2015-2016 Session
Change SessionH.484 (Act 39)
An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
- Sponsor(s)
- Last Recorded Action
- House 5/16/2015 - Signed by Governor on May 28, 2015
Bill/Resolution Text
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An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Detailed Status
2015 - 2016 Legislative Session
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An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Roll Call History
2015 - 2016 Legislative Session
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An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Committee Meetings
2015 - 2016 Legislative Session
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An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Meeting Full List
2015 - 2016 Legislative Session
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
- 9:00 AM
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H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Jim Leland, Director, Ag Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- 10:45 AM
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H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Committee Discussion
- 15 minutes after Floor
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H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Committee Discussion
Thursday, March 12, 2015
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
- 9:00 AM
-
H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Committee Discussion
- 10:45 AM
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H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Committee Discussion
- 3:15 PM
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H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Jolinda LaClair, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Friday, March 13, 2015
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
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H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
committee discussion and vote
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 9:30 AM
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H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Rep. Alyson Eastman
Diane Bothfeld, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Jim Leland, Director, Ag Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Kent Henderson, Vermont Veterinary Medical Association
Thursday, April 9, 2015
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 10:00 AM
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H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Committee discussion
Chelsea Lewis, Agricultural Development Coordinator, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- 11:00 AM
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H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Committee discussion
Andrea Stander, Executive Director, Rural Vermont
Cameron Wood, Office of Legislative Council
Friday, April 10, 2015
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 10:00 AM
-
H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Dan Scruton, Dairy & Energy Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 15 minutes after Floor
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H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Jill Abrams, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Wendy Morgan, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
- 3:30 PM
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H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Committee discussion
Cameron Wood, Office of Legislative Council
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
- 2:30 PM
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H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Committee discussion
Cameron Wood, Office of Legislative Council
Frank Huard, Huard Family Farm
Thursday, April 16, 2015
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 11:15 AM
-
H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Cameron Wood, Office of Legislative Council
Thursday, April 16, 2015
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
- 11:15 AM
-
H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Committee discussion
- 15 minutes after Floor
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H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Committee discussion
Friday, April 17, 2015
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 9:00 AM
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H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
JoAnne Bourbeau, Senior State Director - VT/NH, Humane Society of US
Karen Bradley, Legislative Committee Chair, Vermont Veterinary Medical Association
- 9:45 AM
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H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Jill Abrams, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Friday, April 17, 2015
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
- 15 minutes after Floor
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H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Committee discussion
Kristin Haas, Director, Food Safety and Consumer Protection, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Diane Bothfeld, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Cameron Wood, Office of Legislative Council
Roy Folsom, Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
- 15 minutes after Floor
-
H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Cameron Wood, Office of Legislative Council
- 3:30 AM
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H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Cameron Wood, Office of Legislative Council
Kristin Haas, Director, Food Safety and Consumer Protection, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 15 minutes after Floor
-
H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 9:00 AM
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H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Cameron Wood, Office of Legislative Council
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Joe Choquette, Lobbyist, Downs, Rachlin Martin PLLC
Wendy Morgan, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Thursday, April 23, 2015
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 9:00 AM
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H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Cameron Wood, Office of Legislative Council
Jane Clifford, Executive Director, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers
Frank Huard, Huard Family Farm
Andrea Stander, Executive Director, Rural Vermont
- 10:45 AM
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H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, House Committee on Agriculture
Rep. Teo Zagar, House Committee on Agriculture
Rep. John L. Bartholomew, House Committee on Agriculture
Thursday, April 23, 2015
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
- 15 minutes after Floor
-
H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Wendy Morgan, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Joe Choquette, Lobbyist, Downs, Rachlin Martin PLLC
Friday, April 24, 2015
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 9:00 AM
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H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Frank Huard, Huard Family Farm
Brad Fortier, Executive Vice President, Cooperative Insurance Company
Andrea Stander, Executive Director, Rural Vermont
Tom Bivins, Executive Director, Vermont Cheese Council
Jane Clifford, Executive Director, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers
Jolinda LaClair, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Friday, April 24, 2015
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
- 8:30 AM
-
H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Sen. Robert Starr, Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 11:30 AM
-
H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Diane Bothfeld, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture
Friday, April 24, 2015
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Transportation
- 10:30 AM
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H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Sen. Robert Starr, Senate Committee on Agriculture
Joe Choquette, Lobbyist
