2015-2016 Session
Change SessionH.539 (Act 83)
An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee
- Sponsor(s)
- Last Recorded Action
- House 5/4/2016 - Signed by Governor on 5/4/16
Bill/Resolution Text
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An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee
Detailed Status
2015 - 2016 Legislative Session
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An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee
Roll Call History
2015 - 2016 Legislative Session
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An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee
Committee Meetings
2015 - 2016 Legislative Session
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An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee
Meeting Full List
2015 - 2016 Legislative Session
Friday, January 15, 2016
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
- 15 minutes after Floor
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H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee
Warren Coleman, Lobbyist, Vermont Golf Course Superintendents Association
Charles Mraz, Beekeeper
Samantha Alger, Graduate Research Fellow, Biology Department, UVM
Louise Calderwood, Project Manager, Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
- 2:30 PM
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H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee
Rep. David L. Deen, House Committee on Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources
Cary Giguere, Pesticide Program Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Andrew Hackman, Serlin Haley LLP, On behalf of TruGreen Lawn Services
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
- 15 minutes after Floor
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H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee
Sarah Vose, State Toxicologist, Department of Health
Dan Hudson, Agronomist, UVM Extension
Paul Harlow, Harlow Farm
Terry Bradshaw, Tree Fruit & Viticulture Specialist at UVM; director of the UVM Horticulture Research and Education Center
John Hayden, Lecturer in the Ecological Agriculture Program, UVM
Cary Giguere, Pesticide Program Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Thursday, January 21, 2016
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
- 10:15 AM
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H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee
Sid Bosworth, Extension Professor of Agronomy, UVM Extension
Friday, January 22, 2016
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
- following floor
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H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee
Pat Vittum, UMass Professor of Turf Entomology, Associate Director of Center for Agriculture, Food and Environment
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
- 2:30 PM
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H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee
Pat Vittum, UMass Professor of Turf Entomology, Associate Director of Center for Agriculture, Food and Environment
Cary Giguere, Pesticide Program Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Jim Howe, Beekeeper
Peter Jenkins, Attorney, Center for Food Safety
Tiffany Finck-Haynes, Food Futures Campaigner, Food and Technology Program, Friends of the Earth U.S.
Maryann Frazier, Senior Extension Associate, Penn State Center of Pollinator Research
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
- 11:00 AM
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H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee
Committee discussion
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
- 10:15 AM
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H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee
Chuck Leitgeb, Senior Regional Manager, State Government Relations, Bayer Corporation
Iain Kelly, Director, Regulatory Policy and Issue Management, Bayer Research Fellow
Ken Lallier, Property Manager of Quechee Club, Trustee on Vt.GCSA Board of Directors
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
- 2:30 PM
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H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee
Committee discussion
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
- 9:00 AM
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H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee
Committee discussion
- 15 minutes after Floor
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H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Jane Clifford, Executive Director, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers
Thursday, February 11, 2016
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
- 11:00 AM
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H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee
Committee discussion
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- 15 minutes after Floor
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H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee
committee vote
Cary Giguere, Pesticide Program Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 9:00 AM
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H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee
Introduction of bill
Rep. David L. Deen, House Committee on Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources
Rep. Teo Zagar, Sponsor
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Jim Leland, Director, Ag Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 10:45 AM
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H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee
Committee discussion
Cary Giguere, Pesticide Program Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Thursday, March 31, 2016
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 10:30 AM
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H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee
Lyn Desmarais, Legislative Director, Vermont Farm Bureau
Friday, April 8, 2016
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 9:50 AM
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H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee
committee vote
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
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H.539 - An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Jim Leland, Director, Ag Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Committee Documents
An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee
Witnesses Who Testified
2015 - 2016 Legislative Session
House Committee on Agriculture and Forest Products
- Samantha Alger, Graduate Research Fellow, Biology Department, UVM
- Sid Bosworth, Extension Professor of Agronomy, UVM Extension
- Terry Bradshaw, Tree Fruit & Viticulture Specialist at UVM; director of the UVM Horticulture Research and Education Center
- Louise Calderwood, Project Manager, Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance
- Jane Clifford, Executive Director, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers
- Warren Coleman, Lobbyist, Vermont Golf Course Superintendents Association
- Rep. David L. Deen, House Committee on Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources
- Tiffany Finck-Haynes, Food Futures Campaigner, Food and Technology Program, Friends of the Earth U.S.
- Maryann Frazier, Senior Extension Associate, Penn State Center of Pollinator Research
- Cary Giguere, Pesticide Program Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Andrew Hackman, Serlin Haley LLP, On behalf of TruGreen Lawn Services
- Paul Harlow, Harlow Farm
- John Hayden, Lecturer in the Ecological Agriculture Program, UVM
- Jim Howe, Beekeeper
- Dan Hudson, Agronomist, UVM Extension
- Peter Jenkins, Attorney, Center for Food Safety
- Iain Kelly, Director, Regulatory Policy and Issue Management, Bayer Research Fellow
- Ken Lallier, Property Manager of Quechee Club, Trustee on Vt.GCSA Board of Directors
- Chuck Leitgeb, Senior Regional Manager, State Government Relations, Bayer Corporation
- Jim Leland, Director, Ag Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Charles Mraz, Beekeeper
- Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Pat Vittum, UMass Professor of Turf Entomology, Associate Director of Center for Agriculture, Food and Environment
- Sarah Vose, State Toxicologist, Department of Health
Senate Committee on Agriculture
- Rep. David L. Deen, House Committee on Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources
- Lyn Desmarais, Legislative Director, Vermont Farm Bureau
- Cary Giguere, Pesticide Program Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Jim Leland, Director, Ag Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Rep. Teo Zagar, Sponsor
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An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee
Committee of Conference Meetings
2015 - 2016 Legislative Session
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