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.

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Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

Election of Speaker of the House
Election of House Clerk

12:30 PM

Lunch

1:30 AM

House Floor

Seat Assignments
Committee Assignments

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Thursday, January 9, 2025

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:00 AM

Joint Assembly

Receive report of Canvassing Committee

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Committee Discussion

2:00 PM

Joint Assembly

Governor's Inaugural Address

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Friday, January 10, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

Committee Discussion

11:30 AM

Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

• Kate Eberle, Principal Assistant, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  
• Danielle Fitzko, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  
• Charles Martin, Deputy Commissioner, Agency of Natural Resources
  
• Oliver Pierson, Director of Forests
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Avian Flu and Cattle Update

• Nicole Dubuque, Chief Operations Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• E.B. Flory, Director, Food Safety and Consumer Protection, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Kaitlynn Levine, Assistant State Veterinarian, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

1:45 PM

Break

2:00 PM

Joint Fiscal Office Introduction

• Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

2:30 PM

Legislative Counsel Introduction

• Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Agency of Agriculture Introductions

• Cheryl Achilles, Director, Vermont Agriculture and Environmental Laboratory, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Nicole Dubuque, Chief Operations Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Steve Dwinell, Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, 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
  

2:00 PM

Chair and Vice Chair Training

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:45 AM

Review of Legislation Passed in Previous Biennium

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

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

UVM HATCH Act Updates

• Eric J Von Wettberg, Director of the Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Vermont
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Food Security Research

• Meredith Niles, Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences/Food Systems Program, University of Vermont
  

2:00 PM

Vermont Food Bank and Hunger Free Vermont

Introductions

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

2:50 PM

Adjourn

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, January 16, 2025

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Meeting Record

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Working Lands Program Overview

Root's Farm Market

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

11:00 AM

Agency of Agriculture Introductions

• E.B. Flory, Director, Food Safety and Consumer Protection, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Climate Resilience

• Al Freeman, Climate Forester, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  
• Katharine Servidio, Forest Economy Program Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  

2:00 PM

Committee Discussion

2:50 PM

Adjourn

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, January 17, 2025

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:00 AM

Farm to Plate Investment Program

Introductions and overview

• Scott Birch, Farm Bureau President, Orleans County
  
• Jake Claro, Farm to Plate Network Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  
• Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  
• Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

11:00 AM

Wildland Fire Team Presentation

• Kathy Decker, Forest Protection Program Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  
• Dan Dillner, State Forest Fire Supervisor, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  
• Danielle Fitzko, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  
• Oliver Pierson, Director of Forests, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Vermont Farm Bureau

Introductions

• Scott Birch, Farm Bureau President, Orleans County
  
• Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau
  
• Heidi Krantz, Member, Vermont Horse Council
  
• Amber Perry, Policy Director, Vermont Farm Bureau
  
• Kate Rowley, Rowley Brothers Dairy
  
• Mary White, Fort Waite Holsteins LLC, Vice President, Vermont Farm Bureau
  
• Gwynn Zakov, Lobbyist, Farm Bureau
  

2:00 PM

Vermont Logging Introduction

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

2:15 PM

Adjourn

2:30 PM

Field Trip

The Roots Farm Market

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Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Small Group DEI Training

Commerce, Government Operations, Agriculture

2:00 PM

Capitol Police Security Briefing

Due to the sensitive nature of this meeting, it will not be live streamed

• Agatha Kessler, Sergeant at Arms, Vermont General Assembly
  
• John Poleway, Chief of Capitol Police, Capitol Police Department
  

3:00 PM

Break

3:15 PM

Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance

• Walter Gladstone, Newmont Farm, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance
  
• Chanin Hill, Four Hills Farm, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance Board
  
• Kevin Kouri, Director of Nutrition and Sales, Phoenix Feeds and Nutrition
  
• Tucker Purchase, Partner, Fairmont Farms
  
• Amanda St. Pierre, Pleasant Valley Farms, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance
  

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Wednesday, January 22, 2025

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Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Agriculture Development Grants Final Report

Meat, maple, produce

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

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Clean Water Enforcement Dispute

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

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Vermont's Agricultural and Food System Overview Panel #1

Overview of Vermont's food system: the data

• Jake Claro, Farm to Plate Network Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  
• Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  
• Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

2:50 PM

Adjourn

3:00 PM

House Floor

3:45 PM

All Legislative Briefing

House Chamber

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Thursday, January 23, 2025

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

Committee Discussion

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

11:00 AM

Committee Discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on Lake Champlain's Future

• Breck Bowden, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee
  
• Karina Dailey, Vice Chair, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee
  
• Bob Fischer, Water Facility Operator, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee
  
• Lori Fisher, Executive Director, Lake Champlain Committee
  
• Denise Smith, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee Chair
  
• Hilary Solomon, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee, Poultney Mettowee Natural Resources Conservation District
  

2:00 PM

Vermont Land Trust Presentation

• Allen Karnatz, Champlain Valley Project Director, Vermont Land Trust
  
• Tracy Zschau, President, Vermont Land Trust
  

2:50 PM

Adjourn

3:00 PM

House Floor

3:15 PM

Ethics, Rules and Decorum Training

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Friday, January 24, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:00 AM

Vermont's Agricultural and Food System Overview Panel #1

Overview of development approach to Vermont's food system

• Jake Claro, Farm to Plate Network Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  
• Ellen Kahler, Executive 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

NOFA Introductions

• Joe Bossen, Board Member, NOFA-VT
  
• Johanna Doren, Direct Markets and Local Food Access Program Director, NOFA-VT
  
• Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA-VT
  
• Jessica Hays Lucas, Grassroots Policy Organizer, NOFA-VT
  
• Becky Maden, Board Member, NOFA-VT
  
• Grace Oedel, Executive Director, NOFA-VT
  
• Melisa Oliva, Board Member, NOFA-VT
  

2:00 PM

Forest Future's Roadmap

• Chris Brooks, CEO, VT Wood Pellet Company LLC
  
• Abigail Long, Executive Director, Kingdom Trails Association, East Burke
  
• Luke McNally, Champlain Region Forester, Ruffed Grouse Society
  
• Oliver Pierson, Director of Forests, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  
• Allan Thompson, Certified Wildlife Biologist and Licensed Forester, Vermont Woodlands Association
  

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Governor's 2026 Budget Address

Joint assembly to receive budget address

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Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Current Use Overview

Tax Department

• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes
  

10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

• Stacy Cibula, Agriculture Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
  
• Liz Gleason, Farm and Forest Viability Program Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
  
• Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
  
• Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Current Use Overview

Joint Fiscal Office

• Ezra Holben, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:10 PM

Break

2:20 PM

H.14 - An act relating to prohibiting the use of animals in product testing

Introduction

• Rep. Emilie Krasnow, Lead Sponsor
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:50 PM

Adjourn

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, January 30, 2025

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Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Dairy and NE Dairy Business Innovation Center

• Laura Ginsburg, Dairy Strategy and Innovation Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Land Access and Opportunity Board

Introductions

• Jean Hamilton, Director of Program Development, Land Access and Opportunity Board
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Universal School Meals

Hunger Free Vermont update

• Anore Horton, Executive Director, Hunger Free Vermont
  
• Kayla Strom, Farm to School Programs Coordinator, NOFA-VT
  

2:00 PM

Vermont Forest Products Association

• Colleen Goodridge, Vice President, Vermont Forest Products Association
  
• Gwynn Zakov, Lobbyist, Vermont Forest Products Association
  

2:50 PM

Adjourn

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, January 31, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:00 AM

Current Use in Agriculture

Agency of Agriculture

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

11:00 AM

Break

11:30 AM

Committee Discussion

• Karen Bradley, Chair of the Government Relations Committee, Vermont Veterinary Medical Association
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association

• Allison Hope, Executive Director, Vermont Maple Sugar Makers' Association
  
• Mark Isselhardt, Maple Specialist, UVM Extension
  
• Emma Marvin, Board Member, VMSMA
  

2:10 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Herd Management Technology

• Ben Notterman, Owner, Snug Valley Farm
  
• Dan Smith, Executive Director, Agritech Institute for Small Farms, Inc
  

2:00 PM

Vermont Spay Neuter Incentive Program

Program update

• Sue Skaskiw, VSNIP Administrator, VVSA Humane Society
  

3:00 PM

H.4 - An act relating to standards for the care of egg-laying hens

Introduction

• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Rep. Barbara Rachelson, Sponsor
  

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Wednesday, February 5, 2025

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Field Trip

Little River Timber Harvest

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Timber Trespass Report

• Mike Carriveau, Concerned Citizen, Plainfield
  
• Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office
  

1:45 PM

Break

2:00 PM

Federal Delegation

Introductions

• Ryan McLaren, Outreach Representative, Office of Senator Peter Welch
  
• Haley Pero, Outreach Director, Office of Senator Bernie Sanders
  
• Thomas Renner, Community Liaison, Office of Congresswoman Becca Balint
  

2:50 PM

Adjourn

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, February 6, 2025

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Meeting Record

9:30 AM

3SquaresVT Awareness Day

• Frances Bevrige, Capstone Participant
  
• Christine Bourque, Blue Heron Farm
  
• Johanna Doren, Direct Markets and Local Food Access Program Director, NOFA-VT
  
• Elom Essiba, SNAP and Crop Cash participant
  
• Andrea Otto, Volunteer, Caledonia Farmers Market Association
  
• Carrie Stahler, Government and Public Affairs Officer, Vermont Foodbank
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:40 AM

Equine Industry Update

• Mindy Hinsdale, Retired Horse Farmer, Vermont Horse Council
  
• Heidi Krantz, Member, Vermont Horse Council
  

11:30 AM

Committee Discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Current Use

Forests Parks and Recreation

• Keith Thompson, Private Lands Program Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  

2:00 PM

Act 64 Clean Water Oversight

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

2:50 PM

Adjourn

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, February 7, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

11:00 AM

MOU Report

• Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
  

11:45 AM

Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition

Introductions

• Vijay Nazareth, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Land Use Review Board

Introductions

• Peter Gill, Executive Director, Land Use Review Board
  
• Janet Hurley, Chair, Land Use Review Board
  

1:30 PM

Cannabis Control Board

• Kyle Harris, Board Member, Cannabis Control Board
  
• Julie Hubbard, Board Member, Cannabis Control Board
  
• James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
  

2:30 PM

Committee Discussion

2:45 PM

Vermont Cannabis Equity Coalition

• Jessilyn Dolan, Co Founder, Green Mtn. Patients' Alliance
  
• Jean Hamilton, Director of Program Development, Land Access and Opportunity Board
  
• Mark Hughes, Executive Director, Co-Chair, Vermont Racial Justice Alliance, Health Equity Advisory Commission
  
• Amelia Machia, Co Founder, Green Mountain Patients' Alliance
  
• Ornella Matta-Figueroa, Director of Advocacy and Community Engagement, Land Access and Opportunity Board
  
• Geoffrey Pizzutillo, Executive Director and CoFounder, Vermont Growers Association
  
• Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont
  

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Committee Discussion

1:30 PM

Avian Flu Update

This is a joint hearing with House Healthcare. It will be hosted in Room 10 and live streamed to the House Agriculture Youtube Channel

• E.B. Flory, Director, Food Safety and Consumer Protection, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Mark Levine, Commissioner, Department of Health
  

2:30 PM

Break

2:45 PM

Timber Trespass Report

Discussion

• Dana Doran, Executive Director, Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast
  
• Sam Lincoln, President, Lincoln Farm Timber Harvesting
  

3:30 PM

Universal School Meals

Joint Fiscal Office overview

• Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

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Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Meeting Details

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Meeting Record

9:00 AM

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

Legislative counsel walk through

• Rep. Esme Cole, Sponsor
  
• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

9:30 AM

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

Vermont Foodbank Funding Request

• John Sayles, CEO, Vermont Foodbank
  
• Carrie Stahler, Government and Public Affairs Officer, Vermont Foodbank
  
• Michelle Wallace, Director of Community Health Programs, Vermont Foodbank
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:40 AM

Viticulture Update

• David Keck, Owner, Stella 14 Wines
  
• Steven Wilson, Owner, VT Vineyards
  

11:30 AM

Outdoor Recreation Day

• Nick Bennette, Chair, Vermont Trails and Greenways Council
  
• Tom Lepesqueur, Co-owner, L & D Trailworks
  
• James Patterson, Co-owner, L & D Trailworks
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Vermont Arts Council

Vermont Female Farmers photo series discussion

• Deirdre Connelly, Operations Specialist, Vermont Arts Council
  
• Juan Carlos González, Photographer, Vermont Female Farmers
  

1:15 PM

Farm to School Awareness Day

• Patrick Ackerman-Hovis, Institutional Sales Associate, Food Connects
  
• Reeve Basom, Teacher, Center for an Agricultural Economy
  
• Joe Bossen, Owner, Vermont Bean Crafters and Vermont All Souls
  
• John Buck, Buck Family Maple
  
• Gina Clithero, Farm to Institution Program Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Conor Floyd, Grant Program Manager for Child Nutrition Programs, Agency of Education
  
• Bob Hildebrand, SNS Food Service Director, The Abbey Group
  
• Dana Hudson, Vermont Farm to School and Early Childhood Network, Shelburne Farms
  
• Rosie Krueger, State Director of Child Nutrition Programs, Agency of Education
  
• Sabrina McDonough, Teacher, Shrewsbury Mountain School
  
• Kayla Strom, Farm to School Programs Coordinator, NOFA-VT
  

2:50 PM

Adjourn

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, February 13, 2025

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

Working Lands Enterprise Initiative

• Alyson Eastman, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Danielle Fitzko, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  
• Elisabeth Nance, Designee, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  
• Clare Salerno, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Elizabeth Sipple, Program Lead, Working Lands Enterprise Initiative
  
• Alisha Utter, Vice-Chair, Working Lands Enterprise Initiative
  
• Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

Conservation Districts

• Emily Finnegan, District Manager, Caledonia County Natural Resources Conservation District
  
• Richard Noel, Board Member, Franklin County Natural Resources Conservation District
  
• Lauren Weston, District Manager, Franklin County Natural Resources Conservation District
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Extreme Weather Event Relief

Farmer introductions

• Bill Chidsey, Farmer
  
• David Keck, Owner, Stella 14 Wines, Stella 14 Wines
  
• Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA-VT
  
• Jacob Powsner, Baird Farm, Chittenden
  
• Justin Rich, Farmer, Burnt Rock Farm
  

1:45 PM

Break

2:00 PM

Current Use Overview

Forest Parks and Recreation - conclusion of testimony from February 6th

• Katharine Servidio, Forest Economy Program Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  
• Keith Thompson, Private Lands Program Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  

2:50 PM

Adjourn

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, February 14, 2025

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition

• Mike Audet, Owner, Ledge Haven Farm
  
• Julie Curtain, Director of Homeownership, Champlain Housing Trust
  
• Allen Karnatz, Champlain Valley Project Director, Vermont Land Trust
  
• Becca Knouss, Owner, The Goat Project
  
• Katie Rose Leonard, Owner, Head Over Fields Farm
  

11:30 AM

Universal School Meals

Budget Impact

• Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

11:45 AM

Committee Discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Heavy Cut Law and Acceptable Management Practices

• Oliver Pierson, Director of Forests, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  
• David Wilcox, Forester, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  

2:00 PM

Committee Discussion

2:15 PM

Current Use Advisory Board

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

3:00 PM

Universal School Meals

Agency of Education

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

3:30 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Budget Presentation

Agency of Agriculture

• Nicole Dubuque, Chief Operations Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

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

Introduction, Walk-through

• Kirby Keaton, Legislative Counsel, Department of Taxes
  
• Rep. Charles Kimbell, Sponsor
  

3:00 PM

H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Introduction and Drafting

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

3:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, February 19, 2025

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

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

Introduction

• Rep. Mollie S. Burke, Sponsor
  

9:30 AM

Vermont Fairs

• Bob Allen, Member, Vermont Agricultural Fairs Association
  
• Randy Beams, Lamoille Field Days
  
• Ken Button, Addison County Fair and Field Days
  
• Robert Congdon, Vermont State Fair (Rutland)
  
• Sheila Martin, Orleans County Fair
  
• Peggy Sherlock, Tunbridge Fair
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Working Lands Enterprise Initiative

Grant award winners report back

• Mark Goodridge, Partial Owner, Goodridge Lumber
  
• Annie Myers, Owner, Myers Produce LLC
  
• Clare Salerno, Working Lands Enterprise Initiative Program Staff, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Elizabeth Sipple, Working Lands Enterprise Initiative Program Staff, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Rose Thackeray, Owner, Union Brook Farm
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Budget Request

Vermont Foodbank

• John Sayles, CEO, Vermont Foodbank
  

1:50 PM

Forest Management for State Land

• Jim Duncan, State Lands Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  

2:50 PM

Adjourn

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, February 20, 2025

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

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

Agency of Agriculture Testimony

• Nicole Dubuque, Chief Operations Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Trevor Lowell, Assistant Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

9:30 AM

Center for Agriculture and Food Entrepreneurship

Vermont State University Update

• 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
  

10:30 AM

Joint Assembly

Election of Sergeant at Arms and UVM Trustees

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Vermont Vegetable and Berry Association

Introductions

• Vern Grubinger, Vegetable and Berry Specialist
  

1:45 PM

Break

2:00 PM

Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board Annual Report

• Erika Holm, Co-Executive Director, Programs and Operations, Central Vermont Humane Society, and Chair, Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board
  

2:50 PM

Adjourn

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, February 21, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

Working Lands Coalition

• Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  
• Denise Smith, Executive Director, VT Council on Rural Development
  

11:00 AM

Budget Presentation

Forest Parks and Recreation

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

11:30 AM

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

Introduction

• Rep. Charles Kimbell, Sponsor
  
• Rep. James Masland, Sponsor
  

11:45 AM

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

Introduction

• Rep. Gregory "Greg" Burtt, Sponsor
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

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

Walk-through

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

1:15 PM

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

Walk-through

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

1:30 PM

Governor’s Proposed FY2026 Budget

Reviewing the proposal for the concentrated animals feeding operation database project and contractor support

• Bethany Sargent, Deputy Director, Watershed Management Division
  

2:00 PM

3SquaresVT

• Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  
• Leslie Wisdom, Food & Nutrition Program Director, Department for Children and Families
  

2:50 PM

Committee Discussion

FY26 Budget Discussion

3:15 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, February 25, 2025

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Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Agency of Agriculture testimony

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

1:30 PM

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

Tax department current use overview

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

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

Tax department current use overview

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

2:30 PM

Committee Discussion

FY26 Budget Discussion

3:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, February 26, 2025

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9:30 AM

Serve Learn Earn

Budget Request

• Kate Gluckman, Director, Serve Learn Earn
  
• Breck Knauft, Executive Director, Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
  

10:00 AM

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

• John McCann, Owner, North Branch Vineyards, Montpelier
  

10:30 AM

Act 250

Review

• Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

11:30 AM

CSG East Presentation

Lunch Provided

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

12:30 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Committee Discussion

FY26 Budget Discussion

2:00 PM

Budget Presentation

Forest Parks and Recreation

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

2:50 PM

Adjourn

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, February 27, 2025

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9:30 AM

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

Mark-up

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

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

H.343 - An act relating to making State lands available for farming by citizens of State-recognized Native American Indian tribes

Introduction

• Rep. John O'Brien, Sponsor
  

11:00 AM

Committee Discussion

• Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

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

2:00 PM

H.396 - An act relating to the creation of the Mollie Beattie Distinguished Service Award

Introduction and walk-through

• Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Rep. Kate Logan, Sponsor
  

2:30 PM

Committee Discussion

2:50 PM

Adjourn

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, February 28, 2025

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Standard

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9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

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

Joint Fiscal Office review

• Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

10:45 AM

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

Joint Fiscal Office review

• Ezra Holben, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

11:00 AM

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

Joint Fiscal Office review

• Ezra Holben, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

11:30 AM

H.401 - An act relating to exemptions for food manufacturing establishments

• Rep. Jonathan Cooper, Sponsor
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, March 11, 2025

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10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

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

Department of Housing and Community Development Testimony

• Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
  

1:30 PM

Committee Discussion

1:50 PM

Break

2:00 PM

Current Use

Agency of Agriculture overview

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

2:50 PM

Break

3:10 PM

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

• Jamey Fidel, General Counsel and Forest and Wildlife Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  

4:15 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, March 12, 2025

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9:00 AM

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

• Mindy Hinsdale, Member, Equine Industry Committee, Vermont Horse Council
  
• Heidi Krantz, Chair, Equine Industry Committee, Vermont Horse Council
  
• Catie Hill Waterman, Constance Hill Farm
  

9:40 AM

H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Language changes

• Caroline Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont
  
• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:15 AM

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

Legislative Counsel Current Use Overview

• Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

H.401 - An act relating to exemptions for food manufacturing establishments

Walk-through

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

11:30 AM

H.401 - An act relating to exemptions for food manufacturing establishments

• Peter Hopkins, Partner, Hoppy Valley Farm
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

3:45 PM

H.401 - An act relating to exemptions for food manufacturing establishments

Department of Health Testimony

• Julie Arel, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
  
• Elisabeth Wirsing, Senior Environmental Health Program Manager
  

4:25 PM

H.401 - An act relating to exemptions for food manufacturing establishments

• Caroline Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont
  

4:35 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, March 13, 2025

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9:00 AM

LUCT Proposal

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

9:45 AM

Current Use

Forest Parks and Recreation

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

10:45 AM

H.396 - An act relating to the creation of the Mollie Beattie Distinguished Service Award

• Peter Anthony, Former Representative, Washington-3
  
• Danielle Fitzko, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  

10:50 AM

Committee Discussion

11:00 AM

H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Mark-up

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

11:30 AM

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

Mark-up

• Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

3:00 PM

Vermont Center for Geographic Information Presentation

• John Adams, Director, Center for Geographic Information, Agency of Digital Services
  

3:30 PM

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

• Julia Barstow, Resident, East Montpelier
  

3:45 PM

H.396 - An act relating to the creation of the Mollie Beattie Distinguished Service Award

Committee Vote

4:00 PM

H.401 - An act relating to exemptions for food manufacturing establishments

Joint Fiscal Office testimony

• Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

4:15 PM

H.401 - An act relating to exemptions for food manufacturing establishments

Mark-up

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, March 14, 2025

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9:30 AM

House Floor

11:15 AM

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

Mark-up and committee vote

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

11:30 AM

H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Committee Vote

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

11:40 AM

Break

11:45 AM

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

Mark-up

• Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:05 PM

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

Regional Planning Commission testimony

• Charlie Baker, Executive Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
  
• Tom Kennedy, Director of Community Development, Mount Ascutney Regional Commission
  

2:00 PM

Break

2:10 PM

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

Mark-up

• Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:30 PM

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

Forest Parks and Recreation testimony

• Keith Thompson, Private Lands Program Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  

3:00 PM

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

Committee Discussion

3:15 PM

Break

3:30 PM

H.401 - An act relating to exemptions for food manufacturing establishments

Mark-up and Committee Vote

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Hooray !

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Tuesday, March 18, 2025

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10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:25 PM

Vermont Forest Products Association Timber Trespass Report

• Ed Larson, Lobbyist, Vermont Forest Products Association
  
• Gwynn Zakov, Lobbyist, Vermont Forest Products Association
  

2:05 PM

H.386 - An act relating to establishing an Agricultural Land Transfer Assistance Program

Introduction and Walk-through

• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Heather Surprenant, Sponsor
  

2:50 PM

H.408 - An act relating to State purchasing of local food

Introduction and Walk-through

• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Heather Surprenant, Sponsor
  

3:20 PM

H.372 - An act relating to application of neonicotinoid pesticides to nursery starts and herbaceous plants

Introduction and Walk-through

• Rep. John O'Brien, Sponsor
  
• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:35 PM

H.398 - An act relating to the Vermont Economic Development Authority

Review

• Rep. Emily Carris Duncan, Bill Reporter
  
• Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, March 19, 2025

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9:40 AM

Migrant Farmworker Safety Presentation

• Dan Baker, Associate Professor, UVM Farmworker Advocate
  

10:30 AM

SUSU Community Farm

Introductions

• Krista McClure, Farmer, SUSU Community Farm
  

11:15 AM

Break

11:30 AM

H.326 - An act relating to the regulation of the use of rodenticides

Introduction and Walk-through

• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Rep. Larry Satcowitz, Sponsor
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, March 20, 2025

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9:05 AM

USDA Funding Cuts

• Gina Clithero, Farm to Institution Program Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Cynthia Greene, Farm to Early Child Education Coordinator, Shelburne Farms
  
• Becca Perrin, Food Hub Account Manager, Green Mountain Farm-to-School
  
• Carrie Stahler, Government and Public Affairs Officer, Vermont Foodbank
  
• Kayla Strom, Farm to School Programs Coordinator, NOFA-VT
  

10:30 AM

Joint Assembly

Judicial Retention

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, March 21, 2025

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9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:25 PM

Federal Funding Cuts

Agency of Agriculture Testimony

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

2:25 PM

Salvation Farms Update

• Kelly Dolan, Director, Salvation Farms
  
• Richie Houriahan, Owner/Operator, Cabot Smith Farm
  
• Kim Lipinski, Director of Nutrition and Wellness, Central Vermont Council on Aging
  
• Tony Risitano, Salvation Farms
  

3:15 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, March 25, 2025

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10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Caucus

2:20 PM

H.423 - An act relating to implementing the Vermont Agriculture and Food System Strategic Plan

Introduction and Walk-through

• Rep. Brian Cina, Sponsor
  
• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:50 PM

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

Straw Poll Vote

• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Rep. Thomas Stevens, House Committee on Appropriations
  

3:20 PM

Break

3:30 PM

H.371 - An act relating to the use of dynamic pricing by retail establishments

Introduction and Walk-through

• Rep. William "Will" Greer, Sponsor
  
• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:55 PM

Break

4:05 PM

H.424 - An act relating to the donation to the State of managed forestland enrolled in current use

Introduction and Walk-through

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

4:20 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025

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9:40 AM

H.478 - An act relating to requiring price look-up stickers on produce be compostable

Introduction and Walk-through

• Rep. John O'Brien, Sponsor
  

10:00 AM

Small Farm Action Day

• Earnest A. (Buster) Caswell, Farmworker, Champlain Orchards
  
• Jean Hamilton, Exective Director, Land Access and Opportunity Board
  
• Ethan Kramer, Tilia Hills Farm
  
• Beth Levine, Beth The Baker LLC
  
• Chris Lillie, Green Mountain Sativa
  
• Chris Piana, Fable Farm & Fermentory
  
• Caroline Sherman-Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont
  

11:15 AM

Response to the Impact of Tariffs on the Forest Industry

Forest Parks and Recreation

• Chris Castano, Sales and Marketing Manager, Maine Woods Company LLC
  
• Oliver Pierson, State Forester and Director of the Forests Division, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  
• Katharine Servidio, Forest Economy Program Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, March 27, 2025

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9:30 AM

Vermont Farm Show Testimony

• Dave Martin, Treasurer, Vermont Farm Show
  
• Theresa Snow, Board President, Vermont Farm Show
  

10:30 AM

Vermont National Guard

• Mark Rodgers, President, Vermont Sheep and Goat Association, Glover
  

11:15 AM

Break

11:30 AM

H.477 - An act relating to forest management harvests on State Forest lands

Introduction

• Rep. John O'Brien, Sponsor
  

11:45 PM

H.475 - An act relating to establishing an equitable pricing system for the milk production

Introduction

• Rep. John O'Brien, Sponsor
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, March 28, 2025

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9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:05 PM

S.60 - An act relating to establishing the Farm Security Special Fund to provide grants for farm losses due to weather conditions

Introduction and Walk-through

• Sen. Joseph "Joe" Major, Reporter
  
• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

1:45 PM

Ben & Jerry's Update

Caring Dairy and Milk with Dignity

• Tom Gates, Values Led Dairy Specialist, Ben and Jerry's
  

2:30 PM

Break

2:40 PM

Committee Discussion

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025

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10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

Committee Discussion

Side by Side of H.229 and S.60

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

1:30 PM

H.326 - An act relating to the regulation of the use of rodenticides

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

2:15 PM

Break

2:30 PM

S.60 - An act relating to establishing the Farm Security Special Fund to provide grants for farm losses due to weather conditions

NOFA Testimony

• Vern Grubinger, Vegetable and Berry Specialist, UVM Extension
  
• Bruce Hennessey, Farmer/Slaughterer, Maple Wind Farm
  
• Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA-VT
  
• Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont
  

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, April 2, 2025

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9:15 AM

Committee Discussion

• Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Action Circles, NOFA-VT
  

9:35 AM

Federal Impacts on the Forest Products Industry

• Trevor Allard, Vice President, Allard Lumber Company
  
• David Laforce, Owner and CEO, Built By Newport
  
• William Sargent, Owner, Hollow Hill Forestry
  
• Gwynn Zakov, Lobbyist, Vermont Forest Products Association
  

11:00 AM

Break

11:15 AM

H.475 - An act relating to establishing an equitable pricing system for the milk production

Walk-through

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

11:40 AM

H.477 - An act relating to forest management harvests on State Forest lands

Walk-through

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

11:50 AM

H.478 - An act relating to requiring price look-up stickers on produce be compostable

Walk-through

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

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:05 PM

S.60 - An act relating to establishing the Farm Security Special Fund to provide grants for farm losses due to weather conditions

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

2:40 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, April 3, 2025

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9:10 AM

S.60 - An act relating to establishing the Farm Security Special Fund to provide grants for farm losses due to weather conditions

• Oliver Pierson, State Forester and Director of the Forests Division, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  
• Katharine Servidio, Forest Economy Program Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  

9:40 AM

H.386 - An act relating to establishing an Agricultural Land Transfer Assistance Program

• Jake Claro, Farm to Plate Network Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  
• Liz Gleason, Farm and Forest Viability Program Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
  
• Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
  

10:40 AM

Break

10:50 AM

H.386 - An act relating to establishing an Agricultural Land Transfer Assistance Program

• Nikki Lennart, Farm Business Specialist, Intervale Center
  

11:40 AM

Committee Discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, April 4, 2025

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9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

S.60 - An act relating to establishing the Farm Security Special Fund to provide grants for farm losses due to weather conditions

NOFA Testimony

• Amanda Andrews, Owner, Tamarack Hollow Farm
  
• Hillary Martin, Diggers' Mirth Collective Farm
  
• Sam Smith, Farm Business Specialist, Intervale Center
  
• Mike Snow, Executive Director, Connecticut River Watershed Farmers Alliance, Post Mills Eggs and Grain
  

11:30 AM

Adjourn

12:00 PM

Lunch

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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

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10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

12:30 PM

Lunch

1:35 PM

S.60 - An act relating to establishing the Farm Security Special Fund to provide grants for farm losses due to weather conditions

Committee Discussion

3:20 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, April 9, 2025

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9:10 AM

H.326 - An act relating to the regulation of the use of rodenticides

• Laura Ireland, Associate Director of Animal Law & Policy Institute
  
• John Maguranis, MA Representative, Project Coyote
  
• Anna Morris, Vermont Institute of Natural Science
  

10:10 AM

Break

10:30 AM

State Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Report on Financial and Technical Assistance for Agricultural Water Quality Report

Report Review

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

11:25 AM

Committee Discussion

11:35 AM

H.386 - An act relating to establishing an Agricultural Land Transfer Assistance Program

Vermont Land Trust Testimony

• Maggie Donin, Farmland Access Program Director, Vermont Land Trust
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:05 PM

S.60 - An act relating to establishing the Farm Security Special Fund to provide grants for farm losses due to weather conditions

Committee Discussion

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

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, April 10, 2025

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9:40 AM

S.60 - An act relating to establishing the Farm Security Special Fund to provide grants for farm losses due to weather conditions

Committee Discussion

10:00 AM

UVM Student Presentations

• Sevda Alvirdizadeh, PhD student, Food Systems, University of Vermont
  
• Bella Brodsky, M.S. Student, Food Systems, University of Vermont
  
• Bridget Craig, M.S. Student, Food Systems, University of Vermont
  
• Emalee Garboski, M.S. Student, Food Systems, University of Vermont
  
• Brian Griffith, M.S. Student, Food Systems, University of Vermont
  
• Kevin Haggerty, M.S. Student, Food Systems, University of Vermont
  
• Amanda Hutson, M.S. Student, Food Systems, University of Vermont
  
• Rachelle Klapheke, M.S. Student, Food Systems, University of Vermont
  
• Megan Knight, M.S. Student, Food Systems, University of Vermont
  
• Anna Marchessault, M.S. Student, Food Systems, University of Vermont
  
• Kevin Markey, M.S. Student, Food Systems, University of Vermont
  
• Pindar Mbaya, PhD student, Food Systems, University of Vermont
  
• Bryton Moeller, M.S. Student, Food Systems, University of Vermont
  
• Jenifer Morgan-Davie, M.S. Student, Food Systems, University of Vermont
  
• Meredith Niles, Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences/Food Systems Program, University of Vermont
  
• CJ Sands, M.S. Student, Food Systems, University of Vermont
  
• Torie Snyder, M.S. Student, Food Systems, University of Vermont
  
• Sadie Southall, M.S. Student, Food Systems, University of Vermont
  
• Alexis Yamashita, PhD Student in Food Systems, University of Vermont
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, April 11, 2025

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9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

2:30 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, April 15, 2025

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10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

11:15 AM

S.60 - An act relating to establishing the Farm Security Special Fund to provide grants for farm losses due to weather conditions

• Jackie Folsom, President, Vermont Farm Bureau
  
• Jake Jacobs, Risk Management Outreach Specialist and Farm Teams Advisor, White River Natural Resource Conservation District
  

12:05 PM

Lunch

1:10 PM

Food Hubs Overview

• Lindsey Berk, Executive Director, Addison County Relocalization Network
  
• Richard Berkfield, Executive Director, Food Connects
  
• Jake Claro, Farm to Plate Network Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  
• Catherine Cusack, Executive Director, Green Mountain Farm-to-School
  
• Eli Hersh, Honey Field Farm
  
• Amy Huyffer, Strafford Organic Creamery
  
• Heidi Lynch, Executive Director, Vermont Farmers Food Center
  
• Travis Marcotte, Executive Director, Intervale Center
  
• Jon Ramsay, Executive Director, Center for an Agricultural Economy
  
• Hannah Sessions, Owner, Blue Ledge Farm
  

2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

H.326 - An act relating to the regulation of the use of rodenticides

Fish & Wildlife Testimony

• John Austin, Wildlife Division Director, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  
• Brehan Furfey, Furbearer Project Leader, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  

3:45 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, April 16, 2025

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9:15 AM

Committee Discussion

9:30 AM

S.60 - An act relating to establishing the Farm Security Special Fund to provide grants for farm losses due to weather conditions

• Dana Doran, Executive Director, Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast
  
• Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA-VT
  
• Mary White, Farm & Crop Insurance Agent, Vice President, Vermont Farm Bureau
  

10:35 AM

Break

10:50 AM

S.60 - An act relating to establishing the Farm Security Special Fund to provide grants for farm losses due to weather conditions

Mark-up

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

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, April 17, 2025

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9:10 AM

Committee Discussion

• Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes
  

9:50 AM

H.326 - An act relating to the regulation of the use of rodenticides

• Tyler Hawkins, New England Pest Management Association
  
• David Huber, Deputy Director Public Health and Agriculture Resources, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

10:35 AM

Break

10:50 AM

S.60 - An act relating to establishing the Farm Security Special Fund to provide grants for farm losses due to weather conditions

Committee Discussion

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

11:00 AM

S.60 - An act relating to establishing the Farm Security Special Fund to provide grants for farm losses due to weather conditions

Committee Discussion

11:20 AM

Vermont Forest Products Association

• Trevor Allard, VFPA Second Vice President, Allard Lumber Company
  
• Evan Dell’Olio, VFPA Member, Synergy Bioproducts
  
• Chris Fife, VFPA Board of Directors, Weyerhaeuser Company
  
• Ken Gagnon, VFPA Board of Director, Gagnon Lumber
  
• Colleen Goodridge, Vice President, Vermont Forest Products Association
  
• Mike Green, VFPA Board of Director, Green Forest Tree Service
  
• Steve Hardy, VFPA President, Green Mountain Forestry
  
• Robbo Holleran, VFPA Board of Directors, Vermont Forest Products Association
  
• Rodney Rainville, VFPA Member, Rainville Timber
  
• Bill Sayre, VFPA Board of Director, The A. Johnson Company
  
• Gwynn Zakov, Lobbyist, Vermont Forest Products Association
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

3:00 PM

S.60 - An act relating to establishing the Farm Security Special Fund to provide grants for farm losses due to weather conditions

Committee Discussion

3:45 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, April 18, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

11:10 AM

H.326 - An act relating to the regulation of the use of rodenticides

Committee Discussion

11:30 AM

S.60 - An act relating to establishing the Farm Security Special Fund to provide grants for farm losses due to weather conditions

Committee Discussion

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

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

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

2:00 PM

Break

2:10 PM

Food Hubs Overview

• Jake Claro, Farm to Plate Network Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  
• Kathy Killam, Killam Sales & Distribution
  
• Annie Meyers, Myers Produce LLC
  
• Seth Wolcott-MacCausland, Pumpkin Village Foods
  

3:10 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.60 - An act relating to establishing the Farm Security Special Fund to provide grants for farm losses due to weather conditions

Committee Discussion and Possible Vote

• Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA-VT
  
• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

1:30 PM

Break

1:40 PM

S.45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

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

3:00 PM

Break

3:15 PM

Review of Federal Dollars

Forest Parks and Recreation

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

3:40 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:05 AM

Small Farm Action Day

• Samantha Langevin, Director of Partnerships and Community, Liberation Ecosystems
  
• Zachary Lizee, Cognizant Sparks LLC, Plainfield
  
• Joseph Morel, Eastman Farm, Barnard
  
• Caroline Sherman-Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont
  
• Katie Steere, Wild Earth Farm, Randolph
  
• Ben Wilcox, Farmer, Off Piste Farm
  

10:05 AM

Break

10:25 AM

Neonicotinoid Legislation Overview

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

11:00 AM

Neonicotinoid Field Trial Study

• Heather Darby, Associate Professor, UVM Extension, Founding Member Northern Grain Growers Association
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

1:55 PM

S.45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

• Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Scott Sanderson, Director of Farm and Food, Conservation Law Foundation
  

3:20 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, April 24, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:35 AM

H.326 - An act relating to the regulation of the use of rodenticides

• Blair Calder, President, Automatic Trap Company Inc.
  
• Christopher Sweezy, Region Director, RK Environmental Services
  

10:35 AM

Break

11:00 AM

S.45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

• Frank Kampf, Bull Shed Farm, Cabot
  
• Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

1:50 PM

S.60 - An act relating to establishing the Farm Security Special Fund to provide grants for farm losses due to weather conditions

Committee Vote

4:00 PM

Adjourn

---

Friday, April 25, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

11:30 AM

H.326 - An act relating to the regulation of the use of rodenticides

• Rebecca Gooley, Wildlife Scientist, David Smith Conservation Research Fellow
  

12:30 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Adjourn

---

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Best Management Practices for the Use of Neonic Seeds and Pesticides Report Review

• Morgan Griffith, Agrichemical Program Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:00 PM

S.124 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Joint Hearing with House Environment
Room 11

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

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:05 AM

S.45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

• Paul Doton, Dairy Farmer and Board Chair, Connecticut River Watershed Farmers Alliance
  
• Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  

10:20 AM

Break

10:30 AM

S.124 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Bill Introduction

• Sen. Brian Collamore, Presenter
  
• Sen. Ruth Hardy, Reporter
  

11:10 AM

S.124 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

CAFO Update

• Catherine Gjessing, General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources
  
• Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

S.45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

• John Echeverria, Professor, Vermont Law and Graduate School
  

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, May 1, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:05 AM

S.45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

• Becky Castle, Owner, Sisters of Anarchy Icecream
  
• Alex Thibault, Farmer
  

9:55 AM

Break

10:10 AM

S.124 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

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

11:05 AM

Break

11:15 AM

Ag Innovation Board Report

• Morgan Griffith, Agrichemical Program Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:25 PM

S.60 - An act relating to establishing the Farm Security Special Fund to provide grants for farm losses due to weather conditions

Ammendment Introduction

• Rep. Edye Graning, Bill Reporter
  

2:30 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, May 2, 2025

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Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:40 AM

S.60 - An act relating to establishing the Farm Security Special Fund to provide grants for farm losses due to weather conditions

Ammendment Walk-Through

• Rep. Edye Graning, Bill Reporter
  
• Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA-VT
  
• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

11:10 AM

Committee Discussion

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

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:10 PM

S.124 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

• Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Committee
  

1:30 PM

S.45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

• Heather Darby, Associate Professor, UVM Extension, Founding Member Northern Grain Growers Association
  
• Josh Faulkner, Director, UVM Agricultural and Environmental Testing Lab, UVM Extension
  

2:50 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:20 PM

S.60 - An act relating to establishing the Farm Security Special Fund to provide grants for farm losses due to weather conditions

Amendment discussion; straw poll vote

1:30 PM

Best Management Practices for the Use of Neonic Seeds and Pesticides Report Review

• 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
  

1:45 PM

Break

2:00 PM

S.124 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

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

3:00 PM

Break

3:10 PM

S.124 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

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

3:50 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Dairy Delivers Report

• Laura Ginsburg, Dairy Delivers Report, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

S.45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

• Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA-VT
  
• Laura Klaiber, Research Scientist, Miner Institute
  
• Erica Langston, Co-owner, Merryweather Meadows
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

S.124 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Committee Discussion; Mark-up

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

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, May 8, 2025

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Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

S.45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

• Ellen Howrigan, Farmer, HJ & A Howrigan & Sons, Inc.
  
• Justin Rich, Farmer, Burnt Rock Farm
  

10:30 AM

Committee Discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

3:45 PM

S.124 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Committee discussion and vote

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

4:30 AM

Adjourn

---

Friday, May 9, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

11:00 AM

S.45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

Committee discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

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

-

Adjourn

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Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

1:30 PM

S.45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

Committee discussion

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

3:00 PM

TBD

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:40 AM

S.45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

Straw Poll

10:00 AM

H.401 - An act relating to exemptions for food manufacturing establishments

Review Senate Changes

• Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Sponsor
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Elisabeth Wirsing, Senior Environmental Health Program Manager, Department of Health
  

11:50 AM

S.45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

Committee Discussion

12:00 PM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

House Floor

---

Thursday, May 15, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

H.401 - An act relating to exemptions for food manufacturing establishments

Committee discussion

• Peter Hopkins, Partner, Hoppy Valley Farm
  
• Allan Reetz, Director of Public and Government Affairs, Hanover Co-op Food Stores of VT & NH
  

9:50 AM

Discover Johnson

• Morna Flaum, Vice President, Discover Johnson
  

10:20 AM

H.401 - An act relating to exemptions for food manufacturing establishments

Committee Discussion

• Jessica Schifano, Policy Director, Department of Health
  

11:00 AM

H.396 - An act relating to the creation of the Mollie Beattie Distinguished Service Award

Committee discussion

• Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Kate Eberle, Principal Assistant, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  

11:20 AM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

House Floor

---

Friday, May 16, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

-

H.401 - An act relating to exemptions for food manufacturing establishments

Straw poll

9:30 AM

House Floor

---

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

1:45 PM

Draft Rule, Act 182 of 2024, Neonic Treated Seeds and Application

• Emily May, Agricultural Conservation Lead, The Xerces Society
  

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Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Electronic Pesticide Certification

Act 160, Section 4a

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

10:00 AM

Miscellaneous Agriculture Bill

Committee discussion and review of H.484

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

11:00 AM

Fair Labor Standards and Housing Standards for Agricultural Workers

Review of H.403

• Heather Surprenant, Sponsor
  
• Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

-

Adjourn

1:00 PM

House Floor

---

Thursday, May 22, 2025

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Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Review of agricultural permitting

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

10:30 AM

Draft Rule, Act 182 of 2024, Neonic Treated Seeds and Application

• Andrew Munkres, Past President, Vermont Beekeepers Association
  

11:00 AM

Federal Update

• Ryan McLaren, Outreach Representative, Office of Senator Peter Welch
  
• Kathryn Becker Van Haste, State Director, Office of Senator Bernie Sanders
  

11:45 AM

S.124 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Review of House Environment Proposed Amendment

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

-

Adjourn

1:00 PM

House Floor

following House adjournment

S.124 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Committee discussion

---

Friday, May 23, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

following Floor adjournment

S.45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

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

-

Adjourn

---

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor followed by caucuses and lunch

1:00 PM

S.45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

Possible vote

-

Adjourn

---

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

House Floor

---

Thursday, May 29, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

11:30 AM

H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

• James Duffy, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Steve Dwinell, Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Danielle Fitzko, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  
• Rep. Kathleen James
  
• Neil Kamman, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
  
• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes
  

-

Adjourn

12:30 PM

Lunch

Following House recess

H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Rep. Larry Satcowitz
  

3:50 PM

H.484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

4:00 PM

House Floor

---

Friday, May 30, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

House Floor

---

Friday, November 14, 2025

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Federal Funding and Recent Events

Agriculture, Forestry, Food Systems, Drought

• Misse Axelrod, Owner, Drift Farmstead
  
• Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Nicole Dubuque, Chief Operations Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Alyson Eastman, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Kate Gorud, Legislative Director, Office of Congresswoman Becca Balint
  
• Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA-VT
  
• Ryan McLaren, Outreach Representative, Office of Senator Peter Welch
  
• Michelle Monroe, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts
  
• Amber Perry, Policy Director, Vermont Farm Bureau
  
• Thomas Renner, Community Liaison, Office of Congresswoman Becca Balint
  
• Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont
  
• Kathryn Becker Van Haste, State Director, Office of Senator Bernie Sanders
  
• Mary White, President, Vermont Farm Bureau
  
• Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Overview and Updates

Recent policy and its impact on farmworkers

• Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  
• Esbey Hamilton, Program Lead, Migrant Education Program, UVM
  
• Wendy Koenig, Executive Director of Government Relations, University of Vermont
  
• Will Lambek, Organizer, Migrant Justice/Justicia Migrante
  
• Jill Martin Diaz, Executive Director, Vermont Asylum Assistance Program
  
• Alicia Roderique, Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  
• Naomi Wolcott-MacCausland, Bridges to Health Program Lead, University of Vermont Extension
  

2:30 PM

Impacts of Federal Changes

Food systems, SNAP benefits

• Johanna Doren, Direct Markets and Local Food Access Program Director, NOFA-VT
  
• Sherry Maher, Co-Manager, Brattleboro Winter Market
  
• Autumn Moen, Legislative Policy Lead, Hunger Free Vermont
  
• Mary Mullally, General Manager, Hunger Mountain Co-Op
  
• Jon Ramsay, Executive Director, Center for an Agricultural Economy
  
• John Sayles, CEO, Vermont Foodbank
  
• Carrie Stahler, Senior Government Affairs Manager, Vermont Foodbank
  
• Zev Werts, Owner, Georgia Market
  

3:30 PM

Impacts of Federal Changes

Forestry industry update

• Dana Doran, Executive Director, Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast
  
• Oliver Pierson, State Forester and Director of the Forests Division, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Committee Introductions and Session Priorities

Introductions and discussion

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

Legislative Counsel Overview

Supreme Court decision (June 2025) on municipal regulation of agriculture

• Bradley Showman, Attorney, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:00 PM

TBD

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026

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Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets Updates

Drought Survey and Federal Emergency Relief

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

10:30 AM

Break

10:40 AM

Legislative Counsel Overview

Overview of Act 181 of 2024 with reference to Wood Products Manufacturers Report

• Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

11:30 AM

Vermont Food Bank

Vermonters Feeding Vermonters Update

• John Sayles, CEO, Vermont Foodbank
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Legislative Counsel Overview

Brief review of legislation passed in 2025

• Bradley Showman, Attorney, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

1:50 PM

Break

2:00 PM

Governor's State of the State Address

House Chamber

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, January 8, 2026

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Legislative Counsel Overview

Required Agricultural Practices as Described and Regulated in Statute

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

11:00 AM

Overview of Reports Due

• Bradley Showman, Attorney, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Required Agricultural Practices Overview

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

2:15 PM

H.537 - An act relating to the right to grow vegetable gardens

Leg Counsel Walk-Through

• Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, January 9, 2026

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

Bridges to Health

Introduction to the Program

• Anore Horton, Executive Director, Hunger Free Vermont
  

11:15 AM

Wood Product Manufacturers report

• Peter Gill, Executive Director, Land Use Review Board
  
• Janet Hurley, Chair, Land Use Review Board
  
• Kirsten Sultan, Board Member, Land Use Review Board
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

TBD

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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

Followed by Mandatory Training

12:00 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Vermont Farm to School

Testimony on Vermont Farm to School Awareness Day

• Emily Dumont, Proprietor, Dumont Farm and Cattle Co., Chelsea, VT
  
• Randy George, Owner, Red Hen Baking Company
  
• Yvonne Miceler, Student, Champlain Valley Union High School, Member, FEAST Youth Summit Committee
  
• Ian Rose, Child Nutrition Director, Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union
  
• Kayla Strom, Farm to School Programs Coordinator, NOFA-VT
  

1:55 PM

Break

2:10 PM

Executive Session

3:20 PM

Committee Discussion

3:40 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Rural Vermont

Priorities for 2026

• Caroline Sherman-Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont
  

10:15 AM

S.60 - An act relating to establishing the Farm Security Special Fund to provide grants for farm losses due to weather conditions

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

10:30 AM

Organic Standards

Update on Organic Pasture Rule Variance

• Nicole Dehne, Certification Director, Vermont Organic Farmers
  

11:00 AM

Food Security

Department of Fish and Wildlife

• Jason Batchelder, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  
• Charles Martin, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Municipal Regulation of Agriculture

Testimony from Stakeholders

• Caroline Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont
  
• Amber Perry, Policy Director, Vermont Farm Bureau
  

1:50 PM

Break

2:00 PM

Bridges to Health

Discussion

• Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  

2:15 PM

Committee Discussion

Ad Hoc Committee Questions & Answers

• Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

Immediately followed by Caucus of the Whole

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Thursday, January 15, 2026

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

Overview of SloCAMP Report

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

10:05 AM

Break

10:15 AM

Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Municipal Regulation of Agriculture

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

11:00 AM

Legislative Counsel Overview

Municipal Regulation of Agriculture

• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:20 PM

Vermont Food Security Roadmap

Coalition Priorities

• John Sayles, CEO, Vermont Foodbank
  
• Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Action Circles, Vermont Community Action Partnership
  
• Becka Warren, Food Security Roadmap Coalition Manager, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  

2:00 PM

Break

2:10 PM

Budget Adjustment Act

Bridges to Health - Straw Poll

2:15 PM

S.60 - An act relating to establishing the Farm Security Special Fund to provide grants for farm losses due to weather conditions

Appropriations Committee Amendment - Straw Poll

2:25 PM

Legislative Counsel Overview

Discussion - Municipal Regulation of Farming

• Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, January 16, 2026

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

Committee Discussion

11:30 AM

Rural Vermont

Program Priorities for 2026

• Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Committee Discussion

1:50 PM

Break

2:00 PM

TBD

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

Followed by Caucuses

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Governor's 2027 Budget Address

Joint Assembly; House Chamber

2:15 PM

Vermont Food Bank

Vermonters Feeding Vermonters

• Bob Chapelle, Chappelle's Vermont Potatoes
  
• Anore Horton, Executive Director, Hunger Free Vermont
  
• John Sayles, CEO, Vermont Foodbank
  
• Carrie Stahler, Senior Government Affairs Manager, Vermont Foodbank
  

3:30 PM

Break

3:40 PM

Legislative Counsel Overview

Municipal Regulation of Agriculture

• Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

4:05 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, January 21, 2026

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:35 AM

Lake Champlain's Future

2026 Action Plan of the VT Citizen's Advisory Committee on the Future of Lake Champlain

• Breck Bowden, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee
  
• Karina Dailey, Chair, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee
  
• Bob Fischer, Water Facility Operator, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee
  
• Lori Fisher, Member, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee
  
• Andrew Milliken, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee
  
• Denise Smith, Co-Chair, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee
  
• Alison Spasyk, Member, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Wood Product Manufacturers report

Comments on Report

• Gwynn Zakov, Lobbyist, Vermont Forest Products Association
  

11:55 AM

Committee Introduction

RTCC Diverse Agriculture Class

12:25 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

Municipal Regulation of Agriculture

Stakeholder Testimony by Vermont League of Cities and Town

• Josh Hanford, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
  
• Samantha Sheehan, Municipal Policy and Advocacy Specialist, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
  

2:45 PM

Center for Agriculture and Food Entrepreneurship, VSU

1787 Butchery Updates

• Glenn Evans, Executive Director, Center for Agriculture and Food Entrepreneurship, Vermont State University
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, January 22, 2026

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Municipal Regulation of Agriculture

Stakeholder Testimony

• Skylar Blaney, Green Mountain Farm, Sheldon, VT
  
• Elaine Brisson, Daona Farm, Shoreham, VT
  
• Kylie Quesnal Chittenden, Richville Farms, Shoreham, VT
  
• David Defreest, Defreest Farms, Warren, VT
  
• Jenne Hull, Riverview Farm, Franklin, VT
  
• Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA-VT
  
• Kevin Kouri, Director of Nutrition and Sales, Phoenix Feeds and Nutrition
  
• Travis Longway, Farmer, Longway Farm, St Albans
  
• Oliver Manning, Manning Dairy LLC
  
• Stephanie Pope, Iroquois Acres Farm
  
• Megan Rowell, Green Mountain Farm, Sheldon, VT
  
• Emma Shouldice, Lobbyist, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance
  
• Bradley St. Pierre, Pleasant Valley Farm, Richford
  
• Alex Thibault, Farmer, RN Thibault Farm, Colchester
  
• Ferdinand Waibel, Brouillette Farms
  
• Lance Wood, Woodnotch Dairy, Shoreham, VT
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Wood Product Manufacturers report

Comments on the LURB Report

• Oliver Pierson, State Forester and Director of the Forests Division, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  
• Katharine Servidio, Forest Economy Program Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  

11:20 AM

Break

11:30 AM

Wood Product Manufacturers report

Logging Industry 2026 Priorities

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

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Farm to Plate Program

Annual Presentation

• Jake Claro, Farm to Plate Network Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  
• Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  

2:30 PM

Break

2:40 PM

Vermont Food Bank

Vermonters Feeding Vermonters

• Hillary Martin, Diggers' Mirth Collective Farm
  
• Emilie Perry, Little Rivers Healthcare
  
• Carrie Stahler, Senior Government Affairs Manager, Vermont Foodbank
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, January 23, 2026

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Reports Repeal Survey

Committee Discussion

11:15 AM

Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

VHCB Update

• Stacy Cibula, Associate Conservation Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
  
• Liz Gleason, Farm and Forest Viability Program Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
  
• Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets

VAEL Weights and Measures Lab - background and updates

• Marc Paquette, Chief, Weights and Measures, Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

2:30 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

Followed by Caucuses

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Federal Delegation

Updates from the offices of Senator Sanders, Senator Welch, and Representative Balint

• Miles McGuriman, Policy Analyst, Office of Senator Peter Welch
  
• Thomas Renner, Community Liaison, Office of Congresswoman Becca Balint
  
• Kathryn Becker Van Haste, State Director, Office of Senator Bernie Sanders
  

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

Municipal Regulation of Agriculture

Stakeholder Testimony

• Jake Claro, Farm to Plate Network Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  
• Jean Hamilton, Director of Program Development, Land Access and Opportunity Board
  
• Ornella Matta-Figueroa, Director of Advocacy and Community Engagement, Land Access and Opportunity Board
  
