H.539 (Act 83)

An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee

Sponsors: Rep. David Deen

Last Recorded Action: 5/4/2016 - Signed by Governor on 5/4/16

Committee Activity - Meeting Full List

2015 - 2016 Legislative Session
Friday, January 15, 2016
Committee(s):
House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
15 minutes after Floor

H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee

Warren Coleman, Lobbyist, Vermont Golf Course Superintendents Association
Charles Mraz, Beekeeper
Samantha Alger, Graduate Research Fellow, Biology Department, UVM
Louise Calderwood, Project Manager, Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Committee(s):
House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
2:30 PM

H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee

Rep. David L. Deen, House Committee on Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources
Cary Giguere, Pesticide Program Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Andrew Hackman, Serlin Haley LLP, On behalf of TruGreen Lawn Services
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Committee(s):
House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
15 minutes after Floor

H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee

Sarah Vose, State Toxicologist, Department of Health
Dan Hudson, Agronomist, UVM Extension
Paul Harlow, Harlow Farm
Terry Bradshaw, Tree Fruit & Viticulture Specialist at UVM; director of the UVM Horticulture Research and Education Center
John Hayden, Lecturer in the Ecological Agriculture Program, UVM
Cary Giguere, Pesticide Program Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Committee(s):
House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
10:15 AM

H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee

Sid Bosworth, Extension Professor of Agronomy, UVM Extension
Friday, January 22, 2016
Committee(s):
House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
following floor

H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee

Pat Vittum, UMass Professor of Turf Entomology, Associate Director of Center for Agriculture, Food and Environment
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Committee(s):
House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
2:30 PM

H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee

Pat Vittum, UMass Professor of Turf Entomology, Associate Director of Center for Agriculture, Food and Environment
Cary Giguere, Pesticide Program Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Jim Howe, Beekeeper
Peter Jenkins, Attorney, Center for Food Safety
Tiffany Finck-Haynes, Food Futures Campaigner, Food and Technology Program, Friends of the Earth U.S.
Maryann Frazier, Senior Extension Associate, Penn State Center of Pollinator Research
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Committee(s):
House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
11:00 AM

H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee

Committee discussion

Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Committee(s):
House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
10:15 AM

H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee

Chuck Leitgeb, Senior Regional Manager, State Government Relations, Bayer Corporation
Iain Kelly, Director, Regulatory Policy and Issue Management, Bayer Research Fellow
Ken Lallier, Property Manager of Quechee Club, Trustee on Vt.GCSA Board of Directors
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Committee(s):
House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
2:30 PM

H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee

Committee discussion

Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Committee(s):
House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
9:00 AM

H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee

Committee discussion

15 minutes after Floor

H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee

Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Jane Clifford, Executive Director, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Committee(s):
House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
11:00 AM

H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee

Committee discussion

Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
15 minutes after Floor

H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee

committee vote

Cary Giguere, Pesticide Program Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Agriculture
9:00 AM

H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee

Introduction of bill

Rep. David L. Deen, House Committee on Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources
Rep. Teo Zagar, Sponsor
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Jim Leland, Director, Ag Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Agriculture
10:45 AM

H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee

Committee discussion

Cary Giguere, Pesticide Program Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Agriculture
10:30 AM

H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee

Lyn Desmarais, Legislative Director, Vermont Farm Bureau
Friday, April 8, 2016
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Agriculture
9:50 AM

H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee

committee vote

Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Committee(s):
House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
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H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee

Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Jim Leland, Director, Ag Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets