House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry

 

AGENDA

 

Room 49 and Zoom

February 25, 2025 - February 28, 2025

Last Updated 2/21/2025 3:49 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor and Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Miscellaneous Agriculture Bill

Agency of Agriculture testimony

Steve Dwinell, Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Stephanie Smith, State Hazard Mitigation Officer, Department of Public Safety

 

1:30 PM                   H. 134 - An act relating to calculating land use change tax and creating a new land use change tax exemption for developing affordable housing

Tax Department current use overview

Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes

 

-                                   H. 273 - An act relating to the Use Value Appraisal Program

Tax department current use overview

Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes

 

-                                   H. 291 - An act relating to enrollment of posted land in the Use Value Appraisal Program

Tax Department current use overview

Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes

 

2:30 PM                   Committee Discussion

FY26 Budget Discussion

 

3:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

9:30 AM                   H. 134 - An act relating to calculating land use change tax and creating a new land use change tax exemption for developing affordable housing

John McCann, Owner, North Branch Vineyards, Montpelier

 

-                                   H. 229 - An act relating to establishing the Farm and Forestry Operations Security Special Fund to provide grants for losses to farms and forestry operations due to weather conditions

John McCann, Owner, North Branch Vineyards, Montpelier

 

10:30 AM                   Act 250

Review

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:30 AM                   CSG East Presentation

Lunch Provided

Tara Sad, Council of State Governments

Bob Haefner, Council of State Governments

 

12:30 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Committee Discussion

FY26 Budget Discussion

 

1:50 PM                   H. 134 - An act relating to calculating land use change tax and creating a new land use change tax exemption for developing affordable housing

Vermont Housing and Coalition Board testimony

Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board - Invited

 

2:50 PM                   Adjourn

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, February 27, 2025

9:30 AM                   H. 167 - An act relating to establishing the Vermonters Feeding Vermonters Grant at the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Mark-up

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

 

10:30 AM                   Committee Discussion

TBD

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Committee Discussion

TBD

 

2:50 PM                   Adjourn

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, February 28, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:30 AM                   Committee Discussion

TBD

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Committee Discussion

TBD

 

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Sydonia Axis Lary at slary@leg.state.vt.us