H.706
An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides
Sponsors:
Rep. Robin Chesnut-Tangerman
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Rep. Peter Anthony, Rep. John Bartholomew, Rep. Daisy Berbeco, Rep. Seth Bongartz, Rep. Tesha Buss, Rep. R. Scott Campbell, Rep. Melanie Carpenter, Rep. Kevin Christie, Rep. Brian Cina, Rep. Esme Cole, Rep. Mari Cordes, Rep. Katherine "Kari" Dolan, Rep. Troy Headrick, Rep. Josie Leavitt, Rep. Kate Logan, Rep. James Masland, Rep. Jubilee McGill, Rep. Kristi Morris, Rep. Michael Mrowicki, Rep. Kate Nugent, Rep. John O'Brien, Rep. Carol Ode, Rep. Woodman Page, Rep. Avram Patt, Rep. Mike Rice, Rep. Lawrence Satcowitz, Rep. Robin Scheu, Rep. Amy Sheldon, Rep. Trevor Squirrell, Rep. Gabrielle Stebbins, Rep. Heather Surprenant, Rep. David Templeman, Rep. Dara Torre, Rep. Joseph "Chip" Troiano, Rep. Kirk White, Rep. Jonathan Williams
Last Recorded Action: 5/3/2024 - House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2023-2024
House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
- Marie Audet, Blue Spruce Farm, Agri-Mark
- Jason Batchelder, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Denna Benjamin, Riverview Farm, Franklin
- Rep. Robin Chesnut-Tangerman, Sponsor, Rutland-Bennington
- Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Heather Darby, Associate Professor, UVM Extension
- Steve Dwinell, Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Margaret Fowle, Conservation Biologist, Audubon Vermont
- Jon Gaeta, Director of State Affairs, Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment
- Larry Gervais, Gervais Family Farm, Vice Chair, Farmers Watershed Alliance
- Gene Harrington, Director of Government Relations in the Northeast, Biotechnology Innovation Organization
- Barney Hodges, Sunrise Orchards
- Dylan Hurtubise, Owner, L&F Hurtubise and Sons
- Tim Kayhart, Kayhart Brothers Farm
- Shane Keady, Dairy Consultant, Orange County Farm Bureau
- Brian Kemp, Organic Beef Farmer, Mountain Meadows Farm
- Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA VT
- Kevin Komer, Director of Agronomy, The Club at Spruce Peak
- Kevin Kouri, Owner, Phoenix Feeds
- Seth Leach, Owner, Woodlawn Farm
- Emily May, Pollinator Conservation Specialist, Pesticide Program
- Scott McArt, Associate Professor, Department of Entomology, Cornell University
- Kent McFarland, Senior Conservation Biologist, Vermont Center for Ecostudies
- Peter Miller, Organic Farmer, Miller Farm
- Vijay Nazareth, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition
- Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Tucker Purchase, Partner, Fairmont Farm, Inc., Board Member, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance
- Louis Robert, Quebec Agronomist
- Nat Shambaugh , Retired Chemist, Pesticides Expert
- Aaron Smith, CEO, S&D Landscapes LLC
- Bradley St. Pierre, Pleasant Valley Farm, Richford
- Riley Titus, Director of Government Affairs, CropLife America
- Graham Unangst-Rufehacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont
House Committee on Appropriations
- Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Mike Rice, House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Agriculture
- Samantha Alger, Research Assistant Professor, Plant and Soil Science Department, University of Vermont
- Marie Audet, Blue Spruce Farm, Agri-Mark
- Patrick Boucher, CEO, G. Boucher Fertilizer
- Terence Bradshaw, Assistant Professor, UVM Extension
- Rep. Robin Chesnut-Tangerman, Sponsor, Rutland-Bennington
- Heather Darby, Associate Professor, UVM Extension
- Steve Dwinell, Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Tom Eaton, Agricultural Consulting Services
- Jon Gaeta, Director of State Affairs, Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment
- Walter Gladstone, Board Member, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance
- Brian Kemp, Organic Beef Farmer, Mountain Meadows Farm, Champlain Valley Farmers Coalition
- Sylvia Knight, Earth Community Advocate and Researcher, Vermont Pesticide and Poison Action Network
- Kevin Komer, Director of Agronomy, The Club at Spruce Peak
- Kevin Kouri, Phoenix Feeds
- Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Reporter, Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- Emily May, Pollinator Conservation Specialist, Pesticide Program
- Kaity Mazza, Paul Mazza Farms, Colchester
- Paul Mazza, Paul Mazza Farms, Colchester
- Scott McArt, Associate Professor, Department of Entomology, Cornell University
- Aiden Merriam, West Meadow Apiary
- Jackie Merriam, West Meadow Apiary
- Andrew Munkres, Past President, Vermont Beekeepers Association
- Richard Nelson, Nelson Farms
- Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Mike Palmer, Owner, French Hill Apiaries
- Tucker Purchase, Partner, Fairmont Farm, Inc., Board Member, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance
- Rep. Mike Rice, Reporter, House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
- Louis Robert, Quebec Agronomist
- Bill Rowell, Board Member, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance
- Kate Rowley, Rowley Brothers Dairy
- Riley Titus, Director of Government Affairs, CropLife America
- Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont
- Bill Wirtz, Senior Policy Analyst, Consumer Choice Center
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel