House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry

 

AGENDA

 

Room 49 and Zoom

May 20, 2025 - May 23, 2025

Last Updated 5/16/2025 3:00 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-agriculture-food-resiliency-and-forestry.

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor & Caucuses

 

1:30 PM                   Neonicotinoid Field Trial Study

Emily May, Agricultural Conservation Lead, The Xerces Society

 

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

9:30 AM                   Electronic Pesticide Certification

Act 160, Section 4a

Stephanie Smith, Deputy Director in the Division of Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

10:00 AM                   S. 124 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Committee discussion and review

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

 

11:00 AM                   H. 403 - An act relating to fair labor standards and housing standards for agricultural workers

Review

Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - Invited

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, May 22, 2025

9:30 AM                   Agency of Agriculture

Review of agricultural permitting

- TBA, Representative, Agency of Agriculture - Invited

 

11:00 AM                   Federal Update

Ryan McLaren, Outreach Representative, Sen. Peter Welch - Invited

Kathryn Becker Van Haste, State Director, Office of Senator Bernie Sanders - Invited

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, May 23, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

11:00 AM                   TBA

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

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Megan Cannella at mcannella@leg.state.vt.us