---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to designating Juneteenth as a legal holiday"
description: "An act relating to designating Juneteenth as a legal holiday"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 206"
citation: "Vermont S 206 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Irene Wrenner"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 32
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-01-03"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e7d306c3-6efa-4176-ae78-33dc17543eb6"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/1316"
source_hash: "6be2c1062421c1b6b7a343f58433d788230bc4b126c4308dd09e44baa66c0876"
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 206 (2023-2024) — An act relating to designating Juneteenth as a legal holiday

## 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-0206/S-0206%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT140/ACT140%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT140/ACT140%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0206/S-0206%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-0206/S-0206%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-0206/S-0206%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-0206/S-0206%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Irene Wrenner — primary (person)
- Martine Gulick — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca White — cosponsor (person)
- Tanya Vyhovsky — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Chittenden — cosponsor (person)
- Virginia Lyons — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-03** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations `introduction`
- **2024-03-12** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-03-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-12** Favorable report by Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-12** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2024-03-14** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-03-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-14** Favorable report by Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-14** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-15** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-15** Favorable report by Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-15** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-15** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-15** Reported favorably by Senator White for Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-15** Reported favorably by Senator Kitchel for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-15** 3rd reading ordered
- **2024-03-19** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-19** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2024-03-21** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs `introduction`
- **2024-05-08** Notice Calendar: Favorable
- **2024-05-09** Action Calendar: Favorable
- **2024-05-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-05-09** Rep. Mrowicki of Putney reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- **2024-05-09** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-05-10** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-05-10** Read third time and passed in concurrence `reading-3`
- **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 passed bill in concurrence
- **2024-05-10** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **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/e7d306c3-6efa-4176-ae78-33dc17543eb6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).