Diane Bothfeld, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture
Matt Cota, Lobbyist, Vermont Fuel Dealers Association
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
- 3:30 PM
-
H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Jolinda LaClair, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Diane Bothfeld, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 9:00 AM
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H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Jolinda LaClair, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Andrea Stander, Executive Director, Rural Vermont
Frank Huard, Huard Family Farm
Jane Clifford, Executive Director, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers
Tim Schmalz, Plant Pathologist, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Thursday, April 30, 2015
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 8:30 AM
-
H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
committee discussion and possible vote
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Tim Schmalz, Plant Pathologist, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Diane Bothfeld, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
- 9:00 AM
-
H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Committee discussion
Jim Leland, Director, Ag Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture
Jolinda LaClair, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- 10:45 AM
-
H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Wendy Morgan, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Joe Choquette, Lobbyist, Downs, Rachlin Martin PLLC
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 12:30 PM
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H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Diane Bothfeld, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture
Sen. Robert Starr, Senate Committee on Agriculture
Devon Green, Special Counsel for Tax Legislation, Department of Taxes
- 2:00 PM
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H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Devon Green, Special Counsel for Tax Legislation, Department of Taxes
Bill Moore, Legislative Director, Vermont Farm Bureau
Matthew Cota, Executive Director, Vermont Fuel Dealers Association
Thursday, May 7, 2015
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 8:15 AM
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H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Diane Bothfeld, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Committee Documents
An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Witnesses Who Testified
2015 - 2016 Legislative Session
House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
- Diane Bothfeld, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture
- Diane Bothfeld, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Joe Choquette, Lobbyist, Downs, Rachlin Martin PLLC
- Roy Folsom, Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance
- Kristin Haas, Director, Food Safety and Consumer Protection, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Frank Huard, Huard Family Farm
- Jolinda LaClair, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Jim Leland, Director, Ag Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture
- Jim Leland, Director, Ag Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Wendy Morgan, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Sen. Robert Starr, Senate Committee on Agriculture
- Cameron Wood, Office of Legislative Council
Senate Committee on Agriculture
- Jill Abrams, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Rep. John L. Bartholomew, House Committee on Agriculture
- Tom Bivins, Executive Director, Vermont Cheese Council
- Diane Bothfeld, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture
- Diane Bothfeld, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- JoAnne Bourbeau, Senior State Director - VT/NH, Humane Society of US
- Karen Bradley, Legislative Committee Chair, Vermont Veterinary Medical Association
- Joe Choquette, Lobbyist, Downs, Rachlin Martin PLLC
- Jane Clifford, Executive Director, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers
- Rep. Alyson Eastman
- Brad Fortier, Executive Vice President, Cooperative Insurance Company
- Kent Henderson, Vermont Veterinary Medical Association
- Frank Huard, Huard Family Farm
- Jolinda LaClair, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Jim Leland, Director, Ag Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Chelsea Lewis, Agricultural Development Coordinator, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Wendy Morgan, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, House Committee on Agriculture
- Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Tim Schmalz, Plant Pathologist, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Dan Scruton, Dairy & Energy Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Andrea Stander, Executive Director, Rural Vermont
- Cameron Wood, Office of Legislative Council
- Rep. Teo Zagar, House Committee on Agriculture
Senate Committee on Finance
- Diane Bothfeld, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture
- Matthew Cota, Executive Director, Vermont Fuel Dealers Association
- Devon Green, Special Counsel for Tax Legislation, Department of Taxes
- Bill Moore, Legislative Director, Vermont Farm Bureau
- Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Sen. Robert Starr, Senate Committee on Agriculture
Senate Committee on Transportation
- Diane Bothfeld, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture
- Joe Choquette, Lobbyist
- Matt Cota, Lobbyist, Vermont Fuel Dealers Association
- Sen. Robert Starr, Senate Committee on Agriculture
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No fiscal documents found for H.484 in the 2015 - 2016 Legislative Session.
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An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Committee of Conference Meetings
2015 - 2016 Legislative Session
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An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Committee of Conference Meeting Full List
2015 - 2016 Legislative Session
No committee of conference meeting history found for H.484 in the 2015 - 2016 Legislative Session.
No committee of conference report found for H.484 in the 2015 - 2016 Legislative Session.
Act
- Signed into law 5/28/2015
- As Enacted (ACT 39)
- Act Summary
An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Statutes Affected
2015 - 2016 Legislative Session
| Statute |
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| 6 V.S.A. § 1. General powers of Agency; Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets |
| 6 V.S.A. § 2744a. Drugs |
| 6 V.S.A. § 2777. Standards for the sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk |
| 6 V.S.A. § 2778. Sale or delivery of unpasteurized (raw) milk |
| 6 V.S.A. § 2966. Repealed. 2015, No. 39, § 25. |
| 6 V.S.A. § 4604. Legislative intent |
| 6 V.S.A. § 4606. Vermont Working Lands Enterprise Board |
| 6 V.S.A. § 4607. Powers and duties of the Vermont Working Lands Enterprise Board |
| 6 V.S.A. § 4815. Waste storage facility |
| 6 V.S.A. § 4820. Definitions |
| 6 V.S.A. § 4821. Assistance program created; administration |
| 6 V.S.A. § 4822. Eligibility for State assistance |
| 6 V.S.A. § 4824. State financial assistance awards |
| 6 V.S.A. § 4826. Cost assistance for waste storage facilities |
| 6 V.S.A. § 4827. Repealed. 2021, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, effective June 1, 2022. |
| 6 V.S.A. § 4828. Capital Equipment Assistance Program |
| 6 V.S.A. § 4849. Recycling animal waste nutrients |
| 6 V.S.A. § 4850. Definitions |
| 6 V.S.A. § 4851. Permit requirements for large farm operations |
| 6 V.S.A. § 4856. Repealed. 2015, No. 39, § 12. |
| 6 V.S.A. § 4857. Definitions |
| 6 V.S.A. § 4858. Medium farm operation permits |
| 6 V.S.A. § 4900. Repealed. 2019, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 13(1). |
| 6 V.S.A. § 4951. Repealed. 2019, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 13(2). |
| 9 V.S.A. § 2633. Specific powers and duties of Secretary; regulations |
| 10 V.S.A. § 280a. Eligible projects; authorized financing programs |
Staff & Other Information
- Staff
- Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel
- Notes
- H.484, incorporates portions of H.426.
