H.739
An act relating to prohibiting the use and sale of the herbicide paraquat
Sponsors:
Rep. Esme Cole
,
Rep. Angela Arsenault, Rep. Daisy Berbeco, Rep. Michelle Bos-Lun, Rep. Lucy Boyden, Rep. Ela Chapin, Rep. Brian Cina, Rep. Zon Eastes, Rep. Emilie Krasnow, Rep. James Masland, Rep. Kate McCann, Rep. Jubilee McGill, Rep. Christopher Morrow, Rep. Michael Mrowicki, Rep. John O'Brien, Rep. Carol Ode, Rep. Monique Priestley, Rep. Chloe Tomlinson
Location: Senate Committee on Agriculture
Last Recorded Action: 3/25/2026 - Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Agriculture
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
- Manojit Basu , Vice President of Science Policy, CropLife America
- James Boyd, Neurologist
- Terrance Bradshaw, Associate Professor, University of Vermont Department of Agriculture, Landscape, and Environment
- Rep. Esme Cole, Amendment Sponsor, House Committee on Human Services
- Steve Dwinell, Director, Plant Industry Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Zach Hardy, Senior Government Relations Officer, Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
- Richie Hourihan, Owner and Operator, Cabot Smith Farm
- David Huber, Deputy Director, Plant Industry Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- David Mortensen, Emeritus Professor, Agroecology, UNH-Durham
- Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Bill Suhr, Founder & Orchardist, Champlain Orchards
Senate Committee on Agriculture
- Dan Bair, Owner, Peck Farm Orchards
- James Boyd, Professor of Neurological Sciences, UVM Medical Center
- Rep. Gregory "Greg" Burtt, Representative, House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
- Heather Darby, Associate Professor, UVM Extension
- Lia Diamond, Owner, Southern Vermont Orchards
- Eugenie Doyle, Last Resort Farm
- Steve Dwinell, Director, Plant Industry Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Scott Faber, Senior Vice President, Environmental Working Group, Georgetown University Law School
- Charles Gray, Owner, Four Corners Farm
- Zach Hardy, Senior Government Relations Officer, Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
- Laura Marks , Southern Vermont Orchards
- David Mortensen, Emeritus Professor, Agroecology, UNH-Durham
- Rep. Richard Nelson, Representative, House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
- Rep. John O'Brien, Reporter of Bill, House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
- Bill Suhr, Founder & Orchardist, Champlain Orchards