2015-2016 Session
Change SessionH.861 (Act 99)
An act relating to regulation of treated article pesticides
House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
5/6/2016 - Signed by Governor on May 10, 2016
- Sponsor(s)
- Last Recorded Action
- House 5/6/2016 - Signed by Governor on May 10, 2016
Bill/Resolution Text
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An act relating to regulation of treated article pesticides
Detailed Status
2015 - 2016 Legislative Session
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An act relating to regulation of treated article pesticides
Roll Call History
2015 - 2016 Legislative Session
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An act relating to regulation of treated article pesticides
Committee Meetings
2015 - 2016 Legislative Session
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An act relating to regulation of treated article pesticides
Meeting Full List
2015 - 2016 Legislative Session
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
- 11:15 AM
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H.861 - An act relating to regulation of treated article pesticides
Jim Leland, Director, Ag Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Robb Kidd, Organizing Representative, VT Sierra Club Conservation Program
Lyn Desmarais, Legislative Director, Vermont Farm Bureau
Andrew Bahrenburg, Organizer, Advocate, Rural Vermont
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H.861 - An act relating to regulation of treated article pesticides
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Thursday, March 10, 2016
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
- 10:00 AM
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H.861 - An act relating to regulation of treated article pesticides
Charles Mraz, Beekeeper
Leif Richardson, Post Doctoral Fellow, Gund Institute, UVM
Art Whitman, President, Northeast Ag and Feed Alliance
Joseph Tisbert, President, Vermont Farm Bureau
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H.861 - An act relating to regulation of treated article pesticides
Jim Leland, Director, Ag Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 10:00 AM
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H.861 - An act relating to regulation of treated article pesticides
Hearing will be in the Ethan Allen Room
Art Whitman, Chair, Government Relations Committee, Northeast Ag and Feed Alliance
Louise Calderwood, Project Manager, Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance
Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, Seed Treatment Enterprise, DuPont Pioneer
Jim Leland, Director, Ag Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Friday, March 18, 2016
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 10:10 AM
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H.861 - An act relating to regulation of treated article pesticides
Cary Giguere, Pesticide Program Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, CropLife America
Lyn Desmarais, Legislative Director, Vermont Farm Bureau
Andrew Bahrenburg, Organizer, Advocate, Rural Vermont
Rep. Teo Zagar, Sponsor
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 9:00 AM
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H.861 - An act relating to regulation of treated article pesticides
Committee meets in Senate Institution Committee Room, Room 7
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Andrew Bahrenburg, Organizer, Advocate, Rural Vermont
Cary Giguere, Pesticide Program Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Robb Kidd, Organizing Representative, VT Sierra Club Conservation Program
Art Whitman, President, Northeast Ag and Feed Alliance
Louise Calderwood, Project Manager, Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance
Rep. Teo Zagar, Sponsor
Jeff Miller, Treated Wood Council
Thursday, March 24, 2016
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 9:30 AM
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H.861 - An act relating to regulation of treated article pesticides
Joseph Tisbert, President, Vermont Farm Bureau
Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, CropLife America
Rep. Teo Zagar, Sponsor
Jim Harrison, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, House Committee on Agriculture
Steve McLeod, Executive Director, Vermont Traditions Coalition
Bill Smith, Lobbyist, Vermont Retail Lumber Dealers Association
Friday, March 25, 2016
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 10:30 AM
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H.861 - An act relating to regulation of treated article pesticides
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Rep. Teo Zagar, Sponsor
Rep. Rodney Graham, < None >
Jeanne Kennedy, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Power
Andrew Bahrenburg, Organizer, Advocate, Rural Vermont
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 15 minutes after Floor
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H.861 - An act relating to regulation of treated article pesticides
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Cary Giguere, Pesticide Program Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Jim Leland, Director, Ag Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Rep. Teo Zagar, Sponsor
John Hollar, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Power
Warren Coleman, Lobbyist, Verizon
Lyn Desmarais, Legislative Director, Vermont Farm Bureau
Thursday, March 31, 2016
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
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H.861 - An act relating to regulation of treated article pesticides
Update
Rep. Teo Zagar
Thursday, March 31, 2016
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 10:55 AM
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H.861 - An act relating to regulation of treated article pesticides
Lyn Desmarais, Legislative Director, Vermont Farm Bureau
Joseph Tisbert, President, Vermont Farm Bureau
Friday, April 1, 2016
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 9:00 AM
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H.861 - An act relating to regulation of treated article pesticides
Hearing will be in the Ethan Allen room.
