---
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: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 484"
citation: "Vermont H 484 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 46
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-18"
last_action: "2025-06-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/53f988ff-2fd5-4ec7-be32-0cdada275dbb"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/992"
source_hash: "58574fd3de9d0c8475fc4bb62c195fa3b92c6b85f79e42943f9f44958947f466"
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 484 (2025-2026) — 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/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0484/H-0484%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT059/ACT059%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT059/ACT059%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0484/H-0484%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the House (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0484/H-0484%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0484/H-0484%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/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0484/H-0484%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
8. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0484/H-0484%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0484/H-0484%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-18** Committee bill read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a) `introduction`
- **2025-03-20** Notice Calendar: Favorable
- **2025-03-21** Action Calendar: Favorable
- **2025-03-21** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-21** Rep. Nelson of Derby spoke for the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
- **2025-03-21** Rep. Masland of Thetford recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2025-03-21** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2025-03-25** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-25** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2025-03-27** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Agriculture `introduction`
- **2025-05-13** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2025-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-13** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-13** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2025-05-27** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2025-05-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-27** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-27** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-28** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-28** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-28** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Ingalls for Committee on Agriculture `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2025-05-28** Reported favorably by Senator Mattos for Committee on Finance with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-28** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture amended as recommended by Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-28** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture amended as moved by Senator(s) Watson `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-28** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture, as amended, agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-28** 3rd reading ordered
- **2025-05-28** Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2025-05-28** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Brennan; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-28** Senator Brennan requested & granted leave to withdraw proposal of amendment
- **2025-05-28** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2025-05-28** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-29** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-30** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-30** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in with further amendment thereto, as offered by Rep. Nelson of Derby `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-30** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2025-05-30** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-30** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2025-05-30** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment, text `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-30** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-30** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2025-05-30** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-06-05** Delivered to the Governor on June 5, 2025 `passage`
- **2025-06-11** Signed by Governor on June 11, 2025 `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-13** House message: Governor approved bill on June 11, 2025

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/53f988ff-2fd5-4ec7-be32-0cdada275dbb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).