---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction"
description: "An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 204"
citation: "Vermont S 204 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Martine Gulick"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 63
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-01-03"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8fde8141-9f8d-48d6-bbda-8845d2c22fe1"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/1458"
source_hash: "5e64d6b831b45eba1fbb50b47ebe345bb4873297834d557336a126c54782c426"
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 204 (2023-2024) — An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction

## 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/S-0204/S-0204%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT139/ACT139%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT139/ACT139%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0204/S-0204%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0204/S-0204%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0204/S-0204%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/S-0204/S-0204%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
8. **House Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0204/S-0204%20House%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0204/S-0204%20House%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Martine Gulick — primary (person)
- Alison Clarkson — cosponsor (person)
- Andrew Perchlik — cosponsor (person)
- Irene Wrenner — cosponsor (person)
- Nader Hashim — cosponsor (person)
- Philip Baruth — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Starr — cosponsor (person)
- Ruth Hardy — cosponsor (person)
- Tanya Vyhovsky — cosponsor (person)
- Wendy Harrison — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-03** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Education `introduction`
- **2024-03-13** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-03-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-13** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Education `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-13** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2024-03-19** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-03-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-19** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Education `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-19** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-20** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-20** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Education `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-20** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-21** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Education `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-21** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-22** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-22** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Education `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-22** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-26** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-26** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Education `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-26** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-26** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Gulick for Committee on Education `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2024-03-26** Reported favorably by Senator Baruth for Committee on Appropriations with recommendation of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-26** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Education amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
- **2024-03-26** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Education, as amended, agreed to
- **2024-03-26** 3rd reading ordered
- **2024-03-27** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-27** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2024-03-27** Title amended
- **2024-03-29** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Education `introduction`
- **2024-05-02** Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2024-05-04** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-05-06** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-05-06** Rep. Brady of Williston reported for the Committee on Education
- **2024-05-06** Rep. Mihaly of Calais recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2024-05-06** Report of Committee on Education agreed to
- **2024-05-06** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-05-07** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-05-07** Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2024-05-07** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2024-05-08** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2024-05-08** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Campion
- **2024-05-08** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-08** House proposal of amendment not concurred in; Committee of Conference requested, on motion of Senator Campion `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-08** Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Campion, Gulick, and Weeks
- **2024-05-08** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Campion `passage`
- **2024-05-08** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference appointed `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-08** Speaker appointed Reps. Brady of Williston, Brown of Richmond, and Taylor of Milton as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
- **2024-05-09** House message: House appointed Conference Committee members
- **2024-05-10** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2024-05-10** Committee of Conference report adopted (Senate bill) `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2024-05-10** House message: House adopted Conference Committee report
- **2024-05-10** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2024-05-10** Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Gulick for Committee, text
- **2024-05-10** Committee of Conference report adopted
- **2024-05-10** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Rules suspended & action messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2024-05-10** Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted
- **2024-05-10** Delivered to Governor on May 24, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-10** Signed by Governor on May 30, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-10** Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 30, 2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8fde8141-9f8d-48d6-bbda-8845d2c22fe1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).