---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the laws governing impaired driving"
description: "An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the laws governing impaired driving"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 44"
citation: "Vermont H 44 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Martin LaLonde"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 42
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-21"
last_action: "2025-06-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5652a5fd-be53-4b9c-93f2-456ee8683e09"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/145"
source_hash: "baef02c64719b6f7bef0094e4853bd08cdfba50b0a5f90d62dc7cb32c54b0c7c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-vt"]
---

# Vermont H 44 (2025-2026) — An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the laws governing impaired driving

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0044/H-0044%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT041/ACT041%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT041/ACT041%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0044/H-0044%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the House (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0044/H-0044%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0044/H-0044%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
7. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0044/H-0044%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
8. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0044/H-0044%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0044/H-0044%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Martin LaLonde — primary (person)
- Thomas Burditt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-21** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2025-02-11** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2025-02-11** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2025-02-14** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2025-02-18** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2025-02-18** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-18** Rep. Goodnow of Brattleboro reported for the Committee on Judiciary
- **2025-02-18** Rep. Squirrell of Underhill recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2025-02-18** Report of Committee on Judiciary amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
- **2025-02-18** Report of Committee on Judiciary, as amended, agreed to
- **2025-02-18** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2025-02-19** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-02-19** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2025-02-25** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2025-05-07** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2025-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-07** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-07** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2025-05-13** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2025-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-13** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-13** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-14** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-14** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-14** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-15** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-15** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-15** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-15** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Norris for Committee on Judiciary `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2025-05-15** Reported favorably by Senator Norris for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-15** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-15** 3rd reading ordered
- **2025-05-16** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-05-16** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2025-05-20** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-21** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-22** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-22** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-23** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-27** Delivered to the Governor on May 27, 2025 `passage`
- **2025-06-02** Signed by Governor on June 2, 2025 `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-03** House message: Governor approved bill on June 2, 2025

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5652a5fd-be53-4b9c-93f2-456ee8683e09`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).