---
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: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 301"
citation: "Vermont S 301 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Senate Committee on Agriculture"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 53
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-01-26"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b0da4352-73bc-4393-a599-e207b4298865"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/3975"
source_hash: "6a8b76fe93587704397cb60e8e2fc8627ab9edafe39af7a5aab9a4d24ab3c9a3"
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 301 (2023-2024) — 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/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0301/S-0301%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT141/ACT141%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT141/ACT141%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0301/S-0301%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0301/S-0301%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0301/S-0301%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
7. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0301/S-0301%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
8. **House Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0301/S-0301%20House%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0301/S-0301%20House%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Senate Committee on Agriculture — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-26** Committee bill read first time & placed on Notice Calendar per Senate Rule 48 `introduction`
- **2024-01-26** Committed to the Committee on Agriculture on motion of Senator Starr
- **2024-03-01** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-03-01** Committee Bill for Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-01** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Agriculture `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-01** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2024-03-26** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-03-26** Committee Bill for Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-26** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Agriculture `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-26** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-26** Rule 31 suspended and bill not referred to Committee on Appropriations on motion of Senator Kitchel
- **2024-03-27** New Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-27** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Agriculture `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-27** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-28** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-28** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Agriculture `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-28** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-29** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-29** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Agriculture `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-29** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-29** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Wrenner for Committee on Agriculture `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2024-03-29** Reported favorably by Senator Bray for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-29** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Agriculture agreed to
- **2024-03-29** 3rd reading ordered
- **2024-04-02** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-04-02** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2024-04-04** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry `introduction`
- **2024-04-25** Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2024-05-01** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-05-02** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-05-02** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-05-02** Rep. Quimby of Lyndon reported for the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
- **2024-05-02** Rep. Masland of Thetford recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2024-05-02** Report of Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry agreed to
- **2024-05-02** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-05-03** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-05-03** Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2024-05-06** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2024-05-07** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Collamore `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2024-05-07** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** House proposal of amendment concurred in with proposal of amendment, on motion of Senator Collamore, Campion, Starr, Westman, and Wrenner `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2024-05-07** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment thereto `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-08** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-09** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-09** Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Delivered to Governor on May 24, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-10** Signed by Governor on May 30, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-10** Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 30, 2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b0da4352-73bc-4393-a599-e207b4298865`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).