2023-2024 Session

Change Session

House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry Room 49

The House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry considers matters relating to agriculture, food resiliency, climate change, mitigation and adaptation, forestry and forest products, State parks and lands, and other similar policies.

Previous Meetings - Full Report

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Senate Floor

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Convenes

1:30 PM

House Floor

Thursday, January 5, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:00 AM

Joint Assembly

Canvassing Committee Results

11:00 AM

Caucus of the Whole

House Rules and Decorum

-

Lunch

1:00 PM

Committee Organizational Meeting

2:00 PM

Joint Assembly

Governor's Inaugural Address

3:30 PM

Committee Meeting

Tentative

Friday, January 6, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Caucus of the Whole

Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:15 PM

Committee Meeting

Committee Discussion

2:00 PM

Break

3:00 PM

Walk-through of 2022 Legislation

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

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

Security Briefing

Will not be livestreamed

Matthew S. Romei, Chief of Police, Capitol Police Department

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Vermont Foodbank Update

Anore Horton, Executive Director, Hunger Free Vermont
John Sayles, CEO, Vermont Foodbank
Carrie Stahler, Government and Public Affairs Officer, Vermont Foodbank

12:00 PM

Lunch

3:00 PM

House Floor

Followed by ethics training for House members

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

Walk-through of 2022 Legislation

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:00 AM

Introduction of Regional Planning Commissions

Chris Campany, Executive Director, Windham Regional Commission

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation

Updates

Danielle Fitzko, Interim Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

2:00 PM

Break

2:10 PM

Working Lands Enterprise Initiative

Updates

Brian Lowe, Executive Director, Vermont Council on Rural Development

3:00 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Friday, January 13, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

15 mins after floor

Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Policy Overview

Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Alyson Eastman, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

2021-2030 Agriculture and Food System Strategic Plan

Committee Discussion

Jake Claro, Farm to Plate Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Kristina Sweet, Assistant Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

2:00 PM

Break

2:10 PM

2021-2030 Agriculture and Food System Strategic Plan

Committee Discussion

Jake Claro, Farm to Plate Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Kristina Sweet, Assistant Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

3:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

Universal Income Declaration

Walk-through

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

1:15 PM

Universal School Meals Campaign

Joint Hearing with House Education. The meeting will be livestreamed via the House Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry YouTube channel.

Anne Bordonaro, Division Director, Federal and Education Support Programs, Agency of Education
Bob Keeley, Education Project Manager, Agency of Education
Rosie Krueger, State Director of Child Nutrition Programs, Agency of Education

2:30 PM

Break

3:00 PM

Rural Vermont

Introductions

Caroline Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont
Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

Walk-through of 2022 Legislation

Accessory On-Farm Businesses

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:15 AM

NOFA-Vermont

Introductions

Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA-Vermont
Grace Oedel, Executive Director, NOFA-Vermont

11:20 AM

Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance

Introductions

Tucker Purchase, Partner, Fairmont Farm, Inc., Board Member, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance
Bill Rowell, Board Member, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance
Amanda St. Pierre, Executive Director, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Climate Council Updates

Introduction and Updates - Discussion of Climate Action Plan

Abbie Corse, Dairy Farmer and Co-Chair of Subcommittee on Agriculture and Ecosystems, Vermont Climate Council
Billy Coster, Director of Policy and Planning, Agency of Natural Resources
Jane Lazorchak, Director of the Office of Climate Action, Agency of Natural Resources
Ryan Patch, Agriculture Climate and Land Use Policy Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

2:30 PM

Break Until House Floor

3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, January 19, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

Vermont Farm Bureau

Introductions

Amber Perry, Policy Director, Vermont Farm Bureau
Joseph Tisbert, President, Vermont Farm Bureau
Abby White, Vice President, Vermont Farm Bureau
Art Whitman, Second Vice President, Vermont Farm Bureau

11:00 AM

Universal School Meals Campaign

Teddy Waszazack, Universal School Meals Campaign Manager, Hunger Free Vermont

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Vermont Association of Conservation Districts

Introductions and Updates

Jill Arace, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts
Jennifer Byrne, District Manager, White RIver Natural Resources Conservation District
Emily Finnegan, District Manager, Caledonia County Natural Resources Conservation District
Rick Hopkins, Chair, State Natural Resources Conservation Council and Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District
Hilary Solomon, District Manager, Poultney-Mettowee Natural Resources Conservation District
Lauren Weston, District Manager, Franklin County Natural Resources Conservation District

3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, January 20, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:10 AM

Reports due to Committee

Walk-through

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

11:10 AM

Break

11:20 AM

FY23 Budget Adjustment

Walk-through

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

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Joint Assembly

Governor's Budget Address

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses

11:20 AM

FY23 Budget Adjustment

Doug Farnham, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Administration

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Natural Resources Board

Discussing Report on Act 250 Jurisdiction over Agricultural Businesses

Peter Gill, Executive Director, Natural Resources Board
Sabina Haskell, Chair, Natural Resources Board
Alison Stone, General Counsel, Natural Resources Board

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

Universal School Meals Campaign

Rosie Krueger, State Director of Child Nutrition Programs, Agency of Education

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

Vermont Natural Resources Council

Introductions

Jamey Fidel, General Counsel and Forest and Wildlife Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council, The Forest Partnership
Kati Gallagher, Sustainable Communities Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
Brian Shupe, Executive Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Introductions

Glenn Evans, Director, Vermont Agriculture and Environmental Laboratory, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Universal School Meals Campaign

Updates from the School Nutrition Association

Gretchen Czaja, School Nutrition Director, Windsor Central Unified School District
Doug Davis, Former School Nutrition Director, Burlington School District
Erika Dolan, Harwood Unified Union School District, Vice President, School Nutrition Association of Vermont
Scott Fay, Director of Child Nutrition, Essex Westford School District
Karyl Kent, School Nutrition Director, Lamoille North Supervisory Union
Harley Sterling, School Nutrition Director and President of SNAVT, Windham Northeast Supervisory Union

2:00 PM

Adjourn

3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, January 26, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Farm to Plate Report

Joint Hearing with Senate Agriculture. The meeting will be livestreamed via the Senate Agriculture YouTube channel.

Elaine Brisson, Daona Farm
Marc Brisson, Daona Farm
Kevin Channell, Farm and Forest Services
Jake Claro, Farm to Plate Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Natasha Duarte, Director, Composting Association of Vermont
Jenne Hull, Follow a Farmer
Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Roger Osinchuk, DVM
Chris Wagner, Green Dream Farm
Becka Warren, Food Security Plan Project Manager, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Travis Whitcomb, Rhomanwai Farm
Chuck Wooster, Owner, Sunrise Farm

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Organic Dairy Farm Crisis

Joint Hearing with Senate Agriculture. This meeting will be livestreamed via the House Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry Committee YouTube channel.

Leanna Compagna, Organic Dairy Farmer, Scholten Family Farm
Amanda Ellis-Thurber, Owner, Lilac Ridge Farm
Calvin Gould, Lilac Ridge Farm
Marcy Guillette, Organic Dairy Farmer
Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA VT
Jen Miller, Farmer Services Director, NOFA-VT
Peter Miller, Organic Farmer, Miller Farm
Shaun Riordan, Co-owner, Grateful Morning Farm
Mike Thresher, Board member, NOFA-VT
Ross Thurber, Owner, Lilac Ridge Farm

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Introductions

Steve Dwinell, Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
E.B. Flory, Dairy Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Kristin Haas, State Veterinarian, Director of Food Safety and Consumer Protection, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

2:00 PM

Break

2:10 PM

Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Meeting continued

3:00 PM

House Floor

Followed by Ethics Training for House Members

Friday, January 27, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:15 AM

Climate Council Updates

Ryan Patch, Agriculture Climate and Land Use Policy Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

11:15 AM

Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

Discussion of Forest Fires and Opening Burning Statutes

Danielle Fitzko, Interim Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Introductions

Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

-

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Current Use

Elizabeth Hunt, Current Use Program Supervisor, Department of Taxes
Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes

2:00 PM

Break

2:30 PM

H.161 - An act relating to issuance of burning permits

Walk-through

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

2:45 PM

H.472 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Walk-through

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

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

H.161 - An act relating to issuance of burning permits

Committee Vote

9:30 AM

H.472 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Walk-through

Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Federal Delegation

Ryan McLaren, Outreach Representative, Sen. Peter Welch
David Scherr, State Director, Rep. Becca Balint
Will Stevens, Staff Representative, Sen. Bernie Sanders

11:45 AM

Break

12:00 PM

Caucus of the Whole

FY23 Budget Adjustment Act

-

Committee Meeting

1:45 PM

Forest Economy Discussion

Danielle Fitzko, Interim Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Charlie Hancock, Consulting Forester, North Woods Forestry
Ed Larson, Lobbyist, Vermont Forest Products Association
Sam Lincoln, Principal, Lincoln Farm Timber Harvesting
Christine McGowan, Forest Products Program Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Allen Thompson, Board Chair, Vermont Woodlands Association

3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, February 2, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Serve, Learn, and Earn Coalition

Rhoni Basden, Executive Director, VT Works for Women
Breck Knauft, Executive Director, Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
Thomas Longstreth, Executive Director, ReSOURCE
David Mears, Vice President and Executive Director, Audubon Vermont

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Vermont Trails and Greenways Council

Introductions

Nick Bennette, Executive Director of the Vermont Mountain Bike Association, Co-Chair of the Vermont Trails and Greenways Council
Cindy Locke, Executive Director of Vermont Association of Snow Travelers, Treasurer, Vermont Trails and Greenways Council

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.472 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Walk-through

Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Marc Paquette, Section Chief Weights & Measures, Food Safety & Consumer Protection Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

1:50 PM

Break

2:00 PM

Vermont Technical College

Updates on the Agriculture Program

Parwinder Grewal, President, Vermont State University
Pat Moulton , Executive Director of Workforce Development, Vermont State Colleges

3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, February 3, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

15 minutes after floor

Committee Not Meeting

Housekeeping and Committee Discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

-

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

Current Use

Danielle Fitzko, Interim Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Keith Thompson, Private Lands Program Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

Forest Future Strategic Roadmap

Danielle Fitzko, Interim Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

3:00 PM

Break

3:10 PM

H.165 - An act relating to school food programs and universal school meals

Walk-through

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

Committee Discussion and Review

10:00 AM

Farm to School Awareness Day

Jim Birmingham, Director of School Nutrition Services, Montpelier Roxbury School District
Tom Brewton , Institutional Sales Associate, Food Connects
Gina Clithero, Farm to Institution Program Manager, Vermont Agency of Agriculture
Ashley Fioretti, Farmer, Farm to School Educator, Little Flower Farm
Conor Floyd, Grant Program Manager for Child Nutrition Programs, Agency of Education
Becca Perrin, Food Hub Account Manager, Green Mountain Farm-to-School
Helen Rortvedt, Farm to School and Local Food Access Director and VT FEED Program, NOFA VT
Betsy Rosenbluth, Vermont FEED Project Director, Vermont Farm to School Network

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Universal School Meals

Walk-through of 2023 Report on Possible Revenue Sources for Universal School Meals

Julia Richter, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Patrick Titterton, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

2:15 PM

Land Use Change Tax Proposal

Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes
Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes

3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, February 9, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

H.165 - An act relating to school food programs and universal school meals

Walk-through

Rep. Erin Brady, Bill Sponsor, House Committee on Education
Rep. Jana Brown, Bill Sponsor, House Committee on Education

10:30 AM

Farm to School

Conor Floyd, Grant Program Manager for Child Nutrition Programs, Agency of Education
Rosie Krueger, State Director of Child Nutrition Programs, Agency of Education

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

Committee Discussion

Organizing and future agenda planning

2:00 PM

H.472 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Stephanie Smith, Assistant Director, Public Health and Ag Resource Management Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, February 10, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

Followed by Discrimination Prevention Training

11:30 AM

Agriculture Issues

Discussion of Federal and State Agriculture Issues

Peter Welch, U.S. Senator, Vermont

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

UVM Extension

Heather Darby, Associate Professor, UVM Extension
Josh Faulkner, Director, UVM Agricultural and Environmental Testing Lab, UVM Extension

2:00 PM

Center for Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont Law School

Laurie Beyranevand, Director, Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, Vermont Law School

2:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

Farm to School

Helen Rortvedt, Farm to School and Local Food Access Director and VT FEED Program, NOFA VT

1:45 PM

H.165 - An act relating to school food programs and universal school meals

Rosie Krueger, State Director of Child Nutrition Programs, Agency of Education

2:30 PM

H.165 - An act relating to school food programs and universal school meals

Michael Leichliter , Superintendent, Harwood Unified Union School District

3:00 PM

Act 67

Walk-through

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.205 - An act relating to establishing the Small Farmer Diversification and Transition Program

Walk-through

Rep. Rodney Graham, Bill Sponsor, House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
Rep. Heather Surprenant, Bill Sponsor, House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry

9:20 AM

H.472 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Fairs and Field Days Association

10:00 AM

Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on Lake Champlain's Future

2023 Lake Champlain Action Plan

Wayne Elliott, Engineer, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on the Future of Lake Champlain
Bob Fischer, Water Facility Operator, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on the Future of Lake Champlain
Lori Fisher, Executive Director, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on the Future of Lake Champlain
Mark Naud , Chair, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on the Future of Lake Champlain
Denise Smith, Community Health Manager, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on the Future of Lake Champlain
Hilary Solomon, District Manager, Poultney-Mettowee Natural Resources Conservation District

10:50 AM

Break

11:00 AM

Working Lands Enterprise Initiative

FY22 Impacts

Tayt Brooks, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
Alyson Eastman, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Danielle Fitzko, Interim Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Ethan Gevry, Owner, Gevry Firewood
Charlie Hancock, Consulting Forester, Northwoods Forestry
Levi Irish, Director of Business Development, Vermont Natural Forest Products
Sarah Isham, Director of Agricultural Lending, Vermont Economic Development Authority
Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Brian Leach, Owner, Haystack Farmstead
Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
Elizabeth Sipple, Program Lead, Working Lands Enterprise Initiative

12:30 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

Rights and Democracy Vermont (RADVT) Lobby Day

Jessica Laporte, Member, Rights and Democracy Vermont
Alex Lintner, Field Organizer, Rights and Democracy Vermont
Ana Mejia , Vermont Organizing Director, Rights and Democracy Vermont
Michael Weiss, Statewide Environmental Justice Organizer, Rights and Democracy Vermont

3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

SNAP Awareness Day

Johanna Doren, Local Food Access Coordintor, NOFA-VT
Joie Lehouillier, Owner, Foote Brook Farm
Ariana Matthews-Salzman, 3Squares Specialist, Vermont Foodbank
Carrie Stahler, Government and Public Affairs Officer, Vermont Foodbank

9:40 AM

Farm to School

Mark Boyden, Owner, Boyden Farm

10:00 AM

Committee Discussion

Next Steps

10:30 AM

Joint Assembly

Election of the Sergeant at Arms
Election of Trustees for the University of Vermont and Vermont State Agricultural College

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.205 - An act relating to establishing the Small Farmer Diversification and Transition Program

Walk-through

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

1:30 PM

H.165 - An act relating to school food programs and universal school meals

Mark-up

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

2:00 PM

Payment for Ecosystem Services

Working Group Report

Alyson Eastman, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Ryan Patch, Agriculture Climate and Land Use Policy Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, February 17, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.165 - An act relating to school food programs and universal school meals

Committee Discussion

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

9:30 AM

House Floor

15 mins after floor

Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition Day

Julie Curtin, Director of Home Ownership, Champlain Housing Trust
Allen Karnatz, Champlain Valley Project Director, Vermont Land Trust
Mark Lourie, Rupert Valley Holsteins
Gabrielle Tuite, Owner, Old Road Farm
Abby White, Vice President of Engagement, Vermont Land Trust

11:15 AM

H.165 - An act relating to school food programs and universal school meals

Discussion continued

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Salvation Farms

Theresa Snow, Director, Salvation Farms

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM

Small Farms Day

Jennifer Bryne, District Manager, White RIver Natural Resources Conservation District
Cat Buxton, Soil Health Working Group representative, Vermont Healthy Soils Coalition
Abe Collins, Co-Founder, Land Care Cooperative
Julie Davenson, President, Board of Directors NOFA-NH
Caroline Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont
Stephen Leslie, Owner, Cedar Mountain Farm
Mario Machado, Postdoctoral Researcher, Gund Institute, UVM

2:00 PM

H.165 - An act relating to school food programs and universal school meals

Keely Agan, Early Childhood Nutrition Manger, Hunger Free Vermont
Gina Clithero, Farm to Institution Program Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Cynthia Greene, Farm to Early Childhood Partnership Coordinator, Shelburne Farms
Anore Horton, Executive Director, Hunger Free Vermont
Rosie Krueger, State Director of Child Nutrition Programs, Agency of Education
Helen Rortvedt, Farm to School and Local Food Access Director and VT FEED Program, NOFA VT
Betsy Rosenbluth, Vermont FEED Project Director, Shelburne Farms
Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

3:10 PM

Break

3:20 PM

H.165 - An act relating to school food programs and universal school meals

Discussion continued

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Vermont Fairs and Field Days Association

Bob Allen, Former President, Vermont Fairs & Field Days Association
Jeff Bartley, Sales/Marketing Manager, Champlain Valley Exposition
Ken Button, Addison County Fair and Field Days
Nancy Howe, Member, Tunbridge Fair
Chris Vance, President, Caledonia County Fair

9:30 AM

Break

9:45 AM

H.165 - An act relating to school food programs and universal school meals

Committee Discussion

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

11:15 AM

FY24 Budget

ACCD-DED Appropriation

Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Agency Budget Overview

AAFM FY24 Budget Overview

Nicole Dubuque, Director of Administrative Services, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Amy Mercier, Financial Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

2:00 PM

Farm to Plate

FY24 Funding Request

Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

2:30 PM

H.165 - An act relating to school food programs and universal school meals

Rosie Krueger, State Director of Child Nutrition Programs, Agency of Education
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

FY24 Budget

Current Use Digitization

Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes
Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes

10:00 AM

H.165 - An act relating to school food programs and universal school meals

Committee Discussion

Julia Richter, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

11:00 AM

Future of Agriculture

Overview of Report

Jed Davis, Commissioner, Future of Vermont Agriculture
Lindsay Kurrle, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
Mieko Ozeki, Commissioner, Future of Vermont Agriculture
Justin Rich, President, Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers Association
David Roth, Commissioner, Future of Vermont Agriculture
Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.165 - An act relating to school food programs and universal school meals

Committee Discussion

Julia Richter, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

2:30 PM

H.205 - An act relating to establishing the Small Farmer Diversification and Transition Program

Committee Discussion

3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, February 24, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.165 - An act relating to school food programs and universal school meals

Committee Vote

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

9:30 AM

House Floor

15 mins after floor

Current Use

Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes
Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes

11:40 AM

FY24 Budget

Committee Discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

-

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM

FY24 Budget

Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation

Ansley Bloomer, Director of Finance and Administration, Department of Forest, Parks and Recreation
Danielle Fitzko, Interim Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

2:00 PM

FY24 Budget

$10M Food Producers and Value-Added Processors Appropriation

Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
David Roth, Commissioner, Future of Vermont Agriculture
Kristina Sweet, Assistant Director of Ag Development , Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

3:00 PM

FY24 Budget

Committee Discussion

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.205 - An act relating to establishing the Small Farmer Diversification and Transition Program

Mark-up

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

10:00 AM

H.472 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

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

11:00 AM

FY24 Budget

Committee Discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

10 mins after floor

FY24 Budget

Committee Discussion

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

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, March 2, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

An act relating to Community Resilience and Biodiversity Protection

Overview of H.126

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Amy Sheldon, Bill Sponsor

10:30 AM

An act relating to Community Resilience and Biodiversity Protection

Jamey Fidel, General Counsel and Forest and Wildlife Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council, The Forest Partnership
Lauren Oates, Director of Policy & Government Relations, TNC Vermont

11:00 AM

FY24 Budget Appropriations Memo

Committee Discussion

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

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

10 mins after the floor

FY24 Budget Appropriations Memo

Committee Discussion

-

Adjourn

Friday, March 3, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10 mins after floor

FY24 Budget Appropriations Memo

Committee Discussion

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

-

Lunch

1:00 PM

An act relating to Community Resilience and Biodiversity Protection

Sam Lincoln, Principal, Lincoln Farm Timber Harvesting
Allan Thompson, Vermont Woodlands Association

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM

An act relating to Community Resilience and Biodiversity Protection

Amber Perry, Policy Director, Vermont Farm Bureau
Joseph Tisbert, President, Vermont Farm Bureau

1:30 PM

H.205 - An act relating to establishing the Small Farmer Diversification and Transition Program

Committee Discussion and Vote

2:00 PM

H.472 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Committee Discussion

2:30 PM

An act relating to Community Resilience and Biodiversity Protection

Overview of H.126

Trey Martin, Director of Conservation and Rural Community Development, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

3:30 PM

H.81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

Introduction

Rep. Katherine Sims, Bill Sponsor

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

Liz Gleason, Farm and Forest Viability Program Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
Trey Martin, Director of Conservation and Rural Community Development, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

10:00 AM

Vermont Land Trust

Allen Karnatz, Champlain Valley Project Director, Vermont Land Trust
Cara Montgomery, Stewardship Director, Vermont Land Trust
Abby White, Vice President of Engagement, Vermont Land Trust

10:45 AM

H.81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

Willie Cade, Member, Board of Directors, The Repair Association
Gay Gordon-Byrne, Executive Director, The Repair Association
Kevin O'Reilly, Right to Repair Campaign Director, U.S. PIRG
Kelsey Schweitzer, Member, New England Farmers Union

11:30 AM

An act relating to Community Resilience and Biodiversity Protection

Overview of H.126

Ed Larson, Lobbyist, Vermont Forest Products Association

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:30 PM

Committee Meeting

Discussion of H.126

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

3:15 PM

H.472 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Committee Discussion and Vote

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

4:00 PM

H.81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

Walk-through

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Thursday, March 16, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

Zachary Tomanelli, Communications and Technology Director, VPIRG

9:30 AM

H.81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

Andy Calderwood, Andersonville Farm

10:00 AM

H.81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

Chris Gibson, Store Manager, Champlain Valley Equipment
Michael McKenna, Director of Aftermarket, United Ag and Turf Northeast
Allen Schaeffer, Executive Director, Diesel Technology Forum
Joseph Tisbert, President, Vermont Farm Bureau
Eric Wareham, Vice President of Government Affairs, North American Equipment Dealers Association

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

3:00 PM

H.81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

Heather Shouldice, Contracts Lobbyist, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance

3:30 PM

Break

3:45 PM

H.81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

Committee Discussion

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

-

Adjourn

Friday, March 17, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10 mins after floor

H.81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

Rachel Stevens, Associate General Counsel, Department of Environmental Conservation, Agency of Natural Resources

-

H.81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

Zack Emerson, Owner/Operator, Emerson and Sons Logging, LLC

11:30 PM

H.81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

Mark-up

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

Jack Bell, Co-Founder and General Manager, Long View Forest
Sam Bellavance, Chief Executive Officer, Sunset Lake CBD
Allen Fortier, Service Manager & Lead Mechanic , Long View Forest
Paul Lang, Rottne Forest Machines Product Support, Long View Forest

2:00 PM

H.81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

Kevin Kenney, Right to Repair Advocate, Farmer from Nebraska

2:30 PM

Committee Meeting

Discussion of next week's agenda

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch and Caucuses

2:00 PM

H.81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA VT

2:10 PM

An act relating to Community Resilience and Biodiversity Protection

Proposed Amendment

2:30 PM

H.81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

Mark-up

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Tourism Day

Agrotourism Theme

Clara Ayer, Fairmont Farms
David Keck, Owner, Stella 14 Wines
Nick Managan, Partner & Community Marketing Manager, Cabot Creamery
Tara Pereira, Executive Director, Vermont Fresh Network

10:00 AM

H.81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

Justin Kolber, Chief of Environmental and Public Protection Division, Attorney General's Office

11:00 AM

Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition

Leanna Compagna, Organic Dairy Farmer, Member, Board of Directors
Brian Kemp, President, Board of Directors, Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition
Ramsay Mellish, Organic Dairy and Beef Farmer, Member, Board of Directors

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

Liz Gleason, Farm and Forest Viability Program Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

9:30 AM

H.274 - An act relating to agriculture and nutrition education

Introduction

Rep. Henry Pearl, Bill Sponsor

10:00 AM

H.81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

Peter James, Farmer, Monument Farms Dairy
Brian Kemp, Organic Beef Farmer, Mountain Meadows Farm
Timothy White, Maintenance Supervisor, Shelburne Limestone Corporation

10:45 AM

Small Farms Day

Dan Baker, Associate Professor, UVM Farmworker Advocate
Ernest A. Caswell , Farm Worker Housing Activist
Sadie Farris, Farmer, Council Member, Vermont Youth Council
Caroline Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont
Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA VT
Jess Laporte, Land Access and Opportunity Board, Rights and Democracy
Carver Maxwell, Council member, Vermont Youth Council
Jack Thomas, Aspiring Market Farmer
Tanama Varas, Farmer, Farm Employee

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, March 24, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:10 AM

H.205 - An act relating to establishing the Small Farmer Diversification and Transition Program

Appropriations Amendment

Rep. Tristan Toleno, House Committee on Appropriations

9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

2:45 PM

H.205 - An act relating to establishing the Small Farmer Diversification and Transition Program

Vote on Appropriations Amendment

-

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

Joint Assembly

Retention of Supreme Court Justices and Superior Court Judges

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

Todd Hardie, Owner, Thornhill Farm

9:40 AM

H.81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

Steve Dalphe, Operator, John Deere Forage Harvesters and Krone Mowers
George St. Onge, Custom Cropping Operator, Owner, John Deere Forage Harvesters and Krone Mowers

10:00 AM

Vermont Milk Commission

Updates

Rep. John O'Brien

10:30 AM

FY24 Budget

H.494 Section B.1101 (g)(6)

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

10:45 AM

H.81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

Mark-up

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

11:30 AM

Lunch

12:00 PM

Caucus of the Whole

FY24 Budget

1:00 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.274 - An act relating to agriculture and nutrition education

Walk-through

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:00 AM

FY24 Budget

H.494 Section B.1101 (g)(6)

Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

10:30 AM

H.81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

Mark-up

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Friday, March 31, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.274 - An act relating to agriculture and nutrition education

Ian Burfoot-Rochford, Health and PE Specialist, Student Pathways, Agency of Education
Jess DeCarolis, Division Director, Student Pathways, Agency of Education

2:00 PM

H.81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

Committee Discussion

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

-

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

H.81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

Committee Discussion and Vote

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

1:45 PM

H.368 - An act relating to supporting new farmers, veteran farmers, and farmers who are disadvantaged

Introduction

Rep. Heather Surprenant, Sponsor

2:00 PM

H.368 - An act relating to supporting new farmers, veteran farmers, and farmers who are disadvantaged

Walk-through

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

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

H.274 - An act relating to agriculture and nutrition education

Gwen Carmolli, President, Vermont Curriculum Leaders Association
Jeff Evans, Executive Director, Vermont Curriculum Leaders Association

10:00 AM

H.85 - An act relating to trail accessibility

Introduction

Rep. Elizabeth Burrows, Sponsor

10:20 AM

H.131 - An act relating to the creation of the Green Mountain Recreation Fund

Introduction

Rep. Katherine Sims, Sponsor

10:40 AM

H.467 - An act relating to outdoor recreation

Introduction

Rep. Dara Torre, Sponsor

11:00 AM

H.85 - An act relating to trail accessibility

Walk-through

Callista Smith, Student Clinician, Office of Legislative Counsel

-

H.131 - An act relating to the creation of the Green Mountain Recreation Fund

Walk-through

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

11:30 AM

H.131 - An act relating to the creation of the Green Mountain Recreation Fund

Nick Bennette, Executive Director of the Vermont Mountain Bike Association, Co-Chair of the Vermont Trails and Greenways Council

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Committee Discussion of Agenda

Discussion of bills and committee planning

Thursday, April 6, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.274 - An act relating to agriculture and nutrition education

Megan Camp, Vice President and Program Director, Shelburne Farms
Betsy Rosenbluth, Vermont FEED Project Director, Shelburne Farms

10:00 AM

H.274 - An act relating to agriculture and nutrition education

Janis Boubol, Agricultural Innovation Instructor, Woodstock Union HS/MS
Schulyer Hagge, Student, Woodstock Union HS/MS
Chelsea McDermott, Student, Woodstock Union HS/MS

11:40 AM

Committee Housekeeping

Discussion of next week's agenda and H.274

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

1:45 PM

S.115 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Introduction

Sen. Brian Collamore, Reporter, Senate Committee on Agriculture

-

Adjourn

Friday, April 7, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

11:00 AM

Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economic Collaborative

Jackie Dagger, Program Manager, Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economic Collaborative
Rebecca Washburn, Director, Lands Administration and Recreation, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

12:00 PM

Lunch

-

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

2:00 PM

S.115 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Walk-through

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

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

Committee Field Trip

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

1:00 PM

House Floor

10 mins after floor

H.457 - An act relating to establishing a tax on the transit of agricultural commodities

Introduction

Rep. John O'Brien, Sponsor

Thursday, April 13, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Livestock Care Standards Advisory Council

Introductions

Ruth Blauweikel, Member, Livestock Care Standards Advisory Council
Nicole Dubuque, Director of Administrative Services, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Kristin Haas, State Veterinarian, Director, Food Safety, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

10:00 AM

H.467 - An act relating to outdoor recreation

Mariah Keagy, VTGC Board Member, Sinuosity Trail Builder
Cindy Locke, Treasurer of Vermont Trails and Greenways Council, Executive Director of Vermont Association of Snow Travelers
Sarah Pelkey, Community Development Director, Town of Poultney
RJ Thompson, VTGC Board Member, Co-Director of Vermont Huts Association

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

10 mins after floor

H.85 - An act relating to trail accessibility

Peter Jensen, Past President, Professional Trailbuilders Association

3:00 PM

S.115 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Friday, April 14, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

11:00 AM

H.368 - An act relating to supporting new farmers, veteran farmers, and farmers who are disadvantaged

Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.115 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

2:00 PM

H.274 - An act relating to agriculture and nutrition education

Tammy Kolbe, Vice Chair, Vermont State Board of Education

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

Small Farms Day

Bruce Hennesey, Farmer/Slaughterer, Maple Wind Farm
Nando Jaramillo, Food Producer, Moon & Stars Artisanal Food
Stephen Leslie, Farmer, Cedar Mountain Farm and Cobb Hill Cheese
Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont

2:15 PM

S.115 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Walk-through

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

3:00 PM

S.115 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Tucker Diego, Agricultural Products Manager, Food Safety and Consumer Products, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.115 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Ryan Patch, Agriculture Climate and Land Use Policy Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

10:00 AM

H.467 - An act relating to outdoor recreation

Mariah Keagy, VTGC Board Member, Sinuosity Trail Builder
Sarah Pelkey, Community Development Director, Town of Poultney

11:00 AM

H.467 - An act relating to outdoor recreation

Danielle Fitzko, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Rebecca Washburn, Director, Lands Administration and Recreation, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

H.131 - An act relating to the creation of the Green Mountain Recreation Fund

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

-

S.115 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Overview of JFO Fiscal Note

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

2:30 PM

Dairy Margin Coverage Program

John Roberts, State Executive Director, USDA Farm Service Agency
Dan Smith, Co-Chair, Task Force to Revitalize the Vermont Dairy Industry

3:30 PM

Cannabis Background

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

Thursday, April 20, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.115 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

John Beling, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

10:15 AM

H.128 - An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses

Introduction

Rep. Katherine Sims, Sponsor

10:30 AM

H.128 - An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses

Walk-through

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Friday, April 21, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

15 mins after floor

Committee Discussion

Discussion of H.128

-

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

S.115 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

1:20 PM

S.115 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Andy Jones, Farm Manager, Intervale Community Farm

1:40 PM

S.115 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Amber Perry, Policy Director, Vermont Farm Bureau

2:00 PM

H.128 - An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses

Walk-through

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

2:30 PM

H.128 - An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses

Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Ryan Patch, Agriculture Climate and Land Use Policy Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Ari Rockland-Miller, Senior Agricultural Development Coordinator, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

3:00 PM

H.128 - An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses

Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.115 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Walk-through of stormwater amendment

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

10:00 AM

Acceptable Management Practices for Protecting Watering Quality on Logging Jobs

Danielle Fitzko, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
David Wilcox, Director Watershed Management Division, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

11:00 AM

S.115 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

James Sherrard, Stormwater Program Manager, Burlington Public Works Department

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 mins after floor

Committee Discussion – next steps

Organizing and next steps

3:00 PM

Soil Conservation Act

Walk-through of 10 V.S.A. § 703

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

-

Adjourn

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Soil Conservation Act

Discussion with Conservation Districts

Jill Arace, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts
Jennifer Bryne, District Manager, White RIver Natural Resources Conservation District
Rick Hopkins, Chair, State Natural Resources Conservation Council and Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District
Clare Ireland, Finance Director, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts
Hilary Solomon, Conservation District Manager, Poultney Mettowee Natural Resources Conservation District

10:15 AM

H.128 - An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses

Peter Gill, Executive Director, Natural Resources Board
Sabina Haskell, Chair, Natural Resources Board

11:00 AM

S.115 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Christine Dougherty, Vice President, Green Mountain Water and Environment Association

11:45 AM

S.115 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Committee discussion and mark-up

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

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 mins after floor

Program Performance Measures

Rep. Tristan Toleno, Windham-9

-

Adjourn

Friday, April 28, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

S.115 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Dylan Zwicky, Leonine Public Affairs, Partner

10:45 AM

S.115 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Testimony, mark-up, and possible vote

Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Cannabis Background

Discussion of some components of H.270

Geoffrey Pizzutillo, Executive Director and CoFounder, Vermont Growers Association
Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont

2:10 PM

S.115 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Committee discussion

2:30 PM

House Floor

As needed

-

Adjourn

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

Followed by discrimination prevention training for House members

-

Caucuses and Lunch

15 mins after caucuses

Right to Repair

Review of amendments to H.81

Rep. Monique Priestley, Bill Reporter, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

3:00 PM

House Floor

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Right to Repair

Walk-through of amendments to H.81

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

9:30 AM

S.115 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Committee discussion and possible vote

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

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Dairy Update

Laura Ginsburg, Dairy Development and Innovation Lead, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

2:15 PM

Pilot Program for Virtual Fencing

Kimberly Hagen, Grazing Outreach Specialist, Agritech Institute for Small Farms
Daniel Smith, Co-Founder, Agritech Institute for Small Farms

3:00 PM

House Floor

15 mins after floor

Committee Discussion

Discussion of FY24 Budget

-

Adjourn

Thursday, May 4, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Cannabis Control Board

Background on H.270

Brynn Hare, Executive Director, Cannabis Control Board

2:00 PM

Committee Meeting

TBD

3:00 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Friday, May 5, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Vermont Legislative Research Service (VLRS)

Liz First-Raddock, Legislative Internship Program Instructor, Center for Research on Vermont
Anthony Gierzynski, Director, Vermont Legislative Research Service, UVM

1:30 PM

H.128 - An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses

Rep. Tesha Buss

3:00 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Monday, May 8, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

1:00 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

Anore Horton, Executive Director, Hunger Free Vermont

2:00 PM

H.165 - An act relating to school food programs and universal school meals

Review of Senate proposal of amendment

Julia Richter, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

3:00 PM

House Floor

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.128 - An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses

Ed Larson, Lobbyist, Vermont Forest Products Association

2:00 PM

H.472 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Review of Senate proposal of amendment

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

3:00 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Thursday, May 11, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Farmworker Housing

Julie Curtin, Director of Home Ownership, Champlain Housing Trust
Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

2:00 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Friday, May 12, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

11:20 AM

H.472 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Perchlik Amendment

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

H.472 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Committee Vote on Senate proposal of amendment

3:00 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Committee Discussion

Introductions

1:30 PM

H.614 - An act relating to land improvement fraud and timber trespass

Bill introduction

Rep. Marc Mihaly, House Committee on Appropriations

2:15 PM

Break

2:30 PM

Business Emergency Gap Assistance Grant Program Overview

Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

3:15 PM

Break

Thursday, January 4, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

"The Boy and the Bat"

Sarah Keblin, Huntington, VT, Vermont Foodbank
Carrie Stahler, Government and Public Affairs Officer, Vermont Foodbank

1:30 PM

Break

2:00 PM

Governor's State of the State Address

Joint Assembly

Friday, January 5, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:15 AM

Health of Forest Industry Overview

Joint Hearing with the Senate Committee on Agriculture

Trevor Allard, Owner, Allard Lumber Company
Cliff Allard, Owner, Allard Lumber Company
Jack Bell, Co-Founder and General Manager, Long View Forest
Dana Doran, Executive Director, Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast
Sam Lincoln, Principal, Lincoln Farm Timber Harvesting
Oliver Pierson, Director of Forestry, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

11:15 AM

Break

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

NOFA Flood Impact Report

Bill Cavenaugh, Farm Business Advisor, NOFA VT
Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA VT

2:00 PM

Break

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

Followed by Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

Maple Grants Testimony

Madison Berry, Grant Program Manager of Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Kristina Sweet, Assistant Director of Agricultural Development, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

2:15 PM

Break

2:30 PM

H.603 - An act relating to the poultry slaughter exception to inspection

Introduction

Rep. Heather Surprenant, Sponsor

3:00 PM

H.603 - An act relating to the poultry slaughter exception to inspection

Walk-through

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

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Committee Discussion

Budget Adjustment Act

11:00 AM

Center for Agriculture and Food Entrepreneurship

Glenn Evans, Executive Director, Center for Agriculture and Food Entrepreneurship, Vermont State University
DeMetris Reed, Meat Facility Director, Center for Agriculture and Food Entrepreneurship, Vermont State University

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Federal Farm Bill Discussion

Ivy Enoch, Food Security Advocacy Manager, Hunger Free Vermont
Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA VT
Carrie Stahler, Government and Public Affairs Officer, Vermont Foodbank

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

H.550 - An act relating to expanding eligibility under the local foods grant program

Introduction

Rep. Henry Pearl, House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

3:00 PM

House Floor

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 11, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Reports due to Committee

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

10:00 AM

H.614 - An act relating to land improvement fraud and timber trespass

Walk-through

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

11:00 AM

Break

11:15 AM

Organic Dairy Relief Grants

Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
E.B. Flory, Director, Food Safety and Consumer Protection, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA VT

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Committee Discussion

Organic dairy relief grant review

1:30 PM

H.603 - An act relating to the poultry slaughter exception to inspection

Witness Testimony

Julie Boisvert, Meat Inspection Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Caroline Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont
Rose Thackeray, Farmer, Union Brook Farm
Em Virzi, Farmer, Union Brook Farm

3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, January 12, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:45 AM

H.614 - An act relating to land improvement fraud and timber trespass

Witness Testimony

Mike Carriveau, Resident, Plainfield
Dana Doran, Executive Director, Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast
Sam Lincoln, Principal, Lincoln Farm Timber Harvesting
Peter Youngbaer, Resident, Plainfield

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Budget Adjustment Act

Committee Discussion

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

1:30 PM

Maple Industry Presentation

James Buck, Board Chair, Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association
Allison Hope, Executive Director, Vermont Maple Sugar Makers' Association
Mark Isslehardt, Maple Specialist, UVM Extension

3:00 PM

Break

3:15 PM

Budget Adjustment Act

Meals on Wheels Testimony

Mary Hayden, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Area Agencies on Aging

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

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Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM

New England Feeding New England

Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

3:00 PM

Break

3:15 PM

H.603 - An act relating to the poultry slaughter exception to inspection

Elizabeth Roma, Farmer, Putting Down Roots Farm

3:30 PM

Break

3:45 PM

BAA

Committee vote

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

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

H.614 - An act relating to land improvement fraud and timber trespass

Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
Danielle Fitzko, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Megan Hereth, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Ed Larson, Lobbyist, Vermont Forest Products Association
Meghan Purvee, General Counsel, Forests. Parks and Recreation
Keith Thompson, Private Lands Program Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.614 - An act relating to land improvement fraud and timber trespass

Committee discussion

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

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.550 - An act relating to expanding eligibility under the local foods grant program

Walk-through

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

1:30 PM

H.603 - An act relating to the poultry slaughter exception to inspection

Committee discussion

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

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

H.810 - An act relating to establishing the Agricultural Workforce and Housing Directory

Introduction

Rep. Esme Cole, House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry

3:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 18, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

Field Trip - Barre Food Bank Distribution Center

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.603 - An act relating to the poultry slaughter exception to inspection

Taylor Blackmer, Farmer, Lucky Fields Farm
Bob Blackmer, Farmer, Lucky Fields Farm
Julie Boisvert, Meat Inspection Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Caroline Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont
Jack Vorster, Farmer, Four Springs Farm

2:30 PM

Break

2:40 PM

H.603 - An act relating to the poultry slaughter exception to inspection

Committee discussion and tentative vote

3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, January 19, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

15 Min After Floor

Committee Discussion

TBD

10:30 AM

Vermont Food Insecurity

Sam Bliss, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Vermont

11:30 AM

H.614 - An act relating to land improvement fraud and timber trespass

Tim Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.550 - An act relating to expanding eligibility under the local foods grant program

Liz Kenton
Elyse Perambo, Farm-to-School Program Manager, Green Mountain Farm-to-School
Kayla Strom, The Northeast Organic Farming Association of VT

2:15 PM

Break

2:30 PM

Universal School Meals

Rosie Krueger, State Director of Child Nutrition Programs, Agency of Education

3:00 PM

H.603 - An act relating to the poultry slaughter exception to inspection

Committee discussion

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

4:00 PM

Adjourn Executive Session and Reconvene Meeting

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

Followed by Discrimination Prevention Training for Members

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Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM

Governor's 2025 Budget Address

Joint Assembly to Receive Budget Message

2:45 PM

H.603 - An act relating to the poultry slaughter exception to inspection

Committee discussion and tentative vote

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

3:00 PM

H.614 - An act relating to land improvement fraud and timber trespass

Committee discussion

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

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Act 145 of 2022

Committee discussion

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

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

H.614 - An act relating to land improvement fraud and timber trespass

Committee Discussion

11:00 AM

Break

11:15 AM

Summer EBT

Anore Horton, Executive Director, Hunger Free Vermont

11:45 AM

Lunch

12:45 PM

Food Security Roadmap

Stephanie Bergen, Public Health Program Administrator, Vermont Department of Health
Jake Claro, Farm to Plate Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Monica Collins, Director, Feeding the Valley
Mandy Fischer, Programs Director, Intervale Center
Anore Horton, Executive Director, Hunger Free Vermont
Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Joie Lehouillier, Foote Brook Farm
John Sayles, CEO, Vermont Foodbank
Becka Warren, Farm to Plate Food Security Plan Project Manager, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

House Floor

Followed by Caucus of the Whole - Budget Adjustment Act

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 25, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Pollinator Health

Committee Discussion

Samantha Alger, Research Assistant Professor, Plant and Soil Science Department, University of Vermont

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

H.614 - An act relating to land improvement fraud and timber trespass

Gary Kessler, Citizen, Fayston

10:45 AM

Break

10:50 AM

Summer EBT

Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
Rosie Krueger, State Director of Child Nutrition Programs, Agency of Education

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.550 - An act relating to expanding eligibility under the local foods grant program

Gina Clithero, Farm to Institution Program Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

2:15 PM

Local Foods Incentive Program

Conor Floyd, Grant Program Manager for Child Nutrition Programs, Agency of Education

3:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, January 26, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:45 AM

H.614 - An act relating to land improvement fraud and timber trespass

Dana Doran, Executive Director, Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast
Danielle Fitzko, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Sam Lincoln, Principal, Lincoln Farm Timber Harvesting

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Agricultural Innovation Board

Steve Dwinell, Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Morgan Griffith, Agrichemical Program Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

2:15 PM

Break

2:30 PM

H.813 - An act relating to establishing the Tree Fruit Farmer Assistance Program

Bill Introduction

Rep. John Arrison, Sponsor, House Committee on Education
Rep. Michael Mrowicki, Sponsor, House Committee On Government Operations and Military Affairs

2:45 PM

H.614 - An act relating to land improvement fraud and timber trespass

Mark-Up

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

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Vermont Food Bank and Hunger Free Vermont

Johanna Doren, Local Food Access Coordintor, NOFA-VT
Ivy Enoch, SNAP Policy and Training Lead, Hunger Free Vermont
Nikki Jiraff, Crop Cash User
Joie Lehouillier, Farmer, Foote Brook Farm
Sherry Maher, Market Manager, Brattleboro Winter Farmers Market
Amy Scott, Food Program Manager, BROC Community Action

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

H.673 - An act relating to Vermont’s outdoor recreation economy

Introduction

Rep. Mike Rice, Sponsor, Bennington-Rutland

2:30 PM

Pollinator Health

Andrew Munkres, Past President, Vermont Beekeepers Association

3:30 PM

H.614 - An act relating to land improvement fraud and timber trespass

Walk-Through

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

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on Lake Champlain's Future

Katie Darr, Vermont Citizens Advisory Commission on Lake Champlain's Future
Wayne Elliott, Engineer, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on the Future of Lake Champlain
Bob Fischer, Water Facility Operator, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on the Future of Lake Champlain
Lori Fisher, Nonprofit Executive Director, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on Lake Champlain's Future
Denise Smith, Community Health Manager, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on the Future of Lake Champlain
Hilary Solomon, Conservation District Manager, Poultney Mettowee Natural Resources Conservation District

