2025-2026 Session
Change SessionH.536
An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products
- Sponsor(s)
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- Rep. Mary-Katherine Stone
- Additional Sponsors
- Rep. Angela Arsenault
- Rep. Edye Graning
- Location
- House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
- Last Recorded Action
- House 2/3/2026 - Rep. Wood of Waterbury moved that the Committee on Human Services be relieved of the bill and that the same be committed to the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry, which was agreed to
Bill/Resolution Text
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An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products
Detailed Status
Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products
Roll Call History
Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products
Committee Meetings
Regular Session 2025-2026
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Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2025-2026
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
- 1:00 PM
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H.536 - An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products
Bill introduction and walk-through
Rep. Mary-Katherine Stone, Sponsor
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
- 2:10 PM
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H.536 - An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products
Testimony
Randall Querry, Director of Government Relations, American Association for Laboratory Accreditation
Thursday, February 19, 2026
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
- 2:10 PM
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H.536 - An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products
Tom Neltner, National Director, Unleaded Kids
- 2:40 PM
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H.536 - An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products
Brian Ronholm, Director, Food Policy, Consumer Reports
Friday, February 20, 2026
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
- 11:00 AM
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H.536 - An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products
VAEL testimony
Cheryl Achilles, Director, Vermont Agriculture and Environmental Laboratory, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- 2:00 PM
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H.536 - An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products
Testimony of the Department of Health
Julie Arel, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
Andrea Kirk, State Toxicologist
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
- 3:00 PM
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H.536 - An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products
Bill mark-up
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, February 26, 2026
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
- 11:40 AM
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H.536 - An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products
Justin Kolber, Chief of Environmental and Public Protection Division, Attorney General's Office
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
- 1:40 PM
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H.536 - An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products
Craig Felner, Director of Government Affairs, Infant Nutrition Council of America (INCA)
Friday, March 13, 2026
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
- 9:15 AM
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H.536 - An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 2:15 PM
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H.536 - An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products
Bill mark up
Committee Documents
An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products
Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
- Cheryl Achilles, Director, Vermont Agriculture and Environmental Laboratory, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Julie Arel, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
- Craig Felner, Director of Government Affairs, Infant Nutrition Council of America (INCA)
- Andrea Kirk, State Toxicologist
- Justin Kolber, Chief of Environmental and Public Protection Division, Attorney General's Office
- Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Tom Neltner, National Director, Unleaded Kids
- Randall Querry, Director of Government Relations, American Association for Laboratory Accreditation
- Brian Ronholm, Director, Food Policy, Consumer Reports
- Rep. Mary-Katherine Stone, Sponsor
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An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products
Committee of Conference Meetings
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