VT S 208
passed one chamberAn act relating to standards for law enforcement identification
Vermont · 2026 Regular Session · upper
- Introduced
- 2026-01-06
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-05-29 — Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 99 of 132 to Pass -- Yeas = 81, Nays = 51
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Rebecca Whiteprimary
- Anne Watsonprimary
- Tanya Vyhovskyprimary
- Andrew Perchlikprimary
- Virginia Lyonsprimary
- Wendy Harrisonprimary
- Ruth Hardyprimary
- Martine Gulickprimary
- Thomas Chittendenprimary
- Seth Bongartzprimary
- Kesha Ram Hinsdaleprimary
- Philip Baruthprimary
- Nader Hashimprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-06
Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary
introduction
2026-02-10
Entered on Notice Calendar
2026-02-10
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
committee-passage
2026-02-11
Second Reading
reading-2
2026-02-11
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
committee-passage
2026-02-11
Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Hashim for Committee on Judiciary
committee-passage-favorable,reading-2
2026-02-11
Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to
2026-02-11
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2
2026-02-12
New Business/Third Reading
reading-3
2026-02-12
Read 3rd time & passed
reading-3
2026-02-17
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
introduction
2026-05-06
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
2026-05-07
Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
2026-05-07
Rep. Dolan of Essex Junction moved to postpone action until May 12, 2026, which was agreed to
2026-05-08
Action Calendar: Action postponed until mAY 12, 2026
2026-05-12
Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 12, 2026
2026-05-12
Rep. Dolan of Essex Junction moved to postpone action until May 14, 2026, which was agreed to
2026-05-13
Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 14, 2026
2026-05-14
Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 14, 2026
2026-05-14
Rep. Dolan of Essex Junction moved to postpone action until May 15, 2026, which was agreed to
2026-05-15
Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 15, 2026
2026-05-15
Rep. Dolan of Essex Junction moved to postpone action until May 18, 2026, which was agreed to
2026-05-18
Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 18, 2026
2026-05-19
Action Calendar: Unfinished Business
2026-05-19
Read second time
reading-2
2026-05-19
Rep. Dolan of Essex Junction reported for the Committee on Judiciary
2026-05-19
Rep. Berbeco of Winooski and McGill of Bridport moved to amend the report of the Committee on Judiciary
2026-05-19
Rep. Parsons of Newbury demanded yeas and nays
2026-05-19
Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 71 of 142 to Pass -- Yeas = 65, Nays = 77
2026-05-19
Rep. Harvey of Castleton demanded yeas and nays
2026-05-19
Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to
2026-05-19
Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 102, Nays = 39
2026-05-19
Third Reading ordered
reading-3
2026-05-20
Action Calendar: Third Reading
reading-3
2026-05-20
Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
amendment-introduction,reading-3
2026-05-22
House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
2026-05-26
Entered on Notice Calendar
2026-05-26
House proposal of amendment
amendment-introduction
2026-05-26
Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
2026-05-26
House proposal of amendment; text
amendment-introduction
2026-05-26
House proposal of amendment not concurred in; Committee of Conference requested, on motion of Senator Hashim
amendment-introduction
2026-05-26
Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Hashim, Baruth, and Mattos
2026-05-26
Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
passage
2026-05-26
Senate Message: House proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference appointed
amendment-introduction
2026-05-27
Speaker appointed Reps. LaLonde of South Burlington, Dolan of Essex Junction, and Goodnow of Brattleboro as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
2026-05-28
House message: House appointed Conference Committee members
2026-05-29
Notice Calendar: Report of Committee of Conference
2026-05-29
Rep. Houghton of Essex Junction moved to suspend rules and take up bill for immediate consideration
2026-05-29
Rep. Houghton of Essex Junction demanded yeas and nays
2026-05-29
Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 99 of 132 to Pass -- Yeas = 81, Nays = 51
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Votes
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2
2026-02-11 · pass · 27-2
Member-level votes (30)
- Baruth: yes
- Beck: yes
- Benson: yes
- Bongartz: yes
- Brennan: yes
- Brock: yes
- Chittenden: yes
- Clarkson: yes
- Collamore: yes
- Cummings: yes
- Gulick: yes
- Hardy: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Hashim: yes
- Heffernan: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Major: yes
- Mattos: yes
- Norris: yes
- Perchlik: yes
- Plunkett: yes
- Ram Hinsdale: yes
- Vyhovsky: yes
- Watson: yes
- Weeks: yes
- Westman: yes
- White: yes
- Ingalls: no
- Williams: no
- Morley: not voting
Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 71 of 142 to Pass -- Yeas = 65, Nays = 77
2026-05-19 · fail · 65-77
Member-level votes (147)
- Arsenault: yes
- Bailey: yes
- Bartholomew: yes
- Bartley: yes
- Berbeco: yes
- Bluemle: yes
- Bos-Lun: yes
- Boyden: yes
- Brady: yes
- Branagan: yes
- Burke: yes
- Burkhardt: yes
- Burrows: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Carris Duncan: yes
- Casey: yes
- Chapin: yes
- Cina: yes
- Cole: yes
- Corcoran: yes
- Critchlow: yes
- Donahue: yes
- Durfee: yes
- Eastes: yes
- Emmons: yes
- Galfetti: yes
- Greer: yes
- Harple: yes
- Headrick: yes
- Holcombe: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Hoyt: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Kleppner: yes
- Krasnow: yes
- LaMont: yes
- Lipsky: yes
- Logan: yes
- Lueders: yes
- Masland: yes
- McGill: yes
- Micklus: yes
- Minier: yes
- Morgan, L.: yes
- Morgan, M.: yes
- Morrow: yes
- Mrowicki: yes
- Noyes: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Olson: yes
- Pouech: yes
- Priestley: yes
- Rachelson: yes
- Satcowitz: yes
- Sheldon: yes
- Sibilia: yes
- Stevens: yes
- Stone: yes
- Tomlinson: yes
- Torre: yes
- Waszazak: yes
- White: yes
- Wood: yes
- Yacovone: yes
- Austin: no
- Bishop: no
- Black: no
- Bosch: no
- Boutin: no
- Brigham: no
- Brown: no
- Burditt: no
- Burtt: no
- Canfield: no
- Charlton: no
- Coffin: no
- Conlon: no
- Cooper: no
- Demar: no
- Dickinson: no
- Dobrovich: no
- Dodge: no
- Dolan: no
- Dolgin: no
- Duke: no
- Feltus: no
- Garofano: no
- Goldman: no
- Goodnow: no
- Goslant: no
- Graning: no
- Gregoire: no
- Hango: no
- Harvey: no
- Higley: no
- Houghton: no
- Howland: no
- James: no
- Kascenska: no
- Kimbell: no
- Kornheiser: no
- Labor: no
- Lalley: no
- LaLonde: no
- Laroche: no
- Long: no
- Luneau: no
- Maguire: no
- Malay: no
- Marcotte: no
- McCoy: no
- Mihaly: no
- Morris: no
- Morrissey: no
- Nelson: no
- Nielsen: no
- Nigro: no
- North: no
- Nugent: no
- Ode: no
- Oliver: no
- Page: no
- Parsons: no
- Pezzo: no
- Pinsonault: no
- Powers: no
- Pritchard: no
- Quimby: no
- Scheu: no
- Southworth: no
- Squirrell: no
- Steady: no
- Sweeney: no
- Tagliavia: no
- Taylor: no
- Walker: no
- Waters Evans: no
- Wells: no
- Winter: no
- Birong: not voting
- Christie: not voting
- Howard: not voting
- Keyser: not voting
- Krowinski: not voting
- McCann: not voting
- Scully: not voting
- Soucy: not voting
Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 102, Nays = 39
2026-05-19 · pass · 102-39
Member-level votes (147)
- Arsenault: yes
- Austin: yes
- Bailey: yes
- Bartholomew: yes
- Bartley: yes
- Berbeco: yes
- Bishop: yes
- Black: yes
- Bluemle: yes
- Bos-Lun: yes
- Boyden: yes
- Brady: yes
- Branagan: yes
- Brigham: yes
- Brown: yes
- Burke: yes
- Burkhardt: yes
- Burrows: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Carris Duncan: yes
- Casey: yes
- Chapin: yes
- Cina: yes
- Cole: yes
- Conlon: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Corcoran: yes
- Critchlow: yes
- Dodge: yes
- Dolan: yes
- Duke: yes
- Durfee: yes
- Eastes: yes
- Emmons: yes
- Feltus: yes
- Garofano: yes
- Goldman: yes
- Goodnow: yes
- Graning: yes
