2019-2020 Session
Change SessionS.58 (Act 44)
An act relating to the State hemp program
- Sponsor(s)
- Last Recorded Action
- House 5/29/2019 - Senate Message, Signed by Governor May 30, 2019
Bill/Resolution Text
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An act relating to the State hemp program
Detailed Status
Regular Session 2019-2020
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An act relating to the State hemp program
Roll Call History
Regular Session 2019-2020
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An act relating to the State hemp program
Committee Meetings
Regular Session 2019-2020
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An act relating to the State hemp program
Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2019-2020
Friday, February 1, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 10:00 AM
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S.58 - An act relating to the State hemp program
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 15 minutes after Floor
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Hemp Collaborative
Carl Christianson, Owner, Northeast Processing
Ethan Allen Room 10-11 AM
Brenden Beer, Owner, Kitchen Cabinet Medicinals
Bill Lofy, Owner, Kria Botanicals
Dan Chang, Owner, Kria Botanicals
Cary Giguere, Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
- 11:45 AM
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Sen. John Rodgers, Sponsor
Thursday, February 7, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 9:00 AM
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Hemp Processing Center Proposal
David Muller, Entrepreneur
Joint Hearing with House Agriculture and Forestry Committee and House Commerce and Economic Development Committee
Ethan Allen Room
- 10:15 AM
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S.58 - An act relating to the State hemp program
Netaka White, Consultant
- 10:30 AM
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S.58 - An act relating to the State hemp program
Cary Giguere, Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Stephanie Smith, Land Use Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Netaka White, Consultant
Nathan Maez, Head of Marketing, Go Farm Hemp
Friday, February 8, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 10:00 AM
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S.58 - An act relating to the State hemp program
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 9:00 AM
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Committee discussion and possible vote
Friday, February 15, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 10:00 AM
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S.58 - An act relating to the State hemp program
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, February 28, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 3:30 PM
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Walk-through
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 2:30 PM
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S.58 - An act relating to the State hemp program
Sen. Christopher A. Pearson, Reporter, Senate Agriculture Committee
Stephanie Boucher, Clinical Herbalist, CannaBotanicals, LLC
Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Sen. John Rodgers, Sponsor
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 1:30 PM
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Committee Discussion and Possible Vote
Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 10 min after the floor
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Discussion and Vote
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Thursday, March 21, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- 6:46 PM
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S.58 - An act relating to the State hemp program
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- 15 minutes after Floor
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S.58 - An act relating to the State hemp program
Sen. John Rodgers, Sponsor
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Kevin Kennedy, Founder, Continuum
Carl Christianson, Owner, Northeast Processing
Heather Darby, Agronomy Specialist, UVM Extension
Stephanie Smith, Land Use Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- 3:15 PM
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S.58 - An act relating to the State hemp program
Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- -
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Committee discussion
- 15 minutes after Floor
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S.58 - An act relating to the State hemp program
Thursday, April 25, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- 15 minutes after Floor
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S.58 - An act relating to the State hemp program
Committee discussion and possible vote
Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
Gabrielle Malina, Partner, Komline Consulting Government Relations
Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Friday, April 26, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- 15 minutes after Floor
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S.58 - An act relating to the State hemp program
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- 9:15 AM
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Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
Rep. Charen Fegard, Member, House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- 11:20 AM
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S.58 - An act relating to the State hemp program
Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, May 2, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- 10:10 AM
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S.58 - An act relating to the State hemp program
Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
- After the Floor
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S.58 - An act relating to the State hemp program
potential vote
Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- 3:20 PM
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S.58 - An act relating to the State hemp program
Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- 4:00 PM
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S.58 - An act relating to the State hemp program
potential vote
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Appropriations
- 9:00 AM
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S.58 - An act relating to the State hemp program
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
Rep. Samuel Young, Reporter, House Committee on Ways and Means
Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- 1:00 PM
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S.58 - An act relating to the State hemp program
Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Committee Documents
An act relating to the State hemp program
Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2019-2020
House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- Carl Christianson, Owner, Northeast Processing
- Heather Darby, Agronomy Specialist, UVM Extension
- Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
- Kevin Kennedy, Founder, Continuum
- Gabrielle Malina, Partner, Komline Consulting Government Relations
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Sen. John Rodgers, Sponsor
- Stephanie Smith, Land Use Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
House Committee on Appropriations
- Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- Rep. Samuel Young, Reporter, House Committee on Ways and Means
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Rep. Charen Fegard, Member, House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Senate Committee on Agriculture
- Brenden Beer, Owner, Kitchen Cabinet Medicinals
- Dan Chang, Owner, Kria Botanicals
- Carl Christianson, Owner, Northeast Processing
- Cary Giguere, Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
- Bill Lofy, Owner, Kria Botanicals
- Nathan Maez, Head of Marketing, Go Farm Hemp
- David Muller, Entrepreneur
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Sen. John Rodgers, Sponsor
- Stephanie Smith, Land Use Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Netaka White, Consultant
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Finance
- Stephanie Boucher, Clinical Herbalist, CannaBotanicals, LLC
- Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Sen. Christopher A. Pearson, Reporter, Senate Agriculture Committee
- Sen. John Rodgers, Sponsor
- Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
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No committee of conference members found for S.58 in the Regular Session 2019-2020.
An act relating to the State hemp program
Committee of Conference Meetings
Regular Session 2019-2020
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An act relating to the State hemp program
Committee of Conference Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2019-2020
No committee of conference meeting history found for S.58 in the Regular Session 2019-2020.
No committee of conference report found for S.58 in the Regular Session 2019-2020.
Act
- Signed into law 5/30/2019
- As Enacted (ACT 44)
- Act Summary
An act relating to the State hemp program
Statutes Affected
Regular Session 2019-2020
| Statute |
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| 6 V.S.A. § 561. Findings; intent |
| 6 V.S.A. § 562. Definitions |
| 6 V.S.A. § 563. Hemp; an agricultural product |
| 6 V.S.A. § 564. State Hemp Program; registration; application; administration |
| 6 V.S.A. § 566. Rulemaking authority |
| 6 V.S.A. § 568. Test results; enforcement |
| 6 V.S.A. § 569. Administrative penalties |
| 6 V.S.A. § 570. Registration fees |
| 20 V.S.A. § 2730. Definitions |