• Michelle Monroe, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts
  

3:00 PM

Committee Discussion

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:45 AM

H.758 - An act relating to banning the use of rodenticides

Bill Introduction and Walk Through

• Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:45 AM

Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition

Updates

• Tim Kayhart, Vice President, Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition, Kayhart Brothers Farm
  
• Brian Kemp, Co-Chair, Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition
  
• Kate Longfield, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition
  

11:30 AM

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

Bill Introduction and Walk Through

• Rep. Esme Cole, Amendment Sponsor, House Committee on Human Services
  
• Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:00 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Vermont Food Bank

Farmer Testimony on Vermonters Feeding Vermonters

• Hilary Martin, Farmer, Digger's Mirth Collective Farm
  

1:30 PM

Farmland Loss and Conversion

Testimony of American Farmland Trust

• Jaime Pottern, Senior New England Program Manager, American Farmland Trust
  

2:20 PM

Break

2:30 PM

H.677 - An act relating to primary, secondary, and local importance agricultural soils and solar energy generation

Bill Introduction and Walk Through

• Rep. Gregory "Greg" Burtt, Reporter, House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
  
• Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:30 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, January 29, 2026

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Field Trip

Visit to 1787 Butchery - VTSU Randolph and the VAEL Weights and Measures Lab

• Marc Paquette, Chief, Weights and Measures, Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• DeMetris Reed, Meat Facility Director, Center for Agriculture and Food Entrepreneurship, Vermont State University
  

1:15 PM

FY27 Budget

Committee discussion

• Rep. Thomas Stevens, Sponsor, House Committee on Appropriations
  

2:00 PM

H.632 - An act relating to miscellaneous environmental amendments

Bill review
Testimony of Agency of Natural Resources

• Catherine Gjessing, General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources
  

3:30 PM

House Floor

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Friday, January 30, 2026

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:35 AM

Wood Product Manufacturers report

Stakeholder Testimony

• Sam Lincoln, President, Lincoln Farm Timber Harvesting
  

11:10 AM

Break

11:35 AM

Municipal Regulation of Agriculture

Committee discussion

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

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

Introduction to Wood Warms Program

• Jim Duncan, State Lands Manager
  

1:40 PM

Committee Discussion

Municipal regulation of agriculture

2:00 PM

Budget Process

Overview of new House budget review process

• James Duffy, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

2:30 PM

H.632 - An act relating to miscellaneous environmental amendments

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

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

Followed by Caucuses

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Salvation Farms Update

• Kelly Dolan, Director, Salvation Farms
  
• Kyle Moore, Nutritional Manager, Vermont Department of Corrections
  
• Tony Risitano, Program Director, Salvation Farms
  

2:00 PM

Break

1:50 PM

Working Lands Enterprise Initiative

• Oliver Pierson, State Forester and Director of the Forests Division, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  
• Clare Salerno, Working Lands Enterprise Initiative Program Staff, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Elizabeth Sipple, Working Lands Enterprise Initiative Program Staff, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Alisha Utter, Vice-Chair, Working Lands Enterprise Initiative
  
• Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

3:50 PM

Break

4:00 PM

Municipal Regulation of Agriculture

Bill mark-up

• Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Review

House Ways & Means Committee Misc Tax Bill, Sections 3, 4, and 5

• Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:10 AM

Wood Product Manufacturers report

• Jamey Fidel, Vice President, Vermont, National Audubon Society/Audubon Vermont
  

10:40 AM

Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

Overview of FY2026 FPR budget

• Danielle Fitzko, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  
• Steve Gomez, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Natural Resources
  

11:45 AM

Break

11:55 AM

Benefit Assisters Proposal

• Connie Beal, Working Bridges Initiative Director, United Way of Northwest Vermont
  
• Ivy Enoch, Director of Policy and Advocacy, Hunger Free Vermont
  
• Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Action Circles, Vermont Community Action Partnership
  

12:15 PM

Lunch

1:10 PM

Working Lands Coalition

Testimony of WLEI grantees

• Claire Georges, Founder & CEO, Butterfly Bakery of Vermont
  
• Miles Jenness, Owner, Vermont Heavy Timber LLC
  
• Mischa Johnson, Co-owner, Free Verse Farm & Apothecary
  
• David Keck, Legislative Chair, Vermont Grape & Wine Council
  
• Elizabeth Sipple, Working Lands Enterprise Initiative Program Staff, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

3:05 PM

Break

3:15 PM

Miscellaneous Tax Bill

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

3:30 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, February 5, 2026

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Soil Classification

• Heather Darby, Associate Professor, UVM Extension
  

10:10 AM

Committee Bill

Bill review and mark up, municipal regulation of agriculture
- possible committee vote

• Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

11:10 AM

Break

11:20 AM

Herbicide Use

Herbicide use in the maintenance of electric utility rights of way

• David Huber, Deputy Director, Public Health and Agriculture Resources Management Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

3SquaresVT Awareness Day

• Johanna Doren, Direct Markets and Local Food Access Program Director, NOFA-VT
  
• Mark Montalban, Green Acres Homestead
  
• Emmet Moseley, CVOEO, Feeding Champlain Valley
  
• Stoni Tomson, Owner, New Tradition Farm
  

1:30 PM

FY27 Budget

Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets

• 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
  

2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

Wood Product Manufacturers report

• Peter Gill, Executive Director, Land Use Review Board
  
• Janet Hurley, Chair, Land Use Review Board
  
• Kirsten Sultan, Board Member, Land Use Review Board
  

3:30 PM

House Floor

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Friday, February 6, 2026

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Municipal Regulation of Agriculture

• Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Josh Hanford, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
  
• Samantha Sheehan, Municipal Policy and Advocacy Specialist, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
  
• Caroline Sherman-Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont
  
• Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Farm Service Agency Vermont

Updates

• Wendy Wilton, State Executive Director, USDA Farm Service Agency
  

1:30 PM

Animal Welfare

• Daniel Batsie, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
  
• Lisa Milot, Director of Animal Welfare, Department of Public Safety
  

2:00 PM

TBD

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Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

FY2027 Budget

Bridges to Health budget request

• Olivia Sharrow, Executive Director, Vermont's Free and Referral Clinics (VFRC)
  
• Naomi Wolcott-MacCausland, Bridges to Health Program Lead, University of Vermont Extension
  

1:30 PM

Committee Discussion

2:15 PM

Agricultural Updates

• Chris Callahan, Interim Director of Extension, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the University of Vermont
  
• Vern Grubinger, Vegetable and Berry Specialist, UVM Extension
  

3:30 PM

Committee Discussion

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Disability Advocacy Day

• Sarah Launderville, Executive Director, Vermont Center for Independent Living (VCIL)
  

10:00 AM

Local Food Incentive Grant Report

• Conor Floyd, Child Nutrition Coordinator, Agency of Education
  
• Rosie Krueger, State Director of Child Nutrition Programs, Agency of Education
  

10:50 AM

Break

11:00 AM

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

Testimony on connection between paraquat and Parkinson's Disease

• Zach Hardy, Senior Government Relations Officer, Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
  

11:30 AM

Solar on Vermont Agricultural Land

• Peter Sterling, Executive Director, Renewable Energy Vermont
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.536 - An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products

Bill introduction and walk-through

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Rep. Mary-Katherine Stone, Sponsor
  

1:30 PM

H.868 - An act relating to prohibiting the use of ultra-processed foods in school food programs

Bill introduction and walk-through

• Rep. Michelle Bos-Lun, Sponsor
  
• Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:00 PM

Break

2:10 PM

Miscellaneous Agriculture Bill

Draft housekeeping bill

• Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:00 PM

H.578 - An act relating to penalties and procedures for animal cruelty offenses

Bill Review

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:30 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, February 12, 2026

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Soil Classification

• Ari Rockland-Miller, Senior Agricultural Development Coordinator, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:40 AM

FY2027 Budget

Working Lands Enterprise Initiative budget request

• Jake Claro, Farm to Plate Network Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  
• Denise Smith, Co-Chair, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee
  

11:25 AM

Vermont Creative Sector Day

Artists in schools residency project Empty Bowl Residency

• Pamela Wilson, Teaching Artist
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Labor

H2A (migrant worker) visa data

• Rowan Hawthorne, Policy and Legislative Affairs Director, Vermont Department of Labor
  
• Cindy Robillard, Workforce Development Division Assistant Director, Vermont Department of Labor
  

2:00 PM

Break

2:10 PM

H.578 - An act relating to penalties and procedures for animal cruelty offenses

• Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Kaitlynn Levine, State Veterinarian, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

2:30 PM

Review

H.632 and Misc Tax Bill

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

2:50 PM

Committee Discussion

3:30 PM

House Floor

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Friday, February 13, 2026

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

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

Testimony from commercial grower

• Bill Suhr, Founder & Orchardist, Champlain Orchards
  

11:00 AM

Vermont Association of Conservation Districts

• Jeannie Alexander, Farmer, Pownal selectboard member, Bennington County Conservation District supervisor
  
• Sarah Damsell, District Manager, Orleans County Natural Resources Conservation District
  
• Michael Fernandez, District Manager, Bennington County Conservation District
  
• Emily Finnegan, District Manager, Caledonia County Natural Resources Conservation District
  
• Joanna Lidback, Orleans County farmer and supervisor of the Orleans County Natural Resources Conservation District
  
• Michelle Monroe, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition

• Guy Goulet, Owner and Operator, Goulet Farm
  
• Mark Gutel, Owner and Operator, A Kinder Way Berry Farm, West Pawlet
  
• Travis Marcotte, Executive Director, Intervale Center
  
• Kathleen Swanson, Resident of South Hero
  
• Rosalie Williams, Lifelong Farmer
  

2:00 PM

Break

2:10 PM

Review

House Ways & Means Committee Misc Tax Bill - Sections 3, 4, and 5

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

2:30 PM

TBD

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

FY2027 Budget

Request of NOFA

• Johanna Doren, Direct Markets and Local Food Access Program Director, NOFA-VT
  
• Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA-VT
  

1:30 PM

Committee Discussion

2:00 PM

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

• Terrance Bradshaw, Associate Professor, University of Vermont Department of Agriculture, Landscape, and Environment
  

2:30 PM

FY2027 Budget

Request of Serve Learn and Earn

• Jamey Fidel, Vice President, Vermont, National Audubon Society/Audubon Vermont
  
• Kate Gluckman, Director, Serve Learn Earn
  
• Breck Knauft, Executive Director, Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
  

3:00 PM

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

Walk-through

• Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

FY27 Budget

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

9:35 AM

Vermont Fairs and Field Days Association

Updates

• Scott Bushee, Bondville Fair
  
• Jackie Folsom, President, Vermont Fairs and Field Days Association
  
• Jeff Goodwin, Caledonia County Fair
  
• Lonna Kantorski, Vermont State Fair, Vermont State Fair
  
• Tim Shea, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Exposition
  
• Jason Sicard, President, Orleans County Fair
  

10:20 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Committee Bill

Wood Products Manufacturing

• Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

11:15 AM

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

Testimony of the Agency of Agriculture

• Steve Dwinell, Director, Plant Industry Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• David Huber, Deputy Director, Plant Industry Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

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

• David Mortensen, Emeritus Professor, Agroecology, UNH-Durham
  

2:10 PM

H.536 - An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products

Testimony

• Randall Querry, Director of Government Relations, American Association for Laboratory Accreditation
  

2:50 PM

FY27 Budget

Request of Vermont Food Bank

• Carrie Stahler, Senior Government Affairs Manager, Vermont Foodbank
  

3:30 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, February 19, 2026

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucus of the Whole

State of the Guard Presentation

10:30 AM

Joint Assembly

Election of the VSC Trustees and Adjutant and Inspector General

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Committee Budget Letter

Committee discussion

2:00 PM

Break

2:10 PM

H.536 - An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products

• Tom Neltner, National Director, Unleaded Kids
  

2:40 PM

H.536 - An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products

• Brian Ronholm, Director, Food Policy, Consumer Reports
  

3:30 PM

House Floor

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Friday, February 20, 2026

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

FY2027 Budget

• Nicole Dubuque, Chief Operations Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Amy Mercier, Financial Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

11:00 AM

H.536 - An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products

VAEL testimony

• Cheryl Achilles, Director, Vermont Agriculture and Environmental Laboratory, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

11:30 AM

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

Testimony of Migrant Justice

• Will Lambek, Organizer, Migrant Justice/Justicia Migrante
  
• Abel Luna, Member, Migrant Justice/Justicia Migrante
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

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

Testimony of the Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets

• David Huber, Deputy Director, Public Health and Agriculture Resources Management Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

1:30 PM

Committee Bill

Wood products manufacturing

• Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Janet Hurley, Chair, Land Use Review Board
  
• Kirsten Sultan, Board Member, Land Use Review Board
  

2:00 PM

H.536 - An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products

Testimony of the Department of Health

• Julie Arel, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
  
• Andrea Kirk, State Toxicologist
  

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

12:00 PM

Lunch & Learn

• Tara Sad, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Policy Consultant, Council of State Governments East
  

1:00 PM

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

• James Boyd, Neurologist
  

1:30 PM

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

Bill mark-up

• Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:00 PM

H. - An act relating to municipal regulation of agriculture

Municipal regulation of agriculture bill mark-up

• Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:30 PM

H.537 - An act relating to the right to grow vegetable gardens

• Cher Feitelberg, Resident of South Burlington, Chittenden County
  

3:00 PM

Committee Bill

Wood products manufacturers

• Billy Coster, Director of Policy and Planning, Agency of Natural Resources
  
• Oliver Pierson, State Forester and Director of the Forests Division, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  

3:45 PM

FY2027 Budget

Committee discussion and vote

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Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Committee Discussion

Wood products manufacturers

10:00 AM

H.758 - An act relating to banning the use of rodenticides

• Steve Dwinell, Director, Plant Industry Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

10:40 AM

H.758 - An act relating to banning the use of rodenticides

• Katie Nolan, Wild Animal Campaign Specialist, In Defense of Animals
  

11:05 AM

Break

11:15 AM

H.758 - An act relating to banning the use of rodenticides

• Jeremy Little, Policy and Outreach Associate, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  

11:40 AM

H.758 - An act relating to banning the use of rodenticides

• Laura Kiesel, Founder, Save Massachusetts Wildlife
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.537 - An act relating to the right to grow vegetable gardens

• Angela Zaikowski, Director, Vermont Landlord Association
  

1:30 PM

H.758 - An act relating to banning the use of rodenticides

• Julianna Parker, Wildlife Rehabber, Otter Creek Wildlife Rescue
  

2:00 PM

Break

2:10 PM

Committee Bill

Wood products manufacturers

• Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:00 PM

H.536 - An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products

Bill mark-up

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:30 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, February 26, 2026

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:40 AM

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

• Richie Hourihan, Owner and Operator, Cabot Smith Farm
  

10:00 AM

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

• Amber Perry, Policy Director, Vermont Farm Bureau
  

10:30 AM

Small Farm Action Day

• Earnest A. (Buster) Caswell, Farmworker, Champlain Orchards
  
• Seren Dias, Farmer and Owner, Giant Journey Farm
  
• Michael Fernandez, Farmer, Regional Commissioner for Conservation, Bennington County Conservation District Manager
  
• Mary Linehan, Selectboard
  
• Marya Merriam, Chair, Rural Vermont Board of Directors / Farmer Wood Frog Flowers
  
• Caroline Sherman-Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont
  
• Kirsten Tyler, Farmer, Rocky Hill Farm
  

11:30 AM

Break

11:40 AM

H.536 - An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products

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

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

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

Testimony of Department of Labor and Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets

• Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Rowan Hawthorne, Policy and Legislative Affairs Director, Vermont Department of Labor
  

1:45 PM

H. - An act relating to municipal regulation of agriculture

• Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:40 PM

Break

3:00 PM

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

• Earnest A. (Buster) Caswell, Farmworker, Champlain Orchards
  

3:30 PM

House Floor

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Friday, February 27, 2026

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

11:30 AM

H.868 - An act relating to prohibiting the use of ultra-processed foods in school food programs

• Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

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

• Manojit Basu , Vice President of Science Policy, CropLife America
  

1:30 PM

H. - An act relating to the regulation of forestry under Act 250

Wood products manufacturers bill mark-up and possible vote

• Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

1:50 PM

H. - An act relating to the regulation of forestry under Act 250

• Brooke Dingledine, Board Member, Land Use Review Board
  
• Jenny Ronis, General Counsel, Land Use Review Board
  
• Kirsten Sultan, Board Member, Land Use Review Board
  

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

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

• Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA-VT
  

1:40 PM

H.536 - An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products

• Craig Felner, Director of Government Affairs, Infant Nutrition Council of America (INCA)
  

2:20 PM

Break

2:30 PM

H.758 - An act relating to banning the use of rodenticides

• Daniel Wadyka, V.P. Quality Assurance, Food Safety and Regulatory, Cabot Creamery
  

3:00 PM

H. - An act relating to the regulation of forestry under Act 250

Bill mark up and committee discussion

• Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:20 PM

H. - An act relating to municipal regulation of agriculture

Committee discussion

• Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

4:00 PM

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

Committee discussion

• Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

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

Bill mark up and possible vote

• Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:00 AM

H.758 - An act relating to banning the use of rodenticides

• John Austin, Wildlife Division Director, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  
• Steve Dwinell, Director, Plant Industry Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Brehan Furfey, Furbearer Project Leader, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  
• David Huber, Deputy Director, Plant Industry Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Rosalind Renfrew, Wildlife Diversity Program Manager, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  

10:40 AM

H. - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

• Josh Kelly, Solid Waste Program Manager, Waste Management and Prevention Division, Department of Environmental Conservation, Agency of Natural Resources
  

11:10 AM

Break

11:20 AM

H.537 - An act relating to the right to grow vegetable gardens

HOA testimony and committee discussion

• Christina Jenson, Attorney, Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC
  
• Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.868 - An act relating to prohibiting the use of ultra-processed foods in school food programs

• Karyl Kent, Child Nutrition Director, Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District
  
• Tim Morgan, Child Nutrition Policy & Training Lead, Hunger Free Vermont
  
• Betsy Rosenbluth, Farm to School Director, Shelburne Farms, Vermont FEED
  
• Harley Sterling, Food Nutrition Director, Windham Southeast Supervisory Union
  

2:00 PM

Break

2:10 PM

H.868 - An act relating to prohibiting the use of ultra-processed foods in school food programs

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

2:30 PM

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

• Steve Dwinell, Director, Plant Industry Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• David Huber, Deputy Director, Plant Industry Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

2:40 PM

H.758 - An act relating to banning the use of rodenticides

• Steve Dwinell, Director, Plant Industry Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• David Huber, Deputy Director, Plant Industry Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:25 PM

Break

3:30 PM

House Floor

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