- Greer: yes
- Gregoire: yes
- Harple: yes
- Headrick: yes
- Holcombe: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Houghton: yes
- Hoyt: yes
- Hunter: yes
- James: yes
- Kimbell: yes
- Kleppner: yes
- Kornheiser: yes
- Krasnow: yes
- Lalley: yes
- LaLonde: yes
- LaMont: yes
- Lipsky: yes
- Logan: yes
- Long: yes
- Lueders: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Masland: yes
- McGill: yes
- Micklus: yes
- Mihaly: yes
- Minier: yes
- Morgan, L.: yes
- Morgan, M.: yes
- Morris: yes
- Morrissey: yes
- Morrow: yes
- Mrowicki: yes
- Nigro: yes
- Noyes: yes
- Nugent: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Ode: yes
- Olson: yes
- Pezzo: yes
- Pouech: yes
- Priestley: yes
- Rachelson: yes
- Satcowitz: yes
- Scheu: yes
- Scully: yes
- Sheldon: yes
- Sibilia: yes
- Southworth: yes
- Squirrell: yes
- Stevens: yes
- Stone: yes
- Sweeney: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Tomlinson: yes
- Torre: yes
- Waszazak: yes
- Waters Evans: yes
- White: yes
- Wood: yes
- Yacovone: yes
- Bosch: no
- Boutin: no
- Burditt: no
- Burtt: no
- Canfield: no
- Charlton: no
- Coffin: no
- Demar: no
- Dickinson: no
- Dobrovich: no
- Dolgin: no
- Galfetti: no
- Goslant: no
- Hango: no
- Harvey: no
- Higley: no
- Howland: no
- Kascenska: no
- Labor: no
- Laroche: no
- Maguire: no
- Malay: no
- Marcotte: no
- McCoy: no
- Nelson: no
- Nielsen: no
- North: no
- Oliver: no
- Page: no
- Parsons: no
- Pinsonault: no
- Powers: no
- Pritchard: no
- Quimby: no
- Tagliavia: no
- Walker: no
- Wells: no
- Winter: no
- Birong: not voting
- Christie: not voting
- Donahue: not voting
- Howard: not voting
- Keyser: not voting
- Krowinski: not voting
- McCann: not voting
- Soucy: not voting
- Steady: not voting
Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 99 of 132 to Pass -- Yeas = 81, Nays = 51
2026-05-29 · fail · 81-51
Member-level votes (147)
- Arsenault: yes
- Austin: yes
- Berbeco: yes
- Birong: yes
- Bishop: yes
- Black: yes
- Bluemle: yes
- Boyden: yes
- Brady: yes
- Brown: yes
- Burke: yes
- Burkhardt: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Carris Duncan: yes
- Casey: yes
- Chapin: yes
- Cina: yes
- Cole: yes
- Conlon: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Corcoran: yes
- Critchlow: yes
- Dodge: yes
- Dolan: yes
- Donahue: yes
- Duke: yes
- Durfee: yes
- Eastes: yes
- Emmons: yes
- Garofano: yes
- Goldman: yes
- Goodnow: yes
- Graning: yes
- Greer: yes
- Harple: yes
- Headrick: yes
- Holcombe: yes
- Houghton: yes
- Hoyt: yes
- Hunter: yes
- James: yes
- Kimbell: yes
- Kleppner: yes
- Kornheiser: yes
- Krasnow: yes
- Lalley: yes
- LaLonde: yes
- LaMont: yes
- Lipsky: yes
- Logan: yes
- Long: yes
- Lueders: yes
- Masland: yes
- McCann: yes
- McGill: yes
- Mihaly: yes
- Minier: yes
- Morrow: yes
- Mrowicki: yes
- Noyes: yes
- Nugent: yes
- Ode: yes
- Olson: yes
- Pezzo: yes
- Pouech: yes
- Priestley: yes
- Rachelson: yes
- Scheu: yes
- Sheldon: yes
- Sibilia: yes
- Squirrell: yes
- Stevens: yes
- Stone: yes
- Sweeney: yes
- Tomlinson: yes
- Waszazak: yes
- Waters Evans: yes
- White: yes
- Wood: yes
- Yacovone: yes
- Bailey: no
- Bosch: no
- Boutin: no
- Branagan: no
- Brigham: no
- Burditt: no
- Burtt: no
- Canfield: no
- Charlton: no
- Coffin: no
- Demar: no
- Dickinson: no
- Dobrovich: no
- Dolgin: no
- Feltus: no
- Galfetti: no
- Goslant: no
- Hango: no
- Harvey: no
- Higley: no
- Howland: no
- Kascenska: no
- Keyser: no
- Labor: no
- Laroche: no
- Luneau: no
- Malay: no
- Marcotte: no
- McCoy: no
- Micklus: no
- Morgan, L.: no
- Morgan, M.: no
- Morris: no
- Morrissey: no
- Nelson: no
- Nielsen: no
- Oliver: no
- Page: no
- Pinsonault: no
- Powers: no
- Pritchard: no
- Quimby: no
- Soucy: no
- Southworth: no
- Steady: no
- Tagliavia: no
- Taylor: no
- Walker: no
- Wells: no
- Bartholomew: not voting
- Bartley: not voting
- Bos-Lun: not voting
- Burrows: not voting
- Christie: not voting
- Gregoire: not voting
- Hooper: not voting
- Howard: not voting
- Krowinski: not voting
- Maguire: not voting
- Nigro: not voting
- North: not voting
- O'Brien: not voting
- Parsons: not voting
- Satcowitz: not voting
- Scully: not voting
- Torre: not voting
- Winter: not voting
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