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VermontH.5492025-2026 SessionHouse

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

Sponsored By: Troy Headrick (Independent)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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Free IDs for people leaving prison

Beginning July 1, 2026, Vermont’s Corrections Commissioner must work with Motor Vehicles to arrange identification documents for eligible people leaving prison. The free-document pathways cover eligible people sentenced or detained for at least six months. Replacement licenses require a current Vermont license or one that expired no more than three years before release; permits have a two-year window. Corrections must help gather required REAL ID or non-REAL ID documents, Vermont residency proof, and a post-release mailing address. The sentenced-person license and permit pathways start July 1, 2026. The nondriver ID and detained-person license and permit pathways start January 1, 2027.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Troy Headrick

    Independent • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

Actions Timeline

  1. House message: Governor approved bill on April 27, 2026

    4/29/2026House

  2. Signed by Governor on April 27, 2026

    4/28/2026House

  3. Delivered to Governor on April 21, 2026

    4/21/2026House

  4. Senate Message: Passed in concurrence

    4/17/2026Senate

  5. Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence

    4/16/2026Senate

  6. New Business/Third Reading

    4/16/2026Senate

  7. 3rd reading ordered

    4/15/2026Senate

  8. Reported favorably by Senator Chittenden for Committee on Finance

    4/15/2026Senate

  9. Reported favorably by Senator Plunkett for Committee on Institutions

    4/15/2026Senate

  10. Read 2nd time

    4/15/2026Senate

  11. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

    4/15/2026Senate

  12. Favorable report by Committee on Institutions

    4/15/2026Senate

  13. Second Reading

    4/15/2026Senate

  14. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

    4/14/2026Senate

  15. Favorable report by Committee on Institutions

    4/14/2026Senate

  16. Second Reading

    4/14/2026Senate

  17. Entered on Notice Calendar

    4/14/2026Senate

  18. Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31

    4/7/2026Senate

  19. Favorable report by Committee on Institutions

    4/7/2026Senate

  20. Second Reading

    4/7/2026Senate

  21. Entered on Notice Calendar

    4/7/2026Senate

  22. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Institutions

    3/19/2026Senate

  23. Read third time and passed

    3/17/2026House

  24. Action Calendar: Third Reading

    3/17/2026House

  25. Third Reading ordered

    3/13/2026House

Bill Text

  • As Enacted (ACT 85)Opens in a new window

    5/7/2026

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  • As Passed by Both Chambers

    4/20/2026

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  • As Passed by Both Chambers (Unofficial)

    4/20/2026

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  • As Passed by the House

    3/17/2026

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  • As Passed by the House (Unofficial)

    3/17/2026

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  • As Introduced

    1/5/2026

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