H.663 (Act 143)
An act relating to municipal land use regulation of accessory on-farm businesses
Sponsors:
Rep. Harvey Smith, Rep. Carolyn Partridge
,
Rep. Scott Beck, Rep. Susan Buckholz, Rep. Rodney Graham, Rep. Philip Hooper, Rep. Richard Lawrence, Rep. Terry Norris
Last Recorded Action: 5/12/2018 - House message: Governor approved bill on May 21, 2018
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
2017-2018 Legislative Session
House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- Aaron Adler, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Clara Ayer, Fairmont Farms, East Montpelier
- Will Ball, Intern, Rural Vermont
- Lauri Boyden, Owner, Boyden Farm
- Doni Cain, Owner, Quillpig Farm
- Kylie Chittenden, Farmer, Addison County
- Bob Clark , Owner, Fisher Brothers Farm
- Jake Claro, Farm to Plate Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
- Sen. Brian Collamore, '
- Doug Flack, Owner, Flack Family Farm
- Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Fairs & Field Days Association
- Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau
- Cary Giguere, Pesticide Program Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Tom Gilbert, Owner/Operator, Black Dirt Farm, Stannard VT
- Lindsay Harris, Owner, Mountain Home Farm
- Bruce Hennessey, Owner/Operator, Maple Wind Farm
- Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Judith Irving, Owner, Fat Toad Farm
- Seth Jensen, Lamoille County Planning Commission
- Maddy Monty Kempner, NOFA VT
- Rich and Cynthia Larson, Morningside Farm
- Kate McCarthy, Sustainable Communities Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
- Richard Nelson, Farmer, Franklin County
- Laura Olsen, Co-owner, Green Mountain Girls Farm
- Corie Pierce, Bread and Butter Farm
- Dean Pierce, Planning and Zoning, Shelburne
- Steve Reid, Owner, Fat Toad Farm
- Bill Rowell, Board Member and Green Mountain Dairy Farm owner, Green Mountain Dairy, Sheldon
- Susan Senning, Zoning Administrator, Town of Waitsfield
- Heather Shouldice, Lobbyist, Shouldice and Associates
- Vera Simon-Nobes, Farm-Based Education Network Coordinator, Shelburne Farms
- Stephanie Smith, Chief Policy Enforcement Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Anne Tisbert, Valley Dream Farm, Cambridge
- Joseph Tisbert, President, Vermont Farm Bureau
- Graham Unangst-Rufehacht, Organizer, Rural Vermont
- Alex Weinhagen, Legislative Liaison, Vermont Planners Association
- Bob Wellington, Senior Vice-President, Agri-Mark
House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife
- Aaron Adler, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Kate McCarthy, Sustainable Communities Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
- Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- Rep. Harvey Smith, House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- Andrea Stander, Consultant, Rural Vermont
Senate Committee on Agriculture
- Aaron Adler, Legal Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Aaron Adler, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Clara Ayer, Fairmont Farms, East Montpelier
- Jake Claro, Farm to Plate Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
- Ellen Czajkowski, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
- Doug Farnham, Senior Research Economist and the Director of Policy, Department of Taxes
- Doug Flack, Owner, Flack Family Farm
- Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau
- Peter Griffin, Legislative Council, Office of Legislative Council
- Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Todd Heyman, Owner, Fat Sheep Farm
- Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Maddie Kempner, Membership and Advocacy Coordinator, NOFA-Vermont
- Kate McCarthy, Sustainable Communities Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
- Rep. Harvey Smith, House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- Stephanie Smith, Chief Policy Enforcement Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Diane Snelling, Chair, Natural Resources Board
- Andrea Stander, Consultant, Rural Vermont
- Bob Stannard, Owner, Vermont Natural Beef
- Graham Unangst-Rufehacht, Organizer, Rural Vermont
- Alex Weinhagen, Legislative Liaison, Vermont Planners Association
Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- Aaron Adler, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
- Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
- Cary Giguere, Pesticide Program Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
- Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers
- Kate McCarthy, Sustainable Communities Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
- Stephanie Smith, Chief Policy Enforcement Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Andrea Stander, Consultant, Rural Vermont
- Sen. Robert Starr, Senate Committee on Agriculture
- Alex Weinhagen, Legislative Liaison, Vermont Planners Association