John Hayden, Lecturer in the Ecological Agriculture Program, The Farm Between
Maddie Monty, Policy Advisor, NOFA-Vermont
Jim Harrison, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
Cary Giguere, Pesticide Program Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, CropLife America
Lyn Desmarais, Legislative Director, Vermont Farm Bureau
Judy Bellairs, Member, VT Sierra Club Forest and Wildlife Committee
Andrew Bahrenburg, Organizer, Advocate, Rural Vermont
Rep. Teo Zagar, Sponsor
Cameron Wood, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
Thursday, April 7, 2016
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 9:00 AM
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H.861 - An act relating to regulation of treated article pesticides
The committee will meet in the Ethan Allen Room.
Cameron Wood, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
Cary Giguere, Pesticide Program Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, America's Health Insurance Plans
Bill Smith, Lobbyist, Vermont Retail Lumber Association
Rep. Teo Zagar, Sponsor
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 15 minutes after Floor
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H.861 - An act relating to regulation of treated article pesticides
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Warren Coleman, General Counsel, MMRVT
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 11:15 AM
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H.861 - An act relating to regulation of treated article pesticides
Committee discussion and possible vote
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
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H.861 - An act relating to regulation of treated article pesticides
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Warren Coleman, General Counsel, MMRVT
Jim Leland, Director, Ag Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Thursday, April 21, 2016
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
- 9:00 AM
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H.861 - An act relating to regulation of treated article pesticides
Jim Leland, Director, Ag Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
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H.861 - An act relating to regulation of treated article pesticides
Committee Discussion
Friday, April 22, 2016
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
- During Floor break
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H.861 - An act relating to regulation of treated article pesticides
Committee Documents
An act relating to regulation of treated article pesticides
Witnesses Who Testified
2015 - 2016 Legislative Session
House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
- Andrew Bahrenburg, Organizer, Advocate, Rural Vermont
- Warren Coleman, General Counsel, MMRVT
- Lyn Desmarais, Legislative Director, Vermont Farm Bureau
- Robb Kidd, Organizing Representative, VT Sierra Club Conservation Program
- Jim Leland, Director, Ag Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Charles Mraz, Beekeeper
- Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Leif Richardson, Post Doctoral Fellow, Gund Institute, UVM
- Joseph Tisbert, President, Vermont Farm Bureau
- Art Whitman, President, Northeast Ag and Feed Alliance
- Rep. Teo Zagar
Senate Committee on Agriculture
- Andrew Bahrenburg, Organizer, Advocate, Rural Vermont
- Judy Bellairs, Member, VT Sierra Club Forest and Wildlife Committee
- Louise Calderwood, Project Manager, Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance
- Warren Coleman, General Counsel, MMRVT
- Warren Coleman, Lobbyist, Verizon
- Lyn Desmarais, Legislative Director, Vermont Farm Bureau
- Cary Giguere, Pesticide Program Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Rep. Rodney Graham, < None >
- Jim Harrison, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
- John Hayden, Lecturer in the Ecological Agriculture Program, The Farm Between
- John Hollar, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Power
- Jeanne Kennedy, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Power
- Robb Kidd, Organizing Representative, VT Sierra Club Conservation Program
- Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, America's Health Insurance Plans
- Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, CropLife America
- Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, Seed Treatment Enterprise, DuPont Pioneer
- Jim Leland, Director, Ag Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Steve McLeod, Executive Director, Vermont Traditions Coalition
- Jeff Miller, Treated Wood Council
- Maddie Monty, Policy Advisor, NOFA-Vermont
- Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, House Committee on Agriculture
- Bill Smith, Lobbyist, Vermont Retail Lumber Association
- Bill Smith, Lobbyist, Vermont Retail Lumber Dealers Association
- Joseph Tisbert, President, Vermont Farm Bureau
- Art Whitman, Chair, Government Relations Committee, Northeast Ag and Feed Alliance
- Art Whitman, President, Northeast Ag and Feed Alliance
- Cameron Wood, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
- Rep. Teo Zagar, Sponsor
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An act relating to regulation of treated article pesticides
Committee of Conference Meetings
2015 - 2016 Legislative Session
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An act relating to regulation of treated article pesticides
Committee of Conference Meeting Full List
2015 - 2016 Legislative Session
No committee of conference meeting history found for H.861 in the 2015 - 2016 Legislative Session.
No committee of conference report found for H.861 in the 2015 - 2016 Legislative Session.
Act
- Signed into law 5/10/2016
- As Enacted (ACT 99)
- Act Summary
An act relating to regulation of treated article pesticides
Statutes Affected
2015 - 2016 Legislative Session
| Statute |
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| 6 V.S.A. § 1101. Definitions |
| 6 V.S.A. § 1104. Powers of Secretary |
| 6 V.S.A. § 1105a. Treated articles; powers of Secretary; best management practices |
