---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects"
description: "An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 656"
citation: "Vermont H 656 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carolyn Partridge"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 44
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2020-01-14"
last_action: "2020-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aacfff9e-6db3-43e4-bac9-a3faf4e2042c"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2020/2027"
source_hash: "d92c6ef0f9eaa005bb3bf89b470280f6469f66747edb97d7d819fa3dd23b41c0"
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 656 (2019-2020) — An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

## 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-0656/H-0656%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT129/ACT129%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT129/ACT129%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0656/H-0656%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0656/H-0656%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Carolyn Partridge — primary (person)
- Charen Fegard — cosponsor (person)
- John Bartholomew — cosponsor (person)
- John O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Less… — cosponsor (person)
- Rodney Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Norris — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Bock — cosponsor (person)
- Vicki Strong — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-01-14** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- **2020-03-24** Placed on Calendar for Notice on 3/24/2020
- **2020-05-13** Read Second Time
- **2020-05-13** Rep. Fegard of Berkshire reported for the committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- **2020-05-13** Report of the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry amended as offered by Rep. Fegard of Berkshire
- **2020-05-13** Report of Committee on Agriculture and Forestry as amended agreed to
- **2020-05-13** Third Reading Ordered
- **2020-05-15** Read Third time and Passed `passage`
- **2020-05-15** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2020-05-19** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Agriculture `introduction`
- **2020-06-19** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2020-06-19** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture
- **2020-06-19** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Campion
- **2020-06-19** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2020-06-25** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2020-06-25** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture
- **2020-06-25** Favorable report by Committee on Finance
- **2020-06-25** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Campion
- **2020-06-25** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2020-06-26** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2020-06-26** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture
- **2020-06-26** Favorable report by Committee on Finance
- **2020-06-26** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- **2020-06-26** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Campion
- **2020-06-26** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2020-06-26** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Hardy for Committee on Agriculture
- **2020-06-26** Reported favorably by Senator Balint for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-26** Reported favorably by Senator Starr for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-26** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
- **2020-06-26** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Campion; text
- **2020-06-26** Proposal of amendment not agreed to
- **2020-06-26** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture, as amended, agreed to
- **2020-06-26** 3rd reading ordered
- **2020-06-26** Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2020-06-26** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `passage`
- **2020-06-26** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2020-06-26** Senate Message, passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment
- **2020-06-26** Rules Suspended and Taken up for Immediate Consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2020-06-26** Senate Proposal of Amendment concurred in `passage`
- **2020-06-26** Rules Suspended and Action on the bill messaged to the Senate forthwith and the bill delivered to the Governor forthwith as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney. `passage`
- **2020-06-26** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment
- **2020-06-26** Delivered to the Governor on June 30, 2020 `passage`
- **2020-06-26** Signed by Governor on July 1, 2020 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-26** House message: Governor approved bill on July 1, 2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aacfff9e-6db3-43e4-bac9-a3faf4e2042c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).