S.323 (Act 178)
An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Sponsors:
Last Recorded Action: 5/29/2026 - Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 18, 2026
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
- McCann Annika, CBD business owner, St Johnsbury
- Ted Barnett, Joint Fiscal Office
- Sam Bellavance, Chief Executive Officer, Sunset Lake Cannabis
- Pamela Bryer, Agrichemical Toxicologist, Plant Industry Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Gina Clithero, Farm to Institution Program Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Bill Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
- Steve Dwinell, Director, Plant Industry Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Jennifer Emmons-Butler, Vermont Economic Development Authority
- Gabriel Gilman, General Counsel, Cannabis Control Board
- Joan Goldstein, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Economic Development Authority
- Jordan Gregory, Director, State Government Affairs, American Seed Trade Association
- Kyle Harris, Board Member, Cannabis Control Board
- Sen. Russ Ingalls, Sponsor
- Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA-VT
- Amy Lems, Founder and Owner, Vermont Organic Solutions
- Michelle Monroe, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts
- James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
- Betsy Rosenbluth, Farm to School Director, Shelburne Farms, Vermont FEED
- Caroline Sherman-Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont
- Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Misty Sinsigalli, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Stephanie Smith, Deputy Director, Plant Industry Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Andy Wood, Director of Agricultural Lending, Vermont Economic Development Authority
- Alexis Yamashita, Seed grower
- Alexis Yamashita, Seed grower and NOFA board member
House Committee on Appropriations
- Ted Barnett, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Rep. Richard Nelson, Reporter, House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
- James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
- Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- Sam Bellavance, Chief Executive Officer, Sunset Lake CBD
- Devin Dannat, Co-Founder, CEO, Clean International Inc.
- Cary Giguere, Compliance Consultant, Clean International Inc.
- Rep. Richard Nelson, Reporter, House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
- James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
- Geoffrey Pizzutillo, Executive Director and CoFounder, Vermont Growers Association
- Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Ted Barnett, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
- Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Agriculture
- Will Baker, General Counsel, Department of Taxes
- Sam Bellavance, Chief Executive Officer, Sunset Lake Cannabis
- Sam Bellavance, Chief Executive Officer, Sunset Lake CBD
- Spencer Blackwell, Farmer, Middlebury
- Jennifer Blay, Select Board Chair, Lowell VT
- Rep. Gregory "Greg" Burtt, House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
- Rep. Gregory "Greg" Burtt, , House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
- Becky Castle, Owner, Sisters of Anarchy Ice Cream
- Reg Chaput, Owner, Chaput Family Farm
- Jake Claro, Farm to Plate Network Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
- Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Greg Cox, Boardman Hill Farm, West Rutland, VT
- Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Alison Despathy, Vermonters for a Clean Environment
- Alison Despathy, Co-Director, Vermonters for a Clean Environment
- Brooke Dingledine, Board Member, Land Use Review Board
- Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Ben Edgerly Walsh, Climate & Energy Program Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
- Gregg Faber, Legislative Liaison, Public Utility Commission
- Gabriel Gilman, General Counsel, Cannabis Control Board
- Thomas Hand, Co-founder, MHG Solar
- Josh Hanford, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Jesse Harper, Owner, Gram Central
- Kyle Harris, Board Member, Cannabis Control Board
- Chanin Hill, Office Manager, Four Hills Dairy
- Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA-VT
- Kieran Killeen, Killeen Crossroads Farm
- Dan Kinney, Lone Oak Farm, Royalton, VT
- Amy Lems, Board of Directors Member and Grant Administrator, Vermont Growers Association
- Mark Magnan, Magnan Brothers Farm
- Jesse McDougall, Regenerative Farmer, Studio Hill Farm
- Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Joseph Morel, Feast and Field, Barnard
- Sen. John Morley, Member
- Adam Necrason, Lobbyist, Renewable Energy Vermont
- Rep. Richard Nelson, Representative
- James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
- Amber Perry, Policy Director, Vermont Farm Bureau
- Geoffrey Pizzutillo, Executive Director and CoFounder, Vermont Growers Association
- Stephanie Pope, Farmer
- Tucker Purchase, Partner, Fairmont Farms
- Dan Querrey, Farmer, Middletown Springs, Vermont
- Paul Ralston, President, Little Village Enterprise
- Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes
- Jenny Ronis, General Counsel, Land Use Review Board
- Samantha Sheehan, Municipal Policy and Advocacy Specialist, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Caroline Sherman-Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont
- Emma Shouldice, Lobbyist, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance
- Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Annette Smith, Executive Director, Vermonters for a Clean Environment
- Stephanie Smith, Deputy Director, Plant Industry Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Peter Sterling, Executive Director, Renewable Energy Vermont
- Allan Thompson, Certified Wildlife Biologist and Licensed Forester, Vermont Woodlands Association
- Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont
- Arthur Whitman, Vermont Seed Dealers Association, member, Vermont Farm Bureau
- Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Finance
- Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
- Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel