# Vermont S.148: An act relating to expanding good samaritan protections concerning immigration

Vermont S.148, An act relating to expanding good samaritan protections concerning immigration, is a 2025-2026 Session Senate bill sponsored by Tanya C Vyhovsky (Democrat/Progressive); status failed, last action 2025-04-09 (Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Vermont S.148
- State: Vermont
- Session: 2025-2026 Session
- Title: An act relating to expanding good samaritan protections concerning immigration
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-04-09
- Last action: 2025-04-09, Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Sponsor: Tanya C Vyhovsky (Democrat/Progressive)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tanya C Vyhovsky (Democrat/Progressive), Senate
- Cosponsor: Martine Larocque L Gulick (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rebecca "Becca" E White (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (1)

- 2025-04-09: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced, 2025-04-08: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0148/S-0148 As Introduced.pdf)

## Related bills

- S.190: An act relating to reference-based pricing and the Green Mountain Care Board (vetoed)
- S.142: An act relating to a pathway to licensure for internationally trained physicians (signed)
- S.189: An act relating to establishing a process for the elimination of certain hospital services (signed)
- H.955: An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system (signed)
- H.957: An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Williston (signed)
- H.952: An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment (signed)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0148/S-0148 As Introduced.pdf)

## Related
- [S.190: An act relating to reference-based pricing and the Green Mountain Care Board](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S190-2026)
- [S.142: An act relating to a pathway to licensure for internationally trained physicians](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S142-2026)
- [S.189: An act relating to establishing a process for the elimination of certain hospit…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S189-2026)
- [H.955: An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H955-2026)
- [H.957: An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Willist…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H957-2026)
- [H.952: An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H952-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S148-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).