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S 208 Vermont 2025-2026 session

An act relating to standards for law enforcement identification

Status

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Floor vote
  4. Passed
  5. Enacted

Failed — last recorded action May 29, 2026

Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 99 of 132 to Pass -- Yeas = 81, Nays = 51

Recorded votes

Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 99 of 132 to Pass -- Yeas = 81, Nays = 51

81 yes · 51 no · fail May 29, 2026

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Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 71 of 142 to Pass -- Yeas = 65, Nays = 77

65 yes · 77 no · fail May 19, 2026

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Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 102, Nays = 39

102 yes · 39 no · pass May 19, 2026

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3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2

27 yes · 2 no · pass February 11, 2026

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Passage likelihood

Not enough recorded signal to estimate this bill's chances.

State-level impact

State-level impact data is not available for this bill. The source text does not contain a per-state funding formula or scored breakdown, so no figures are shown.

Official actions

  1. Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 99 of 132 to Pass -- Yeas = 81, Nays = 51
  2. Rep. Houghton of Essex Junction demanded yeas and nays
  3. Rep. Houghton of Essex Junction moved to suspend rules and take up bill for immediate consideration
  4. Notice Calendar: Report of Committee of Conference
  5. House message: House appointed Conference Committee members
  6. 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
  7. Senate Message: House proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference appointed
  8. Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
  9. Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Hashim, Baruth, and Mattos
  10. House proposal of amendment not concurred in; Committee of Conference requested, on motion of Senator Hashim
  11. House proposal of amendment; text
  12. Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
  13. House proposal of amendment
  14. Entered on Notice Calendar
  15. House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
  16. Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
  17. Action Calendar: Third Reading
  18. Third Reading ordered
  19. Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 102, Nays = 39
  20. Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to
  21. Rep. Harvey of Castleton demanded yeas and nays
  22. Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 71 of 142 to Pass -- Yeas = 65, Nays = 77
  23. Rep. Parsons of Newbury demanded yeas and nays
  24. Rep. Berbeco of Winooski and McGill of Bridport moved to amend the report of the Committee on Judiciary
  25. Rep. Dolan of Essex Junction reported for the Committee on Judiciary
  26. Read second time
  27. Action Calendar: Unfinished Business
  28. Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 18, 2026
  29. Rep. Dolan of Essex Junction moved to postpone action until May 18, 2026, which was agreed to
  30. Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 15, 2026
  31. Rep. Dolan of Essex Junction moved to postpone action until May 15, 2026, which was agreed to
  32. Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 14, 2026
  33. Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 14, 2026
  34. Rep. Dolan of Essex Junction moved to postpone action until May 14, 2026, which was agreed to
  35. Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 12, 2026
  36. Action Calendar: Action postponed until mAY 12, 2026
  37. Rep. Dolan of Essex Junction moved to postpone action until May 12, 2026, which was agreed to
  38. Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
  39. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
  40. Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

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