republic-os/legislation/us/states/vt/2021-2022/h-626.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to the sale, use, or application of neonicotinoid pesticides"
description: "An act relating to the sale, use, or application of neonicotinoid pesticides"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 626"
citation: "Vermont H 626 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy Sheldon"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 44
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-13"
last_action: "2022-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8786b7f6-8074-4385-8b34-6e7e61d66dcc"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/1471"
source_hash: "227f41d9bad74350dc953c0e300956f5b36e45baf9b6b3cacdadb855a02d30e2"
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 626 (2021-2022) — An act relating to the sale, use, or application of neonicotinoid pesticides

## 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-0626/H-0626%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT145/ACT145%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT145/ACT145%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0626/H-0626%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0626/H-0626%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Amy Sheldon — primary (person)
- Joseph "Chip" Troiano — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-13** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry `introduction`
- **2022-03-11** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-03-11** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2022-03-17** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-03-18** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-03-18** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-18** Rep. Surprenant of Barnard reported for the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- **2022-03-18** Rep. Toleno of Brattleboro recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2022-03-18** Report of the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry amended as recommended by the Committee on Appropriations
- **2022-03-18** Report of Committee on Agriculture and Forestry as amended agreed to
- **2022-03-18** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2022-03-22** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-22** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2022-03-24** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Agriculture `introduction`
- **2022-05-05** Rules suspended & bill committed to Committee on Appropriations with the report of Committee on Agriculture intact, on motion of Senator Starr
- **2022-05-06** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-05-06** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-06** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-09** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-05-09** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-09** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-09** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Pearson for Committee on Agriculture `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2022-05-09** Reported favorably by Senator Starr for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-09** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Agriculture agreed to
- **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 with further amendment thereto, as offered by Rep. Partridge of Windham and Surprenant of Barnard `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-12** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2022-05-12** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-12** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2022-05-12** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment, text `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-12** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-12** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `passage`
- **2022-05-12** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-12** Rep. McCoy of Poultney moved to deliver the bill to the Governor forthwith, which was agreed to
- **2022-05-12** Delivered to the Governor on May 23, 2022 `passage`
- **2022-05-12** House message: Governor approved bill on May 27, 2022
- **2022-05-12** Signed by Governor on May 27, 2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8786b7f6-8074-4385-8b34-6e7e61d66dcc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).