospital Licensing, Department of Health, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice
  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State
  • Matt Musgrave, Government Affairs Director, Associated General Contractors of Vermont
  • Sheryl Rapee-Adams, Massage Therapist
  • BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State
  • BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Appropriations
  • Sen. Jeanette K. White, Windham County
  • BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Finance
  • BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Government Operations
  • Sen. Tim Ashe
  • Matt Cota, Executive Director, Vermont Fuel Dealers Association
  • Michael Desrochers, Executive Director of Fire Management, Department of Public Safety
  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation
  • Sen. Christopher A. Pearson
  • Thomas Weiss, Resident, Montpelier
  • BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Health
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • David Herlihy, Director of Hospital Licensing, Department of Health, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice
  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State
  • BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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Print Report
Fiscal Notes and Related Documents
  • S.220 An act relating to professional regulation–As recommended by the House Committee on Government Operationsand House Committee on Ways and Means

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No committee of conference members found for S.220 in the Regular Session 2019-2020.
An act relating to professional regulation

Committee of Conference Meetings

Regular Session 2019-2020
Meeting Date Committee
An act relating to professional regulation

Committee of Conference Meeting Full List

Regular Session 2019-2020
Print Report
No committee of conference meeting history found for S.220 in the Regular Session 2019-2020.
No committee of conference report found for S.220 in the Regular Session 2019-2020.

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Act

  • Signed into law 10/12/2020
  • As Enacted (ACT 178)
  • Act Summary

An act relating to professional regulation

Statutes Affected

Regular Session 2019-2020
Statute
3 V.S.A. § 122. Office of Professional Regulation
3 V.S.A. § 123. Duties of Office
3 V.S.A. § 125. Fees
3 V.S.A. § 129. Powers of boards or of Director in advisor professions; discipline process
3 V.S.A. § 138. Required education for specified licensees; State energy goals
20 V.S.A. § 2731. Rules; inspections; variances
20 V.S.A. § 2883. Boiler inspections
20 V.S.A. § 2884. Qualifications of inspectors
24 V.S.A. § 183. Repealed. 2019, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. October 1, 2020
26 V.S.A. § 54. General powers and duties of the Board
26 V.S.A. § 56. Fees
26 V.S.A. § 74. Firms; registration and ownership
26 V.S.A. § 78. Repealed. 2019, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. October 1, 2020
26 V.S.A. § 901. Electricians' Licensing Board; membership; powers
26 V.S.A. § 905. Application; examinations, education, and fees
26 V.S.A. § 1252. Application; qualifications
26 V.S.A. § 1573. Vermont State Board of Nursing
26 V.S.A. § 1574. Powers and duties
26 V.S.A. § 1718. Fees
26 V.S.A. § 1728. Use of therapeutic pharmaceutical agents
26 V.S.A. § 1794. Fees
26 V.S.A. § 2022. Definitions
26 V.S.A. § 2023. Clinical pharmacy; prescribing
26 V.S.A. § 2061. Registration and licensure
26 V.S.A. § 2063. Notifications
26 V.S.A. § 2103. Examination
26 V.S.A. § 2181. Plumber's Examining Board; membership; powers
26 V.S.A. § 2193. Applications; examinations, education, and fees
26 V.S.A. § 2414. Fees
26 V.S.A. § 2613. Exemptions
26 V.S.A. § 3105. Criteria and standards
26 V.S.A. § 3107. Information required of applicants
26 V.S.A. § 3108. Preliminary assessment of scope of practice
26 V.S.A. § 3151. Definitions
26 V.S.A. § 3161. Regulation of private investigative and security services; Director; advisor appointees
26 V.S.A. § 3162. Director; powers and duties
26 V.S.A. § 3171. Licensing
26 V.S.A. § 3172. Licenses
26 V.S.A. § 3173. Private investigator licenses
26 V.S.A. § 3174. Security guard licenses
26 V.S.A. § 3175. Examinations
26 V.S.A. § 3175a. Firearms instructor licensure; program of instruction
26 V.S.A. § 3175b. Guard dog training instructor license
26 V.S.A. § 3175c. Firearms training and certification
26 V.S.A. § 3176. Employees of agencies
26 V.S.A. § 3176a. Transitory practice
26 V.S.A. § 3178a. Repealed. 2019, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. October 1, 2020.
26 V.S.A. § 3181. Unprofessional conduct
26 V.S.A. § 3316. Licensing and registration fees
26 V.S.A. § 3321. Renewals
26 V.S.A. § 3387. Application
26 V.S.A. § 4126. Advisor appointees
26 V.S.A. § 4181. Definitions
26 V.S.A. § 4185. Director; duties
26 V.S.A. § 4404. Director; duties
26 V.S.A. § 4712. Exemptions from licensure
26 V.S.A. §§ 4801-4813. Repealed. 2025, No. 58, § 11(b), eff. July 1, 2025.
26 V.S.A. § 5121. Eligibility for licensure
26 V.S.A. § 5401. Definitions
26 V.S.A. § 5402. Prohibitions
26 V.S.A. § 5403. Unauthorized practice
26 V.S.A. § 5404. Exemptions
26 V.S.A. § 5411. Duties of the Director
26 V.S.A. § 5412. Advisor appointees
26 V.S.A. § 5421. Application
26 V.S.A. § 5422. Registration by endorsement
26 V.S.A. § 5423. Establishments; designee and inspection
26 V.S.A. § 5424. Registration renewal
26 V.S.A. § 5426. Display of registration
26 V.S.A. § 5427. Unprofessional conduct

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Staff & Other Information

Print Report
Staff
BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel
Notes
S.270 strike-all incorporated into S.220

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