H.128
An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses
Sponsors:
Rep. Katherine Sims
,
Rep. Matthew Birong, Rep. Lucy Boyden, Rep. Tesha Buss, Rep. Carl Demrow, Rep. Lisa Hango, Rep. Josie Leavitt, Rep. Jed Lipsky, Rep. Daniel Noyes, Rep. Kelly Pajala, Rep. Henry Pearl, Rep. Monique Priestley, Rep. Heather Surprenant, Rep. Terri Williams
Location: House Committee on Environment and Energy
Last Recorded Action: 2/29/2024 - Rep. Durfee of Shaftsbury moved to commit the resolution to the Committee on Environment and Energy, which was agreed to
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2023-2024
House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
- Clara Ayer, Fairmont Farms, Agri-Mark
- Asa Baer, Farmer, Knob Hill Farm
- Heath Bunnell, Owner, Kirby Mulch
- Rep. Tesha Buss
- Chris Campany, Executive Director, Windham Regional Planning Commission
- Bruce Chapell, Farmer, Templeton Farm Grass Fed Beef and Maple Syrup
- Jake Claro, Farm to Plate Network Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
- Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Tad Cooke, Principal, Larkelea
- Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Dana Doran, Executive Director, Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast
- Jamey Fidel, General Counsel and Forest and Wildlife Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council, The Forest Partnership
- Danielle Fitzko, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Peter Gill, Executive Director, Natural Resources Board
- Colleen Goodridge, Owner, Goodridge Lumber
- Eli Gould, Founder, STIX, L3C
- Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
- Charlie Hancock, Chairman, Working Lands Enterprise Board
- Sabina Haskell, Chair, Natural Resources Board
- Todd Heyman, Owner, Fat Sheep Farm and Cabins
- Al Kaiman, Resident, Middlesex
- Ed Larson, Lobbyist, Vermont Forest Products Association
- Sam Lincoln, Principal, Lincoln Farm Timber Harvesting
- John McCann, Owner, North Branch Vineyards, Montpelier
- Laura Olsen, Farmer and Co-Owner, Green Mountain Girls Farm
- Steve Palmer, Owner, Shelburne Sugarworks LLC
- Ryan Patch, Agriculture Climate and Land Use Policy Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Paul Ralston, President, Little Village Enterprise
- Tucker Riggs, LSF Forest Products
- Ari Rockland-Miller, Senior Agricultural Development Coordinator, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
- Rep. Katherine Sims, Sponsor
- Sam Smith, Farm Business Specialist, Intervale Center
- Tim Taylor, Former Chair, District 3 Environmental Commission
- Ben Tipton, Farmer, Firefly Farm at Burke Hollow
- Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
House Committee on Environment and Energy
- Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Peter Gill, Executive Director, Natural Resources Board
- Rep. John O'Brien, Reporter, House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry