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H0098Introduced in the House

An act relating to confirmatory adoptions and standby guardianships

Passed

Introduced by Barbara Rachelson, District CHI14

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Official description

An act relating to confirmatory adoptions and standby guardianships

Where it stands

House message: Governor approved bill on May 22, 2025

May 22, 2025

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Bill history

  1. Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

  2. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  3. Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

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

  5. Action Calendar: Action postponed until 2/18/2025

  6. Action Calendar: Action postponed until 2/18/2025

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

  8. Action Calendar: Action postponed until 2/19/2025

  9. Read second time

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

  11. Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to

  12. Third Reading ordered

  13. Action Calendar: Third Reading

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

  15. Read third time and passed

  16. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary

  17. Entered on Notice Calendar

  18. Second Reading

  19. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

  20. New Business/Second Reading

  21. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

  22. Unfinished Business/Second Reading

  23. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

  24. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Hashim for Committee on Judiciary

  25. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to

  26. 3rd reading ordered

  27. New Business/Third Reading

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

  29. Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

  30. Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

  31. Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

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

  33. Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 13, 2025

  34. Action Calendar: Action postponed until 5/13/2025

  35. Senate proposal of amendment concurred in

  36. Title revised via Rule 41

  37. House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment

  38. Delivered to the Governor on May 16, 2025

  39. Signed by Governor on May 22, 2025

  40. House message: Governor approved bill on May 22, 2025

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