S.45 (Act 61)

An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

Sponsor(s)

Location

House Committee on Judiciary

Last Recorded Action

House 6/13/2025 - Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 12, 2025

Bill/Resolution Text

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No meeting history found for S.45 in the Regular Session 2025-2026.

Committee Documents

Witnesses Who Testified

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Committee of Conference

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry

Becky Castle, Owner, Sisters of Anarchy Icecream
Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Heather Darby, Associate Professor, UVM Extension, Founding Member Northern Grain Growers Association
Paul Doton, Dairy Farmer and Board Chair, Connecticut River Watershed Farmers Alliance
John Echeverria, Professor, Vermont Law and Graduate School
Josh Faulkner, Director, UVM Agricultural and Environmental Testing Lab, UVM Extension
Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
Ellen Howrigan, Farmer, HJ & A Howrigan & Sons, Inc.
Frank Kampf, Bull Shed Farm, Cabot
Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA-VT
Laura Klaiber, Research Scientist, Miner Institute
Erica Langston, Co-owner, Merryweather Meadows
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Justin Rich, Farmer, Burnt Rock Farm
Scott Sanderson, Director of Farm and Food, Conservation Law Foundation
Alex Thibault, Farmer
Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont

House Committee on Judiciary

Merrill Bent, Attorney, Green Mountain Law
Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Rep. David Durfee, Sponsor, House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
John Echeverria, Professor, Vermont Law and Graduate School
Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
Harold Howrigan, Howrigan Farm
Oliver Manning, Manning Dairy LLC
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Justin Rich, Burnt Rock Farm
Claudine Safar, Lawyer, Monaghan Safar PLLC
Scott Sanderson, Manager of Farm and Food, Conservation Law Foundation
Emma Shouldice, Lobbyist, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance
Gerard Vorsteveld, Owner, Vorsteveld Farm

Senate Committee on Judiciary

Merrill Bent, Attorney, Green Mountain Law
Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Leon Corse, Partner, Corse Farm Dairy LLC
Samuel Douglass, Senator, Orleans District
Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
Oliver Manning, Manning Dairy LLC
Adam Necrason, Vermont Association for Justice, Necrason Group
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Josh Poulin, Poulin Grain
Claudine Safar, Lawyer, Monaghan Safar PLLC
Scott Sanderson, Manager of Farm and Food, Conservation Law Foundation
Bradley St. Pierre, Pleasant Valley Farm, Richford
Gerard Vorsteveld, Owner, Vorsteveld Farm

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Committee of Conference Members

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Committee of Conference Meetings

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