---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to the State hemp program"
description: "An act relating to the State hemp program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 58"
citation: "Vermont S 58 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Rodgers"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-25"
last_action: "2019-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/127a057e-8ee5-4a4a-9f57-02f3b5f4a3d8"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2020/621"
source_hash: "5399521b76ebd8391bfd584001722eb03be2c8db3ec09668c1c61719561ce0c5"
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 S 58 (2019-2020) — An act relating to the State hemp program

## 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/S-0058/S-0058%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT044/ACT044%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT044/ACT044%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/S-0058/S-0058%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/S-0058/S-0058%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- John Rodgers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-25** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Agriculture `introduction`
- **2019-02-19** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2019-02-19** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Agriculture
- **2019-02-19** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2019-03-21** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2019-03-21** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Agriculture
- **2019-03-21** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2019-03-21** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2019-03-22** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2019-03-22** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Agriculture
- **2019-03-22** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2019-03-22** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
- **2019-03-26** New Business/Second Reading
- **2019-03-26** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Agriculture
- **2019-03-26** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2019-03-26** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
- **2019-03-26** Read second time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Pearson for Committee on Agriculture
- **2019-03-26** Reported favorably by Senator Pearson for Committee on Finance with recommendation of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-26** Reported favorably by Senator Starr for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-26** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Agriculture amended as recommended by Committee on Finance
- **2019-03-26** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Agriculture, as amended, agreed to
- **2019-03-26** 3rd reading ordered
- **2019-03-27** New Business/Third Reading
- **2019-03-27** Read 3rd time & passed `passage`
- **2019-03-29** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- **2019-04-30** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2019-05-03** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2019-05-09** Read Second Time
- **2019-05-09** Rep. O'Brien of Tunbridge reported for the committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- **2019-05-09** Rep. Young of Greensboro recommended for the committee on Ways and Means
- **2019-05-09** Rep. Conquest of Newbury recommended for the committee on Appropriations
- **2019-05-09** Report of the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry amended as recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2019-05-09** Report of Committee on Agriculture and Forestry as amended agreed to
- **2019-05-10** Read Third time and Passed in Concurrence with Proposal of Amendment `passage`
- **2019-05-10** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2019-05-10** House message House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2019-05-13** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2019-05-13** House Proposal of Amendment
- **2019-05-14** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- **2019-05-14** House proposal of amendment; text
- **2019-05-14** House proposal of amendment concurred in
- **2019-05-14** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2019-05-14** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Mazza
- **2019-05-14** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in `passage`
- **2019-05-09** Third Reading Ordered
- **2019-05-24** Delivered to Governor on May 24, 2019
- **2019-05-29** Signed by Governor on May 30, 2019 `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-29** Senate Message, Signed by Governor May 30, 2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/127a057e-8ee5-4a4a-9f57-02f3b5f4a3d8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).