2025-2026 Session
Change SessionH.98 (Act 31)
An act relating to confirmatory adoptions and standby guardianships
- Sponsor(s)
- Last Recorded Action
- Senate 5/22/2025 - House message: Governor approved bill on May 22, 2025
Bill/Resolution Text
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An act relating to confirmatory adoptions and standby guardianships
Detailed Status
Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to confirmatory adoptions and standby guardianships
Roll Call History
Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to confirmatory adoptions and standby guardianships
Committee Meetings
Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to confirmatory adoptions and standby guardianships
Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2025-2026
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 9:00 AM
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Polly Crozier, Director of Family Advocacy, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)
Testimony, committee discussion, mark-up
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
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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
Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
Testimony
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 10:50 AM
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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
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Mark up, possible vote
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 10:00 AM
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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
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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
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H.98 - An act relating to confirmatory adoptions and standby guardianships
Discussion and straw poll vote
Committee Documents
An act relating to confirmatory adoptions and standby guardianships
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
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An act relating to confirmatory adoptions and standby guardianships
Committee of Conference Meetings
Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to confirmatory adoptions and standby guardianships
Committee of Conference Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2025-2026
No committee of conference meeting history found for H.98 in the Regular Session 2025-2026.
No committee of conference report found for H.98 in the Regular Session 2025-2026.
Act
An act relating to confirmatory adoptions and standby guardianships
Statutes Affected
Regular Session 2025-2026
| Statute |
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| 14 V.S.A. § 2622. Definitions |
| 14 V.S.A. § 2623. Petition for guardianship of minor; service |
| 14 V.S.A. § 2625. Hearing; counsel; guardian ad litem |
| 14 V.S.A. § 2628. Guardianship order |
| 14 V.S.A. § 2629. Powers and duties of guardian |
| 14 V.S.A. § 2632. Termination |
| 15A V.S.A. §§ 1-101. Definitions |
| 15A V.S.A. §§ 1-102. Who may adopt or be adopted |
| 15A V.S.A. §§ 1-103. Name of adoptee after adoption |
| 15A V.S.A. §§ 1-104. Legal relationship between adoptee and adoptive parent after adoption |
| 15A V.S.A. §§ 1-105. Legal relationship between adoptee and former parent after adoption |
| 15A V.S.A. §§ 1-106. Other rights of adoptee |
| 15A V.S.A. §§ 1-107. Proceedings subject to Indian Child Welfare Act |
| 15A V.S.A. §§ 1-108. Recognition of adoption decree in another jurisdiction |
| 15A V.S.A. §§ 1-109. Termination of orders and agreements for visitation or communication upon adoption |
| 15A V.S.A. §§ 1-110. Notice of intent to retain parental rights |
| 15A V.S.A. §§ 1-111. Mental health and educational services |
| 15A V.S.A. §§ 1-112. Family Division of the Superior Court jurisdiction |
| 15A V.S.A. §§ 1-113. Criminal record checks |
Staff & Other Information
- Staff
- Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel
