H.915

An act relating to the protection of pollinators

Sponsors:

Last Recorded Action: 5/4/2018 - Rules suspended & action messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe

Committee Activity - Meeting Full List

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Committee(s):

House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

9:00 AM

H.915 - An act relating to the protection of pollinators

Cary Giguere, Agrichemical Program Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

3:45 PM

H.915 - An act relating to the protection of pollinators

Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Committee(s):

House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

12:55 PM

H.915 - An act relating to the protection of pollinators

committee vote

Skip Cray, Manager, Bourdeau Brothers Sales and Service

Friday, March 30, 2018

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Agriculture

10:00 AM

H.915 - An act relating to the protection of pollinators

Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Andrea Stander, Consultant, Rural Vermont
Nat Shambaugh , Retired Chemist
Cary Giguere, Pesticide Program Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Agriculture

9:00 AM

H.915 - An act relating to the protection of pollinators

This hearing will be in Room 7 at the State House, the Senate Institutions Committee Room.

Warren Coleman, Lobbyist, MMR
Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers
Ross Conrad, Owner, Dancing Bee Gardens
Mike Bald, Founder and Owner, Got Weeds?
Terry Bradshaw, Chair, Pollinator Protection Committee
Judy Bellairs, Forest and Wildlife Committee, Vermont Chapter of the Sierra Club
Maddie Kempner, Membership and Advocacy Coordinator, NOFA-Vermont

Thursday, April 5, 2018

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Agriculture

9:45 AM

H.915 - An act relating to the protection of pollinators

Louise Calderwood, Government Relations Director, Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance
Brad Lawes, Lawes Agricultural Service Inc., Brandon
Jonathan Chamberlin, Certified Crop Advisor and Vermont Commercial Pesticide Applicator, Bourdeau Brothers Sales and Service
Bill Rowell, Board Member and Green Mountain Dairy Farm owner, Green Mountain Dairy, Sheldon
Andrea Stander, Consultant, Rural Vermont

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Agriculture

9:00 AM

H.915 - An act relating to the protection of pollinators

Erin Sigrist, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
Cary Giguere, Pesticide Program Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Friday, April 13, 2018

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Agriculture

10:00 AM

H.915 - An act relating to the protection of pollinators

Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Cary Giguere, Pesticide Program Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers
Judy Bellairs, Forest and Wildlife Committee, Vermont Chapter of the Sierra Club
Andrea Stander, Consultant, Rural Vermont
Nona estrin, Citizen, East Montpeleir

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Agriculture

10:30 AM

H.915 - An act relating to the protection of pollinators

Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Cary Giguere, Pesticide Program Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Nona estrin, East Montpeleir
Andrea Stander, Consultant, Rural Vermont

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Agriculture

9:00 AM

H.915 - An act relating to the protection of pollinators

Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Erin Sigrist, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
Cary Giguere, Pesticide Program Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers
Judy Bellairs, Forest and Wildlife Committee, Vermont Chapter of the Sierra Club
Nona estrin, East Montpeleir

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Committee(s):

House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

-

H.915 - An act relating to the protection of pollinators

Sen. Carolyn Whitney Branagan, Reporter

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Agriculture

-

H.915 - An act relating to the protection of pollinators

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Committee(s):

House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

9:00 AM

H.915 - An act relating to the protection of pollinators

Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Cary Giguere, Pesticide Program Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets

1:00 PM

H.915 - An act relating to the protection of pollinators

Committee will meet on H.915 at 1 PM or following Floor Adjournment, whichever is later.

Sen. Christopher Bray, Sponsor, Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Committee(s):

House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

9:45 AM

H.915 - An act relating to the protection of pollinators

Committee discussion and vote on amendment

11:00 AM

H.915 - An act relating to the protection of pollinators

Vote to reconsider motion

Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers
Andrea Stander, Consultant, Rural Vermont

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Committee(s):

House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife

9:00 AM

H.915 - An act relating to the protection of pollinators

Discussion on Neonicotinoids

Cary Giguere, Pesticide Program Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Committee(s):

House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

9:00 AM

H.915 - An act relating to the protection of pollinators

Michael O'Grady, Office of Legislative Council

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Committee(s):

Committee of Conference

An act relating to the protection of pollinators - Committee of Conference Meeting

4:30 PM

Thursday, May 10, 2018

Committee(s):

Committee of Conference

An act relating to the protection of pollinators - Committee of Conference

3:15 PM

Friday, May 11, 2018

Committee(s):

Committee of Conference

An act relating to the protection of pollinators - Room 31

Upon Senate break for lunch