2021-2022 Session
Change SessionS.74 (Act 97)
An act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws
- Sponsor(s)
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- Sen. Richard McCormack
- Additional Sponsors
- Sen. Alison Clarkson
- Sen. Virginia Lyons
- Sen. Michael Sirotkin
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- Last Recorded Action
- House 4/28/2022 - Senate Message, signed by Governor April 27, 2022
Bill/Resolution Text
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An act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws
Detailed Status
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws
Roll Call History
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws
Committee Meetings
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws
Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2021-2022
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- After the Floor
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S.74 - An act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws
Introduction
Sen. Dick McCormack, Sponsor
Thursday, January 6, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
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S.74 - An act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws
Bill introduction by sponsor, walk-through by counsel
Sen. Dick McCormack, Sponsor
Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- 9:00 AM
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S.74 - An act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws
Diana Barnard, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, UVMHN Porter Medical Center
Betsy Walkerman, Patient Choices Vermont
Charity Clark, Chief of Staff, Attorney General's Office
Kim Callinan, Compassion & Choices
Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Department of Health
Friday, January 14, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- 9:00 AM
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S.74 - An act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws
Mary Beerworth, Executive Director, Vermont Right to Life
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
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S.74 - An act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws
Discussion and mark-up
Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- 10:30 AM
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S.74 - An act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws
Final discussion, possible vote
Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, March 24, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Human Services
- 9:00 AM
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S.74 - An act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws
Walk-through
Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Sandy Haas, Former State Representative, Rochester
Thursday, March 31, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Human Services
- 9:15 AM
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S.74 - An act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws
Diana Barnard, Associate Professor of Family Medicine; Lead Physician Palliative Medicine Services, UVMHN Porter Medical Center
Betsy Walkerman, President, Patient Choices Vermont
Kim Callinan, President and CEO, Compassion & Choices
Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 10:30 AM
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S.74 - An act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws
Charity Clark, Chief of Staff, Attorney General's Office
Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Theo Kennedy, Lobbyist, Vermont Retail Druggists Association
Thursday, April 7, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Human Services
- 9:15 AM
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S.74 - An act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws
Sharon Toburg, Policy Analyst, Vermont Right to Life
David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Department of Health
Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
Ellen Jewett McKay, Family lMember, Ripton
- 10:45 AM
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S.74 - An act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws
Mark-up and vote
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Human Services
- 10:45 AM
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S.74 - An act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws
Amendment
Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Sponsor
Committee Documents
An act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws
Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2021-2022
House Committee on Human Services
- Diana Barnard, Associate Professor of Family Medicine; Lead Physician Palliative Medicine Services, UVMHN Porter Medical Center
- Kim Callinan, President and CEO, Compassion & Choices
- Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Charity Clark, Chief of Staff, Attorney General's Office
- Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Sponsor
- David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Department of Health
- Sandy Haas, Former State Representative, Rochester
- Theo Kennedy, Lobbyist, Vermont Retail Druggists Association
- Ellen Jewett McKay, Family lMember, Ripton
- Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
- Sharon Toburg, Policy Analyst, Vermont Right to Life
- Betsy Walkerman, President, Patient Choices Vermont
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- Diana Barnard, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, UVMHN Porter Medical Center
- Mary Beerworth, Executive Director, Vermont Right to Life
- Kim Callinan, Compassion & Choices
- Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Charity Clark, Chief of Staff, Attorney General's Office
- David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Department of Health
- Sen. Dick McCormack, Sponsor
- Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
- Betsy Walkerman, Patient Choices Vermont
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An act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws
Committee of Conference Meetings
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws
Committee of Conference Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2021-2022
No committee of conference meeting history found for S.74 in the Regular Session 2021-2022.
No committee of conference report found for S.74 in the Regular Session 2021-2022.
Act
- Signed into law 4/27/2022
- As Enacted (ACT 97)
- Act Summary
An act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws
Statutes Affected
Regular Session 2021-2022
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| 18 V.S.A. § 5281. Definitions |
| 18 V.S.A. § 5283. Requirements for prescription and documentation; immunity |
| 18 V.S.A. § 5285. Limitations on actions |
Staff & Other Information
- Staff
- Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel
