House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry

 

AGENDA

 

Room 49 and Zoom

May 12, 2026 - May 15, 2026

Last Updated 6/9/2026 10:03 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor and Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:05 PM                   H. 536 - An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products

Senate proposal of amendment

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Bill Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont

 

1:30 PM                   H. 941 - An act relating to municipal regulation of agriculture

Senate proposal of amendment

Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:00 PM                   H. 536 - An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products

Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Bill Reporter, Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office

 

2:15 AM                   Break

 

2:25 PM                   H. 536 - An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products

Committee discussion and straw poll

 

2:35 PM                   United States Forest Service

Affects of reorganization

William Keeton, Professor of Forest Ecology and Forestry, University of Vermont

 

3:15 PM                   Break

 

3:20 PM                   United States Forest Service

Reorganization continued

Oliver Pierson, State Forester and Director of the Forests Division, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

 

4:20 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

9:00 AM                   H. 739 - An act relating to prohibiting the use and sale of the herbicide paraquat

Senate proposal of amendment

Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:30 AM                   Solar on Vermont Agricultural Land

Gregg Faber, Legislative Liaison, Public Utility Commission

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:50 AM                   H. 739 - An act relating to prohibiting the use and sale of the herbicide paraquat

Senate proposal of amendment - straw poll

Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:20 AM                   H. 941 - An act relating to municipal regulation of agriculture

Senate proposal of amendment

Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, May 14, 2026

9:30 AM                   Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets Updates

Federal disaster relief fund

Nicole Dubuque, Chief Operations Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

10:05 AM                   Break

 

10:15 AM                   H. 941 - An act relating to municipal regulation of agriculture

Senate proposal of amendment

Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:50 AM                   Break

 

11:40 AM                   H. 941 - An act relating to municipal regulation of agriculture

Vote

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, May 15, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Patricia Ruddy at Patricia.Ruddy@vtleg.gov