Vermont S 208 — An act relating to standards for law enforcement identification
Vermont, 2025-2026. S 208: An act relating to standards for law enforcement identification
Latest action
May 29, 2026 — Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 99 of 132 to Pass -- Yeas = 81, Nays = 51
Summary
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Sponsors
- Nader Hashim — primary sponsor
- Philip Baruth — primary sponsor
- Kesha Ram Hinsdale — primary sponsor
- Seth Bongartz — primary sponsor
- Thomas Chittenden — primary sponsor
- Martine Gulick — primary sponsor
- Ruth Hardy — primary sponsor
- Wendy Harrison — primary sponsor
- Virginia Lyons — primary sponsor
- Andrew Perchlik — primary sponsor
- Tanya Vyhovsky — primary sponsor
- Anne Watson — primary sponsor
- Rebecca White — primary sponsor
Bill text
As IntroducedOpens in a new window Read version ↗
As Passed By the Senate (OfficialOpens in a new window) Read version ↗
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House Proposal of Amendment (OfficialOpens in a new window) Read version ↗
House Proposal of Amendment (UnofficialOpens in a new window) Read version ↗
Recorded votes
Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 71 of 142 to Pass -- Yeas = 65, Nays = 77
May 19, 2026 · House · fail
yes: 65 · no: 77 · not voting: 8
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (150)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Arsenault | yes |
| Bailey | yes |
| Bartholomew | yes |
| Bartley | yes |
| Berbeco | yes |
| Bluemle | yes |
| Bos-Lun | yes |
| Boyden | yes |
| Brady | yes |
| Branagan | yes |
| Burke | yes |
| Burkhardt | yes |
| Burrows | yes |
| Campbell | yes |
| Carris Duncan | yes |
| Casey | yes |
| Chapin | yes |
| Cina | yes |
| Cole | yes |
| Corcoran | yes |
| Critchlow | yes |
| Donahue | yes |
| Durfee | yes |
| Eastes | yes |
| Emmons | yes |
| Galfetti | yes |
| Greer | yes |
| Harple | yes |
| Headrick | yes |
| Holcombe | yes |
| Hooper | yes |
| Hoyt | yes |
| Hunter | yes |
| Kleppner | yes |
| Krasnow | yes |
| LaMont | yes |
| Lipsky | yes |
| Logan | yes |
| Lueders | yes |
| Masland | yes |
| McGill | yes |
| Micklus | yes |
| Minier | yes |
| Morgan, L. | yes |
| Morgan, M. | yes |
| Morrow | yes |
| Mrowicki | yes |
| Noyes | yes |
| O'Brien | yes |
| Olson | yes |
| Pouech | yes |
| Priestley | yes |
| Rachelson | yes |
| Satcowitz | yes |
| Sheldon | yes |
| Sibilia | yes |
| Stevens | yes |
| Stone | yes |
| Tomlinson | yes |
| Torre | yes |
| Waszazak | yes |
| White | yes |
| White | yes |
| Wood | yes |
| Yacovone | yes |
| Austin | no |
| Bishop | no |
| Black | no |
| Bosch | no |
| Boutin | no |
| Brigham | no |
| Brown | no |
| Burditt | no |
| Burtt | no |
| Canfield | no |
| Casey | no |
| Charlton | no |
| Coffin | no |
| Conlon | no |
| Cooper | no |
| Demar | no |
| Dickinson | no |
| Dobrovich | no |
| Dodge | no |
| Dolan | no |
| Dolgin | no |
| Duke | no |
| Feltus | no |
| Garofano | no |
| Goldman | no |
| Goodnow | no |
| Goslant | no |
| Graning | no |
| Gregoire | no |
| Hango | no |
| Harvey | no |
| Higley | no |
| Houghton | no |
| Howland | no |
| James | no |
| Kascenska | no |
| Kimbell | no |
| Kornheiser | no |
| Labor | no |
| Lalley | no |
| LaLonde | no |
| Laroche | no |
| Long | no |
| Long | no |
| Luneau | no |
| Maguire | no |
| Malay | no |
| Marcotte | no |
| McCoy | no |
| Mihaly | no |
| Morris | no |
| Morrissey | no |
| Nelson | no |
| Nielsen | no |
| Nigro | no |
| North | no |
| Nugent | no |
| Ode | no |
| Oliver | no |
| Page | no |
| Parsons | no |
| Pezzo | no |
| Pinsonault | no |
| Powers | no |
| Pritchard | no |
| Quimby | no |
| Scheu | no |
| Southworth | no |
| Squirrell | no |
| Steady | no |
| Sweeney | no |
| Tagliavia | no |
| Taylor | no |
| Walker | no |
| Waters Evans | no |
| Wells | no |
| Winter | no |
| Birong | not voting |
| Christie | not voting |
| Howard | not voting |
| Keyser | not voting |
| Krowinski | not voting |
| McCann | not voting |
| Scully | not voting |
| Soucy | not voting |
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2
February 11, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 27 · no: 2 · not voting: 1
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (30)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Baruth | yes |
| Beck | yes |
| Benson | yes |
| Bongartz | yes |
| Brennan | yes |
| Brock | yes |
| Chittenden | yes |
| Clarkson | yes |
| Collamore | yes |
| Cummings | yes |
| Gulick | yes |
| Hardy | yes |
| Harrison | yes |
