---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to prohibiting discrimination based on certain hair types and styles"
description: "An act relating to prohibiting discrimination based on certain hair types and styles"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 363"
citation: "Vermont H 363 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kevin Christie", "Michael Mrowicki"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 27
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-02-24"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fb493f34-0a01-4754-b809-b4915978b030"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/138"
source_hash: "d47e377c29856cdcf6e4a822444c7a63328a8a0bd6c6914f4ccded2fa8f364c8"
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 363 (2023-2024) — An act relating to prohibiting discrimination based on certain hair types and styles

## 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/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0363/H-0363%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT092/ACT092%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT092/ACT092%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0363/H-0363%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the House (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0363/H-0363%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0363/H-0363%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/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0363/H-0363%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 69 of 137 to Pass -- Yeas = 132, Nays = 5 — **132–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kevin Christie — primary (person)
- Michael Mrowicki — primary (person)
- Brian Cina — cosponsor (person)
- Daisy Berbeco — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Burrows — cosponsor (person)
- Emma Mulvaney-Stanak — cosponsor (person)
- Esme Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Robert "Bobby" Farlice-Rubio — cosponsor (person)
- Saudia LaMont — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-24** Read first time and referred to the Committee on General and Housing `introduction`
- **2024-01-26** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-01-30** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-01-30** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-01-30** Rep. LaMont of Morristown reported for the Committee on General and Housing
- **2024-01-30** Report of Committee on General and Housing agreed to
- **2024-01-30** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-01-31** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-01-31** Rep. Donahue of Northfield, McGill of Bridport, and Small of Winooski moved to amend the bill
- **2024-01-31** Rep. Small of Winooski asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment
- **2024-01-31** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2024-01-31** Rep. Chase of Chester demanded yeas and nays
- **2024-01-31** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 69 of 137 to Pass -- Yeas = 132, Nays = 5
- **2024-01-31** Passed `passage`
- **2024-02-02** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `introduction`
- **2024-04-10** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-04-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-10** Favorable report by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-11** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-11** Favorable report by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-11** Reported favorably by Senator Ram Hinsdale for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs, read 2nd time and 3rd reading ordered `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2024-04-12** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-04-12** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence `reading-3`
- **2024-04-16** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2024-04-19** Delivered to the Governor on April 19, 2024 `passage`
- **2024-04-25** Signed by Governor on April 25, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** House message: Governor approved bill on April 25, 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fb493f34-0a01-4754-b809-b4915978b030`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).