Vermont legislation · 2025-2026 Session
Vermont SCR7: Senate concurrent resolution designating October 5, 2026, as Italian American Day in Vermont.
Status: Passed one chamber, March 17, 2026
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 17, 2026:
R-277 Page 1 of 1 No. R-277. Senate concurrent resolution designating October 5, 2026, as Italian American Day in Vermont. (S.C.R.7) Offered by Senators Heffernan, Baruth, Beck, Benson, Bongartz, Brennan, Brock, Chittenden, Collamore, Cummings, Harrison, Hashim, Ingalls, Lyons, Major, Mattos, Morley, Norris, Perchlik, Weeks, Westman and Williams, Whereas, the proud history of the Italian American community in Vermont started in the 1880s, when economic conditions in Italy persuaded many Italians to emigrate from Italy to the United States in hopes of a more prosperous future for their families, and Whereas, Italian immigrants who were highly skilled in stone crafts settled in the Rutland-Proctor area and found employment, especially at the Vermont Marble Company, a large business that owned multiple quarries and became the source for the marble contained in prominent public buildings across the country, and Whereas, from 1890 to 1910, a significant population of new Italian immigrants, as well as those who had originally settled in and around Rutland, came to Barre, to apply their artisan and stone-cutting skills in the granite industry; they contributed significantly to the development of Barre as the granite capital of the world, and their magnificent craftsmanship is on display in Vermont and elsewhere, and Whereas, Italian Americans were critical to the emergence of labor unions in Vermont, as they endeavored to develop fair …
Sponsors
- Steven Heffernan (R, Addison District) · primary sponsor
- Philip Baruth (D, Chittenden-Central District)
- Scott Beck (R, Caledonia District)
- Benson, John (R, Orange District)
- Seth Bongartz (D, Bennington District)
- Patrick Brennan (R, Grand Isle District)
- Randolph Brock (R, Franklin District)
- Thomas Chittenden (D, Chittenden-Southeast District)
- Brian Collamore (R, Rutland District)
- Ann Cummings (D, Washington District)
- Wendy Harrison (D, Windham District)
- Nader Hashim (D, Windham District)
Latest actions
- : As adopted by Senate and House
- : House message: House adopted in concurrence
- : Adopted in concurrence pursuant to Joint Rule 16b
- : Adopted per Joint Rule 16b
- : On Consent Calendar
- : On Consent Calendar
Common questions
- What is SCR7?
- SCR7 is a bill in the Vermont Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Senate concurrent resolution designating October 5, 2026, as Italian American Day in Vermont.
- What is the status of SCR7?
- Passed one chamber as of March 17, 2026. Latest action: As adopted by Senate and House (March 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored SCR7?
- Steven Heffernan (R, Addison District), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SCR7?
- On the Vermont Legislature website: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/S.C.R.7
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