VT H 98
enactedAn act relating to confirmatory adoptions and standby guardianships
Vermont · 2026 Regular Session · lower
- Introduced
- 2025-01-28
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2025-05-22 — House message: Governor approved bill on May 22, 2025
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Martin LaLondeprimary
- Troy Headrickprimary
- Ian Goodnowprimary
- Kevin Christieprimary
- Angela Arsenaultprimary
- Barbara Rachelsonprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-01-28
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
introduction
2025-02-12
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
2025-02-13
Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
2025-02-13
Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington moved to postpone action until 2/18/2025, which was agreed to
2025-02-14
Action Calendar: Action postponed until 2/18/2025
2025-02-18
Action Calendar: Action postponed until 2/18/2025
2025-02-18
Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington moved to postpone action until 2/19/2025, which was agreed to
2025-02-19
Action Calendar: Action postponed until 2/19/2025
2025-02-19
Read second time
reading-2
2025-02-19
Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington reported for the Committee on Judiciary
2025-02-19
Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to
2025-02-19
Third Reading ordered
reading-3
2025-02-20
Action Calendar: Third Reading
reading-3
2025-02-20
Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to
2025-02-20
Read third time and passed
reading-3
2025-02-25
Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary
introduction
2025-04-30
Entered on Notice Calendar
2025-04-30
Second Reading
reading-2
2025-04-30
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
amendment-introduction
2025-05-01
New Business/Second Reading
reading-2
2025-05-01
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
amendment-introduction
2025-05-02
Unfinished Business/Second Reading
reading-2
2025-05-02
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
amendment-introduction
2025-05-02
Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Hashim for Committee on Judiciary
amendment-introduction,committee-passage-favorable,reading-2
2025-05-02
Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to
amendment-introduction
2025-05-02
3rd reading ordered
2025-05-06
New Business/Third Reading
reading-3
2025-05-06
Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
amendment-introduction,reading-3
2025-05-07
Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
amendment-introduction
2025-05-08
Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment
amendment-introduction
2025-05-09
Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment
amendment-introduction
2025-05-09
Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington moved to postpone action until 5/13/2025, which was agreed to
2025-05-12
Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 13, 2025
2025-05-13
Action Calendar: Action postponed until 5/13/2025
2025-05-13
Senate proposal of amendment concurred in
amendment-introduction
2025-05-13
Title revised via Rule 41
2025-05-14
House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment
amendment-introduction
2025-05-16
Delivered to the Governor on May 16, 2025
passage
2025-05-22
Signed by Governor on May 22, 2025
executive-signature
2025-05-22
House message: Governor approved bill on May 22, 2025
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Votes
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