2023-2024 Session
Change SessionH.612 (Act 166)
An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Rep. Michael McCarthy
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Rep. Matthew Birong
5/10/2024 - House message: Governor allowed to become law without signature on June 10, 2024
- Sponsor(s)
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- Rep. Michael McCarthy
- Additional Sponsors
- Rep. Matthew Birong
- Last Recorded Action
- Senate 5/10/2024 - House message: Governor allowed to become law without signature on June 10, 2024
Bill/Resolution Text
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An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Detailed Status
Regular Session 2023-2024
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An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Roll Call History
Regular Session 2023-2024
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An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Committee Meetings
Regular Session 2023-2024
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An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2023-2024
Friday, January 12, 2024
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 15 min after Floor
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H.612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Introduction, walk-through, testimony
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Brynn Hare, Executive Director, Cannabis Control Board
James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
Charles MacLean, Associate Dean of Primary Care, University of Vermont
Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Maidstone Public Relations, Vermont Medical Society
- 1:15 PM
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H.612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Continued
Dawn Poitras, Student Assistance Professional, Barre School Community
Tom Fontana, Alcohol, Cannabis & Other Drugs Initiatives Manager, UVM Center for Health and Wellness
Dave Silberman, Member - Steering Committee, Vermont Cannabis Action Fund
Thursday, February 1, 2024
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 9:27 AM
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H.612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Testimony
John Rodgers, Former State Representative and Senator, Cannabis Farmer, West Glover, VT
James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
- 10:50 AM
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H.612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Testimony continued, committee discussion
Joseph Topolski, Lab Manager, Satori VT
James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
Friday, February 16, 2024
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 10:20 AM
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H.612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Testimony
James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
Linda Klumpers, Founder, Cannify
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, February 22, 2024
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 9:00 AM
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H.612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Testimony
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Maidstone Public Relations, Vermont Medical Society
Mark Hughes, Executive Director, Vermont Racial Justice Alliance
Graham Unangst-Rufehacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont
Myra Adams, Owner, Hidden Leaf Homestead
Josh Decatur, Owner, Hey Bud
Jessilyn Dolan, Co Founder, Green Mtn. Patients' Alliance
Hope Aguilera, Owner, Low Key Alchemy
- 11:15 AM
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H.612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Continued
Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 1:45 PM
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H.612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, March 1, 2024
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 1:00 PM
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H.612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Vote
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, March 14, 2024
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- 9:00 AM
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H.612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Brynn Hare, Executive Director, Cannabis Control Board
Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Friday, March 15, 2024
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- 9:00 AM
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H.612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
potential vote
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Appropriations
- 4:15 PM
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H.612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Vote
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- 9:30 AM
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H.612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Walk-through
Brynn Hare, Executive Director, Cannabis Control Board
- 10:40 AM
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H.612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Testimony
Dave Silberman, Member, Steering Committee, Vermont Cannabis Action Fund
Sam Bellevance, CEO, Sunset Lake CBD
Friday, April 26, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- 10:15 AM
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H.612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Walk-through and mark-up
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- 11:15 AM
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H.612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Testimony
James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- 9:15 AM
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H.612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Testimony
Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Policy and Communications Consultant, Vermont Medical Society
Rep. Michael McCarthy
Graham Unangst-Rufehacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- 11:20 AM
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H.612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Walk-through
James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Policy and Communications Consultant, Vermont Medical Society
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, May 2, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- 9:00 AM
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H.612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Testimony and possible mark-up
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
Friday, May 3, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- 9:00 AM
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H.612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Walk-through of Senate Health and Welfare amendment
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 9:30 AM
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H.612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Testimony
James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
Geoffrey Pizzutillo, Executive Director and CoFounder, Vermont Growers Association
David Mickenberg, Partner, Mickenburg, Dunn and Smith, PLC
- 10:30 AM
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H.612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Walk-through
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Monday, May 6, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- 11:30 AM
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H.612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Final walk-through and vote
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Gabrielle Malina, Lobbyist, Down Rachlin Martin, LLC
Rep. Matthew Birong, Reporter, House Committee On Government Operations and Military Affairs
Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Policy and Communications Consultant, Vermont Medical Society
James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
Geoffrey Pizzutillo, Executive Director and CoFounder, Vermont Growers Association
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 4:25 PM
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H.612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Walk-through and possible vote
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, May 9, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- 4:10 PM
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H.612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Introduction and Vote
Sen. Wendy Harrison, Reporter, Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs Committee
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Friday, May 10, 2024
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 9:20 AM
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H.612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Senate Proposal of Amendment
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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H.612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Straw poll on Senate Proposal of Amendment
- 4:13 PM
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H.612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Donahue amendment
Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Amendment Sponsor
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
Committee Documents
- House Committee on Appropriations
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- House Committee on Human Services
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2023-2024
House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- Myra Adams, Owner, Hidden Leaf Homestead
- Hope Aguilera, Owner, Low Key Alchemy
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Josh Decatur, Owner, Hey Bud
- Jessilyn Dolan, Co Founder, Green Mtn. Patients' Alliance
- Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Amendment Sponsor
- Tom Fontana, Alcohol, Cannabis & Other Drugs Initiatives Manager, UVM Center for Health and Wellness
- Brynn Hare, Executive Director, Cannabis Control Board
- Mark Hughes, Executive Director, Vermont Racial Justice Alliance
- Linda Klumpers, Founder, Cannify
- Charles MacLean, Associate Dean of Primary Care, University of Vermont
- Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
- Dawn Poitras, Student Assistance Professional, Barre School Community
- John Rodgers, Former State Representative and Senator, Cannabis Farmer, West Glover, VT
- Dave Silberman, Member - Steering Committee, Vermont Cannabis Action Fund
- Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Maidstone Public Relations, Vermont Medical Society
- Joseph Topolski, Lab Manager, Satori VT
- Graham Unangst-Rufehacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Brynn Hare, Executive Director, Cannabis Control Board
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Sen. Wendy Harrison, Reporter, Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs Committee
Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Sam Bellevance, CEO, Sunset Lake CBD
- Rep. Matthew Birong, Reporter, House Committee On Government Operations and Military Affairs
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Brynn Hare, Executive Director, Cannabis Control Board
- Gabrielle Malina, Lobbyist, Down Rachlin Martin, LLC
- Rep. Michael McCarthy
- David Mickenberg, Partner, Mickenburg, Dunn and Smith, PLC
- Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
- Geoffrey Pizzutillo, Executive Director and CoFounder, Vermont Growers Association
- Dave Silberman, Member, Steering Committee, Vermont Cannabis Action Fund
- Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Policy and Communications Consultant, Vermont Medical Society
- Graham Unangst-Rufehacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont
Senate Committee on Finance
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
- Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Policy and Communications Consultant, Vermont Medical Society
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Fiscal Information
Fiscal Notes and Related Documents
- H.612 (Act 166) – An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments, As Enacted by the General Assembly
- H.612 – An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments, As passed by the House of Representatives
- H.612 – An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments, As recommended by the House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs, Draft 3.1
No committee of conference members found for H.612 in the Regular Session 2023-2024.
An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Committee of Conference Meetings
Regular Session 2023-2024
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An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Committee of Conference Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2023-2024
No committee of conference meeting history found for H.612 in the Regular Session 2023-2024.
No committee of conference report found for H.612 in the Regular Session 2023-2024.
Act
An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
Statutes Affected
Regular Session 2023-2024
| Statute |
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| 6 V.S.A. § 562. Definitions |
| 7 V.S.A. § 864. Advertising |
| 7 V.S.A. § 868. Prohibited products |
| 7 V.S.A. § 869. Cultivation of cannabis; environmental and land use standards; regulation of cultivation [Effective until January 1, 2025] |
| 7 V.S.A. § 881. Rulemaking; cannabis establishments |
| 7 V.S.A. § 907. Retailer license |
| 7 V.S.A. § 910. Cannabis establishment fee schedule [Effective until July 1, 2025] |
| 7 V.S.A. § 951. Definitions |
| 7 V.S.A. § 952. Registry |
| 7 V.S.A. § 955. Registration; fees |
| 7 V.S.A. § 977. Fees |
| 7 V.S.A. § 978. Advertising |
| 18 V.S.A. § 4230. Cannabis |
| 20 V.S.A. § 2730. Definitions |
| 24 V.S.A. § 4414a. Cannabis cultivation district |
| 32 V.S.A. § 7902. Cannabis excise tax |
| 32 V.S.A. § 9741. Sales not covered |