| Hashim | yes |
| Heffernan | yes |
| Lyons | yes |
| Major | yes |
| Mattos | yes |
| Norris | yes |
| Perchlik | yes |
| Plunkett | yes |
| Ram Hinsdale | yes |
| Vyhovsky | yes |
| Watson | yes |
| Weeks | yes |
| Westman | yes |
| White | yes |
| Ingalls | no |
| Williams | no |
| Morley | not voting |
Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 102, Nays = 39
May 19, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 102 · no: 39 · not voting: 9
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (150)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Arsenault | yes |
| Austin | yes |
| Bailey | yes |
| Bartholomew | yes |
| Bartley | yes |
| Berbeco | yes |
| Bishop | yes |
| Black | yes |
| Bluemle | yes |
| Bos-Lun | yes |
| Boyden | yes |
| Brady | yes |
| Branagan | yes |
| Brigham | yes |
| Brown | yes |
| Burke | yes |
| Burkhardt | yes |
| Burrows | yes |
| Campbell | yes |
| Carris Duncan | yes |
| Casey | yes |
| Chapin | yes |
| Cina | yes |
| Cole | yes |
| Conlon | yes |
| Cooper | yes |
| Corcoran | yes |
| Critchlow | yes |
| Dodge | yes |
| Dolan | yes |
| Duke | yes |
| Durfee | yes |
| Eastes | yes |
| Emmons | yes |
| Feltus | yes |
| Garofano | yes |
| Goldman | yes |
| Goodnow | yes |
| Graning | yes |
| Greer | yes |
| Gregoire | yes |
| Harple | yes |
| Headrick | yes |
| Holcombe | yes |
| Hooper | yes |
| Houghton | yes |
| Hoyt | yes |
| Hunter | yes |
| James | yes |
| Kimbell | yes |
| Kleppner | yes |
| Kornheiser | yes |
| Krasnow | yes |
| Lalley | yes |
| LaLonde | yes |
| LaMont | yes |
| Lipsky | yes |
| Logan | yes |
| Long | yes |
| Long | yes |
| Lueders | yes |
| Luneau | yes |
| Masland | yes |
| McGill | yes |
| Micklus | yes |
| Mihaly | yes |
| Minier | yes |
| Morgan, L. | yes |
| Morgan, M. | yes |
| Morris | yes |
| Morrissey | yes |
| Morrow | yes |
| Mrowicki | yes |
| Nigro | yes |
| Noyes | yes |
| Nugent | yes |
| O'Brien | yes |
| Ode | yes |
| Olson | yes |
| Pezzo | yes |
| Pouech | yes |
| Priestley | yes |
| Rachelson | yes |
| Satcowitz | yes |
| Scheu | yes |
| Scully | yes |
| Sheldon | yes |
| Sibilia | yes |
| Southworth | yes |
| Squirrell | yes |
| Stevens | yes |
| Stone | yes |
| Sweeney | yes |
| Taylor | yes |
| Tomlinson | yes |
| Torre | yes |
| Waszazak | yes |
| Waters Evans | yes |
| White | yes |
| White | yes |
| Wood | yes |
| Yacovone | yes |
| Bosch | no |
| Boutin | no |
| Burditt | no |
| Burtt | no |
| Canfield | no |
| Casey | no |
| Charlton | no |
| Coffin | no |
| Demar | no |
| Dickinson | no |
| Dobrovich | no |
| Dolgin | no |
| Galfetti | no |
| Goslant | no |
| Hango | no |
| Harvey | no |
| Higley | no |
| Howland | no |
| Kascenska | no |
| Labor | no |
| Laroche | no |
| Maguire | no |
| Malay | no |
| Marcotte | no |
| McCoy | no |
| Nelson | no |
| Nielsen | no |
| North | no |
| Oliver | no |
| Page | no |
| Parsons | no |
| Pinsonault | no |
| Powers | no |
| Pritchard | no |
| Quimby | no |
| Tagliavia | no |
| Walker | no |
| Wells | no |
| Winter | no |
| Birong | not voting |
| Christie | not voting |
| Donahue | not voting |
| Howard | not voting |
| Keyser | not voting |
| Krowinski | not voting |
| McCann | not voting |
| Soucy | not voting |
| Steady | not voting |
Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 99 of 132 to Pass -- Yeas = 81, Nays = 51
May 29, 2026 · House · fail
yes: 81 · no: 51 · not voting: 18
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (150)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Arsenault | yes |
| Austin | yes |
| Berbeco | yes |
| Birong | yes |
| Bishop | yes |
| Black | yes |
| Bluemle | yes |
| Boyden | yes |
| Brady | yes |
| Brown | yes |
| Burke | yes |
| Burkhardt | yes |
| Campbell | yes |
| Carris Duncan | yes |
| Casey | yes |
| Chapin | yes |
| Cina | yes |
| Cole | yes |
| Conlon | yes |
| Cooper | yes |
| Corcoran | yes |
| Critchlow | yes |
| Dodge | yes |
| Dolan | yes |
| Donahue | yes |
| Duke | yes |
| Durfee | yes |
| Eastes | yes |
| Emmons | yes |
| Garofano | yes |
| Goldman | yes |
| Goodnow | yes |
| Graning | yes |
| Greer | yes |
| Harple | yes |
| Headrick | yes |
| Holcombe | yes |
| Houghton | yes |
| Hoyt | yes |
| Hunter | yes |
| James | yes |
| Kimbell | yes |
| Kleppner | yes |
| Kornheiser | yes |
| Krasnow | yes |
| Lalley | yes |
| LaLonde | yes |
| LaMont | yes |
| Lipsky | yes |
| Logan | yes |
| Long | yes |
| Lueders | yes |
| Masland | yes |
| McCann | yes |
| McGill | yes |
| Mihaly | yes |
| Minier | yes |
| Morrow | yes |
| Mrowicki | yes |
| Noyes | yes |
| Nugent | yes |
| Ode | yes |
| Olson | yes |
| Pezzo | yes |
| Pouech | yes |
| Priestley | yes |
| Rachelson | yes |
| Scheu | yes |
| Sheldon | yes |
| Sibilia | yes |
| Squirrell | yes |
| Stevens | yes |
| Stone | yes |
| Sweeney | yes |
| Tomlinson | yes |
| Waszazak | yes |
| Waters Evans | yes |
| White | yes |
| White | yes |
| Wood | yes |
| Yacovone | yes |
| Bailey | no |
| Bosch | no |
| Boutin | no |
| Branagan | no |
| Brigham | no |
| Burditt | no |
| Burtt | no |
| Canfield | no |
| Casey | no |
| Charlton | no |
| Coffin | no |
| Demar | no |
| Dickinson | no |
| Dobrovich | no |
| Dolgin | no |
| Feltus | no |
| Galfetti | no |
| Goslant | no |
| Hango | no |
| Harvey | no |
| Higley | no |
| Howland | no |
| Kascenska | no |
| Keyser | no |
| Labor | no |
| Laroche | no |
| Long | no |
| Luneau | no |
| Malay | no |
| Marcotte | no |
| McCoy | no |
| Micklus | no |
| Morgan, L. | no |
| Morgan, M. | no |
| Morris | no |
| Morrissey | no |
| Nelson | no |
| Nielsen | no |
| Oliver | no |
| Page | no |
| Pinsonault | no |
| Powers | no |
| Pritchard | no |
| Quimby | no |
| Soucy | no |
| Southworth | no |
| Steady | no |
| Tagliavia | no |
| Taylor | no |
| Walker | no |
| Wells | no |
| Bartholomew | not voting |
| Bartley | not voting |
| Bos-Lun | not voting |
| Burrows | not voting |
| Christie | not voting |
| Gregoire | not voting |
| Hooper | not voting |
| Howard | not voting |
| Krowinski | not voting |
| Maguire | not voting |
| Nigro | not voting |
| North | not voting |
| O'Brien | not voting |
| Parsons | not voting |
| Satcowitz | not voting |
| Scully | not voting |
| Torre | not voting |
| Winter | not voting |
Legislative history
- Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 99 of 132 to Pass -- Yeas = 81, Nays = 51
- Rep. Houghton of Essex Junction demanded yeas and nays
- Rep. Houghton of Essex Junction moved to suspend rules and take up bill for immediate consideration
- Notice Calendar: Report of Committee of Conference
- House message: House appointed Conference Committee members
- 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
- Senate Message: House proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference appointed
- Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
- Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Hashim, Baruth, and Mattos
- House proposal of amendment not concurred in; Committee of Conference requested, on motion of Senator Hashim
- House proposal of amendment; text
- Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
- House proposal of amendment
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
- Action Calendar: Third Reading
- Third Reading ordered
- Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 102, Nays = 39
- Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to
- Rep. Harvey of Castleton demanded yeas and nays
- Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 71 of 142 to Pass -- Yeas = 65, Nays = 77
- Rep. Parsons of Newbury demanded yeas and nays
- Rep. Berbeco of Winooski and McGill of Bridport moved to amend the report of the Committee on Judiciary
- Rep. Dolan of Essex Junction reported for the Committee on Judiciary
- Read second time
- Action Calendar: Unfinished Business
- Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 18, 2026
- Rep. Dolan of Essex Junction moved to postpone action until May 18, 2026, which was agreed to
- Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 15, 2026
- Rep. Dolan of Essex Junction moved to postpone action until May 15, 2026, which was agreed to
- Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 14, 2026
- Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 14, 2026
- Rep. Dolan of Essex Junction moved to postpone action until May 14, 2026, which was agreed to
- Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 12, 2026
- Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 12, 2026
- Rep. Dolan of Essex Junction moved to postpone action until May 12, 2026, which was agreed to
- Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
- Read 3rd time & passed
- New Business/Third Reading
- Roll Call, Requested by Sen. White
- 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2
- Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to
- Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Hashim for Committee on Judiciary
- Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
- Second Reading
- Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary
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