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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "An act relating to the regulation of neonicotinoid pesticides"
+description: "An act relating to the regulation of neonicotinoid pesticides"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
+legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
+session: "2019-2020"
+identifier: "H 205"
+citation: "Vermont H 205 (2019-2020)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Amy Sheldon", "Joseph \"Chip\" Troiano"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 43
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2019-02-12"
+last_action: "2019-05-29"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91fef393-366f-47c8-9c3a-4502c81fe507"
+source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2020/287"
+source_hash: "b207e2e690d23777425b31c24a14f76e1a6d0fc0ec8e13eb6387d3856b83075a"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-vt"]
+---
+
+# Vermont H 205 (2019-2020) — An act relating to the regulation of neonicotinoid pesticides
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0205/H-0205%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
+2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT035/ACT035%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
+3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT035/ACT035%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
+4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0205/H-0205%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
+5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0205/H-0205%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment on roll call, requested by Senator Ashe, Passed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Amy Sheldon — primary (person)
+- Joseph "Chip" Troiano — primary (person)
+- Annmarie Christensen — cosponsor (person)
+- Avram Patt — cosponsor (person)
+- Brian Cina — cosponsor (person)
+- Carol Ode — cosponsor (person)
+- Curtis McCormack — cosponsor (person)
+- Cynthia Browning — cosponsor (person)
+- Daniel Noyes — cosponsor (person)
+- David Durfee — cosponsor (person)
+- David Potter — cosponsor (person)
+- David Yacovone — cosponsor (person)
+- Diana Gonzalez — cosponsor (person)
+- Diane Lanpher — cosponsor (person)
+- George Till — cosponsor (person)
+- Harold "Hal" Colston — cosponsor (person)
+- James Carroll — cosponsor (person)
+- James Masland — cosponsor (person)
+- James McCullough — cosponsor (person)
+- Janet Ancel — cosponsor (person)
+- Jessica Brumsted — cosponsor (person)
+- Johannah Donovan — cosponsor (person)
+- John Bartholomew — cosponsor (person)
+- John Gannon — cosponsor (person)
+- John Killacky — cosponsor (person)
+- John O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
+- Katherine "Kari" Dolan — cosponsor (person)
+- Kelly Pajala — cosponsor (person)
+- Kevin Christie — cosponsor (person)
+- Kimberly Jessup — cosponsor (person)
+- Less… — cosponsor (person)
+- Lori Houghton — cosponsor (person)
+- Lucy Rogers — cosponsor (person)
+- Maida Townsend — cosponsor (person)
+- Marcia Gardner — cosponsor (person)
+- Mari Cordes — cosponsor (person)
+- Martin LaLonde — cosponsor (person)
+- Mary Howard — cosponsor (person)
+- Mary Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
+- Marybeth Redmond — cosponsor (person)
+- Matthew Birong — cosponsor (person)
+- Matthew Hill — cosponsor (person)
+- Michael McCarthy — cosponsor (person)
+- Michael Mrowicki — cosponsor (person)
+- Michael Yantachka — cosponsor (person)
+- Mollie Burke — cosponsor (person)
+- Paul Lefebvre — cosponsor (person)
+- Peter Anthony — cosponsor (person)
+- Peter Conlon — cosponsor (person)
+- Philip "Jay" Hooper — cosponsor (person)
+- R. Scott Campbell — cosponsor (person)
+- Rebecca White — cosponsor (person)
+- Robert Forguites — cosponsor (person)
+- Robert Hooper — cosponsor (person)
+- Robin Chesnut-Tangerman — cosponsor (person)
+- Robin Scheu — cosponsor (person)
+- Sandy Haas — cosponsor (person)
+- Sara Coffey — cosponsor (person)
+- Sarah "Sarita" Austin — cosponsor (person)
+- Selene Colburn — cosponsor (person)
+- Terence Macaig — cosponsor (person)
+- Thomas Bock — cosponsor (person)
+- Timothy Briglin — cosponsor (person)
+- Tommy Walz — cosponsor (person)
+- Trevor Squirrell — cosponsor (person)
+- Zachariah Ralph Watson — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-02-12** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
+- **2019-03-15** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
+- **2019-03-21** Rules Suspended and Taken up for Immediate Consideration as moved by Rep. Bartholomew of Hartland
+- **2019-03-21** Rep. Bartholomew of Hartland moved to commit bill to the committee on Appropriations which was agreed to.
+- **2019-03-26** Read Second Time
+- **2019-03-26** Rep. Bartholomew of Hartland reported for the committee on Agriculture and Forestry
+- **2019-03-26** Rep. Browning of Arlington recommended for the committee on Ways and Means
+- **2019-03-26** Rep. Conquest of Newbury recommended for the committee on Appropriations
+- **2019-03-26** Report of the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry amended as recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means
+- **2019-03-26** Report of the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry amended as recommended by the Committee on Appropriations
+- **2019-03-26** Report of Committee on Agriculture and Forestry as amended agreed to
+- **2019-03-26** Third Reading Ordered
+- **2019-03-27** Read Third time and Passed `passage`
+- **2019-03-29** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Agriculture `introduction`
+- **2019-04-23** Entered on Notice Calendar
+- **2019-04-23** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture
+- **2019-04-23** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
+- **2019-05-02** Entered on Notice Calendar
+- **2019-05-02** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture
+- **2019-05-02** Favorable report by Committee on Finance
+- **2019-05-02** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
+- **2019-05-06** Entered on Notice Calendar
+- **2019-05-06** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture
+- **2019-05-06** Favorable report by Committee on Finance
+- **2019-05-06** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
+- **2019-05-07** New Business/Second Reading
+- **2019-05-07** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture
+- **2019-05-07** Favorable report by Committee on Finance
+- **2019-05-07** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
+- **2019-05-07** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Pollina for Committee on Agriculture
+- **2019-05-07** Reported favorably by Senator Pearson for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-05-07** Reported favorably by Senator Starr for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-05-07** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture agreed to
+- **2019-05-07** 3rd reading ordered
+- **2019-05-08** New Business/Third Reading
+- **2019-05-08** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment on roll call, requested by Senator Ashe, Passed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 `passage`
+- **2019-05-08** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
+- **2019-05-08** Senate Message, passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment
+- **2019-05-10** Senate Proposal of Amendment concurred in `passage`
+- **2019-05-13** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment
+- **2019-05-22** Delivered to the Governor on May 22, 2019 `passage`
+- **2019-05-24** Signed by Governor on May 28, 2019 `executive-signature`
+- **2019-05-29** House message: Governor approved bill on May 28, 2019
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/91fef393-366f-47c8-9c3a-4502c81fe507`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).
+