H.98 (Act 31)

An act relating to confirmatory adoptions and standby guardianships

Sponsors: Rep. Barbara Rachelson , Rep. Angela Arsenault, Rep. Kevin Christie, Rep. Ian Goodnow, Rep. Troy Headrick, Rep. Martin LaLonde

Last Recorded Action: 5/22/2025 - House message: Governor approved bill on May 22, 2025

Committee Activity - Meeting Full List

Regular Session 2025-2026

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Judiciary

9:00 AM

H.98 - An act relating to confirmatory adoptions and standby guardianships

Walk-through and witness testimony

Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Polly Crozier, Director of Family Advocacy, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)
Kurt Hughes, Partner, Tarnelli and Hughes Law Office
Meg York, Director of LGBTQ+ Family Law and Policy, Senior Policy Counsel, Family Equality
Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

Friday, February 7, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Judiciary

2:00 PM

H.98 - An act relating to confirmatory adoptions and standby guardianships

Discussion and possible vote

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Judiciary

1:00 PM

H.98 - An act relating to confirmatory adoptions and standby guardianships

Committee discussion and possible vote

Thursday, February 20, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Judiciary

After Testimony

H.98 - An act relating to confirmatory adoptions and standby guardianships

Committee discussion and possible vote

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Judiciary

9:25 AM

H.98 - An act relating to confirmatory adoptions and standby guardianships

Walk-through

Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Judiciary

10:30 AM

H.98 - An act relating to confirmatory adoptions and standby guardianships

Attaching S.95 - An act relating to standby guardianships for children whose parents have been subject to adverse immigration actions
Testimony, committee discussion, mark-up

Polly Crozier, Director of Family Advocacy, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)
Meg York, Director of LGBTQ+ Family Law and Policy, Senior Policy Counsel, Family Equality
Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jill Martin Diaz, Executive Director, Vermont Asylum Assistance Program
Barbara Prine, Attorney, Disability Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Judiciary

10:40 AM

H.98 - An act relating to confirmatory adoptions and standby guardianships

Attaching S.95 - An act relating to standby guardianships for children whose parents have been subject to adverse immigration actions
Testimony

Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Judiciary

10:50 AM

H.98 - An act relating to confirmatory adoptions and standby guardianships

Attaching S.95 - An act relating to standby guardianships for children whose parents have been subject to adverse immigration actions
Mark up, possible vote

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Judiciary

10:00 AM

H.98 - An act relating to confirmatory adoptions and standby guardianships

Witness testimony

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Barbara Prine, Attorney, Disability Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid

Thursday, May 8, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Judiciary

9:00 AM

H.98 - An act relating to confirmatory adoptions and standby guardianships

Witness testimony

Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
Dianne Jabar, Intake & Emergency Services Director, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division
Jill Martin Diaz, Executive Director, Vermont Asylum Assistance Program
Steve Crofter, Alternate guardian, Bellows Falls

Friday, May 9, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Judiciary

1:30 PM

H.98 - An act relating to confirmatory adoptions and standby guardianships

Discussion and straw poll vote