---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to establishing the Agricultural Innovation Board"
description: "An act relating to establishing the Agricultural Innovation Board"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 434"
citation: "Vermont H 434 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 40
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-16"
last_action: "2021-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/130f7c0b-0164-44bc-a4a9-57992f12d8a4"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/948"
source_hash: "2b59542947fe3b14f1e48846ef1f2e8d95521d705a90df00647d5fb3352ddf0c"
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 434 (2021-2022) — An act relating to establishing the Agricultural Innovation Board

## 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/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0434/H-0434%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT049/ACT049%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT049/ACT049%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0434/H-0434%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0434/H-0434%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-16** Committee bill read first time `introduction`
- **2021-03-16** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2021-03-18** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-18** Rep. Norris of Shoreham spoke for the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- **2021-03-18** Rep. Toleno of Brattleboro recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2021-03-18** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2021-03-19** Amendment as offered by Rep. Norris of Shoreham agreed to
- **2021-03-19** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2021-03-24** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Agriculture `introduction`
- **2021-04-23** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-04-23** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2021-04-28** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-04-28** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-28** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-29** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-29** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-29** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-30** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-30** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-30** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-30** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Collamore for Committee on Agriculture `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2021-04-30** Reported favorably by Senator Starr for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-30** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-30** 3rd reading ordered
- **2021-05-04** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2021-05-04** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2021-05-05** Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-07** Rep. Norris of Shoreham moved to concur in the Senate proposal of amendment with a further amendment thereto `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-07** Which was agreed to
- **2021-05-11** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-12** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-05-12** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-13** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-13** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment, text `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-13** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-14** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-21** Delivered to the Governor on May 26, 2021 `passage`
- **2021-05-21** Signed by Governor on June 1, 2021 `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-21** House message: Governor approved bill on June 1, 2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/130f7c0b-0164-44bc-a4a9-57992f12d8a4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).