10:00 AM

Break

10:30 AM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Introduction

Rep. Robin Chesnut-Tangerman, Sponsor, Rutland-Bennington

10:45 AM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Walk-Through

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

11:30 AM

H.567 - An act relating to the sale of dogs, cats, and wolf-hybrids by pet shops

Introduction

Rep. Emilie Krasnow, Lead Sponsor, Chittenden-9

11:45 AM

H.567 - An act relating to the sale of dogs, cats, and wolf-hybrids by pet shops

Walk-Through

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

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Farm to Plate Annual Report

Juan Alvez, Research Associate Faculty, UVM Extension Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Jake Claro, Farm to Plate Network Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Kelly Dolan, Farm to Plate Network Manager, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Annie Harlow, Annie Harlow Consulting
Emma Hileman, Program Director, Vermont Farmers Food Center
Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Mark Krawczyk, Owner and Operator, Keyline Vermont LLC

3:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 1, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Budget Presentations

Presentation from the Agency of Agriculture

Nicole Dubuque, Chief Operations Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Amy Mercier, Financial Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

H.420 - An act relating to establishing a program to encourage the implementation of year-round agricultural practices

Introduction

Rep. Brian Cina, Sponsor, Chittenden-15

10:45 AM

Committee Meeting

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.673 - An act relating to Vermont’s outdoor recreation economy

Walk-Through

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

1:30 PM

H.614 - An act relating to land improvement fraud and timber trespass

Committee Discussion and Tentative Vote

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

2:00 PM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Margaret Fowle, Conservation Biologist, Audubon Vermont

3:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, February 2, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

H.550 - An act relating to expanding eligibility under the local foods grant program

Suzanne Podhaizer, Teacher, Danville School

11:00 AM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Heather Darby, Associate Professor, UVM Extension

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

Forest Parks and Recreation FY25 Budget Review

Presentation from the Department of Forest Parks and Recreation

Ansley Bloomer, Director of Finance and Administration, Department of Forest, Parks and Recreation
Danielle Fitzko, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Barney Hodges, Sunrise Orchards

2:45 PM

Committee Meeting

TBD

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

After Caucus

Committee Meeting

12:00 PM

Lunch

Provided by CSG East

1:00 PM

Council of State Governments East Presentation

Bob Haefner, Council of State Governments
Tara Sad, Council of State Governments

2:00 PM

FY25 Budget

Natural Resources Conservation Service Request

Jill Arace, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts
Sarah Damsell, District Manager, Orleans County Natural Resources Conservation Districts
Emily Finnegan, District Manager, Caledonia County Natural Resources Conservation District
Hilary Solomon, District Manager, Poultney Mettowee Natural Resources Conservation District

3:00 PM

Break

3:15 PM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Kevin Komer, Director of Agronomy, The Club at Spruce Peak

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Working Lands Enterprise Initiative

Joint Hearing with Senate Agriculture - FY23 Annual Report
Room 267, Pavilion
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3ogCBBT6D13zAYmsLI0Oiw/featured

Danielle Fitzko, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Shawn Gingue, Dairy farmer, New England Grains
Sarah Gingue, Dairy farmer, New England Grains
Charlie Hancock, Chairman, Working Lands Enterprise Board
Christopher Redder, Mud City Farm
Tucker Riggs, LSF Forest Products
Clare Salerno, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Elizabeth Sipple, Program Lead, Working Lands Enterprise Initiative
Eric Skovsted, Joe's Brook Farm
Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

11:00 AM

Break

11:15 AM

H.128 - An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses

Walk-through

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.673 - An act relating to Vermont’s outdoor recreation economy

Rebecca Washburn, Director, Lands Administration and Recreation, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

1:30 PM

H.673 - An act relating to Vermont’s outdoor recreation economy

Kelly Ault, Executive Director, Vermont Outdoor Business Alliance
Nick Bennette, Co-Chair, Vermont Trails and Greenways Council
Abigail Long, Executive Director, Kingdom Trails Association, East Burke
Tommy O'Connor, Co-Chair, Vermont Trails and Greenways Council
Sharon Plumb, Program Manager, Vermont Trails and Greenways Council
Matt Williams, Executive Director, Catamount Trail Association

3:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 8, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA VT

9:30 AM

Break

9:45 AM

Committee Meeting

10:30 AM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance

Larry Gervais, Gervais Family Farm, Vice Chair, Farmers Watershed Alliance

11:00 AM

Local Food Incentive and Farm to School Grants

Angus Baldwin, Farmer, West Farm
Tom Brewton , Food Hub Institutional Sales Associates, Food Connects
Gina Clithero, Farm to Institution Program Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Jake Gallogly, Food Service Manager, Leland and Gray Union Middle and High Schools
Kayla Henry, Teacher, Crossett Brook Middle School
Alyssa Pratt, Support Specialist, Spaulding Educational Alternatives
Betsy Rosenbluth, Farm to School Director, Shelburn Farms, Vermont FEED
Kayla Strom, Farm to School Programs Coordinator, The Northeast Organic Farming Association of VT
Individual Students, Crossett Brook Elementary School

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance

Denna Benjamin, Riverview Farm, Franklin

1:30 PM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

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

2:15 PM

Break

2:30 PM

Flood Recovery/Relief

Douglas Farnham, Chief Recovery Officer, Department of Finance & Management

3:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, February 9, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Kent McFarland, Senior Conservation Biologist, Vermont Center for Ecostudies

11:00 AM

H.128 - An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses

Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Ryan Patch, Agriculture Climate and Land Use Policy Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Forest Futures Roadmap

Chris Fife, Public Affairs Manager, Weyerhaeuser Company
Danielle Fitzko, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Charlie Hancock, Chairman, Montgomery Selectboard
Abigail Long, Executive Director, Kingdom Trails Association, East Burke
Christine McGowan, Forest Products Program Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Allan Thompson, Vermont Woodlands Association

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

H.128 - An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses

Peter Gill, Executive Director, Natural Resources Board
Sabina Haskell, Chair, Natural Resources Board

3:15 PM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Jon Gaeta, Director of State Affairs, Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment
Gene Harrington, Director of Government Relations in the Northeast, Biotechnology Innovation Organization
Riley Titus, Director of Government Affairs, CropLife America

4:15 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucus

12:00 PM

Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

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

1:45 PM

Break

2:00 PM

H.128 - An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses

Chris Campany, Executive Director, Windham Regional Planning Commission
Danielle Fitzko, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

H.128 - An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses

Tim Taylor, Former Chair, District 3 Environmental Commission

3:30 PM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Scott McArt, Associate Professor, Department of Entomology, Cornell University

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:40 AM

H.128 - An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses

John McCann, Owner, North Branch Vineyards, Montpelier
Laura Olsen, Farmer and Co-Owner, Green Mountain Girls Farm
Sam Smith, Farm Business Specialist, Intervale Center

10:40 AM

Break

11:00 AM

H.128 - An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses

Clara Ayer, Fairmont Farms, Agri-Mark
Jake Claro, Farm to Plate Network Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

FY25 Budget

Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition and farmland conservation

Gus Griffin, Farmer, Glinnis Hill Farm
Britt Haselton, Conservation Director, Vermont Land Trust
Lissy Heminway, Farmer, Wiley Side Farm
Allen Karnatz, Champlain Valley Project Director, Vermont Land Trust
Jake Kornfeld, Farmer, Farm Upstream
Holly McClintock, Agricultural Cultural Program Coordinator, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

1:45 PM

Break

2:00 PM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Shane Keady, Dairy Consultant, Orange County Farm Bureau
Emily May, Pollinator Conservation Specialist, Pesticide Program

3:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 15, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:45 AM

H.877 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

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

10:30 AM

Joint Assembly

Election of Adjutant and Inspector General and Vermont State College Trustees

11:00 AM

Break

11:30 AM

H.624 - An act relating to providing financial assistance to the forest economy

Katherine Sims, Sponsor, Orleans-4

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.128 - An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses

Asa Baer, Farmer, Knob Hill Farm
Bruce Chapell, Farmer, Templeton Farm Grass Fed Beef and Maple Syrup
Todd Heyman, Owner, Fat Sheep Farm and Cabins
Steve Palmer, Owner, Shelburne Sugarworks LLC

2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, February 16, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Dylan Hurtubise, Owner, L&F Hurtubise and Sons
Kevin Kouri, Owner, Phoenix Feeds
Tucker Purchase, Partner, Fairmont Farm, Inc., Board Member, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance
Aaron Smith, CEO, S&D Landscapes LLC
Bradley St. Pierre, Pleasant Valley Farm, Richford

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.128 - An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses

Tad Cooke, Principal, Larkelea
Paul Ralston, President, Little Village Enterprise
Ben Tipton, Farmer, Firefly Farm at Burke Hollow

2:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM

H.128 - An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses

Forestry testimony

Eli Gould, Founder, STIX, L3C
Charlie Hancock, Chairman, Working Lands Enterprise Board
Tucker Riggs, LSF Forest Products

2:00 PM

Break

2:10 PM

H.128 - An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses

Forestry testimony

Heath Bunnell, Owner, Kirby Mulch
Dana Doran, Executive Director, Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast
Colleen Goodridge, Owner, Goodridge Lumber

3:10 PM

Break

3:20 PM

H.128 - An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses

Forestry testimony

Al Kaiman, Resident, Middlesex
Ed Larson, Lobbyist, Vermont Forest Products Association
Sam Lincoln, Principal, Lincoln Farm Timber Harvesting

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Committee discussion

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

10:00 AM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Marie Audet, Blue Spruce Farm, Agri-Mark
Tim Kayhart, Kayhart Brothers Farm
Brian Kemp, Organic Beef Farmer, Mountain Meadows Farm
Vijay Nazareth, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition
Graham Unangst-Rufehacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont

10:45 AM

Break

11:15 AM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Seth Leach, Owner, Woodlawn Farm

11:30 AM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Follow-up

Denna Benjamin, Riverview Farm, Franklin

11:45 AM

Vermont Fairs Association

Scott Bushee, President of the Board, Bondville Fair
Nancy Howe, Chair, Hartford Board of Civil Authority/Abatement
Rick McKryker
Chris Vance, President, Caledonia County Fair

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

FY25 Budget

Food Security request and Serve Learn Earn request

Johanna Doren, Local Food Access Coordintor, NOFA-VT
Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA VT
Margaret Loftus, Farmer, Crossmolina Farm
Vanessa Rose, Farmer, Leaping Bear Farm

1:45 PM

Break

2:00 PM

FY25 Budget

Land Access and Opportunity Board request and VT Foodbank request

Rhoni Basden, Executive Director, VT Works for Women
Kate Gluckman, Director, Serve Learn Earn
Jean Hamilton, Director of Program Development, Land Access and Opportunity Board
Breck Knauft, Executive Director, Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
Thomas Longstreth, Executive Director, ReSOURCE
Ornella Matta-Figueroa, Director of Advocacy and Community Engagement, Land Access and Opportunity Board

3:00 PM

House Floor

3:30 PM

FY25 Budget

Land Access and Opportunity Board request and VT Foodbank request

John Sayles, CEO, Vermont Foodbank
Carrie Stahler, Government and Public Affairs Officer, Vermont Foodbank

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 22, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

Committee Discussion

Jeff Cook, Administrative Services Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Nicole Dubuque, Chief Operations Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Nina Gage, Assistant Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Amy Mercier, Financial Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

9:45 AM

ARPA Funds

Committee discussion

10:00 AM

H.673 - An act relating to Vermont’s outdoor recreation economy

Sharon Plumb, Program Manager, Vermont Trails and Greenways Council

10:30 AM

Break

10:40 AM

H.128 - An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses

Jamey Fidel, General Counsel and Forest and Wildlife Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council, The Forest Partnership
Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

11:15 AM

H.128 - An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses

Committee discussion and mark-up

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Jason Batchelder, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
Nat Shambaugh , Retired Chemist, Pesticides Expert

1:45 PM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Committee discussion

2:15 PM

Break

2:30 PM

ARPA Discussion

Danielle Fitzko, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Frank Spaulding, Parks Projects Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

3:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, February 23, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.128 - An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Peter Miller, Organic Farmer, Miller Farm

10:45 AM

Break

11:15 AM

H.128 - An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses

Committee discussion

Sam Lincoln, Principal, Lincoln Farm Timber Harvesting

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Louis Robert, Quebec Agronomist

1:45 PM

Break

2:00 PM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Committee discussion and mark-up

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

2:30 PM

Committee Discussion

Budget funds

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

11:45 AM

H.128 - An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses

Committee discussion

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:00 PM

Lunch and Caucuses

1:15 PM

H.614 - An act relating to land improvement fraud and timber trespass

Ammendment walk-through

Rep. Ela Chapin, Reporter, House Committee on Judiciary
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

1:45 PM

H.877 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Committee discussion

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

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Committee Discussion

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

3:00 PM

Break

3:15 PM

H.813 - An act relating to establishing the Tree Fruit Farmer Assistance Program

Rep. John Arrison, Wellwood Orchard
Casey Darrow, Green Mountain Orchards
Joseph Dutton, Owner, Dutton Berry Farm
Simon Renault, Scott Farm

4:00 PM

H.128 - An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses

Committee vote

4:15 PM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Committee discussion

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

H.664 - An act relating to designating a State Mushroom

Introduction

Rep. Michelle Bos-Lun, Sponsor, Windham-3

9:30 AM

H.664 - An act relating to designating a State Mushroom

Walk-through

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

9:50 AM

Break

10:00 AM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Committee discussion

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

10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Committee vote

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

11:15 AM

H.813 - An act relating to establishing the Tree Fruit Farmer Assistance Program

Walk-through

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

11:30 AM

H.624 - An act relating to providing financial assistance to the forest economy

Walk-through

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

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.813 - An act relating to establishing the Tree Fruit Farmer Assistance Program

David Keck, Owner, Stella 14 Wines, Vermont Grape & Wine Council
John McCann, Owner, North Branch Vineyards, Montpelier
Philip Murdock, Owner, Chapin Orchard

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

H.673 - An act relating to Vermont’s outdoor recreation economy

Committee discussion

Rep. Mike Rice, Sponsor, Bennington-Rutland
Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Maidstone Public Relations, Vermont Medical Society

3:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.664 - An act relating to designating a State Mushroom

Christopher Denette, Wild Mushroom Food & Safety Educator
Meg Madden, Mycologist, Spore Stories
Ari Rockland-Miller, Senior Agricultural Development Coordinator, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.664 - An act relating to designating a State Mushroom

John Austin, Wildlife Division Director, Department of Fish and Wildlife
Terrance Delaney, Associate Professor of Plant Biology, University of Vermont
Grace Glynn, State Botanist, Department of Fish and Wildlife

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.624 - An act relating to providing financial assistance to the forest economy

Dana Doran, Executive Director, Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast

1:30 PM

H.877 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Steve Dwinell, Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Nina Gage, Assistant Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Kaitlynn Levine, Assistant State Veterinarian, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Marc Paquette, Section Chief Weights & Measures, Food Safety & Consumer Protection Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Stephanie Smith, Agency of Agriculture

2:30 PM

Break

2:45 PM

Budget Memo Discussion

Committee discussion

3:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, March 1, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

Joint Assembly

Election of Sergeant at Arms

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

Budget Memo Discussion

Committee discussion

2:15 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Committee Meeting

12:00 PM

Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM

H.664 - An act relating to designating a State Mushroom

Student testimony

Nicholas Duprey, Student, The Compass School
Lydia Dutton, Student, Windham Elementary School
Zinth Holder, Student, The Compass School
George Pelton, Student, Windham Elementary School
Charles Pelton, Student, Windham Elementary School
Mustapha Tucker, Student, The Compass School

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

H.624 - An act relating to providing financial assistance to the forest economy

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

3:00 PM

H.624 - An act relating to providing financial assistance to the forest economy

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

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.813 - An act relating to establishing the Tree Fruit Farmer Assistance Program

Terence Bradshaw, Assistant Professor, UVM Extension
Barney Hodges, Sunrise Orchards
John Roberts, State Executive Director, USDA Farm Service Agency

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

H.813 - An act relating to establishing the Tree Fruit Farmer Assistance Program

Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

11:15 AM

Break

11:30 AM

H.813 - An act relating to establishing the Tree Fruit Farmer Assistance Program

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

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.673 - An act relating to Vermont’s outdoor recreation economy

Committee discussion and vote

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

1:30 PM

H.664 - An act relating to designating a State Mushroom

Committee vote

2:00 PM

H.624 - An act relating to providing financial assistance to the forest economy

Tom Pavlesich, Forestry Program Manager, Watershed Agricultural Council

3:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.550 - An act relating to expanding eligibility under the local foods grant program

Committee discussion

9:45 AM

Break

10:00 AM

Clean Water Report

Claire Madden, Water Investment Division Environmental Analyst, DEC
Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources

11:00 AM

Break

11:15 AM

H.624 - An act relating to providing financial assistance to the forest economy

Ashlynn Doyon, Director of Policy, Office of the State Treasurer

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Rural Vermont Annual Small Farm Action Day

Kate Blofson, Beekeeeper, Born to Swarm Apiaries
Olga Cruz, Farmer, Migrant Justice
Diego Flores, Farmer, Migrant Justice
Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA VT
Lilian Krugman, ACORN
Will Lambeck, Advocate, Migrant Justice
Stephen Leslie, Farmer, Cedar Mountain Farm

2:00 PM

H.624 - An act relating to providing financial assistance to the forest economy

Sam Lincoln, Principal, Lincoln Farm Timber Harvesting

2:30 PM

H.813 - An act relating to establishing the Tree Fruit Farmer Assistance Program

Committee discussion

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

3:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, March 15, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

11:00 AM

H.877 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Committee discussion

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

11:30 AM

H.813 - An act relating to establishing the Tree Fruit Farmer Assistance Program

Committee discussion and vote

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

11:45 AM

H.624 - An act relating to providing financial assistance to the forest economy

Committee discussion and vote

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

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.877 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Committee vote

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

1:15 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:45 AM

H.626 - An act relating to animal welfare

Introduction

Rep. Chea Waters Evans, Sponsor, House Committee On Government Operations and Military Affairs

10:15 AM

H.626 - An act relating to animal welfare

Walk-through

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

10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

H.664 - An act relating to designating a State Mushroom

Ammendment walk-through

Rep. John L. Bartholomew, Sponsor of amendment, Windsor-1

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, March 21, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

H.626 - An act relating to animal welfare

Committee discussion

10:15 AM

Break

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, March 22, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

12:15 PM

H.877 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

House Committee on Ways and Means ammendment review

1:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

Joint Assembly

Judicial retention

11:30 AM

Cauccuses

12:00 PM

Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:40 AM

Security Briefing

Agatha Kessler, Sergeant-At-Arms, Vermont State House
John Poleway, Chief, Capitol Police Department
Kevin Williams, Acting Chief, Capitol Police Department

10:00 AM

H.567 - An act relating to the sale of dogs, cats, and wolf-hybrids by pet shops

JoAnne Bourbeau, Northeast Regional Director, Humane Society of United States
Pamela Krausz, Vermont Humane Federation
JoAnn Nichols, Member, Humane Society of Chittenden County, HEART Wildlife Removal

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.567 - An act relating to the sale of dogs, cats, and wolf-hybrids by pet shops

Amy Jesse, Public Policy Director, Puppy Mills , Humane Society of the United States
Taylor Livelli, Government Affairs Manager, Pet Advocacy Network

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, March 28, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center

Laura Ginsburg, Dairy Development and Innovation Lead, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

10:00 AM

Best Management Practices for the Use of Insecticide Treated Article Seeds

Report walk-thru

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

11:00 AM

Break

11:15 AM

School Nutrition Day

Scott Fay, Director of Child Nutrition, Essex Westford School District
Bob Hildebrand, SNS Food Service Director, The Abbey Group
Harley Sterling, School Nutrition Director and President of SNAVT, Windham Northeast Supervisory Union
Teddy Waszazack, Legislative Policy Lead, Hunger Free Vermont

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, March 29, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

10:00 AM

House Floor

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM

Committee Discussion

TBD

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

H.596 - An act relating to eligibility of reserve forestland for use value appraisal

Introduction

Rep. Gabrielle Stebbins, Sponsor, House Committee on Environment and Energy
Keith Thompson, Private Lands Program Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

10:00 AM

H.567 - An act relating to the sale of dogs, cats, and wolf-hybrids by pet shops

Kristin Haas, State Veterinarian, Director, Food Safety, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

S.301 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

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

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, April 4, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

S.301 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Tucker Diego, Agricultural Products Manager, Food Safety and Consumer Products, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
David Huber, Deputy Director Public Health and Agriculture Resources, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Kaitlynn Levine, Assistant State Veterinarian, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

10:45 AM

Break

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, April 5, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

11:00 AM

Committee Discussion

TBD

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.567 - An act relating to the sale of dogs, cats, and wolf-hybrids by pet shops

Jessica Hekman, President, The Functional Dog Collaborative

1:30 PM

Salvation Farms Update

Tony Risitano, Salvation Farms
Theresa Snow, Director, Salvation Farms

2:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Agriculture and 30 X 30

Jennifer Byrne, District Manager, White River Natural Resources Conservation District
Caroline Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont
Scott Magnan, Board Chair, Farmers Watershed Alliance

10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

Farmworker Housing

Dan Baker, Associate Professor, UVM Farmworker Advocate
Ernest A.(Buster) Caswell, Farm Worker Housing Advocate, Milton

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

3:00 PM

H.567 - An act relating to the sale of dogs, cats, and wolf-hybrids by pet shops

Phil Guidry, Policy Director, American Kennel Club
Mary McFaun, President, Vermont Federation of Dog Clubs

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, April 11, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Agri-Mark 101

Alison Kosakowski Conant, Agri-Mark Farmer, Richmond, VT
Paul Doton, Dairy Farmer and Board Chair, Connecticut River Watershed Farmers Alliance
Catherine de Ronde , Vice President, Economics and Legislative Affairs , Agri-Mark

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

H.567 - An act relating to the sale of dogs, cats, and wolf-hybrids by pet shops

Justin Kolber, Chief of Environmental and Public Protection Division, Attorney General's Office

11:15 AM

Break

11:30 AM

Viticulture and Grape Growing in Vermont

David Keck, Owner, Stella 14 Wines, Stella 14 Wines

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, April 12, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

Committee Discussion

Agricultural property transfers

Rep. Henry Pearl, House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

11:00 AM

Dairy Update

Laura Ginsburg, Dairy Development and Innovation Lead, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.301 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Sarah Isham, Director of Agricultural Lending, Vermont Economic Development Authority
Cassie Polhemus, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Economic Development Authority

2:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM

Committee Discussion

Agricultural property transfers

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Abby Shepard, Executive Policy Advisor, Department of Taxes

2:00 PM

H.567 - An act relating to the sale of dogs, cats, and wolf-hybrids by pet shops

John Goodwin, Senior Director, Stop Puppy Mills Campaign
Linda Huebner, Contractor, Companion Animal Protection Society

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Maple Update

James Buck, Board Chair, Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association
Allison Hope, Executive Director, Vermont Maple Sugar Makers' Association
Mark Isslehardt, Maple Specialist, UVM Extension

10:15 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Reserved Forest Land Current Use Update

Danielle Fitzko, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Keith Thompson, Private Lands Program Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, April 18, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM

Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program

Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Nina Gage, Assistant Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

3:00 PM

Dairy Update

Laura Ginsburg, Dairy Development and Innovation Lead, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

4:00 PM

Adjounrment

Friday, April 19, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

11:00 AM

Local Food

Erica Wilson, Manager, Butterworks Farm

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Vermont Housing and Conservation Board Update

Stacy Cibula, Agriculture Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
Calley Hastings, Farm and Forest Viability Program Manager, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

S.301 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Introduction

Sen. Irene Wrenner, Chittenden-North District

2:30 PM

S.301 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Walk-through

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

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch and Caucuses

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Collective Bargaining Rights

Introduction to S.102

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Thomas Stevens, House Committee on General and Housing

10:30 AM

S.301 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Committee Discussion

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

11:00 AM

Collective Bargaining Rights

Committee Discussion of S.102

Judith Dillon, Executive Director, Labor Relations Board

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

3:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Collective Bargaining Rights

Committee Discussion S.102

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

S.301 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Committee vote

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

11:00 AM

Collective Bargaining Rights

Committee Discussion S.102

Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Jackie Folsom, President, Vermont Farm Bureau

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:15 PM

Collective Bargaining Rights

Committee discussion S.102

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, April 26, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Jumping Worms Update

Mark Ferguson, Wildlife Biologist, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources

2:15 PM

Collective Bargaining Rights

Committee Discussion of S.102

Will Lambek, Organizer, Migrant Justice
Liz Medina, Executive Director, AFL- CIO

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

S.102 - An act relating to expanding employment protections and collective bargaining rights

Committee Discussion

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:00 AM

House Floor

11:00 AM

S.102 - An act relating to expanding employment protections and collective bargaining rights

Tentative Vote

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:00 PM

Lunch and Caucuses

4:30 PM

Budget Discussion

Vermont Association of Conservation Districts and NOFA Vermont

Clare Ireland, Finance Director, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts
Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA VT

4:45 PM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Committee Discussion
Vote on Senate Proposal of Amendment

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

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Adjourn

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Field Trip

Proctor Maple Research Center

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:15 PM

Budget Discussion

Vermont Association of Conservation Districts and NOFA Vermont

2:30 PM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Committee Discussion

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, May 2, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Equine Industry Update

Mindy Hinsdale, Retired Horse Farmer
Christina Rohan, Equine Studies Lecturer, University of Vermont

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Avian Flu and Cattle Update

Kristin Haas, State Veterinarian, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Kaitlynn Levine, Assistant State Veterinarian, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

11:15 PM

Budget Discussion

Vermont Association of Conservation Districts and NOFA Vermont

11:30 AM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Senate proposal of ammendment - committee vote

11:45 PM

Hunger Free Vermont

Restaurant meals testimony

Teddy Waszazack, Legislative Policy Lead, Hunger Free Vermont

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, May 3, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.614 - An act relating to land improvement fraud and timber trespass

Committee discussion

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

1:15 PM

House Floor

3:30 PM

Adjourn

Monday, May 6, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

11:00 AM

H.81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

11:45 AM

H.614 - An act relating to land improvement fraud and timber trespass

Committee discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch & Caucuses

1:00 PM

House Floor

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

H.81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

consideration of Senate proposal of amendment

Christopher Curtis, Director, Consumer Assistance Program, Attorney General's Office

9:45 AM

Amendment discussion

H.687

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:00 AM

House Floor

11:15 AM

S.301 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

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

11:35 AM

Cannabis Update

H612 discussion

Rep. Matthew Birong, Sponsor
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM

House Floor

-

Committee Meeting TBD

The Committee may meet during the day as need arises

Thursday, May 9, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

S.301 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

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

-

Miscellaneous Agriculture Bill

Walk through and discussion

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

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

H.81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Friday, May 10, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

10 minutes after House adjourns

H.877 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

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

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

10 minutes after the Floor

H.877 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board

2:40 PM

H.81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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