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type: "Bill"
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title: "An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities"
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description: "An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
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legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
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session: "2025-2026"
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identifier: "S 45"
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citation: "Vermont S 45 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Samuel Douglass"]
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version_count: 9
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action_count: 49
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2025-02-04"
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last_action: "2025-06-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cfb4d69f-e9eb-4b00-a03e-d40581748465"
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source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/610"
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source_hash: "135f909b3dc8b57286078659b246f4121bd17d3fd93b27d32026c0ba457b7f29"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-vt"]
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---
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# Vermont S 45 (2025-2026) — An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0045/S-0045%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
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2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT061/ACT061%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
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3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT061/ACT061%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
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4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0045/S-0045%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
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5. **As Passed By the Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0045/S-0045%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
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6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0045/S-0045%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
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7. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0045/S-0045%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
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8. **House Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0045/S-0045%20House%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
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9. **House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0045/S-0045%20House%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)
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## Votes
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- 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 25, Nays = 5 — **25–5** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Samuel Douglass — primary (person)
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- Alison Clarkson — cosponsor (person)
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- Andrew Perchlik — cosponsor (person)
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- Ann Cummings — cosponsor (person)
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- Anne Watson — cosponsor (person)
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- Brian Collamore — cosponsor (person)
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- Christopher Mattos — cosponsor (person)
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- David Weeks — cosponsor (person)
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- Joseph Major — cosponsor (person)
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- Larry Hart — cosponsor (person)
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- Martine Gulick — cosponsor (person)
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- Patrick Brennan — cosponsor (person)
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- Randolph Brock — cosponsor (person)
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- Rebecca White — cosponsor (person)
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- Richard Westman — cosponsor (person)
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- Robert Norris — cosponsor (person)
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- Scott Beck — cosponsor (person)
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- Steven Heffernan — cosponsor (person)
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- Terry Williams — cosponsor (person)
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- Thomas Chittenden — cosponsor (person)
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- Virginia Lyons — cosponsor (person)
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- Wendy Harrison — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-04** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
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- **2025-03-13** Entered on Notice Calendar
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- **2025-03-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-13** Favorable report by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
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- **2025-03-14** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-14** Favorable report by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
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- **2025-03-18** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-18** Favorable report by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
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- **2025-03-18** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-18** Reported favorably by Senator Norris for Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-18** Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Collamore
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- **2025-03-18** 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 25, Nays = 5
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- **2025-03-19** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-19** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-21** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
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- **2025-05-22** Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington moved that the Committee on Judiciary be relieved of the bill and that the same be committed to the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry, which was agreed to
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- **2025-05-28** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
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- **2025-05-28** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
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- **2025-05-28** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-28** Rep. Durfee of Shaftsbury reported for the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
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- **2025-05-28** Report of Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry agreed to
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- **2025-05-28** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
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- **2025-05-28** Rules suspended and bill placed in all remaining stages of passage as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
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- **2025-05-28** Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
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- **2025-05-28** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
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- **2025-05-28** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
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- **2025-05-29** Entered on Notice Calendar
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- **2025-05-29** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-05-29** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
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- **2025-05-29** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-05-29** House proposal of amendment not concurred in; Committee of Conference requested, on motion of Senator Hashim `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-05-29** Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Norris, Plunkett, and Ingalls
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- **2025-05-29** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
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- **2025-05-29** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference appointed `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-05-30** Speaker appointed Reps. Durfee of Shaftsbury, LaLonde of South Burlington, and Morgan, L. of Milton as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
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- **2025-05-30** House message: House appointed Conference Committee members
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- **2025-05-30** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
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- **2025-05-30** Committee of Conference report adopted (Senate bill) `passage`
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- **2025-05-30** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
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- **2025-05-30** House message: House adopted Conference Committee report
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- **2025-05-30** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
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- **2025-05-30** Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Norris for Committee, text
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- **2025-05-30** Committee of Conference report adopted
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- **2025-05-30** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
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- **2025-05-30** Rules suspended & ordered delivered to Governor forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-30** Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted
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- **2025-06-06** Delivered to Governor on June 6, 2025 `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-06-13** Signed by Governor on June 12, 2025 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-06-13** Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 12, 2025 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cfb4d69f-e9eb-4b00-a03e-d40581748465`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).
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