---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to eligibility of sentenced or detained individuals to obtain a State-issued nondriver identification card, replacement operator's license, or replacement learner's permit"
description: "An act relating to eligibility of sentenced or detained individuals to obtain a State-issued nondriver identification card, replacement operator's license, or replacement learner's permit"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 549"
citation: "Vermont H 549 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Troy Headrick"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 34
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-06"
last_action: "2026-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/80a19255-cbe9-4eae-af61-b1c06ed9427e"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/1641"
source_hash: "001e796ef98dfbe6f2bb571a455fa246ac65cefd0c065253a0e890a524d000fa"
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 549 (2025-2026) — An act relating to eligibility of sentenced or detained individuals to obtain a State-issued nondriver identification card, replacement operator's license, or replacement learner's permit

## 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-0549/H-0549%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT085/ACT085%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT085/ACT085%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0549/H-0549%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-0549/H-0549%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-0549/H-0549%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-0549/H-0549%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Troy Headrick — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-06** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Corrections and Institutions `introduction`
- **2026-02-26** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-02-26** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2026-03-12** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-03-13** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-03-13** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-13** Rep. Luneau of St. Albans City reported for the Committee on Corrections and Institutions
- **2026-03-13** Rep. Waszazak of Barre City recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2026-03-13** Report of Committee on Corrections and Institutions agreed to
- **2026-03-13** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2026-03-17** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-03-17** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2026-03-19** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Institutions `introduction`
- **2026-04-07** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-04-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-04-07** Favorable report by Committee on Institutions `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-07** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2026-04-14** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-04-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-04-14** Favorable report by Committee on Institutions `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-14** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-04-15** Favorable report by Committee on Institutions `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-15** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-15** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-15** Reported favorably by Senator Plunkett for Committee on Institutions `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-15** Reported favorably by Senator Chittenden for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-15** 3rd reading ordered
- **2026-04-16** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-04-16** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence `reading-3`
- **2026-04-17** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2026-04-21** Delivered to the Governor on April 21, 2026 `passage`
- **2026-04-28** Signed by Governor on April 27, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-29** House message: Governor approved bill on April 27, 2026

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/80a19255-cbe9-4eae-af61-b1c06ed9427e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).