---
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: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 709"
citation: "Vermont H 709 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 34
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-02-16"
last_action: "2022-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a657842-9abd-4956-8606-152e6948816f"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/1743"
source_hash: "ef98d874593dd618cb6616f70367581420c38357b81d74b1b47cc5ac2f4e2bde"
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 709 (2021-2022) — 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/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0709/H-0709%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT174/ACT174%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT174/ACT174%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0709/H-0709%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0709/H-0709%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.

- **2022-02-16** Committee bill read the first time and placed on Notice Calendar on February 17, 2022
- **2022-02-17** Notice Calendar: Committee bill for second reading `reading-2`
- **2022-02-18** Action Calendar: Committee bill for second reading `reading-2`
- **2022-02-18** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-18** Rep. Bock of Chester reported for the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- **2022-02-18** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2022-02-22** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-02-22** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2022-02-24** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Agriculture `introduction`
- **2022-04-22** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-04-22** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-22** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2022-05-09** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-05-09** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-09** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-09** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2022-05-09** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Parent for Committee on Agriculture `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2022-05-09** Reported favorably by Senator Brock for Committee on Finance with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-09** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture amended as recommended by Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-09** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture, as amended, agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-09** 3rd reading ordered
- **2022-05-10** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-05-10** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2022-05-10** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `passage`
- **2022-05-10** Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-11** Notice Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-12** Action Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-12** Senate proposal of amendment considered `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-12** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-12** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-12** 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`
- **2022-05-12** Delivered to the Governor on May 27, 2022 `passage`
- **2022-05-12** House message: Governor approved bill on June 2, 2022
- **2022-05-12** Signed by Governor on June 2, 2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8a657842-9abd-4956-8606-152e6948816f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).