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 - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
House Committee on Judiciary
- Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Steve Crofter, Alternate guardian, Bellows Falls
- Polly Crozier, Director of Family Advocacy, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)
- Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Kurt Hughes, Partner, Tarnelli and Hughes Law Office
- Dianne Jabar, Intake & Emergency Services Director, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division
- Jill Martin Diaz, Executive Director, Vermont Asylum Assistance Program
- Barbara Prine, Attorney, Disability Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
- Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
- Meg York, Director of LGBTQ+ Family Law and Policy, Senior Policy Counsel, Family Equality
- Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Polly Crozier, Director of Family Advocacy, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)
- Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Jill Martin Diaz, Executive Director, Vermont Asylum Assistance Program
- Barbara Prine, Attorney, Disability Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
- Meg York, Director of LGBTQ+ Family Law and Policy, Senior Policy Counsel, Family Equality
- Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary