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VT H 98

enacted

An 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

Sponsors

  • Martin LaLondeprimary
  • Troy Headrickprimary
  • Ian Goodnowprimary
  • Kevin Christieprimary
  • Angela Arsenaultprimary
  • Barbara Rachelsonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-28

    Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-12

    Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  3. 2025-02-13

    Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  4. 2025-02-13

    Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington moved to postpone action until 2/18/2025, which was agreed to

  5. 2025-02-14

    Action Calendar: Action postponed until 2/18/2025

  6. 2025-02-18

    Action Calendar: Action postponed until 2/18/2025

  7. 2025-02-18

    Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington moved to postpone action until 2/19/2025, which was agreed to

  8. 2025-02-19

    Action Calendar: Action postponed until 2/19/2025

  9. 2025-02-19

    Read second time

    reading-2

  10. 2025-02-19

    Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington reported for the Committee on Judiciary

  11. 2025-02-19

    Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to

  12. 2025-02-19

    Third Reading ordered

    reading-3

  13. 2025-02-20

    Action Calendar: Third Reading

    reading-3

  14. 2025-02-20

    Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to

  15. 2025-02-20

    Read third time and passed

    reading-3

  16. 2025-02-25

    Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary

    introduction

  17. 2025-04-30

    Entered on Notice Calendar

  18. 2025-04-30

    Second Reading

    reading-2

  19. 2025-04-30

    Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

    amendment-introduction

  20. 2025-05-01

    New Business/Second Reading

    reading-2

  21. 2025-05-01

    Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

    amendment-introduction

  22. 2025-05-02

    Unfinished Business/Second Reading

    reading-2

  23. 2025-05-02

    Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

    amendment-introduction

  24. 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

  25. 2025-05-02

    Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to

    amendment-introduction

  26. 2025-05-02

    3rd reading ordered

  27. 2025-05-06

    New Business/Third Reading

    reading-3

  28. 2025-05-06

    Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

    amendment-introduction,reading-3

  29. 2025-05-07

    Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

    amendment-introduction

  30. 2025-05-08

    Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

    amendment-introduction

  31. 2025-05-09

    Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

    amendment-introduction

  32. 2025-05-09

    Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington moved to postpone action until 5/13/2025, which was agreed to

  33. 2025-05-12

    Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 13, 2025

  34. 2025-05-13

    Action Calendar: Action postponed until 5/13/2025

  35. 2025-05-13

    Senate proposal of amendment concurred in

    amendment-introduction

  36. 2025-05-13

    Title revised via Rule 41

  37. 2025-05-14

    House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment

    amendment-introduction

  38. 2025-05-16

    Delivered to the Governor on May 16, 2025

    passage

  39. 2025-05-22

    Signed by Governor on May 22, 2025

    executive-signature

  40. 2025-05-22

    House message: Governor approved bill on May 22, 2025

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