---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to nondiscriminatory school branding"
description: "An act relating to nondiscriminatory school branding"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 139"
citation: "Vermont S 139 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard McCormack"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 30
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-04-21"
last_action: "2022-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a255d1c5-79b9-4dc3-b9d7-2051cfcf7739"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/1032"
source_hash: "fdd81e66d902071eee0907f04d70bd37a47b05fe084e83623490d0e99b56cfa6"
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 S 139 (2021-2022) — An act relating to nondiscriminatory school branding

## 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/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0139/S-0139%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT152/ACT152%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT152/ACT152%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0139/S-0139%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0139/S-0139%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 72 of 143 to Pass -- Yeas = 96, Nays = 47 — **96–47** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Richard McCormack — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-21** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Education `introduction`
- **2022-03-08** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-03-08** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Education `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-09** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-09** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Education `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-10** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-10** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Education `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-10** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Campion for Committee on Education `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2022-03-10** Recommendation of amendment agreed to
- **2022-03-10** 3rd reading ordered
- **2022-03-11** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-11** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2022-03-16** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Education `introduction`
- **2022-04-29** Notice Calendar: Favorable
- **2022-05-02** Action Calendar: Favorable
- **2022-05-03** Action Calendar: Favorable
- **2022-05-03** Rep. Webb of Shelburne moved to postpone action until May 5, 2022 which was agreed to
- **2022-05-05** Action Calendar: Favorable
- **2022-05-05** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2022-05-05** Rep. Brown of Richmond reported for the Committee on Education
- **2022-05-05** Rep. Mulvaney-Stanak of Burlington demanded yeas and nays
- **2022-05-05** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 72 of 143 to Pass -- Yeas = 96, Nays = 47
- **2022-05-05** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2022-05-06** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-05-06** Read Third time and passed in concurrence `reading-3`
- **2022-05-09** House message: House passed bill in concurrence
- **2022-05-09** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2022-05-12** Delivered to Governor on May 25, 2022 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-12** Signed by Governor on May 31, 2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-12** Senate Message, signed by Governor May 31, 2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a255d1c5-79b9-4dc3-b9d7-2051cfcf7739`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).