An act relating to modifying the regulatory duties of the Green Mountain Care Board
S 63 requires Vermont's Green Mountain Care Board to establish annual budgets for general hospitals by September 15 and psychiatric hospitals (excluding state-run facilities) by December 15, with written decisions following. Hospitals must operate within these budgets, and violations can result in fines up to $100,000 or 0.1% of annual revenue for ongoing noncompliance. The Board may issue emergency orders without prior notice during immediate financial threats to hospitals or public safety, with hospitals entitled to a hearing within 30 days. This directly affects all Vermont hospitals under the Board's oversight.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 11, 2025
Signed Jun 13, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
17
Committee
15
Amendments
9
Jun 13, 2025
Signed into law
Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 12, 2025
executive
Jun 13, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on June 12, 2025
executive
May 21, 2025
Introduced
Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in
lower
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
As passed by Senate and House
upper
May 20, 2025
Introduced
House proposal of amendment concurred in
upper
May 20, 2025
Introduced
House proposal of amendment; text
upper
May 20, 2025
Introduced
New Business/House Proposal of Amendment
upper
May 16, 2025
Introduced
House proposal of amendment
upper
May 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
upper
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
lower
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report of Committee on Health Care agreed to
lower
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rep. Branagan of Georgia recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
lower
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rep. Critchlow of Colchester reported for the Committee on Health Care
lower
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
lower
May 9, 2025
Introduced
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
lower
May 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
lower
May 6, 2025
Introduced
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably by Senator Gulick for Committee on Finance
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Douglass for Committee on Health and Welfare
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Finance
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Finance
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Finance
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Introduced
Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ann Cummings
DDemocratic
P
Ginny Lyons
DDemocratic
P
Martine Gulick
DDemocratic
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about S 63
Scope: VT
Hi! I can help you understand S 63. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline