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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to municipal regulation of agriculture"
description: "An act relating to municipal regulation of agriculture"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 941"
citation: "Vermont H 941 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 58
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-03-17"
last_action: "2026-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/73fe759c-6d32-47e0-b423-74d04d7afb7f"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/2178"
source_hash: "d489a55b47fc589f99483e1b880c6a69e7285107bf5f3c30af9256c6d7cca0ef"
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 941 (2025-2026) — An act relating to municipal regulation of agriculture
## 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-0941/H-0941%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT166/ACT166%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
3. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0941/H-0941%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0941/H-0941%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
5. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0941/H-0941%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0941/H-0941%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
7. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0941/H-0941%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
8. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0941/H-0941%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.
- **2026-03-17** Committee bill read the first time and placed on Notice Calendar of March 18, 2026
- **2026-03-18** Notice Calendar: Committee bill for second reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-19** Action Calendar: Committee bill for second reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-19** Rep. Durfee of Shaftsbury moved to postpone action until March 24, 2026, which was agreed to
- **2026-03-20** Action Calendar: Action postponed until March 24, 2026
- **2026-03-24** Action Calendar: Action postponed until March 24, 2026
- **2026-03-24** Rep. Durfee of Shaftsbury moved to postpone action until March 26, 2026, which was agreed to
- **2026-03-25** Action Calendar: Action postponed until March 26, 2026
- **2026-03-26** Action Calendar: Action postponed until March 26, 2026
- **2026-03-26** Rep. Durfee of Shaftsbury moved to postpone action until March 27, 2026, which was agreed to
- **2026-03-27** Action Calendar: Action postponed until March 27, 2026
- **2026-03-27** Rep. Durfee of Shaftsbury moved to postpone action until March 31, 2026, which was agreed to
- **2026-03-31** Action Calendar: Committee bill for second reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-31** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-31** Rep. Durfee of Shaftsbury spoke for the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
- **2026-03-31** Rep. Durfee of Shaftsbury moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to
- **2026-03-31** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2026-04-01** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-04-01** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2026-04-03** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations `introduction`
- **2026-04-07** Committee on Government Operations relieved; bill committed to Committee on Agriculture on motion of Senator Collamore
- **2026-04-30** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-04-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-04-30** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-01** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-05-01** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-05** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-05-05** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-05** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Vyhovsky `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-05** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Ingalls for Committee on Agriculture `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2026-05-05** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Vyhovsky; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-05** Proposal of amendment not agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-05** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-05** 3rd reading ordered
- **2026-05-06** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-05-06** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2026-05-07** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-08** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-12** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-12** Rep. Durfee of Shaftsbury moved to postpone action until May 14, 2026, which was agreed to
- **2026-05-13** Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 14, 2026
- **2026-05-14** Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 14, 2026
- **2026-05-14** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in with further amendment thereto, as offered by Rep. Durfee of Shaftsbury, Bartholomew of Hartland, Bos-Lun of Westminster, Brigham of St. Albans Town, Burtt of Cabot, Lipsky of Stowe, Nelson of Derby, and O'Brien of Tunbridge `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-19** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-19** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-05-19** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-20** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-21** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-21** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment, text `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-21** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment as moved by Senator Ingalls `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-21** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2026-05-21** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment thereto `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-21** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2026-05-21** Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-26** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-29** Delivered to the Governor on June 12, 2026 `passage`
- **2026-05-29** Signed by Governor on June 18, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-29** House message: Governor approved bill on June 18, 2026
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/73fe759c-6d32-47e0-b423-74d04d7afb7f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).