---
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).