# Vermont H.237: An act relating to prescribing by doctoral-level psychologists Vermont H.237, An act relating to prescribing by doctoral-level psychologists, is a 2025-2026 Session House bill sponsored by Rep. Francis McFaun; status signed, last action 2026-04-29 (House message: Governor approved bill on April 27, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H237-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Vermont H.237 - State: Vermont - Session: 2025-2026 Session - Title: An act relating to prescribing by doctoral-level psychologists - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-18 - Last action: 2026-04-29, House message: Governor approved bill on April 27, 2026 - Sponsor: Rep. Francis McFaun - Cosponsors: 6 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Psychologists gain limited mental health prescribing: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2029, Vermont doctoral-level psychologists can earn a specialty to prescribe or stop certain mental health drugs. Treatment must address conditions recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Applicants need a current Vermont doctoral psychology licens… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Rep. Francis McFaun - Cosponsor: Allen "Penny" R Demar (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brian J Cina (Democrat/Progressive), House - Cosponsor: Gina M Galfetti (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Leslie Goldman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rep. Mari Cordes - Cosponsor: Woodman H Page (Republican), House ## Actions (52) - 2026-04-29: House message: Governor approved bill on April 27, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-28: Signed by Governor on April 27, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-21: Delivered to Governor on April 21, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-17: House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment (House) - 2026-04-16: Senate proposal of amendment concurred in (House) - 2026-04-16: Action Calendar: Action postponed until April 16, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-15: Rep. Black of Essex moved to postpone action until April 16, 2026, which was agreed to (House) - 2026-04-15: Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment (House) - 2026-04-14: Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment (House) - 2026-04-10: Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Division Yeas-11, Nays-15, as requested by Senator Brock (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Pending third reading, Senator Brock, and Chittenden proposal of amendment, disagreed to (Senate) - 2026-04-09: New Business/Third Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-08: 3rd reading ordered (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Motion by Senator(s) Brock to substitute report of Committee on Finance agreed to (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Reported favorably by Senator Brock for Committee on Finance with proposal of amendment (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Gulick for Committee on Health and Welfare (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Unfinished Business/Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Unfinished Business/Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-03: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance (Senate) - 2026-04-03: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare (Senate) - 2026-04-03: Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Entered on Notice Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31 (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Entered on Notice Calendar (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Read third time and passed (House) - 2025-03-27: Action Calendar: Third Reading (House) - 2025-03-26: Third Reading ordered (House) - 2025-03-26: Report of Committee on Health Care, as amended, agreed to (House) - 2025-03-26: Report of Committee on Health Care amended as recommended by Committee on Ways and Means (House) - 2025-03-26: Rep. Branagan of Georgia recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means (House) - 2025-03-26: Rep. McFaun of Barre Town reported for the Committee on Health Care (House) - 2025-03-26: Read second time (House) - 2025-03-26: Action Calendar: Action postponed until 3/26/2025 (House) - 2025-03-25: Rep. McFaun of Barre Town moved to postpone action until 3/26/2025, which was agreed to (House) - 2025-03-25: Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment (House) - 2025-03-21: Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment (House) - 2025-03-18: Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a) (House) - 2025-03-18: Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment (House) - 2025-02-18: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care (House) ## Bill text - As Enacted (ACT 84)Opens in a new window, 2026-05-07: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT084/ACT084%20As%20Enacted.pdf) - As Passed by Both Chambers, 2026-04-20: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0237/H-0237 As Passed by Both House and Senate Official.pdf) - As Passed by Both Chambers (Unofficial), 2026-04-20: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0237/H-0237 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf) - Senate Proposal of Amendment, 2026-04-10: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0237/H-0237 Senate proposal of amendment Official.pdf) - Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial), 2026-04-10: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0237/H-0237 Senate Proposal of Amendment Unofficial.pdf) - As Passed by the House, 2025-04-01: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0237/H-0237 As passed by the House Official.pdf) - As Passed by the House (Unofficial), 2025-04-01: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0237/H-0237 As Passed by the House Unofficial.pdf) - As Introduced, 2025-02-14: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0237/H-0237 As Introduced.pdf) ## Related bills - H.211: An act relating to data brokers and personal information (signed) - S.313: An act relating to transforming Vermont’s career technical education system (signed) - S.328: An act relating to housing and common interest communities (signed) - S.323: An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects (signed) - S.326: An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to motor vehicles (signed) - S.327: An act relating to economic development (signed) ## Sources - [As Enacted (ACT 84)Opens in a new window (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT084/ACT084%20As%20Enacted.pdf) - [As Passed by Both Chambers (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0237/H-0237 As Passed by Both House and Senate Official.pdf) - [As Passed by Both Chambers (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0237/H-0237 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf) - [Senate Proposal of Amendment (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0237/H-0237 Senate proposal of amendment Official.pdf) - [Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0237/H-0237 Senate Proposal of Amendment Unofficial.pdf) - [As Passed by the House (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0237/H-0237 As passed by the House Official.pdf) - [As Passed by the House (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0237/H-0237 As Passed by the House Unofficial.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0237/H-0237 As Introduced.pdf) ## Related - [H.211: An act relating to data brokers and personal information](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H211-2026) - [S.313: An act relating to transforming Vermont’s career technical education system](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S313-2026) - [S.328: An act relating to housing and common interest communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S328-2026) - [S.323: An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S323-2026) - [S.326: An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to motor vehicles](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S326-2026) - [S.327: An act relating to economic development](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S327-2026) - [Vermont bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/vermont/bills) - [Vermont state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/vermont) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H237-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).