H.403
An act relating to fair labor standards and housing standards for agricultural workers
Sponsors:
Rep. Heather Surprenant
Location: House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
Last Recorded Action: 2/10/2026 - Rep. Mihaly of Calais moved that the Committee on General and Housing be relieved of the bill and that the same be committed to the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry, which was agreed to
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
- Earnest A. (Buster) Caswell, Farmworker, Champlain Orchards
- Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Rowan Hawthorne, Policy and Legislative Affairs Director, Vermont Department of Labor
- David Huber, Deputy Director, Public Health and Agriculture Resources Management Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA-VT
- Will Lambek, Organizer, Migrant Justice/Justicia Migrante
- Abel Luna, Member, Migrant Justice/Justicia Migrante
- Amber Perry, Policy Director, Vermont Farm Bureau
- Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
House Committee on General and Housing
- Rep. David Durfee, Sponsor, House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
- Heather Surprenant, Sponsor
- Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel